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January 13, 2004 Multiple Addressees
Dear Sir or Madame:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application dated October 16, 2003, from System Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI), a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, for an early site permit (ESP).
We have docketed this application (Docket No.52-009) and would like to acquaint you with the major steps that lie ahead as the NRC staff reviews it. The application is for a site adjacent to the existing nuclear power plant unit already operating on the Grand Gulf site, herein identified as the Grand Gulf ESP 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 Port Gibson City Hall, located at 1005 College Street, Port Gibson, Mississippi, on Wednesday, January 21, 2004. The open house will begin at 6:00 p.m., to be followed by the public meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 52), 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 Grand Gulf ESP site, it would resolve a certain set of those issues, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. SERI 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 SERIs 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 January 21, 2004 meeting, interested persons will have the opportunity to comment on the scope of the issues to be considered in the staffs EIS. The public will also have the opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS after it is prepared.
Multiple Addressees During the week of January 12th, the NRC will have issued 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 the proceeding. Affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days from the publication of the Federal Register Notice in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the 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 SERI. 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 36 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 Stephen Koenick, the Safety Project Manager for the Grand Gulf ESP application, by e-mail at ssk2@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1239. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact James Wilson, the Environmental Project Manager for the Grand Gulf ESP review, by e-mail at GrandGulfEIS@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1108.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: William Maier, Region IV Docket No.52-009
Multiple Addressees During the week of January 12th, the NRC will have issued 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 the proceeding. Affected persons who wish to intervene will have 30 days from the publication of the Federal Register Notice in which to file such a petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.714 as discussed in detail in the 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 SERI. 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 36 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 Stephen Koenick, the Safety Project Manager for the Grand Gulf ESP application, by e-mail at ssk2@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1239. If you have questions regarding the environmental review, please contact James Wilson, the Environmental Project Manager for the Grand Gulf ESP review, by e-mail at GrandGulfEIS@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1108.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James E. Lyons, Program Director New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: William Maier, Region IV Docket No.52-009 Distribution: See next page Accession No. ML033530010 DOCUMENT NAME: C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML033530010.wpd OFFICE NRR/RNRP NRR/RNRP NRR/RLEP OGC-NLO NRR/RNRP NAME SKoenick LDudes JTappert KKannler JLyons DATE 1/4/04 12/12 /03 12/23/03 12 /29 /03 1/13/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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