ML041350465
| ML041350465 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/01/2004 |
| From: | Masnik M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | |
| Masnik M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1191 | |
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| ML041390584 | List: |
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| Download: ML041350465 (14) | |
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Environmental Environmental Scoping Meeting Scoping Meeting Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Units 1, 2, and 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 1, 2004
2 Purpose of Todays Purpose of Todays Meeting Meeting
Discuss NRCs license renewal process
Describe the environmental review process
Identify environmental areas that the staff typically evaluates
Provide the review schedule
Accept any comments you may have today
Describe how to submit comments
3 Browns Ferry Nuclear Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 License Renewal License Renewal
Current operating licenses expire
Unit 1 - 20 Dec 2013
Unit 2 - 28 Jun 2014
Unit 3 - 2 Jul 2016
Application requests authorization to operate units for an additional 20 years
4 NRCs NRCs License Renewal License Renewal Review Review
Safety review
Environmental review
Plant inspections
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
5 License Renewal Process License Renewal Process License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection Inspection Activities Activities Inspection Inspection Report Report Safety Safety Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Report ACRS ACRS Review Review ACRS ACRS Report Report Scoping Scoping Activities Activities Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Comments Comments On Draft On Draft Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Hearings*
Hearings*
Agency Agency Decision on Decision on Application Application Formal Public Participation
- If a request for hearing is granted License Renewal Process License Renewal Process License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection Inspection Activities Activities Inspection Inspection Report Report Safety Safety Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Report ACRS ACRS Review Review ACRS ACRS Report Report Scoping Scoping Activities Activities Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Comments Comments On Draft On Draft Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Hearings*
Hearings*
Agency Agency Decision on Decision on Application Application Formal Public Participation
- If a request for hearing is granted
6 National Environmental National Environmental Policy Act Policy Act
NEPA requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts
An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment
Commission has determined that a supplement to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" will be prepared for a license renewal application.
7 Decision Standard for Decision Standard for Environmental Review Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
8 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process for License Renewal Process for License Renewal Application Application Received Received January 6, 2004 January 6, 2004 Notice of Intent Notice of Intent March 10, 2004 March 10, 2004 Scoping Scoping Process Process Environmental Review Environmental Review Site Audit Site Audit March 30-31, 2004 March 30-31, 2004 Requests for Additional Requests for Additional Information (RAI)
Information (RAI)
By May 24, 2004 By May 24, 2004 Draft SEIS Draft SEIS December 2004 December 2004 Final Final SEIS by SEIS by July 2005 July 2005 Formal Public Participation
9 Information Gathering Information Gathering Draft Draft SEIS SEIS License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Staffs Staffs Site Audit Site Audit Public Public Comments Comments State & Local State & Local Agencies Agencies Social Social Services Services Permitting Permitting Authorities Authorities
10 Team Expertise Team Expertise Nuclear Nuclear Safety Safety Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Compliance Radiation Radiation Protection Protection Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecology Ecology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science Socioeconomics/
Socioeconomics/
Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Land Use Land Use Archaeology/Cultural Resources Archaeology/Cultural Resources Hydrology Hydrology Aquatic Aquatic Ecology Ecology Water Water Quality Quality
11 Environmental Review Environmental Review Milestones Milestones
Scoping & Comment period -3/10/04 to 5/9/04
Issue draft SEIS - December 2004
Issue final SEIS - July 2005
12 Point of Contact Point of Contact
Agency point of contact:
Michael Masnik (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1191
Documents are located at Athens-Limestone Public Library, Athens, Alabama
Documents can also be viewed at the NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov)
13 NRC Addresses NRC Addresses Provide written comments:
By mail at:
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
In person at: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland
E-mail at:
BrownsferryEIS@nrc.gov