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March 8, 2004 Environmental Scoping Meeting D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ML041030106
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Site: Cook  American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 03/08/2004
From: Robert Schaaf
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Schaaf, R G, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1312
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Environmental Scoping Meeting D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 8, 2004

Purpose of Todays Meeting

Ø Discuss NRCs license renewal process

Ø Describe the environmental review process

Ø Identify environmental areas that the staff typically evaluates

Ø Provide the review schedule

Ø Accept any comments you may have today

Ø Describe how to submit comments 2

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 License Renewal

Ø Current operating licenses expire

Ø Unit 1 - 10/25/2014

Ø Unit 2 - 12/23/2017

Ø Application requests authorization to operate unit for an additional 20 years 3

NRCs License Renewal Review

Ø Safety review

Ø Environmental review

Ø Plant inspections

Ø Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 4

License Renewal Process Onsite Inspection Inspection Activities Report ACRS ACRS Review Report Safety Review Safety Safety Evaluation Review Report License Renewal Agency Application Hearings* Decision on Application Draft Final Environmental Scoping Comments Supplement Supplement Review Activities On Draft To GEIS To GEIS Formal Public *If a request for hearing is granted Participation 5

National Environmental Policy Act

Ø NEPA requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts

Ø An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment

Ø Commission has determined that a supplement to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" will be prepared for a license renewal application.

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Decision Standard for Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

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Environmental Review Process for License Renewal Application Notice of Intent Received February 6, 2004 November 3, 2003 Environmental Review Requests for Additional Scoping Site Audit Information (RAI)

Process March 9, 2004 By May 14, 2004 Draft SEIS Final Formal SEIS by September 2004 Public May 2005 Participation 8

Information Gathering License Renewal Application Staffs Public Site Audit Comments Draft SEIS State & Local Social Agencies Services Permitting Authorities 9

Team Expertise Atmospheric Science Radiation Protection Regulatory Socioeconomics/ Compliance Environmental Justice Terrestrial Ecology Nuclear Safety Aquatic Land Use Ecology Archaeology/Cultural Resources Water Quality Hydrology 10

Environmental Review Milestones

Ø Scoping & Comment period -2/6/04 to 4/6/04

Ø Issue draft SEIS - September 2004

Ø Issue final SEIS - May 2005 11

Point of Contact

Ø Agency point of contact:

Robert Schaaf (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1312

Ø Documents are located at Bridgman Public Library and the Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library

Ø Documents can also be viewed at the NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov) 12

NRC Addresses Provide written comments:

Ø By mail at: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

Ø In person at: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland

Ø E-mail at: CookEIS@nrc.gov 13