ML040900503
| ML040900503 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/2004 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Loether P State of CT, Historical Comm |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2005-0115 | |
| Download: ML040900503 (5) | |
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March 30, 2004 Mr. Paul Loether, Director Connecticut Historical Commission 59 South Prospect Street Hartford, CT 06106
SUBJECT:
MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Loether:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing an application to renew the operating licenses for Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (MPS), which is located on the north shore of Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut, approximately 40 miles southeast of Hartford, Connecticut. MPS is operated by Dominion Nuclear Connecticut Inc. (DNC). The application for renewal was submitted by DNC on January 22, 2004, pursuant to NRC requirements at Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). The NRC has established that, as part of the staff review of any nuclear power plant license renewal action, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),
NUREG-1437, will be prepared under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC rules that implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8, the SEIS will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources.
In the context of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the NRC staff has determined that the area of potential effect (APE) for a license renewal action is the area at the power plant site and its immediate environs that may be impacted by post-license renewal land-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities associated with the proposed action.
The APE may extend beyond the immediate environs in those instances where post-license renewal land-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities, specifically related to license renewal, may potentially have an effect on known or proposed historic sites. This determination is made irrespective of ownership or control of the lands of interest.
While preparing its application, DNC contacted your office by letter dated July 31, 2003. In its letter, DNC stated there are no plans to significantly alter current operations over the license renewal period. DNC further stated that no expansion of existing facilities is planned, and no major structural modifications have been identified for the purpose of supporting license renewal. In addition, no land-disturbing activities are anticipated beyond those required for routine maintenance and repairs. Your office responded in a letter dated August 5, 2003, stating that the proposed undertaking will have no effect on historic, architectural, or archaeological resources listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
P. Loether 2
On May 18, 2004, the NRC will conduct two public NEPA scoping meetings at the Waterford Town Hall Auditorium, 15 Rope Ferry Road in Waterford, Connecticut. You and your staff are invited to attend. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is December 2004. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager at 301-415-1590 or RLE@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-336, 50-423
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/o encl.: See next page
P. Loether 2
On May 18, 2004, the NRC will conduct two public NEPA scoping meetings at the Waterford Town Hall Auditorium, 15 Rope Ferry Road in Waterford, Connecticut. You and your staff are invited to attend. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is December 2004. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager at 301-415-1590 or RLE@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-336, 50-423 cc.: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Edward L. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Division of Radiation Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Paul Eccard First Selectman Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. P. J. Parulis Manager - Nuclear Oversight Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. W. R. Matthews Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. John Markowicz Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 9 Susan Terrace Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terrys Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 513 Niantic, CT 06357 Mr. G. D. Hicks Director - Nuclear Station Safety and Licensing Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Ms. Nancy Burton 147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge, CT 00870 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Moody Street P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. J. Alan Price Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. David W. Dodson Licensing Supervisor Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385
Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc Mr. S. E. Scace Assistant to the Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. M. J. Wilson Manager - Nuclear Training Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. A. J. Jordan, Jr.
Director - Nuclear Engineering Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. S. P. Sarver Director - Nuclear Station Operations and Maintenance Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Charles Brinkman, Director Washington Operations Nuclear Services Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Ms. Judy Liskov, Assistant Director Waterford Public Library 49 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Three Rivers Community College Thames River Campus Library 574 New London Turnpike Norwich, CT 06360