ML040330758
| ML040330758 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 01/20/2004 |
| From: | Mueller H Environmental Protection Agency |
| To: | NRC/ADM/DAS/RDB |
| References | |
| 68FR70545 00001 | |
| Download: ML040330758 (2) | |
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7 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T6-D59 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 RE:
EPA Review and Comments on Final Generic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FGSEIS)
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 13 Regarding H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 CEQ No. 030566
Dear Sir:
EPA Region 4 reviewed the Final Generic Supplemental EIS (FGSEIS) pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The purpose of this letter is to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with EPA's comments regarding potential impacts of the proposed renewal of the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Operating License (OL).
Carolina Power and Light Company submitted an application to renew the Operating License (OL) for Unit No. 2, a single-unit nuclear plant, for an additional 20 years. The proposed action, (license renewal), would provide for continued operation and maintenance of existing facilities and transmission lines.
Based on EPA's review of the the document, some environmental concerns exist regarding aspects of the proposed project. However, impacts as defined in the FGSEIS appear to be within acceptable limits. Protecting human health and the environment involves the continuing need for appropriate storage, and ultimate disposition of, radioactive wastes on-site. The FGSEIS acknowledges that the OL renewal will require continuing radiological monitoring of all plant effluents. Continuing to appropriately store spent fuel and radioactive wastes on-site is required, in order to prevent impacts. Ultimately, long-term radioactive waste disposition will require transportation of wastes to a permitted repository site. Further, the FGSEIS states that renewal of the OL would result in fewer impacts than the reasonable alternatives for generating power, and the NRC considers impact of OL renewal to be small.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this document. If we can be of further assistance, please contact Ramona McConney of my staff at (404) 562-9615.
Sincerely, Heinz J. Mueller, Chief NEPA Program Office