ML031140179
| ML031140179 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/2003 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Carr K State of PA, Bureau of Historic Preservation |
| Wheeler LL, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1444 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML031140179 (11) | |
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April 23, 2003 Dr. Kurt W. Carr, Chief Division of Archaeology and Protection Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Bureau for Historic Preservation Commonwealth Keystone Building, Second Floor 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093
SUBJECT:
ER 00-3210-133-I FINAL SUPPLEMENT 10 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (NUREG-1437) REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3
Dear Dr. Carr:
This letter responds to your letter of February 13, 2003, regarding the environmental impact statement dealing with the renewal of the operating licenses for the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (PBAPS).
PBAPS entered into operation in the early 1970s. Nuclear power plants are limited by the terms of their operating licenses to a period of no greater than 40 years. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, allows for the renewal of operating licenses, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established a regulatory framework in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54, for that specific purpose. An applicant may seek to renew a license for a period of 20 years, and may submit its application for renewal no earlier than 20 years before the expiration of the current operating license. The NRC prepares a safety evaluation report and an environmental impact statement (EIS) to support its decision on a license renewal application.
As part of its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review, the NRCs EIS considers a range of alternatives to the proposed action of renewing a license, which includes a No Action alternative. In the absence of renewing a license, PBAPS would be required to enter into the decommissioning process no later than the expiration date of its operating license for each unit.
The electric power capacity currently provided by PBAPS would be expected to be replaced by one or more other energy sources. In the NRCs EIS, we have addressed the reasonably forseeable impacts associated with power production from a variety of energy sources to replace the capacity of PBAPS.
Regarding the concern identified in your letter, any alternative generating facility, which may very well be located somewhere other than the current PBAPS site, would be subject to all the appropriate licensing, permitting, and consultation processes of Federal, State, Tribal and local governmental agencies. If the new facility is to be a nuclear power plant, then it would be subject to the NRC permitting and licensing processes, and, even if it is proposed to be located at the current PBAPS site, then it must comply with regulatory requirements, including an
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alternative site analysis. The final EIS for the PBAPS license renewal is for the specific purpose of renewing the current licenses for PBAPS.
I hope this addresses your concerns regarding the scope and reach of the NRCs EIS for the PBAPS license renewal. If you have any further questions regarding this project, please contact me at 301 415-1183 or Mr. Duke Wheeler, the NRCs PBAPS Environmental Project Manager, at 301 415-1444.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-277 and 50-278 cc: See next page
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alternative site analysis. The final EIS for the PBAPS license renewal is for the specific purpose of renewing the current licenses for PBAPS.
I hope this addresses your concerns regarding the scope and reach of the NRCs EIS for the PBAPS license renewal. If you have any further questions regarding this project, please contact me at 301 415-1183 or Mr. Duke Wheeler, the NRCs PBAPS Environmental Project Manager, at 301 415-1444.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-277 and 50-278 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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DATE 4/15/03 4/15/03 4/15/03 4/22/03 4/23/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Exelon Generation Company, LLC 300 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Site Vice President Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Plant Manager Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Regulatory Assurance Manager Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station P.O. Box 399 Delta, PA 17314 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Roland Fletcher Department of Environment Radiological Health Program 1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230 Correspondence Control Desk Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Rich Janati, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Board of Supervisors Peach Bottom Township 545 Broad Street Ext.
Delta, PA 17314-9203 Mr. Richard McLean Power Plant and Environmental Review Division Department of Natural Resources B-3, Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Manager-Financial Control & Co-Owner Affairs Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 Manager Licensing-Limerick and Peach Bottom Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Alan P. Nelson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc:
Director - Licensing Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President-Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager License Renewal Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Public Service Commission of Maryland Engineering Division Chief Engineer 6 St. Paul Center Baltimore, MD 21202-6806 Chief Operating Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 6 0555 Senior Vice President, Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. George Meyn Whiteford Branch Library 2407 Whiteford Road Whiteford, MD 21160 Ms. Martha Gunder or Ms. Essy Day Collinsville Community Library 1632 Delta Road Brogue, PA 17309 Ms. Katrina Anderson, Director Quarryville Library P.O. Box 678 357 Buck Road Quarryville, PA 17566 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Bureau for Historic Preservation Commonwealth Keystone Bldg, 2nd Floor 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093 Delaware Historical Preservation Office ATTN: Faye Stocum 15 The Green Dover, DE 19901 Maryland Historical Trust 100 Community Place Crownsville, MD 21032
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc:
Chief Billy Tyac Piscataway Indian Nation P.O. Box 131 Accokeek, MD 20607 Chief Roy Crazy Horse, Chairperson The New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs Department of State P.O. Box 456 Trenton, NJ 08625-0456 Mr. Jim Rementer Delaware Tribe of Indians 220 NW. Virginia Ave.
