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Thames : With the closure of a plant, for instance Shearon Harris , all of the remaining material would have to be decontaminated or moved to Yucca Mountain, if that is to be the final spot . Summers : Whenever facilities are decommissioned, they must be returned as if they had never been constructed . MacRae : Was there any mention of covering the plant with cement and dirt if and when it is closed ? Summers : No . Rafalow : Is possible that a private company could purchase the plant? If so how would that impact the permit that Shearon Harris is applying presently applying for? Thames . I have no idea. Concerns have been expressed that if deregulated the nuclear industry faced with monetary losses will become less concerned with safety . Kohorn : What is the BOCC doing tomorrow (2/9/99) ? Thames . CP &L is seeking a modification to its permit . This proposal was submitted to the NRC on 12/24/98 . NRC published notice of this application on 1 / 13 /99 . Additionally, the NRC has found that the expansion of waste storage pools does not pose harm . The public has 30 days to comment from when the NRC published their notice . To comment the public needs to establish legal standing that they have the right to intervene in the permitting process . The BOCC will be voting upon intervention on 2/9/99 , at which point they will hear from a consultant evaluating CP &L ' s permit application and the County Attorney . If they decide to proceed with intervention, an administrative law judge will determine if their concerns are valid enough to deny the CP &L permit . This is a legal proceeding similar to a trial and may last 3 months . The public can appeal the judges decision by going to the NRC . Any appeal of the NRC goes to the US District Court . Jurgelski : Have Wake or Durham done anything ? Thames : Wake has looked into the Shearon Harris permit . Based on the evaluation of their Environmental Review Board Durham had elected not to intervene . Chatham Co . has asked that the public comment period be extended . Rafalow : Has Orange County staff made a formal recommendation? Thames : Not formally. Kohorn : Does an increase in the storage capacity of the pools translate to an increased rate of acceptance of fuel rods ? Thames : CP &L has to increase their storage capacity . The method used to store dry versus wet racks does not differ in terms of risk, according to the NRC , the only differentiation is in terms of cost . As a result CP &L is asking to expand their storage facilities . Kohorn : Is the risk posed by the fuel rods increasing as the pools are expanding ? Thames . From what I understand risk has less to do with storage and more to do with transfer of the rods and the proximity of the pools to the core . The BOCC has not made any decision on the "goodness " of CP &L ' s plan . They are motivated by the desire to have a more open permitting process . The present permit process allows for public input, but only in an adversarial manner . CP &L is sensitive about the fact that local government ' s have not taken a stand against their permit on substantive grounds . MacRae : How much closer are the racks expected to be ? Thames : That is proprietary information that we do not have knowledge of. Kohorn : Will expansion increase the storage density of the rods ? Thames . Yes . Kohorn : Will increased density mean increased risk?