ML032250223
| ML032250223 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/2003 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Nelson R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Wheeler LL, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1444 | |
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| Download: ML032250223 (5) | |
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August 11, 2003 Mr. Rick Nelson Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4469 48th Avenue Court Rock Island, IL 61201
SUBJECT:
EXPANDED SCOPE OF DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION APPLICATION FOR OPERATING LICENSE RENEWAL
Dear Mr. Nelson:
This letter requests comments regarding the expanded scope of the environmental review associated with the proposed operating license renewals for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (DNPS).
On March 11, 2003, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requested your comments on the operating license renewal application for DNPS, located in Grundy County, Illinois. To support our preparation of an environmental impact statement and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), we requested a list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitats which may be in the vicinity of DNPS and its associated transmission lines. In addition, we requested any information you considered appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA).
We are writing now to inform you that since our March 11, 2003, letter, the scope of the transmission lines included in this environmental review has been expanded. Specifically, the length of the Goodings Grove transmission line corridor was stated in our letter as being 12.4 miles long and terminating at the Elwood substation in Will County. Based on additional information provided by the licensee, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, the length of the Goodings Grove corridor pertinent to our review extends 29.8 miles to the Goodings Grove substation in Will County, and occupies 903 acres (see attached map).
As provided for by the ESA and FWCA, we request that you consider the effects the expanded scope of the project may have on endangered and threatened species of fish and wildlife.
Please notify us of any issues that we should consider during the preparation of the environmental impact statement for the proposed DNPS license renewal.
If you have any questions concerning the process for the NRC staff review of the license renewal application, please contact Mr. Louis Wheeler, Senior Project Manager, at (301) 415-1444 or via e-mail at DXW@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 Nos.: 50-237 and 50-249
Enclosure:
DNPS Transmission Line Map cc w/encl.: See next page If you have any questions concerning the process for the NRC staff review of the license renewal application, please contact Mr. Louis Wheeler, Senior Project Manager, at (301) 415-1444 or via e-mail at DXW@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 Nos.: 50-237 and 50-249
Enclosure:
DNPS Transmission Line Map cc w/encl.: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC LRossbach Dmatthews/FGillespie DSmith, RIII PTKuo JStrasma, RIII DWheeler MFarber, RIII REmch MRing, RIII CGuerrero RLerch, RIII JTappert OGC TKim BMcDowell (LLNL)
RLEP R/F Accession nos.:
- 1. Ltr. W/Svc. List: ML032250223
- 2. DNPS Transmission Line Map: ML032250268
- 3. Pkg: ML032250248 Document Name:C:\\ORPCheckout\\FileNET\\ML032250223.wpd OFFICE LA:RLEP GS:RLEP PM:RLEP SC:RLEP PD:RLEP NAME MJenkins CGuerrero DWheeler JTappert PTKuo (JRTappert for)
DATE 8/11/03 8/11/03 8/11/03 8/11/03 8/11/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Dresden Nuclear Power Units 2 and 3 cc:
Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dresden Resident Inspectors Office 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9766 Chairman Grundy County Board Administration Building 1320 Union Street Morris, IL 60450 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director - Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. John L. Skolds, President Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Ms. Jolene Franciskovich Director Coal City Public Library District 85 North Garfield Street Coal City, IL 60416 Ms. Deborah Steffes Reference Manager Morris Area Public Library 604 West Liberty Street Morris, IL 60450 William D. Maher License Renewal Environmental Lead Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Frederick W. Polaski License Renewal Manager Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Albert A. Fulvio Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348