ML041410534
| ML041410534 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/2004 |
| From: | Kuo P Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs |
| To: | Teller J Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin |
| Dam WL, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-4014 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML041410534 (6) | |
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May 14, 2004 Ms. Joan Delabreau, Chairwoman Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin P.O. Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135-0910
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW OF POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION
Dear Chairwoman Delabreau:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) to renew the operating licenses for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PBNP). PBNP is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin. PBNP is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and intergovernmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28(b), the NRC invites the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for PBNP Units 1 and 2 will expire in October 2010 and March 2013, respectively. NMC submitted its application for renewal of the PBNP operating licenses to the NRC on February 26, 2004.
The NRC is gathering information for a PBNP-specific supplement to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),
NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the PBNP site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
The NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the PBNP license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 15, 2004, at Fox Hills, 250 West Church Street in Mishicot, Wisconsin. 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 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing. No formal
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comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during informal discussions.
The application is electronically available for inspection from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML040580020. ADAMS is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html which provides access through the NRCs Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR) link. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the application can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html.
A paper copy of the application can be viewed at the NRCs PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, 20852-2738; and at the Lester Public Library, located at 1001 Adams Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 54241. The GEIS, which assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, can also be found on the NRCs website, www.nrc.gov, or at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html, NRCs PDR.
Please submit any written comments that the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin tribal community may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 14, 2004.
Comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to PointBeachEIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached and will mail a copy to you.
The NRC will issue the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for public comment (anticipated publication date, January 2005), and will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on
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the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for PBNP is planned for September 2005. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Mr. William Dam, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4014.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-266 and 50-301 cc: See next page
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the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for PBNP is planned for September 2005. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Mr. William Dam, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4014.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-266 and 50-301 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Richard R. Grigg President and Chief Operating Officer Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Regulatory Affairs Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks 13017 State Highway 42 Mishicot, WI 54228 Chairman Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Resident Inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Douglas E. Cooper Senior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Site Director of Operations Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Gary D. Middlesworth Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Kenneth Westlake Chief, Environmental Planning and Evaluation Branch U.S. EPA Mail Code B-195 77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
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Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Nick Niederlander Lester Public Library 1001 Adams Street Two Rivers, WI 54241