ML033430375

Final Supplement 13 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 License Renewal

ML033430375
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	12/12/2003
From:	Kuo P Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
To:	Moyer J Carolina Power & Light Co
Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590
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TAC MB5226
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December 12, 2003Mr. John MoyerVice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power and Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

FINAL SUPPLEMENT 13 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTATEMENT (GEIS) FOR H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2 LICENSE RENEWAL (TAC NO. MB5226)

Dear Mr. Moyer:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the plant-specificSupplement 13 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for LicenseRenewal of Nuclear Plants," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-23 for H. B.

Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2, for an additional 20 years of operation. Enclosed is a copy of the final report and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. The noticeadvises the public that the final report is available electronically for public inspection in theNRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public Electronic ReadingRoom).As discussed in Section 9.3 of this report, the staff recommends that the Commissiondetermine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2, are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Carolina Power and Light (CP&L); (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments.A separate notice of filing of the final environmental impact statement will be placed in theFederal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

J. Moyer-2-If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact Mr. Richard Emch, Jr., the NRCenvironmental project manager at (301) 415-1590. Sincerely, /RA/Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program DirectorLicense Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No.: 50-261

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page J. Moyer If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact Mr. Richard Emch, Jr., the NRCenvironmental project manager at (301) 415-1590. Sincerely, /RA/Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program DirectorLicense Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No.: 50-261

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:RLEP R/F OGC ACRS D. Matthews/F. Gillespie P.T. Kuo J. Tappert RIDSRgnIIMailCenter S. KMitra R. Emch C. PatelAccession nos.:Ltr to J. Moyer w/FRN, Svc. List: ML033430375NUREG-1437, Suppl. 13, GEIS Re: HB Robinson: ML033450517DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML033430375.wpd OFFICERLEPPM:RLEPLA:RLEPSC:RLEPOGCPD:RLEPNAMEAWilliamsonREmchMJenkinsJTappertCMarioPTKuo DATE11/18/0311/18/0312/18/0312/2/0311/21/0312/12/03OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 7590-01PUNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONCAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANYH. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2DOCKET NO. 50-261NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT 13 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSE RENEWALOF H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission)has published the final plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-23 for an additional 20 years of operation at H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2. H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 is located in Darlington County, South Carolina. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.It is stated in Section 9.3 of the report:Based on (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS (NRC, 1996; 1999); (2) the ER (Environmental Report) submitted by CP&L (CP&L 2002); (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments, the recommendation of the staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision-makers would be unreasonable. The final supplement 13 to the GEIS is available electronically for public inspection in theNRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public ElectronicReading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., LicenseRenewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. Mr. Emch may be contacted at 301-415-1590 or RLE@nrc.gov.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12 th day of December, 2003FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION /RA/Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 cc:Mr. J. W. Moyer, Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550-0790Mr. Steven R. CarrAssociate General Counsel - Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Road Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. T. P. ClearyPlant General Manager Carolina Power & Light Company H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. Chris L. BurtonDirector of Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550Public Service CommissionPost Office Drawer 11649 State of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29211J. F. LucasManager - Support Services - Nuclear H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. C. T. BaucomSupervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefN.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Radiation Protection 3825 Barrett Dr.

Raleigh, NC 27609-7721Mr. Robert P. GruberExecutive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326Mr. Henry H. Porter, Assistant DirectorSouth Carolina Department of Health Bureau of Land & Waste Management 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201Mr. James W. Holt, ManagerPerformance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW.

Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. B. L. Fletcher IIIManager - Regulatory Affairs Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550-0790Mr. Fred EmersonNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Talmage B. ClementsManager - License Renewal Carolina Power and Light Company 410 South Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27602Mr. Roger A. StewartCarolina Power and Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Rose Roseveare, Branch ManagerHartsville Memorial Library 147 West College Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Vicki Eaddy, Assistant to the PresidentCoker College 300 East College Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. William Gaskins, MayorCity of Hartsville City Hall 133 West Carolina Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. James Pennington, City ManagerCity of Hartsville City Hall 133 West Carolina Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Nancy McGee, PresidentGreater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce Post Office Box 578 Hartsville, SC 29551Ms. Phylis Griffitts, County AdministratorDarlington County 1 Public Square, Room 210 Darlington, SC 29532Mr. Glen Campbell, County SheriffDarlington County Post Office Box 783 Darlington, SC 29540Mr. Stephen SummerSouth Carolina Electrical and Gas 6248 Bush River Road Columbia, SC 29212Ms. Allison Latham414 Woodland Drive Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. Eric HewlingP.O. Box 2496 Hartsville, SC 29551Ms. Beth Blum North Hartsville Elementary School 110 School Drive Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Ann WarrDarlington County Council P.O. Box 828 Lamar, SC 29069Ms. Janet Guthrie1439 Gordon Drive Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. Ken Greer405 East Richardson Circle Hartsville, SC 29550 Ms. Mary Jane Greer4230 Elm. View Rd. #212 Roanoke, VA 24014Mr. David J. McNeillProgress Energy 3935 Southborough Rd.

Florence, SC 29501Ms. Audra CobleProgress Energy 3581 West Entrance Rd.

Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Jacqueline Kirven813 West Home Ave.

Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. Mike McCrackenProgress Energy 4305 Aftonshire Dr.

Wilmington, NC 28412Ms. Jeanelle McCainProgress Energy 1201 Main St. Suite 1850 Columbia, SC 29201Ms. Nancy McGeeChamber of Commerce P.O. Box 578 Hartsville, SC 29551Ms. Susan ReeseSCE&G V.C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065Mr. Emerson Gower2638 Trotter Rd.

Florence, SC 29501Mr. Jim FaileThe Messenger P.O. Box 1865 Hartsville, SC 29550Ms. Dawn King SSE&G V.C. Summer Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065Mr. Michael Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Management

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Columbia, SC 29210Lumbee TribeMr. Milton Hunt, Tribal Council Chair P.O. Box 68 Pembroke, NC 28372Beaver Creek Band of Pee Dee IndiansMr. Dennis Bracy, Chief P.O. Box 699 230 Pine St, NW Salley, SC 29137Catawba Indian NationMr. Gilbert Blue, Chief P.O. Box 188 Catawba, SC 29704 Chaloklowas Indian People of theChickasaw Nation Mr. Vernon Tanner, Chief 501 Tanner Lane Hemingway, SC 29554Natchez Pee Dee Indian Tribe ofOrangeburg, SC Mr. Samuel Earl "Red Hawk" Davis, Chief 79 Bluff Road Columbia, SC 29201Pee Dee Indian NationMr. David Locklear, Chief 110 West Gibson Avenue P.O. Box 557 McColl, SC 29570 Henry Barnes1604 Eagon Court Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver CreekMr. Leroy Lewis, Chief and Council President P.O. Box 396 Neeses, SC 29107Santee Indian Nation of South CarolinaMr. William Koon, Chief P.O. Box 741 Roebuck, SC 29376Dr. Marta MathewsState Historic Preservation Officer South Carolina Department of Archives and History 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223 Roger L. Banks, Field SupervisorFish and Wildlife Service 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407Heinz MuellerUS EPA, Region 4 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303Stephania K. Bolden, Ph.D.NOAA Fisheries 9721 Executive Center Drive North St. Petersburg, FL 33702Jim FaileThe Messenger P.O. Box 1865 Hartsville, SC Chuck WilsonTVA 4201 Gann Store Rd Hixson, TN 37343