ML031500564
| ML031500564 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/2003 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Wheeler LL, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1444 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML031500564 (14) | |
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Environmental Environmental Scoping Meeting Scoping Meeting Dresden Nuclear Power Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Station, Units 2 and 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 10, 2003
2 Purpose of Todays Purpose of Todays Meeting Meeting
Discuss NRCs license renewal process
Describe the environmental review process
Identify environmental areas that the staff typically evaluates
Provide the review schedule
Accept any comments you may have today
Describe how to submit comments
3 Dresden Nuclear Power Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Station, Units 2 and 3 License Renewal License Renewal
Current operating licenses expire
Unit 2 - 12/22/2009
Unit 3 - 01/12/2011
Application requests authorization to operate unit for an additional 20 years
4 NRCs NRCs License Renewal License Renewal Review Review
Safety review
Environmental review
Plant inspections
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
5 License Renewal Process License Renewal Process License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection Inspection Activities Activities Inspection Inspection Report Report Safety Safety Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Report ACRS ACRS Review Review ACRS ACRS Report Report Scoping Scoping Activities Activities Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Comments Comments On Draft On Draft Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Hearings*
Hearings*
Agency Agency Decision on Decision on Application Application Formal Public Participation
- If a request for hearing is granted
6 National Environmental National Environmental Policy Act Policy Act
NEPA requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts
An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment
Commission has determined that a supplement to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" will be prepared for a license renewal application.
7 Decision Standard for Decision Standard for Environmental Review Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
8 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process for License Renewal Process for License Renewal Application Application Received Received January 3, 2003 January 3, 2003 Notice of Intent Notice of Intent March 14, 2003 March 14, 2003 Scoping Scoping Process Process Environmental Review Environmental Review Site Audit Site Audit March 25, 2003 March 25, 2003 Requests for Additional Requests for Additional Information (RAI)
Information (RAI)
By May 30, 2003 By May 30, 2003 Draft SEIS Draft SEIS December 2003 December 2003 Final Final SEIS by SEIS by July 2004 July 2004 Formal Public Participation
9 Information Gathering Information Gathering Draft Draft SEIS SEIS License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Staffs Staffs Site Audit Site Audit Public Public Comments Comments State & Local State & Local Agencies Agencies Social Social Services Services Permitting Permitting Authorities Authorities
10 Team Expertise Team Expertise Nuclear Nuclear Safety Safety Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Compliance Radiation Radiation Protection Protection Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecology Ecology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science Socioeconomics/
Socioeconomics/
Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Land Use Land Use Archaeology/Cultural Resources Archaeology/Cultural Resources Hydrology Hydrology Aquatic Aquatic Ecology Ecology Water Water Quality Quality
11 Environmental Review Environmental Review Milestones Milestones
Scoping & Comment period - 3/14/03 to 5/12/03
Issue draft SEIS -December 2003
Issue final SEIS - July 2004
12 Point of Contact Point of Contact
Agency point of contact:
Duke Wheeler (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1444
Documents are located at public libraries in Morris and Coal City
Documents can also be viewed at the NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov)
13 NRC Addresses NRC Addresses Provide written comments:
By mail at:
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
In person at: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland
E-mail at:
DresdenEIS@nrc.gov