ML021160561

Slides and Viewgraphs for Environmental Scoping Meeting, St. Lucie, Units 1 & 2, Nuclear Regulatory Commission 04/03/2002

ML021160561
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/03/2002
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Masnik M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1191
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Environmental Scoping Meeting 1)?

4 Lucie. Units 1 & 2 Nuclear Regula Commission April 3

0 1/400 Purpoeof Today's Me M

> Discuss NRC's license renewal process

> Describe the environmental review process

> Identify environmental areas that the staff typically evaluates the review schedule SProvide

> Accept any comments you may have today

> Describe how to submit comments

Lics RLucie, SUnits nd 2 License Re al Current operating licenses expire in 2016 (Unit 1) and 2023 (Unit 2)

> Application requests authorization tto operate units for an additional 20y4ears

L enewal Process Formal I Public *If a request for hearing is granted Participation

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- Plant inspections Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

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z Policy NEPA)

NEPA prescribes a PROCESS for preven ng uninformed Federal Agency actions

> Requires Federal Agencies to CONSIDER ev significant aspect of the environmental impact the proposed action consideration of all reasonableSRequires ALTERNATIVES to the proposed action 6

Nat I Environmental Policy NEPA)

Ensures that Federal Agencies will INFOMand INVOLVE the public:

SINFORM the public of potential impacts to the environment SINVOLVE the public in the NEPA decisionmaking process

> Requires Federal Agencies to be candid in discussing impacts and mitigation and to be diligent in efforts to lessen damage to the environment 7

T EPA Scoping S~Prs

> A formal process carried out by the lead der Agency

> Done before the assessment, and is an aid to t e assessment process

> Defines the proposed action and identifies the significant issues to be analyzed in depth

> Identifies issues that may have been overlooked

T EPA Scoping SPr ss

Identifies for elimination issues that are eial

'riph or not significant or covered by prior environmental reviews and other environmental reviews SIdentifies consultation requirements related to the propose action agencies other Federal, State, and localSIdentifies that may play a role in the proposed action

ci S ta n d a r d fo r S al Review SEnvironm To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for t.

Lucie, Units 1 and 2, are so great that preservin the option of license renewal for energy plannin decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

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E mental License Rene Process Notice of Intent February 28, 2002 Requests for Additional Information (RAIs)

By May 2002 Final Formal EIS by Public July 2003 Participation il

a In n Gathering License Renewal Application Staff's Site Audit IDraft

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SEIS State & Loc: hI A Social Agencies Services Permitting Authorities 1

Te xpertise Radiation Protection Regulatory Compliance

Envi ental Review Mile ,nes

ý Scoping period - 3/01/02 to 4/30/02

ý Issue draft EIS - 10/02

. Issue final EIS -7/03 1

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Agency point of contact:

Michael T. Masnik (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1191 SDocuments located at the Indian River Community College library Documents can also be viewed at the NRC' 5 Web site (www.nrc.gov)

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