IDAHO FALLS - The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking for your comment for the proposed Uranium enrichment plant coming to Idaho Falls. The meeting is a way to address any concerns you may have over the environmental impact of that plant.

Areva hopes to build a uranium enrichment plant just outside of Idaho Falls in two years. This meeting is the beginning of the next step to license the facility by the United State Nuclear Regulator Commission.

"We would like to hear from as many people as possible, its important as part of the process that local groups, local organizations that may have information specific to Idaho Falls, we would like to get those people to get us that information."

There hasn't been much opposition publicly expressed over the Areva plant. especially since Idahoans already have experience with nuclear facilities near by.

"You tend to get more positive feedback and get more support for that kind of facility."

That was until Thursday night.

"There will be waste stored on site... which has to then be deconverted into depleted uranium waste in order to be disposed up correctly. And currently, there are not decoversion facilities in the US to do that."

Andrea Shipley is the Executive Director of the Snake River Alliance. The group claims to be the only nuclear watchdog in the Gem State.

"In most cases, there are a variety of opinions expressed at meetings like this."

Opinions just like the ones from the Snake River Alliance. The NRC plans to take the statements and opinions and look into them, if they haven't already. The commission has looked into the potential impact Areva's plant would have. Meetings like this are just to make sure they didn't skip a step. And here's another issue. Areva claims its plant will bring many new jobs to the area. But, that benefit isn't good enough for Alliance members.

"Jobs are incredibly important and the alliance feels that we can build the economy that we need to be strong, with the renewable energy resources in the state."

After hearing all of the positive and negative feedback. The NRC will finish putting together its Environmental Impact Study, that should be released within a year.

If you'd like to contribute your comments, you can do so by emailing them to: eaglerock.eis@nrc.gov