Bartlesville, OK 74003 Ms. Mervin Savoy, Tribal Chairperson Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy P.O. Box 1484 La Plata, MD 20646 Kip Adams 43 River Road Airville, PA 17302 Barbara Baldwin 670 Burk Road Delta, PA 17314 Paul Barnett 1909 Rivervue Drive Drumore, PA 17518 B. Birchall 303 Tucquan Glen Holtwood, PA 17532 Mary Boyd 518 Burke Road Delta, PA 17314 William Coble 1854 Rivervue Drive Drumore, PA 17518 Traci Confer 1434 Elbridge Street Philadelphia, PA 19149 James Donnelly 2794 Chestnut Run Road York, PA 17402 Amy Donohue 657 East Posey Road Airville, PA 17302 Jeff Griffith 210 Griffith Road Delta, PA 17314 Bill Dorward 2163 Berryhill Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 Mike Ewall 1434 Elbridge Street Philadelphia, PA 19149 William R. Farally Sheet Metal Workers Intl.
1750 New York Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 Jeffrey D. Foster 1012 Fieldstone Court Lancaster, PA 17603 Steve Frantz Morgan, Lewis & Bochius 1800 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Timothy J. Gearan 906 Pennsylvania Ave, SE Washington, DC 20003 Ernest Eric Guyll 471 Kirks Mill Road Nottingham, PA 19362
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc:
Rick Farrington P.O. Box 208 Delta, PA 17314 Salvatore Ferranti 20 Paper Mill Road Delta, PA 17314 William A. Griffith 177 Griffith Road Delta, PA 17934 Janet Harris P.O. Box 79 Delta, PA 17314 David Harry 3853 Heaps School Road Pylesville, MD 21132 Laura Jacobson 3964 Prospect Road Street, MD 21154 Jane Lee 183 Valley Road Etters, PA 17319 Shirley Liebman 91 Pinnacle Road, West Holtwood, PA 17532 Sam McConnell 815 Pikes Peak Road Delta, PA 17314 Noble McHugh 611 Willow Valley Lakes Drive Willow Street, PA 17584 Gary D. Morgan 108 Academy Road Kirkwood, PA 17536 Mary Osborn 4951 Highland Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 Terry Peck 7193 Jonestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 Karen Patterson 900 Trail Ridge Road Aiken, SC 29803 Rebecca Ritzel 8 W. King Street P.O. Box 1328 Lancaster, PA 17608 Cindy Seibel P.O. Box 425 Delta, PA 17314 Michelle Soder 545 Broad Street Extended Delta, PA 17314 John Tucker 2916 Sunset Drive Dallastown, PA 17313 Paul Wiley 509 Wiley Drive Delta, PA 17314 Susan Allen 1612 Michelle Ct, Apt E Forrest Hill, MD 21050 Karen Anderson 2250 N. George St York, PA 17402 Bernard August 101 Cardiff Ct. W.
Newark, DE 19711 Frieda Berryhill 2610 Grendon Dr.
Wilmington, DE 19808
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc:
Rita Bright 851 Federal Hill Rd.
Street, MD 21154 Alan Brinser 2605 Interstate Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17057 Bruce L. Clark 133 Skyline Drive New Holland, PA 17557 Jess Collins 10 Hays St.
Bel Air, MD 21014 Roger Cooper 1154 Flintville Rd.
Delta, PA 17314 Donna Cuthbert P.O. Box 3063 Stowe, PA 19464 Martha Denick 343 Countryside Ct.
Collegeville, PA 19426 Mike Fetrow 118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402 Linda Gallucci 140 Leader Heights Rd.
York, PA 17403 Chris Kauffman 415 S. Charles St, Apt 4 Red Lion, PA 17356 Paul Gunter 1424 16th St, NW, #404 Washington, DC 20036 Joseph Mangano 786 Caroll St.
Brooklyn, NY 11215 Chris Neumann 297 Kilgore Rd.
Delta, PA 17314 Catherine Reed 295 Slab Rd.
Delta, PA 17314 David M. Ritter 215 Pennsylvania Ave, SE Washington, DC 20003 Jon Rutter 8 West King St.
Lancaster, PA 17603 Sandy Smith 1650 Furnace Rd.
Brogue, PA 17309 Robert M. Scarborough 218 N. George St.
York, PA 17401 Ben and Sandy Shapiro 1601 Waterbury Ct.
Bel Air, MD 21014 Hal Trimble 805 N. Shippen St.
Lancaster, PA 17602 Silver Cloud Washburn P.O. Box 460 Conowingo, MD 21918-0460 Martha Wickelhaus 314 N. Morris St.
Shippensburg, PA 12257 Heather Will 2005 S. Queen St.
York PA 17403 Norm and Joan Wurzback 100 Highland Lane Brogue, PA 17309
Mr. Alan P. Nelson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 APN@NEI.ORG Mr. William Maher, PE 203 Hazelton Court Mullica Hill, NJ 08062