ML042380602
| ML042380602 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/24/2004 |
| From: | Kuo P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Moriarty M US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Fields L , NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 301-1186 | |
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| Download: ML042380602 (4) | |
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August 24, 2004 Marvin Moriarty, Regional Director Northeast Regional Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 300 Westgate Center Drive Hadley, MA 01035-9589
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL
Dear Mr. Moriarty:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing an application 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 application 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). As part of the review of the license renewal application, the NRC is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, which includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, including endangered or threatened species and impacts to fish and wildlife. This letter is being submitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.
The proposed action would include the use and continued maintenance of existing plant facilities and transmission lines. The NMP site covers approximately 900 acres, with over a mile of shoreline on Lake Ontario. Approximately 188 acres are used for power generation and support facilities. The remaining acreage is generally undeveloped. The local terrain consists of undulating hills that are predominantly covered with forest and brushlands. Federal and State designated wetlands occur on site.
Each NMP unit has a separate intake and discharge structure located offshore in Lake Ontario.
Unit one uses a once-through open-cycle cooling system, while unit two is a closed-cycle system that uses a cooling tower.
For the specific purpose of connecting NMP to the regional transmission system, there is a total of approximately 26 miles of transmission line corridor. This transmission line corridor is being evaluated as part of the SEIS process. The transmission line corridor traverses Oswego and Onondaga Counties. The corridor passes through land that is primarily open farmland, wetlands, wooded areas, and pastureland. The enclosed transmission line map shows the transmission system that is being evaluated in the SEIS. Three 345-kilovolt (kV) lines connect NMP to the electric grid. Two of the transmission lines for Unit 1 run southward from the plant in a common corridor (500 feet wide) for 26 miles to the Clay substation. For Unit 2, the single
M. Moriarty transmission line runs 2000 feet and ends at the Scriba substation. The construction of Unit 2 shortened one of the lines for Unit 1, where it now terminates at the Scriba substation.
To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the NRC requests a list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of NMP and its associated transmission lines. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
We plan to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on September 21, 2004, at the Town of Scriba Conference Room, 42 Creamery Road, Oswego, New York, 13126. On September 22, 2004, we plan to conduct a site audit at the NMP facility.
You and your staff are invited to attend both public meetings and the site audit. 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 concerning the NRC staff review of this license renewal application, please contact Ms. Leslie C. Fields, Environmental Project Manager at 301-415-1186 or email LCF@nrc.gov.
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
Enclosures:
- 1. NMP Transmission Line Map
- 2. NMP Site Boundary cc w/encls.: See next page
M. Moriarty transmission line runs 2000 feet and ends at the Scriba substation. The construction of Unit 2 shortened one of the lines for Unit 1, where it now terminates at the Scriba substation.
To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the NRC requests a list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of NMP and its associated transmission lines. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
We plan to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on September 21, 2004, at the Town of Scriba Conference Room, 42 Creamery Road, Oswego, New York, 13126. On September 22, 2004, we plan to conduct a site audit at the NMP facility.
You and your staff are invited to attend both public meetings and the site audit. 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 concerning the NRC staff review of this license renewal application, please contact Ms. Leslie C. Fields, Environmental Project Manager at 301-415-1186 or email LCF@nrc.gov.
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
Enclosures:
- 1. NMP Transmission Line Map
- 2. NMP Site Boundary cc w/encls.: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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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 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 Mr. James A. Spina Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093