ML032250420
| ML032250420 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 08/12/2003 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Nelson R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Wheeler LL, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1444 | |
| Shared Package | |
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| Download: ML032250420 (6) | |
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August 12, 2003 Mr. Rick Nelson Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4469 48th Avenue Court Rock Island, IL 61201
SUBJECT:
EXPANDED SCOPE OF QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION APPLICATION FOR OPERATING LICENSE RENEWAL - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
Dear Mr. Nelson:
This letter requests comments regarding the expanded scope of the environmental review associated with the proposed license renewal for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (QCNPS).
First, thank you for your letter of June 6, 2003, responding to our March 12, 2003, letter which requested comments on the application submitted by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) for the renewal of the operating licenses for QCNPS, located on the east bank of Pool 14 of the Mississippi River near Cordova, Illinois. To support the preparation of an environmental impact statement and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the NRC staff requested information on protected, proposed and candidate species and critical habitat which may be in the vicinity of QCNPS and its associated transmission lines. In addition, we requested that you provide any information considered appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA).
As you may be aware from our March 12, 2003, letter, as part of the process for review of the license renewal application, the NRC staff is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement under the provision of the National Environmental Policy Act. This will include analyses of pertinent environmental issues, including impacts to endangered or threatened species.
Based on new information provided by Exelon in response to an NRC staff request for additional information, the scope of the transmission lines included in this environmental review has been expanded since our March 12, 2003, letter. Specifically, the Davenport, Barstow, South Nelson and North Nelson lines have been extended as follows:
The Davenport Line (0401): Our March 12, 2003, letter stated this line was 12.8 miles from the QCNPS site to Substation 91. The portion of the line applicable to this environmental review has now been extended to a total length of 27 miles from QCNPS to Substation 56.
The Barstow Line (0402): Our letter stated this line was 2 miles long. It ended at the Cordova Energy Station. The portion of this line applicable to this environmental review now runs 17.5 miles from QCNPS to the Barstow Substation.
The South Nelson Line (0403): Our letter stated this line was 2 miles long. It also ended at the Cordova Energy Station. The portion of this line applicable to our review now runs 41.9 miles from QCNPS to the Nelson Substation.
The North Nelson Line (0404): Our letter stated this line was 33 miles long. It ended in Rock Falls, Illinois at the Northwestern Steel and Wire Company. The portion of this line applicable to our review now runs 39.7 miles from QCNPS to the Nelson Substation.
The Rock Creek Line (0405) remains the same as stated in our March 12, 2003, letter.
As provided for by the ESA and FWCA, we request that you consider what effects the expanded scope of the project may have on endangered and threatened species of fish and wildlife. Please notify us of any issues which should be considered in our evaluation.
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, of my staff at (301) 415-1444 or via email 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:
QCNPS Transmission Line Map cc w/encl.: See next page The South Nelson Line (0403): Our letter stated this line was 2 miles long. It also ended at the Cordova Energy Station. The portion of this line applicable to our review now runs 41.9 miles from QCNPS to the Nelson Substation.
The North Nelson Line (0404): Our letter stated this line was 33 miles long. It ended in Rock Falls, Illinois at the Northwestern Steel and Wire Company. The portion of this line applicable to our review now runs 39.7 miles from QCNPS to the Nelson Substation.
The Rock Creek Line (0405) remains the same as stated in our March 12, 2003, letter.
As provided for by the ESA and FWCA, we request that you consider what effects the expanded scope of the project may have on endangered and threatened species of fish and wildlife. Please notify us of any issues which should be considered in our evaluation.
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, of my staff at (301) 415-1444 or via email 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:
QCNPS Transmission Line Map cc w/encl.: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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DATE 8/7/03 8/7/03 8/7/03 8/12/03 8/12/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2 cc:
Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242 William D. Leech Manager - Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company P.O. Box 657 Des Moines, IA 50303 Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808 Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.
Rock Island, IL 61201 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 Operations Support 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. Lisa Ford Director River Valley Library 214 South Main Street Port Byron, IL 61275 Ms. Cathy Stone Reference Manager Davenport Public Library 321 Main Street Davenport, IA 52801-1490 Ms. Sue Hebel, Director Cordova District Library 402 Main Avenue Post Office Box 247 Cordova, IL 61242-0247 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