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Proposed Friendly Amendments
CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
San Juan Capistrano, California
RESOLUTION NO. 1819-16
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 2 AND 3 DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT
WHEREAS, the public has entrusted the Capistrano Unified School District with providing its students with a high-quality education, which includes insuring that its students have adequate facilities, are safe, and not significantly or cumulatively impacted by encroaching projects; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report (“Draft EIR”) needs revision and recirculation to disclose the significant new information to the public and allow comment on such new information; and
WHEREAS, eleven schools are in close proximity to the Project’s haul routes: Concordia Elementary School (276’ from I-5 and 777’ from railroad), Las Palmas Elementary School (1,011’ from railroad and 2,701’ from I-5), San Clemente High School (adjacent to I-5), Shorecliffs Middle School (1,132’ from I-5 and 1,938’ from railroad), Palisades Elementary School (775’ from I-5 and 1,083’ from railroad), Capistrano Home School (426’ from railroad and 775’ from I-5), California Preparatory Academy (47’ from railroad and 645’ from I-5), Marco Forster Middle School (1,013’ from railroad), Kinoshita Elementary School (1,013’ from railroad), San Juan Elementary School (adjacent to I-5 ad 1,742” from railroad), Capistrano Valley High School (398’ from I-5), and Fresh Start Independent Study Program (1,170’ from I-5); and
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CUSDWatch Comment
The Board should not name specific facilities so that ALL Facilities will be covered in the event of any unforeseen accident. Almost every facility in the District is on or near a major Toll Road, Freeway or Train Track where radioactive waste may be transported.
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WHEREAS, the Project intends to transport 6.4 million cubic feet of demolition debris tainted with radiation by 389 rail and 461 truck shipments; and
WHEREAS, the risk of derailment or truck accidents transporting radiological debris raises concerns that the Project could adversely endanger the students and staff at these nearby schools, which was not addressed in the Draft EIR; and
WHEREAS, the Project is expected to require 31,650 truck shipments to haul off the 18.8 million cubic feet of non-radioactive wastes. Many of these trucks will also pass close to District schools and potentially create unacceptable levels of toxic air contaminants (“TACs”) at these schools; and
WHEREAS, these potential school impacts need to be adequately evaluated and mitigated to protect our students, parents, faculty, and staff; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated August 28, 2018 commenting upon the Draft EIR, the Capistrano Unified School District identified the need for further analysis and/or mitigation on air quality, hazards, and traffic.
Exhibit #32 Page 741 of 924
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Capistrano Unified School District wishes to emphasize that its comments are not an attempt to stop the Project but are meant to help the Commission fully evaluate and mitigate the potential impacts to the schools. The District wishes to cooperate and collaborate with the Commission State Lands Commission and Southern California Edison (“SCE”) and/or other responsible agency to insure the continued high quality of life and education in neighboring public schools;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in regards to hazardous and radiological materials, the Capistrano Unified School District urges that the Commission adopt a specific mitigation measure requiring SCE to develop a “School Emergency Plan,” defining the areas where a rail or truck accident could potentially expose a school’s occupants to radiological hazards from an accidental release, providing a notification system alerting District and school officials of a derailment or truck accident involving radiological wastes, assistance with evacuation of the affected school site, remediation of released radiological debris, school site testing to demonstrate the affected school site is safe for occupation, and assistance with returning the school’s occupants back to the school;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in regards to air quality, given the magnitude of the waste shipments resulting in 65 daily truck trips in 2024, the impact from the Project’s transportation TACs may create an unacceptable exposure risk to the proximate public schools;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, regarding demolition dust, Capistrano Unified School District urges that SCE be required to notify the District of dust and radiological releases and evacuate school(s), if necessary, as part of the School Emergency Plan mitigation measure, described above, to reduce the potential significant radiological exposure impact to the students, faculty, staff, and parents to less than significant;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, regarding traffic, Capistrano Unified School District asks that the School Emergency Plan mitigation measure be imposed to ensure that emergency access to the schools is not impaired in the event of a transportation upset;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, regarding vibration, Capistrano Unified School District asks Commission to fully analyze the potential radiological impact to the District’s schools caused by demolition damage to the ISFSI Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and mitigate any discovered potential significant impact. At a minimum, the ISFSI Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation needs to be continuously monitored for radiological leaks and if a leak is detected, Capistrano Unified School District needs to be immediately notified. Thus, a detected leak from the ISFSI Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and plans for evacuation need to be included in the School Emergency Plan mitigation measure;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Capistrano Unified School District desires that the Project’s potential significant and cumulative impacts to the students, faculty, staff, and parents of the District’s schools be fully analyzed and mitigated. Accordingly, the District respectfully requests that the Draft EIR be revised to include those analyses and the mitigation measure as set forth herein and recirculated for additional and complete public review.
Exhibit #32 Page 742 of 924
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District on September 12, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES ( )
NOES ( )
ABSTENTIONS ( )
ABSENT ( )
DATED: September 12, 2018
By: __________________________________
Patricia Holloway
Clerk of the Board of Trustees
By: __________________________________
Kirsten M. Vital Superintendent
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Exhibit #32 Page 743 of 924
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