ML031130250
| ML031130250 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 04/22/2003 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Banks R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML031130272 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC MB5226 | |
| Download: ML031130250 (5) | |
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April 22, 2003 Roger L. Banks, Field Supervisor U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 176 Croghan Spur Road Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407
SUBJECT:
BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL AT H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2 (TAC NO. MB5226)
Dear Mr. Banks:
The NRC staff has prepared the enclosed biological assessment to evaluate whether the proposed renewal of the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2, operating license for a period of an additional 20 years would have adverse effects on Federally listed species. This biological assessment covers the area of the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, located in Darlington County, South Carolina, approximately 4.5 miles west northwest of the city of Hartsville, South Carolina and the associated transmission line corridors (Sumter, Florence-South, and Rockingham and Florence-North). The plant is situated on the southwest shore of Lake Robinson, and encompasses approximately 4,800 acres, including the lake in Darlington and Chesterfield Counties.
There are seven threatened or endangered species and one candidate species with the potential to be affected, which are addressed within the attached biological assessment. The staff has determined that the proposed action is not a major construction activity and may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the redcockaded woodpecker, Canbys dropwort, chaffseed, or the rough-leaved loosestrife; and will have no effect on the bald eagle, shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, or the Carolina heelsplitter. No designated critical habitat for any of these eight species is located near the Robinson plant site or the associated transmission line corridors. We are placing this biological assessment in our project files and requesting your concurrence with our determination for the species within your jurisdiction.
In reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on the geographical information system data base information provided by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the research performed by the NRC staff and contractors, and a current listing of species provided by your office and NOAA Fisheries.
R. Banks 2
If you have any questions regarding this biological assessment or the staffs request, please contact Mr. Richard Emch by telephone at (301) 415-1590 or by e-mail at rle@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-261
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
R. Banks 2
If you have any questions regarding this biological assessment or the staffs request, please contact Mr. Richard Emch by telephone at (301) 415-1590 or by e-mail at rle@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-261
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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- 2. Encl. 1 - Biological Assessment, H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 (Nuclear) License Renewal Review, Hartsville, SC: ML031140030
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DATE 4/21/03 4/22/03 4/22/03 4/22/03 4/22/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company cc:
Mr. William D. Johnson Vice President and Corporate Secretary Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. 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. Chris L. Burton 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 Mr. C. T. Baucom 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 Dr.
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 P.O. 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
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2
Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company cc:
Talmage B. Clements Manager - License Renewal Carolina 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 Mr. John Moyer, Vice President H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power and Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550