ML022980636

Request for Comments on the Draft PLANT-SPECIFIC Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement Regarding St. Lucie, Units 1 and 2

ML022980636
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/23/2002
From:	Masnik M NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
MASNIK M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1191
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October 23, 2002 Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President - Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REGARDING ST. LUCIE, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Stall:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specific supplement to NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-67 and NPF-16 for St. Lucie, Units 1 and 2 (St. Lucie), for an additional 20 years of operation. Enclosed, is a copy of the report for your review and comment.

The draft report will be filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a Notice of Filing will be subsequently published by the EPA in the Federal Register. Any comments on the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS should be addressed to:

Chief Rules and Directives Branch Mailstop T-6D 59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Comments may also be submitted electronically to the NRC at StLucieDSEIS@nrc.gov. The comment period will end on January 15, 2003. A public meeting will be held in the city

J. A. Stall of Port St. Lucie, Florida, on December 3, 2002, regarding the draft report. A separate Notice of Availability will also be published in an upcoming Federal Register notice by the NRC, along with details regarding the December 3, 2002, public meeting.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael T. Masnik, Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

J. A. Stall of Port St. Lucie, Florida, on December 3, 2002, regarding the draft report. A separate Notice of Availability will also be published in an upcoming Federal Register notice by the NRC, along with details regarding the December 3, 2002, public meeting.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael T. Masnik, Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389

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DATE 09/10/02 09/09/02 09/10/02 09/11/02 09/13/02 OFFICIAL RECORD

Mr. J. A. Stall ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:

Senior Resident Inspector Mr. J. T. Voorhees St. Lucie Plant Acting Licensing Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission St. Lucie Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 6090 6501 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Mr. Don Mothena Division of Emergency Preparedness Manager, Nuclear Plant Support Services Department of Community Affairs P.O. Box 14000 2740 Centerview Drive Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar M. S. Ross, Attorney Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Douglas Anderson Mr. J. Kammel County Administrator Radiological Emergency St. Lucie County Planning Administrator 2300 Virginia Avenue Department of Public Safety Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 6000 SE. Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Attorney General Bureau of Radiation Control Department of Legal Affairs 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Mr. Donald E. Jernigan, Site Vice President Mr. Steve Hale St. Lucie Nuclear Plant St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6501 South Ocean Drive Florida Power and Light Company Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957-2000 Indian River Community College ATTN: Dr. R. Wideman/ Library Mr. Alan P. Nelson 3209 Virginia Avenue Nuclear Energy Institute Ft. Pierce, FL 34981-5596 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. R. E. Rose Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6501 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957

7590-01P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NOS. 50-335 AND 50-389 FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ST. LUCIE, UNITS 1 AND 2 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 11 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF ST. LUCIE, UNITS 1 AND 2 Notice is hereby given that the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-67 and NPF-16 for an additional 20 years of operation at St. Lucie, Units 1 and 2 (St. Lucie). St. Lucie nuclear power station is located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, Florida. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.

The draft supplement to the GEIS is available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland, or, electronically, from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Indian River

Community College Library, located at 3209 Virginia Avenue, Ft. Pierce, Florida, has agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.

Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS for consideration by the NRC staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by January 15, 2003.

Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS should be sent to:

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop T-6D 59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRCs PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Submittal of electronic comments may be sent by Internet to the NRC at StLucieDSEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at the Commissions PDR in Rockville, Maryland, or from the PARS component of ADAMS.

The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held at the Council Chambers, Port St. Lucie City Hall, 121 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, Florida, on December 3, 2002. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will commence at 1:30 p.m.

and will continue until 4:30 p.m. The second session will commence at 7:00 p.m. and will continue until 10:00 p.m. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include (1) a presentation

of the contents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the Port St. Lucie City Hall. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Dr. Michael T. Masnik by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1191, or by Internet to the NRC at StLucieDSEIS@nrc.gov no later than November 22, 2002. Members of the public may also register to provide oral comments within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual, oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Dr. Masniks attention no later than November 22, 2002, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.

For further information, contact: Dr. Michael T. Masnik, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. Dr. Masnik may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of October, 2002.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation