December 18, 2013 

MEMORANDUM TO: Andy Imboden, Chief 

Communications, Planning, 

 and Rulemaking Branch 

Waste Confidence Directorate 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: Sarah Lopas, NEPA Communications Project Manager /RA/ 

 Communications, Planning, 

 and Rulemaking Branch 

 Waste Confidence Directorate 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF NOVEMBER 18 PUBLIC MEETING IN CARLSBAD, 

CALIFORNIA, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE WASTE 

CONFIDENCE DRAFT GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 

STATEMENT AND PROPOSED RULE 

On Monday, November 18, 2013, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

staff held a Category 3 public meeting at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, 

California. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an overview of the Waste Confidence 

draft generic environmental impact statement (DGEIS) and proposed rule, and to accept public 

comments on the documents. Participants also had an opportunity to ask questions about the 

NRC’s environmental review and rulemaking process. 

The NRC conducted an open house beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST where members of the public 

met informally with NRC staff and asked questions related to the DGEIS and proposed rule. 

The public meeting began at 7:00 p.m. PST and concluded at 9:50 p.m. PST. The meeting 

began with an introduction of NRC staff and a review of meeting ground rules, followed by a 

short presentation on the Waste Confidence DGEIS and proposed rule. The majority of the 

meeting was dedicated to receiving comments from members of the public. 

The staff's slide presentation is available in the NRC's Agencywide Document Management and 

Access System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML13273A339. The transcript for the meeting is 

available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13339A942. NRC handouts available at the 

meeting can be accessed at ML13319A111, ML13319A108, and ML13319A110. Posters 

displayed during the open house can be accessed at ML13279A004. The ADAMS Public 

Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons 

who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing documents 

CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, WCD/CPRB 

 (301) 287-0675 
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located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 

1-800-397-4209, or via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. For convenience, web links to the staff’s 

presentation materials and the meeting transcript are also available on the Waste Confidence 

Directorate’s website at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html. 

Approximately 103 people attended the meeting and 33 provided comments. Meeting 

participants included members of the public, a staff member from Senator Dianne Feinstein’s 

office (D – CA), a representative of Clark County, Nevada, and members of industry and public 

advocacy groups. A list of meeting participants is included as Attachment 1. 

One question was asked during the question-and-answer period that concerned the applicability 

of the Waste Confidence rulemaking. Topics and concerns raised during the public comment 

portion of the meeting included: general opposition to nuclear power and support for renewable 

energy; calls to stop making additional nuclear waste; opposition to the generic approach of 

Waste Confidence and support for site-specific reviews; opposition to onsite storage of spent 

nuclear fuel at San Onofre; concern about storing high-burn-up-fuel; critique of the NRC’s 

analysis of accidents; concern about accidents caused by earthquakes, tsunamis, and terrorism; 

Fukushima; climate change impacts on the safe storage of spent fuel; issues specific to local 

facilities San Onofre and Diablo Canyon, specifically their coastal locations and seismic risks; 

health effects of radiation and real-time radiation monitoring; the Blue Ribbon Commission 

recommendations; molten salt reactors; support for nuclear power in light of climate change 

concerns; support for the continued safe storage of spent fuel; support for a permanent geologic 

repository (Yucca Mountain); and support for the DGEIS, proposed rule, and the NRC’s 24-

month timeline. 

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

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located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 

1-800-397-4209, or via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. For convenience, web links to the staff’s 

presentation materials and the meeting transcript are also available on the Waste Confidence 

Directorate’s website at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html. 

Approximately 103 people attended the meeting and 33 provided comments. Meeting 

participants included members of the public, a staff member from Senator Dianne Feinstein’s 

office (D – CA), a representative of Clark County, Nevada, and members of industry and public 

advocacy groups. A list of meeting participants is included as Attachment 1. 

One question was asked during the question-and-answer period that concerned the applicability 

of the Waste Confidence rulemaking. Topics and concerns raised during the public comment 

portion of the meeting included: general opposition to nuclear power and support for renewable 

energy; calls to stop making additional nuclear waste; opposition to the generic approach of 

Waste Confidence and support for site-specific reviews; opposition to onsite storage of spent 

nuclear fuel at San Onofre; concern about storing high-burn-up-fuel; critique of the NRC’s 

analysis of accidents; concern about accidents caused by earthquakes, tsunamis, and terrorism; 

Fukushima; climate change impacts on the safe storage of spent fuel; issues specific to local 

facilities San Onofre and Diablo Canyon, specifically their coastal locations and seismic risks; 

health effects of radiation and real-time radiation monitoring; the Blue Ribbon Commission 

recommendations; molten salt reactors; support for nuclear power in light of climate change 

concerns; support for the continued safe storage of spent fuel; support for a permanent geologic 

repository (Yucca Mountain); and support for the DGEIS, proposed rule, and the NRC’s 24-

month timeline. 

