ML041050788

Notice of Forthcoming Meeting to Discuss the Environmental Scoping Process for Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Mps) License Renewal Application (LRA)

ML041050788
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	04/13/2004
From:	Emch R Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
To:	John Tappert Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590
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April 12, 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: John R. Tappert, Section Chief Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager /RA/

Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (MPS) LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

DATE AND TIME:

May 18, 2004 (Two identical sessions)

First session:

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Second session: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

LOCATION:

Waterford Town Hall Auditorium 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385-2806 CATEGORY 3:*

This is a Category 3 meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.

PURPOSE:

To discuss the environmental scoping process for the LRA for MPS.

These meetings will provide members of the public with the opportunity to provide comments regarding environmental issues that the NRC should consider during its review of the LRA. This meeting is being conducted as part of the scoping process outlined in 10 CFR Part 51 to support development of an environmental impact statement in support of the LRA. See the attached agenda and Federal Register Notice (69 FR 18409). The license renewal application is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html the NRCs web page or in ADAMS (Accession No. ML040027166).

CONTACTS:

Richard L. Emch, Jr, NRR Jennifer A. Davis, NRR 301-415-1590 301-415-3835 RLE@NRC.GOV JXD10@NRC.GOV

• Commissions Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002

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Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Richard L. Emch, Jr., at (800) 368-5642, ext. 1590, or Jennifer Davis at (800) 368-5642, ext. 3835, or by e-mail at MillstoneEIS@nrc.gov by May 14, 2004. Those who wish to make comments may also register at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Mr. Emch will need to be contacted no later than May 14, 2004, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting.

PARTICIPANTS:

NRC Members of the Public Who Register to Speak F. Cameron J. Tappert R. Emch Docket Nos.: 50-336, 50-423 Attachments: 1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Notice cc w/attachments: See next page

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Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Richard L. Emch, Jr., at (800) 368-5642, ext. 1590, or Jennifer Davis at (800) 368-5642, ext. 3835, or by e-mail at MillstoneEIS@nrc.gov by May 14, 2004. Those who wish to make comments may also register at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Mr. Emch will need to be contacted no later than May 14, 2004, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting. are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting.

PARTICIPANTS:

NRC Members of the Public Who Register to Speak F. Cameron J. Tappert R. Emch Docket Nos.: 50-336, 50-423 Attachments: 1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Notice cc w/attachments: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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JDavis REmch J. Tappert DATE 04/12/04 04/13/04 04/13/04 04/13/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 Two Meeting Sessions - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*

I.

Welcome and Purpose of Meeting - 15 minutes (F. Cameron)

II.

Overview of License Renewal Process - 10 minutes (J. Tappert)

III.

Overview of Environmental Review Process - 10 minutes (R. Emch)

IV.

Public Comment - 21/2 hours (as required) (F. Cameron)

V.

Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc. (F. Cameron)

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register Notice.

[Federal Register: April 7, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 67)]

[Notices]

[Page 18409-18410]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Docket Nos. 50-336 And 50-423 Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Notice of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (DNC) has submitted applications for renewal of Facility Operating Licenses, DPR-65 and NPF-49 for an additional 20 years of operation at the Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (MPS). MPS is located on the north shore of Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut, approximately 40 miles southeast of Hartford, Connecticut.

The operating licenses for MPS, Units 2 and 3, expire on July 31, 2015, and November 25, 2025, respectively. The applications for renewal were received on January 22, 2004, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54. A notice of receipt and availability of the applications, which included the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2004, (69 FR 5197). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the applications for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on March 12, 2004, (69 FR 11897).

The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) in support of the review of the license renewal applications and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, DNC submitted the ER as part of the applications. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is available for public inspection at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852, or 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 NRCs Electronic Reading Room link. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

The applications may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/millstone.html. In addition, the Waterford Public Library, located at 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, Connecticut 06385, and the Thames River Campus Library at Three Rivers Community College, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut 06360, have agreed to make the ER available for public inspection.

This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commissions Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, (NUREG-1437) in support of the review of the applications for renewal of the MPS operating licenses for an additional 20 years.

Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to

the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the NRCs regulations found in 10 CFR part 51.

The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS for public comment.

Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:

a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the supplement to the GEIS.

b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.

c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are peripheral or that are not significant.

d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.

e. Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action.

f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of the environmental analyses and the Commissions tentative planning and decision-making schedule.

g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.

h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and include any contractor assistance to be used.

The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:

a. The applicant, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.

c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.

d. Any affected Indian tribe.

e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process.

f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave to intervene.

In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for the MPS license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings will be held at the Waterford Town Hall Auditorium, 15 Rope Ferry Road in Waterford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, May 18, 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 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview

by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS.

Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session at the Waterford Town Hall Auditorium. 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, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1590, or by Internet to the NRC at MillstoneEIS@nrc.gov no later than May 14, 2004.

Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. Mr. Emch will need to be contacted no later than May 10, 2004, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated.

Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental scope of the MPS license renewal review to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may also be delivered to the NRC, Room T-6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments should be postmarked by June 4, 2004. Electronic comments may be sent by the Internet to the NRC at MillstoneEIS@nrc.gov and should be sent no later than June 4, 2004, to be considered in the scoping process. Comments will be available electronically and accessible through ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Notice of opportunity for a hearing regarding the renewal applications was the subject of the aforementioned Federal Register notice (69 FR 11897). Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.

At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be available for inspection in ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment the draft supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of separate notices and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per request will be provided free of charge.

After receipt and consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection.

Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Emch at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of March 2004.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission K. Steven West, Acting Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

[FR Doc. E4-766 Filed 4-6-04; 8:45 a.m.]

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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 Ralph Bunge NRC Proceedings Representative for Waterford, CT 510 Carr Ave Rockville, MD 20850 Thomas V. Wagner, AICP Planning Director Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Robert A. Avena Town Attorney for Waterford, CT Kepple, Morgan & Avena, P.C.

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