ML022480247
| ML022480247 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2002 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Lashawnna Lewis Pee Dee Indian Nation |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
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| Download: ML022480247 (5) | |
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August 30, 2002 Mr. Leroy Lewis, Chief and Council President Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek P.O. Box 396 Neeses, SC 29107
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW OF THE H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION
Dear Mr. Lewis:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) to renew its operating license for Unit 2 of the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant (Robinson), located approximately four miles northwest of Hartsville, South Carolina. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public participation in the environmental review. The NRC will hold public scoping meetings for the Robinson license renewal supplement to the NRCs Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants (GEIS)
(NUREG-1437). These scoping meetings will be held at Coker College in Davidson Hall, 300 East College Avenue, Hartsville, South Carolina, on Wednesday, September 25, 2002.
There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session at Davidson Hall. No comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing. Robinson is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28(b),
the NRC invites the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. The application and the environmental review process are described below.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for Robinson will expire in 2010. CP&L submitted an environmental report as part of its application for renewal of the Robinson operating license on June 17, 2002. The application is electronically available for inspection from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR) link. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the application can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/robinson.html.
L. Lewis A paper copy of the document can be viewed at the NRCs PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, and at the Hartsville Memorial Library, located at 147 West College Avenue, Hartsville, South Carolina. Also, the GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site. A copy of this document can also be found on the NRCs website or at the NRC's PDR.
The NRC is gathering information for the document that will be a Robinson-specific supplement to the GEIS. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the Robinson site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any written comments the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by October 25, 2002. Comments should be submitted either by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6 D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555-0001, or by Internet at RobinsonEIS@nrc.gov.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached and will send a copy to you.
The NRC will prepare a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for public comment and will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final environmental statement for Robinson is planned for January 2004. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Richard Emch, Senior Project Manager, at (301) 415-1590.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261 cc: See next page
L. Lewis A paper copy of the document can be viewed at the NRCs PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, and at the Hartsville Memorial Library, located at 147 West College Avenue, Hartsville, South Carolina. Also, the GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site. A copy of this document can also be found on the NRCs website or at the NRC's PDR.
The NRC is gathering information for the document that will be a Robinson-specific supplement to the GEIS. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the Robinson site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any written comments the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by October 25, 2002. Comments should be submitted either by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6 D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555-0001, or by Internet at RobinsonEIS@nrc.gov.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached and will send a copy to you.
The NRC will prepare a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for public comment and will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final environmental statement for Robinson is planned for January 2004. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Richard Emch, Senior Project Manager, at (301) 415-1590.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Mr. J. W. Moyer H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Carolina Power & Light Company Plant, Unit No. 2 cc:
Mr. John Moyer, Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power and Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Mr. William D. Johnson Vice President and Corporate Secretary Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Mr. T. P. Cleary Plant General Manager Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Mr. T.D. Walt Director of Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Public Service Commission Post Office Drawer 11649 State of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29211 Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Ms. Beverly Hall, Acting Director N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Radiation Protection 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Mr. Virgil R. Autry, Director South Carolina Department of Health Bureau of Land & Waste Management Division of Radioactive Waste 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Mr. Terry C. Morton, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs CPB 7 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. B. L. Fletcher III Manager - Regulatory Affairs Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550-0790 Mr. Alan P. Nelson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Talmage B. Clements Manager - License Renewal Carlina Power and Light Company 410 South Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27602 Mr. Roger A. Stewart Carolina Power and Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 Ms. Rose Roseveare, Branch Manager Hartsville Memorial Library 147 West College Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550 Ms. Vicki Eaddy, Assistant to the President Coker College 300 East College Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550 Mr. William Gaskins, Mayor City of Hartsville City Hall 133 West Carolina Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550 Mr. James Pennington, City Manager City of Hartsville City Hall 133 West Carolina Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550 Ms. Nancy McGee, President Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce Post Office Box 578 Hartsville, SC 29551 Ms. Phylis Griffitts, County Administrator Darlington County 1 Public Square, Room 210 Darlington, SC 29532 Mr. Glen Campbell, County Sheriff Darlington County Post Office Box 783 Darlington, SC 29540