ML033500352
| ML033500352 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 12/15/2003 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Gray J Osage Nation |
| Kenyon T, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1120 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML033500352 (8) | |
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December 15, 2003 Mr. Jim Gray Principal Chief Osage Nation P.O. Box 779 Pawhuska, OK 74056
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW OF THE ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION
Dear Mr. Gray:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) to renew its operating license for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2), located in Pope County, Arkansas, approximately 6 miles west-northwest of Russellville, Arkansas. ANO-2 is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Osage Nation. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28(b), the NRC invites the Osage Tribal Community to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC will hold public scoping meetings for the ANO-2 license renewal supplement to the NRCs Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS) (NUREG-1437). These scoping meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn, 2407 North Arkansas Avenue, Russellville, Arkansas 72802, on Tuesday, February 3, 2004. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m.
and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m.,
with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing. The application and the environmental review process are described below.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for ANO-2 will expire in 2018. Entergy submitted an environmental report as part of its application for renewal of the ANO-2 operating license on J. Gray October 15, 2003. The application is electronically available for inspection from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR) link. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-(800)-397-4209, (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the application can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/ano-2.html.
A paper copy of the document can be viewed at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, 20852-2738, and at the Ross Pendergraft Library at Arkansas Tech University, located at 305 West Q Street, Russellville, Arkansas, 72801. Also, the GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site. A copy of this document can also be found on the NRCs website or at the NRC's PDR.
The NRC is gathering information for the document that will be a ANO-2 site-specific supplement to the GEIS. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the ANO site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any written comments the Osage Tribal Community may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by February 20, 2004. Comments should be submitted either by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or by e-mail to ANOEIS@nrc.gov.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified, the conclusions reached, and will mail a copy to you.
The NRC will prepare a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for public comment, and will hold another public meeting in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final environmental impact statement for ANO-2 is planned for April 2005. If you J. Gray need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Thomas Kenyon, Environmental Project Manager, at (301) 415-1120.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-368 cc: See next page J. Gray need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Thomas Kenyon, Environmental Project Manager, at (301) 415-1120.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-368 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 cc:
Executive Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995 Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham, Mail Slot #30 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. Mike Schoppman Framatome ANP, Richland, Inc.
Suite 705 1911 North Fort Myer Drive Rosslyn, VA 22209 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 310 London, Arkansas 72847 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P. O. Box 651 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Mr. Garry Young Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 SR 333 GSB-2E Russellville, Arkansas 72802 Russellville Resident Office U.S. Army Corp of Engineers PO Box 1087 Russellville, Arkansas 72811 Director Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission 1500 Tower Building 323 Center Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Craig Uyeda Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 2 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 George McCluskey, Senior Archeologist Arkansas State Historic Preservation Office 323 Center Street, Suite 1500 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Director Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality PO Box 8913 Little Rock, Arkansas 72219-8913 Director Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission 101 E. Capitol Ave, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Chairman Arkansas Public Service Commission 1000 Center Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Raye Turner Mayor, City of Russellville PO Box 428 Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 cc:
Edwin Price Mayor, City of London PO Box 130 London, Arkansas 72847 Mayor, City of Dardanelle PO Box V Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834 Logan County Judge Courthouse, Room 22 Paris, Arkansas 72855 Johnson County Judge P.O. Box 278 Clarksville, Arkansas 72830 Yell County Judge P.O. Box 236 Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834 Conway County Judge Courthouse Morrillton, Arkansas 72110 LaRue Parker, Chairwoman Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 487 Binger, Oklahoma 73009 Chad Smith, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465 Gregory E. Pyle, Chief Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 16th and Locust Streets Durant, Oklahoma 74702-1210 R. Perry Beaver, Principal Chief Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 580 Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447 Jim R. Gray, Principal Chief Osage Tribal Council P.O. Box 799 Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056 John Berry, Chairman Quapaw Tribal Business Committee P.O. Box 765 Quapaw, Oklahoma 74363 Jerry G. Haney, Principal Chief Seminole Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1498 Wewoka, Oklahoma 74884 Dallas Proctor, Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians PO Box 746 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Rick Buckley Entergy Operations, Inc.
PO Box 31995 Jackson, Mississippi 39286 Jager Smith Entergy Operations, Inc.
PO Box 651 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Bernard Bevill Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Chris Meyer Arkansas Department of Health P. O. Box 1749 Russellville, Arkansas 72811 Dennis Calloway Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 SR 333 Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 cc:
Grant Merrill KARV Radio 201 West Second Street Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Kate Sullivan KATV Main Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 Tom McChesney Arkansas Department of Health P.O. Box 1749 Russellville, Arkansas 72811 Ms. Francis Hager Ross Pendergraft Library Arkansas Tech University 305 West Q Street Russellville, Arkansas 72801 U.S. EPA, Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75202 Mr. Craig G. Anderson Vice President Operations, ANO Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S. R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ATTN: Duane Neitzel M.S. K6-85 P. O. Box 999 Richland, WA 99352