ML042250207
| ML042250207 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/2004 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Castro B State of NY, Office of Parks Recreation & Historical Preservation |
| Fields L , NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 301-1186 | |
| References | |
| ORRHP NO. 03PR0532 | |
| Download: ML042250207 (6) | |
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August 11, 2004 Ms. Bernadette Castro, Commissioner New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation P.O. Box 189 Peebles Island Waterford, NY 12138-0189
SUBJECT:
NINE MILE POINT UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL REVIEW (PROJECT REVIEW OPRHP NO. 03PR0532)
Dear Commissioner Castro:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing applications to renew the operating licenses for Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2 (NMP), which is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario in the Town of Scriba, Oswego County, New York. NMP is owned by Constellation Energy Group (Constellation). The applications for renewal was submitted by Constellation on May 27, 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 accordance with 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 applications, Constellation contacted your office by letters dated December 13, 2002, and February 28, 2004, requesting comments on any new and significant information regarding historic and archaeological resources. Constellation states in its environmental review (ER) that no known sites were found on site grounds or along the transmission line rights-of-way during historic and archaeological surveys conducted in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Your office responded in a letter dated August 1, 2003, concurring that there are no known archaeological sites within the project area. However, due to the environmental setting of the project area, the SHPO considers the area to be sensitive for cultural resources.
Commissioner Castro On September 21, 2004, the NRC will conduct two public NEPA scoping meetings at the Town of Scriba Conference Room, 42 Creamery Road, Oswego, New York. 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 April 2005. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ms. Leslie C. Fields, Environmental Project Manager at 301-415-1186 or via email at LCF@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-220, 50-410
Enclosure:
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Michael J. Wallace President Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC c/o Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
750 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Mike Heffley Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Generation Group 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway Suite 500 Annapolis, MD 21401 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Gordon K. Hunegs, Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 The Honorable Kenneth E. Burdick Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. James R. Evans LIPA P.O. Box 129 Lycoming, NY 10393 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Paul D. Eddy Electric Division NYS Department of Public Service Agency Building 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223 C. Adrienne Rhodes Chairman and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 5 Empire State Plaza, Suite 2101 Albany, NY 12223-1556 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. James M. Petro, Jr., Esquire Counsel Constellation Energy Group 750 East Pratt Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Peter R. Smith, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Peter A. Mazzaferro Site Project Manager - License Renewal Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 The Honorable Stephen P. Lyman County Administrator 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126 The Honorable Russ Johnson Chairman, Oswego County Legislature County Office Building 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
The Honorable John Gosek Mayor of Oswego City Hall 13 West Oneida Street Oswego, NY 13126 Ms. Carla Logan 1005 Brandon Shores Road Baltimore, MD 21226 Ms. Jennifer Hill Chamber of Commerce 156 West Second Street Oswego, NY 13126 Ms. Nancy Bennett Penfield Library State University of New York Oswego, NY 13126