ML031060341
| ML031060341 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/2003 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Abbot S US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Suber G, NRR/DRIP/RLEP 301-415-1124 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML031060341 (4) | |
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April 16, 2003 Ms. Sandy Abbot Field Supervisor, Ecological Services US Fish and Wildlife Service 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF CONVERSATION REGARDING PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE V.C. SUMMERS PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL
Dear Ms. Abbot:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed license renewal for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (V.C. Summer) which expires August 2022. To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, NRC met with your office on December 12, 2002, to discuss the current list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be within the area of the proposed action per 50 CFR 402.12.
The plant is located in Fairfield County, South Carolina, approximately 15 miles west of the county seat of Winnsboro and 26 miles northwest of Columbia, the state capital. The Broad River flows in a northwest-to-southeast direction approximately one mile west of the site and serves as the boundary between Fairfield County (to the east) and Newberry County (to the west). The site covers approximately 2,245 acres, an area that includes portions of Monticello Reservoir. Beginning at the V.C. Summer Station, the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (SCE&G) transmission lines generally run in a southerly direction, with five terminations very near V.C. Summer Station, one near Aiken, South Carolina, and two near Columbia, South Carolina. The Santee Cooper lines run approximately east and west to substations near Blythewood and Newberry, South Carolina, respectively. In total, for the specific purpose of connecting to the transmission system, approximately 160 miles of transmission lines (120 miles of corridor) that occupy approximately 2,000 acres of corridor were constructed.
License renewal would include use and continued maintenance of existing facilities and transmission lines for an additional 20 years of operation. The proposed action would not result in new construction or disturbance.
SCE&G contacted your office by letter dated January 19, 2001, requesting information on threatened, endangered, and candidate species that potentially occur in the vicinity of the plant.
Your office responded on March 15, 2001 with a list of species. During the course of our December 12th discussion regarding threatened and endangered (T&E) species and other species of interest within the area, it was noted that the primary species of interest is the Bald Eagle that is found near the plant. It was also noted that the list provided on March 15, 2001,
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is still the current list. It is our intent to use this information as we initiate and write our Biological Assessment and prepare our license renewal SEIS.
The NRC looks forward to continuing to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure that the SEIS and Section 7 compliance activities adequately evaluate potential effects to biological resources. If you have any questions concerning this matter please contact Gregory Suber by phone at 301-415-1124 or by email at GXS@nrc.gov.
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.: 50-395 cc: See next page
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is still the current list. It is our intent to use this information as we initiate and write our Biological Assessment and prepare our license renewal SEIS.
The NRC looks forward to continuing to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure that the SEIS and Section 7 compliance activities adequately evaluate potential effects to biological resources. If you have any questions concerning this matter please contact Gregory Suber by phone at 301-415-1124 or by email at GXS@nrc.gov.
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.: 50-395 cc: See next page Distribution:
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VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION cc:
Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esquire Winston & Strawn Law Firm 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator S.C. Public Service Authority c/o Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88, Mail Code 802 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Resident Inspector/V.C. Summer NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 576 Stairway Road Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Chairman, Fairfield County Council Drawer 60 Winnsboro, SC 29180 Mr. Henry Porter, Assistant Director Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land & Waste Management Department of Health & Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Mr. Gregory H. Halnon, General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Mail Code 303 P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Mr. Melvin N. Browne, Manager Nuclear Licensing & Operating Experience South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Mail Code 830 P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Mr. Ronald B. Clary Manager, Plant Life Extension South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Mr. Alan P. Nelson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. William Suddeth Government Information Librarian Thomas Cooper Library University of South Carolina 1322 Greene St.
Columbia, SC 29208 Ms. Sarah McMaster Director Fairfield County Library 300 Washington St.
Winnsboro, SC 29180 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Land and Water and Conservation Division 1201 Main Street Columbia, SC 29201 Mr. Stephen A. Byrne Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065