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Preliminary Results of Environmental Review R.E. Ginna Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, August 7, 2003 (Encl. 5)
ML033090344
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Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/31/2003
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Schaaf, R G, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1312
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R.E. Ginna Draft SEIS Meeting FI"WCox Preliminary Results of

  • Environmental Review
  • *+ . Ginna Nuclear Plant Nuclear Regulat ssion August , 0 N

> Discuss NRC's license renewal process \

> Describe the environmental review process

> Discuss the results of our review

> Provide the review schedule

> Accept any comments you may have today

> Describe how to submit comments

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)/ Numbar Plant License ewal

> Operating license expires in 2009

> Application requests authorization to operate R.E. Ginna Nuclear Plant for up an additional 20 years

6 U^L s License I Renew eview

> Safety review

> Environmental review

> Plant inspections

> Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

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> NEPA requires Federal agenciest systematic approach to consider environmental impacts

> Commission has determined that an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a license renewal action August 7, 2003 3

R.E. Ginna Draft SEIS Meeting Deci Standard for Environm al Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Ginna are so great that preserving the option o license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

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> NRC-defined impact levels:

> SMALL: Effect is not detectable or too small to destab 'e or noticeably alterany importantattributeof the resource

> MODERATE: Effect is sufficient to alternoticeably, but no destabilize important attributesof the resource

> LARGE: Effect is clearly noticeableand sufficient to destabili importantattributesof the resource

> Consistent with the Council on Environmental Quality guidance for NEPA analyses August 7, 2003 6

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> Cooling System

> Transmission Lines

> Radiological

> Socioeconomic

> Groundwater Use and Quality

> Threatened or Endangered Species

> Category 2 issues

> Entrainment

> Impingement

> Heat Shock

> Preliminary findings

> Impacts are SMALL

> No additional mitigation required 7.

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9 Category 1 issues - exposures to th&p and to workers \

> Preliminary findings

> No new and significant information ideni

> GEIS concluded impacts are SMALL OSi P tial New and Significan formation

> No new and significant information iden e

> as a result of the scoping process

> by the licensee

> by the staff

> GEIS Category 1 conclusions not affected by presence of shoreline revetment August 7, 2003 8

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> Considered impacts of renewal term opeia combined with other past, present, and rea foreseeable future actions

> evaluated to end of 20-year renewal term

> geographic boundaries dependent on resource

> No significant cumulative impacts August 7, 2003 9

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+ Alm~~ntives

> No-action

> Alternative energy sources

> New generation (Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear)

> Purchased electrical power

> Other alternatives (Oil, Wind, Solar, Conservation)

> Combination of alternatives reliminary Con ions for Altena es

> Alternatives (including the no-action alt may have environmental effects in at least ,

impact categories that reach MODERATE LARGE significance August 7, 2003 10

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> Design-basis accidents

> Severe accidents

> Severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs)

SA Evaluation

> Characterize overall plant risk

> Identify potential improvements

> Quantify risk reduction potential and implementation costs

> Determine whether implementation of any of improvements is required to support license renewal August 7, 2003 11

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> Approximately 200 candidate improvements cod

> Set of SAMAs reduced to 8 based on multi-step s eenin process

> Detailed cost/benefit analysis shows that 2 of the 8 candidates are cost beneficial:

> obtain a skid-mounted 480V diesel generator for station blacko events

> modify procedures to allow cross-connection of charging pumps 23 re ary Results of SAMA aluation

> Two SAMAs found to be cost beneficial

> not related to managing the effects of aging

> not required to be implemented as part of license renewal

> entered into Ginna plant change request system for prioritization with other plant improvements 241 August 7, 2003 12

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> Impacts of license renewal are SMALL for i Ctan

> Impacts of alternatives to license renewal range fr m SMALL to LARGE

> The staff's preliminary recommendation is that the ad environmental impacts of license renewal for Ginna are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable August 7, 2003 13

R.E. Ginna Draft SEIS Meeting Po Contact and Reference ocuments

> Agency point of contact:

Robert Schaaf (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1312

> Documents located at the Ontario Public Library, 185 Ridj Road, Ontario, New York, and the Rochester Public Li ary 115 South Street, Rochester, New York

> Draft SEIS can also be viewed at the NRC's Web site (www.nrc.gov) at: www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/srl437/supplementl4/

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> By mail at: Chief, Rules and Directiv Division of Administrative rv Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commi In person at: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland

> E-mail at: GinnaEIS@nrc.gov August 7, 2003 14

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