ML042250437
| ML042250437 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/2004 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Armstrong R Seneca Nation of Indians |
| Fields L , NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 301-1186 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML042250437 (8) | |
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August 11, 2004 The Honorable Ricky L. Armstrong, President Seneca Nation of Indians 3582 Center Road Salamanca, NY 14779
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW OF NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION
Dear President Armstrong:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of applications from the Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Constellation) to renew the operating licenses for the Nine Mile Point Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (NMP). NMP is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario in the Town of Scriba, Oswego County, New York. NMP is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Seneca Nation of Indians. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR Part 51.28),
the NRC invites the Seneca Nation of Indians 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 NMP Units 1 and 2 will expire in August 2009 and October 2026, respectively. Constellation submitted its applications for renewal of the NMP operating licenses on May 26, 2004.
The NRC is gathering information for a NMP-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 NMP 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 NMP license renewal supplement to the GEIS on September 21, 2004, at the Town of Scriba Conference Room, 42 Creamery Road, Oswego, New York, 13126. 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 of each session. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during informal discussions.
President R. Armstrong 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 ML041490211. 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, 1-301-415-4737, 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 Penfield Library, located at State University of New York, Oswego, New York, 13126. 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 or at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html NRCs PDR.
Please submit any written comments that the Seneca Nation of Indians may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by October 11, 2004. Comments should be submitted by mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738, or by e-mail to NineMilePointEIS@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, April 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 the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for NMP is planned for November 2005. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Ms. Leslie C. Fields, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1186.
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 and 50-410
President R. Armstrong 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 ML041490211. 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, 1-301-415-4737, 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 Penfield Library, located at State University of New York, Oswego, New York, 13126. 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 or at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html NRCs PDR.
Please submit any written comments that the Seneca Nation of Indians may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by October 11, 2004. Comments should be submitted by mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738, or by e-mail to NineMilePointEIS@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, April 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 the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for NMP is planned for November 2005. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Ms. Leslie C. Fields, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1186.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-220 and 50-410 Distribution: See next page Adams Accession No.: ML042250437 C:\\ORPCheckout\\FileNET\\ML042250437.wpd OFFICE LA:RLEP GS:RLEP PM:RLEP OGC (NLO)
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B. McDowell (mcdowell5@llnl.gov)
E. Pentecost (epentecost@anl.gov)
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 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 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 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I St., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Mark Flaherty Manager - Fleet Licensing R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 1503 Lake Rd.
Ontario, NY 14519 Mr. M. Steven Leonard General Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Matters Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
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 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