ML033020111
| ML033020111 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna, 05200008  |
| Issue date: | 11/28/2003 |
| From: | Lyons J Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs |
| To: | Barnes F, Antonio Barrett, Boggs D, Carneal C, Carter M, Cline M, Eaton E, Foldesi L, Fortune A, Fuzy E, Rodneshia Green, Harper W, Kube E, Lintecum C, Morgan D, Murphy M, Rosson C, Schlemmer M, Seay W, Stephens W, Strobe R, Jason Wright Caroline County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Orange County, VA, Emergency Services, Spotsylvania County, VA, State of VA, Dept of Emergency Management, State of VA, Dept of Environmental Quality, State of VA, Dept of Health, State of VA, Dept of Historic Resources, State of VA, State Corporation Commission, Town of Louisa, VA |
| SCOTT M L, NRR/DRIP/RNRP, 301-415-1421 | |
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| Download: ML033020111 (49) | |
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November 28, 2003 Mr. R. Duff Green Orange County Emergency Manager P.O. Box 111 Orange, Virginia 22960
Dear Mr. Green:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
R. Duff Green will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:
M. M. Cline, VA Dept. of Emergency Management R. Trojanowski, REG II Docket No.52-008
R. Duff Green November 28, 2003 In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:
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Mr. R. Duff Green Orange County Emergency Manager P.O. Box 111 Orange, Virginia 22960 Mr. Ed Kube Orange County Admninistrator P.O. Box 111 Orange, VA 22960 Mr. Ashland Fortune Sheriff, Louisa County P.O. Box 504 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Charles Rosson, Mayor Town of Louisa P.O. Box 531 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Mr. Willie Harper Chairman of the Board County of Louisa P.O. Box 928 Mineral, VA 23117 Dr. Ethel Eaton, Manager Office of Review and Compliance Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221 Mr. Jackson Wright Louisa County Board of Supervisors 217 West Chapel Drive Bumpass, Virginia 23024 Mr. Fitzgerald Barnes Louisa County Board of Supervisors 7307 Courthouse Road Louisa, Virginia 23093 Dr. David Morgan, M.D.
Louisa County Board of Supervisors 1487 Poindexter Road Louisa, Virginia 23093 Mr. William Seay Louisa County Board of Supervisors 4558 Davis Highway Louisa, VA 23093 Mr. C. Lee Lintecum County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Mr. William F. Stephens, Director Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation 1300 East Main Street, 4th Floor Tyler Bldg Richmond, VA 23219 Mr. Michael P. Murphy, Director Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 10009 Richmond, VA 23240-0009 Mr. Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.
State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218 Mr. Leslie P Foldesi, CHP, Director Bureau of Radiological Health Division of Health Hazards Control Department of Health Main Street Station 1500 East Main, Room 240 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Chief Charles Carneal Hanover County P.O. Box 470 Hanover, VA 23069-0470 Captain Douglas Boggs Spotsylvania County P.O. Box 818 Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Ms. Mary Lee Carter, Chair Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 99 Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Mr. Anthony Barrett Spotsylvania County Administrator 9105 Courthouse Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Mr. Michael Schlemmer Louisa County Emergency Services P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Mr. Ed Fuzy, Director Caroline County P.O. Box 447 Bowling Green, VA 22427 Mr. Michael M. Cline, State Coordinator Virginia Department of Emergency Management 10501 Trade Court Richmond, Virginia 23236-3713
November 28, 2003 Mr. Ed Kube Orange County Administrator P.O. Box 111 Orange, VA 22960
Dear Mr. Kube:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
E. Kube will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Ashland Fortune Sheriff, Louisa County P.O. Box 504 Louisa, Virginia 23093
Dear Sheriff Fortune:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
A. Fortune will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Charles Rosson, Mayor Town of Louisa P.O. Box 531 Louisa, Virginia 23093
Dear Mayor Rosson:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
C. Rosson will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Willie Harper Chairman of the Board County of Louisa P.O. Box 928 Mineral, VA 23117
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
W. Harper will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Dr. Ethel Eaton, Manager Office of Review and Compliance Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221
Dear Dr. Eaton:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
E. Eaton will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Jackson Wright Louisa County Board of Supervisors 217 West Chapel Drive Bumpass, Virginia 23024
Dear Mr. Wright:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
J. Wright will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Fitzgerald Barnes Louisa County Board of Supervisors 7307 Courthouse Road Louisa, Virginia 23093
