ML022000607

Summary of Meeting Held in Support of the Environmental Review for the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units Nos. 1 and 2, License Renewal Application

ML022000607
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	07/17/2002
From:	Joshua Wilson NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:
Wilson J, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1108
References
TAC MB2031, TAC MB2032
Download: ML022000607 (6)

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July 17, 2002 APPLICANT: Duke Energy Corporation FACILITY:

Catawba Unit Nos. 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD IN SUPPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MB2031 AND MB2032)

On Thursday, June 27, 2002, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held public meetings in Rock Hill, South Carolina, concerning the staffs environmental review of the application submitted by Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) for renewal of the operating licenses for its Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Catawba). The purpose of the meetings was to provide the public with an opportunity to provide comments on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) for Catawba that was issued in May 2002. Afternoon and evening sessions were held to allow maximum public participation.

Formal presentations were made by the NRC and national laboratory staff.

The DSEIS is a plant-specific supplement for Catawba Unit Nos. 1 and 2 to the
Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437). The NRC staff described the overall license renewal process, provided a description of the National Environmental Policy Act review process, and discussed the environmental requirements outlined in 10 CFR Part 51. NRC staff and staff from the national laboratories described the results of their analyses. The environmental impacts of continued operation were predicted to be small in all dimensions, while the impacts of alternatives (including the no-action alternative) were predicted to have impacts in at least some environmental categories that could reach moderate or large significance.

In an effort to improve communication and increase interaction with members of the public, the NRC staff conducted open houses for one hour before each meeting session. The staff provided displays and brochures and met with members of the public to answer questions about the proposed renewal of the Catawba operating licenses; Duke also had a display. is a corrected transcript for each of the meeting sessions. Enclosure 2 is a copy of the presentation slides. Enclosure 3 is a list of attendees for each session.

After the formal presentations, given by the NRC staff, members of the public, Duke, and local and state officials were invited to provide comments. More than 40 people attended the two sessions, with several making comments. Attendees included representatives of the NRC, Duke, and nuclear industry; local government officials; state agency officials; special interest groups; and other members of the public.

The NRC staff will be accepting written comments on the Catawba draft environmental impact statement until the comment period ends on August 9, 2002. After the close of the comment period, the staff will consider the comments and make any necessary revisions prior to issuing its final supplemental environmental impact statement for Catawba license renewal, scheduled for January 2003.

Original Signed By: JHWilson James H. Wilson, Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/enclosures: See next page The NRC staff will be accepting written comments on the Catawba draft environmental impact statement until the comment period ends on August 9, 2002. After the close of the comment period, the staff will consider the comments and make any necessary revisions prior to issuing its final supplemental environmental impact statement for Catawba license renewal, scheduled for January 2003.

Original Signed By: JHWilson James H. Wilson, Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/enclosures: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

Accession nos.:

PUBLIC

1. Meeting Summary w/Encl. 3 List of Attendees: ML022000607 Environmental r/f

2. Corrected Draft Afternoon Transcript (Encl 1): ML022000610 PMNS

3. Corrected Draft Evening Transcript (Encl. 1A: ML022000611 D. Matthews/F. Gillespie

4. Catawba DSEIS Presentation. PPT (Encl. 2): ML022030286 P.T. Kuo

5. Pkg: ML022000608 J. Tappert J.H. Wilson S. Fox S. Koenick R. Franovich R. Martin S. Uttal C. Julian RLEP r/f

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DATE 07/15/02 07/15/02 07/15/02 07/17/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY LIST OF ATTENDEES CATAWBA PUBLIC MEETING ON DRAFT SEIS Attendees at the Public Meetings on June 27, 2002 Meeting Times: 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Attendees at the Afternoon Session:

Attendee Affiliation Mike Gandy SCDHEC 1

Joe C. Troutman, Jr.

NCMPA1 2

Jan Kozyra Self 3

Ed Fitzgerald Sierra Club 4

Rounette Nader Duke Energy 5

Julie Case Duke Energy 6

Rose Cummings Duke Energy 7

Tim Harris Duke Energy 8

Greg Robison Duke Energy 9

Gary Peterson Duke Energy 10 Chris Hallman Duke Energy 11 Bob Gill Duke Energy 12 Mike Semmler Duke Energy 13 Tim Pettit Duke Energy 14 Tom Shiel Duke Energy 15 Eddie Humphries Duke Energy 16 Mary Hazelton Duke Energy 17 Lance Vail PNNL 18 Mary Ann Parkhurst PNNL 19 Beverly Miller PNNL 20 Tina Carlsen LLNL 21 Jim Wilson NRC 22 Richard Emch NRC 23 Etoy Hylton NRC 24 P.T. Kuo NRC 25 Stacey Fox NRC 26 Barry Zalcman NRC 27 Andrew Kugler NRC 28 Jared Heck NRC 29 Bob Palla NRC 30 Rani Franovich NRC 31 Lee Harmon NRC 32 Roger Hannah NRC 33 Chip Cameron NRC 34 Darrell Roberts NRC 35 Mark Giles NRC 36

2 Attendees at the Evening Session:

Attendee Affiliation Joe C. Troutman, Jr.

NCMPA1 1

Peter Sipp Self 2

Tony Jannetta Self 3

Mike Frazier Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 4

Sherry Lorenz Sierra Club 5

Mary Olson Nuclear Information and Resource Service SE 6

Gregg Jocoy BREDL 7

Rose Cummings Duke Energy 8

Tim Harris Duke Energy 9

Greg Robison Duke Energy 10 Chris Hallman Duke Energy 11 Margot Rott Duke Energy 12 Bob Gill Duke Energy 13 Tim Pettit Duke Energy 14 Eddie Humphries Duke Energy 15 Lance Vail PNNL 16 Mary Ann Parkhurst PNNL 17 Beverly Miller PNNL 18 Tina Carlsen LLNL 19 Jim Wilson NRC 20 Richard Emch NRC 21 Etoy Hylton NRC 22 P.T. Kuo NRC 23 Stacey Fox NRC 24 BarryZalcman NRC 25 Andrew Kugler NRC 26 Jared Heck NRC 27 Bob Palla NRC 28 Rani Franovich NRC 29 Lee Harmon NRC 30 Roger Hannah NRC 31 Chip Cameron NRC 32 Darrell Roberts NRC 33 Mark Giles NRC 34