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

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Miriam Juckett (mjuckett@swri.org) 

 

ADAMS Accession No.: ML13352A432

OFFICE PM: NMSS/WCD/CPRB OGC BC: NMSS/WCD/CPRB 

NAME SLopas LLondon(NLO) AImboden 

DATE 12/11/13 12/12/13 12/18/13 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 Enclosure 

List of Attendees 

Public Meeting to Receive Comments on the 

Waste Confidence DGEIS and Proposed Rule 

Carlsbad, CA - November 18, 2013 - 7:00 – 9:50 PM PST

First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

1 Chris Abel Southern California Edison 

2 Karl Aldinger San Clemente Green 

3 Tom Anabile County of San Diego 

4 Savannah Bailey CASEnergy 

5 Karinna Bakker Voice & Video 

6 Laureen Barker Concerned Citizen 

7 Rochelle Becker Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility 

8 William Bibb Private Citizen 

9 Patricia Borchmann Coalition to Decommission San Onofre (CDSO) 

10 Mary Beth Branigan Ecological Options Network 

11 Maureen Brown Southern California Edison 

12 Rick Buckley Entergy Nuclear 

13 Peter Butts Private Citizen 

14 Manuel Camargo Southern California Edison 

15 Keith Cannon Private Citizen 

16 Fred Chambers Democratic Club of Carlsbad/Oceanside+ 

17 Charles Cleveland Private Citizen 

18 Terry Cooper Private Citizen 

19 Patti Davis PTA 

20 Robert Deshotels Fluor Corporation (retired) 

21 Jösan Feathers Private Citizen 

22 Janice Fox Private Citizen 

23 Donna Gilmore SanOnofreSafety.org 

24 David Gleason Progressive North County 

25 Eric Goldin Private Citizen 

26 Richard Grigg San Clemente Green 

27 Jim Haber Nevada Desert Experience 

28 Bill Hannaman Private Citizen 

29 Zack Hayman Nautilus Generation 

30 Gary Headrick San Clemente Green 

31 James Heddle Ecological Options Network 

32 Ace Hoffman Nuke Free North County 

33 Cathy Iwane Coalition Against Nukes/CDSO 

34 Lisa Jackson Private Citizen 

35 Roger Johnson Private Citizen 

36 James Jordan Invensys Nuclear 

37 Lee Kelly Private Citizen 

 
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First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

38 Mel Kernahan 

San Clemente Green & Residents Organized for a 

Safe Environment (ROSE) 

39 Galal Kernahan San Clemente Green & ROSE 

40 Stratton Kirton CASEnergy 

41 Phil Klevorick Clark County, NV 

42 Bill Kratz Senator Feinstein's Office 

43 Morgan Lee Union Tribune San Diego 

44 Tom Lemmon San Diego Building and Construction Trades Council 

45 Alann Lopes Private Citizen 

46 Stephen Lord American Institute of Chemical Engineers 

47 Ray Lutz Citizens Oversight/CDSO 

48 Marni Magda Private Citizen 

49 Ed Maher Resident of Oceanside 

50 Earl Mailer Concerned Citizen 

51 Viviane Marquez-Waller Private Citizen 

52 Jenifer Massey San Clemente Green 

53 Pat McArdle Private Citizen 

54 Richard Morgal Private Citizen 

55 Wendy Morris Private Citizen 

56 Nancy Nolan Private Citizen 

57 Dianna Nunez Private Citizen 

58 Esther Park Southern California Edison 

59 Cheyenne Parker Private Citizen 

60 Glenn Pascall Sierra Club 

61 Marcia Patt CDSO 

62 Jeremy Pearson 

University of California Irvine Student, American 

Nuclear Society 

63 Ted Quinn American Nuclear Society 

64 Dan Raits Southern California Edison 

65 Myla Reson Private Citizen 

66 Eric Robinson Private Citizen 

67 Gary Sallis Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 230 

68 Ed Schlegel Private Citizen 

69 Jim Shilander San Clemente Times 

70 Dan Shrum Private Citizen 

71 Douglas Smith Private Citizen 

72 Martha Sullivan CDSO 

73 Viet Tran Southern California Edison 

74 Doug Vance Private Citizen 

75 Kris Von Thillo Private Citizen 

76 Grace Von Thillo CDSO 

77 Dolores Welty California Environmental Law Project 

78 Tonja Wicks TLW Legal and Government Support Services 
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 First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

79 Marilyn Wigglesworth San Clemente Green 

80 Susan Willhoit San Onofre Safety 

81 Rie Yamada Harvard University 

82 Maria Zaquil Lurie Private Citizen 

83 Jacqueline Zielenski Private Citizen 

84 Randy Ziglar Carlsbad, CA 

85 David Brown Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

86 Francis Cameron Facilitator 

87 Daniel Cardenas Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

88 Sheldon Clark Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

89 Victor Dricks Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

90 Catherine Haney Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

91 Andy Imboden Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

92 Miriam Juckett Southwest Research Institute 

93 Lisa London Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

94 Timothy McCartin Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

95 Keith McConnell Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

96 Paul Michalak Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

97 Michelle Moser Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

98 TR Rowe Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

99 John Stamatakos Southwest Research Institute 

100 Andrew Stuyvenberg Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

101 Greg Warnick Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

102 Michael Wentzel Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

103 Susan Wittick Nuclear Regulatory Commission