Dear Mr. Barnes:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
F. Barnes will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 David Morgan, M.D.
Louisa County Board of Supervisors 1487 Poindexter Road Louisa, Virginia 23093
Dear Dr. Morgan:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
D. Morgan will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. William Seay Louisa County Board of Supervisors 4558 Davis Highway Louisa, VA 23093
Dear Mr. Seay:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
W. Seay will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. C. Lee Lintecum, County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093
Dear Mr. Lintecum:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
C. Lee Lintecum will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. William F. Stephens, Director Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation 1300 East Main Street, 4th Floor Tyler Bldg.
Richmond, VA 23219
Dear Mr. Stephens:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
W. Stephens will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Michael P. Murphy, Director Virginia Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 10009 Richmond, VA 23240-0009
Dear Mr. Murphy:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
M. Murphy will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.
State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218
Dear Dr. Strobe:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
R. Strobe will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Leslie P. Foldesi, CHP, Director Bureau of Radiological Health Division of Health Hazards Control, Department of Health Main Street Station 1500 East Main, Room 240 Richmond, Virginia 23219
Dear Mr. Foldesi:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
L. Foldesi will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Chief Charles Carneal Hanover County P.O. Box 470 Hanover, VA 23069-0470
Dear Chief Carneal:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
C. Carneal will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Captain Douglas Boggs Spotsylvania County P.O. Box 818 Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Dear Mr. Boggs:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
D. Boggs will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Ms. Mary Lee Carter, Chair Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 99 Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Dear Ms. Carter:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
M. Carter will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Anthony Barrett Spotsylvania County Administrator 9105 Courthouse Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Dear Mr. Barrett:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
A. Barrett will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Michael Schlemmer Louisa County Emergency Services P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093
Dear Mr. Schlemmer:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
M. Schlemmer will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Ed Fuzy, Director Caroline County P.O. Box 447 Bowling Green, VA 22427
Dear Mr. Fuzy:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
E. Fuzy will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008
November 28, 2003 Mr. Michael M. Cline, State Coordinator Virginia Department of Emergency Management 10501 Trade Court Richmond, Virginia 23236-3713
Dear Mr. Cline:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated September 25, 2003, from Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion NNA) for an early site permit (ESP). We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-008) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the staff reviews it. The application is for a site, identified by Dominion NNA as the North Anna ESP site, adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant units already operating on the North Anna site.
The NRC plans to hold an open house and public meeting on the scope of the environmental review associated with the application. The open house and public meeting will be held at the Louisa County Middle School on Monday, December 8, 2003. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 pm.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The term of an ESP may be up to 20 years.
The ESP process can lead to resolution of site-related issues without the need for the applicant to expend substantial resources as would be necessary to seek a license to actually construct a nuclear power plant or plants. The NRCs review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for the North Anna ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Dominion NNA could reference the ESP in seeking a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site. We emphasize that an ESP, standing alone, does not authorize construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.
The NRC staff has begun a detailed technical review of the application, which will lead to the development of the NRCs safety evaluation report (SER). The SER will document the staffs review of whether Dominion NNAs proposed site is acceptable to host a nuclear power plant or plants. In addition, the NRC will develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will document the NRC staffs review of the application for environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants at the site. At the December 8, 2003 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs environmental impact statement. The public
will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared in 2004.
In the near future, the NRC will also issue a Federal Register Notice and press release to announce the opportunity for persons whose interests may be affected to petition for leave to intervene in a hearing to be held after the completion of the staffs SER and EIS. After the Federal Register Notice is published, affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the Federal Register Notice. An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will be designated to preside over the hearing, consider evidence presented, and make findings on whether to issue an ESP to Dominion NNA. If the Boards findings support issuance of an ESP, they will also determine what conditions or limitations, if any, should be placed on it. The Commission will consider the staff recommendations and Boards findings in making its decision whether an ESP is to be issued. The NRC staff expects the process to take approximately 33 months from receipt of the application to the final Commission decision.
We hope you have found this letter to be informative. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Mike Scott, the Safety Project Manager for the North Anna ESP application, by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact Andy Kugler, the Environmental Project Manager for the North Anna ESP review, by e-mail at ajk1@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-2828.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-008