ML042710257

Summary of Telephone Conference Conducted on September 2, 2004 with Town of Waterford Officials in Support of the Environmental Review of the License Renewal Application for Millstone Power Station Units 2 and 3

ML042710257
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	09/24/2004
From:	Emch R NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590
References
TAC MC1827, TAC MC1828
Download: ML042710257 (5)

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September 24, 2004 LICENSEE:

Dominion Connecticut Nuclear, Inc.

FACILITY:

Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3

SUMMARY

OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 WITH TOWN OF WATERFORD OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNITS 2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC1827 AND MC1828)

On September 2, 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a telephone conference with officials representing the Town of Waterford, Connecticut.

Paul Eccard, First Selectman; Ruth (Rudy) Beers, Director of Finance; Tom Wagner, Director of Planning; and Robert Avena, Town Attorney provided information to Richard Emch and Jennifer Davis of the NRCs Environmental Section and Ted Doerr and Daniel Pava of Los Alamos National Laboratory, NRCs contractors, concerning the long term socioeconomic impacts on the Town of Waterford from license renewal at Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Millstone). The Waterford officials explained the additional resources that Waterford has to maintain in the police and fire departments to fulfill its responsibilities under the Millstone emergency response and security plans. They estimated the cost of maintaining this additional support, in comparison to the police and fire department resources maintained by neighboring similar sized towns such as Stonington, to be several million dollars per year. They are also concerned that the lower taxes paid by Millstone will lead to a reduction in town services or higher taxes for town residents - making Waterford less competitive in attracting and keeping regional businesses.

Mr. Pava asked where the information about comparative levels of town police and fire department resources could be found. He was informed that the information is available on the website of the Connecticut Public Expenditure Council. Mr. Eccard agreed to send a copy of the website information to Mr. Pava.

I indicated that the tax issue is really not a license renewal issue. The tax issue was not caused by license renewal; it was caused by deregulation. By the beginning of the license renewal period in 2015, the tax rate paid by Millstone will be stabilized at some new level, and the Town will have adjusted its operating budget accordingly. However, NRC and its contractors will review the information provided and discuss the issue in the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement related to license renewal for Millstone.

I also indicated that Waterfords concern about adequate resources to support Millstones emergency preparedness and security plans is a current operating plant issue that should be discussed with Dominion Connecticut Nuclear, Inc., NRC, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. I agreed to provide Mr. Eccard with the appropriate contacts at NRC to pursue this issue. Subsequent to the telephone conference, I was informed that this issue should be discussed with Dominion Connecticut Nuclear, Inc. and the Connecticut State Department of Environmental Protection.

/RA/

Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-336 and 50-423 I also indicated that Waterfords concern about adequate resources to support Millstones emergency preparedness and security plans is a current operating plant issue that should be discussed with Dominion Connecticut Nuclear, Inc., NRC, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. I agreed to provide Mr. Eccard with the appropriate contacts at NRC to pursue this issue. Subsequent to the telephone conference, I was informed that this issue should be discussed with Dominion Connecticut Nuclear, Inc. and the Connecticut State Department of Environmental Protection.

/RA/

Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-336 and 50-423 DISTRIBUTION:

D. Matthews/F. Gillespie T. Madden, OCA P.T. Kuo J. Trapp, RGN I R. Emch M. Schneider, RGN I A. Kugler S. Kennedy, RGN I J. Davis K. Managan, RGN I J. Eads N. Sheehan, RGN I V. Nerses D. Screnci, RGN I L. Fields T. Doerr (LANL)

B. Poole, OGC RLEP R/F Adams Accession no.: ML042710257 Document name: C:\\ORPCheckout\\FileNET\\ML042710257.wpd OFFICE RLEP:DRIP:LA RLEP:DRIP:GS RLEP:DRIP:PM NAME MJenkins JDavis REmch DATE 09/24/04 09/24/04 09/24/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc Mr. David A. Christian Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. J. Alan Price Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Millstone Power Station Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. David W. Dodson Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Millstone Power Station Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Edward L. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D.

Director, Division of Radiation Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Paul Eccard First Selectman Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385-2886 Mr. John Markowicz Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 9 Susan Terrace Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terrys Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Ms. Nancy Burton 147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge, CT 00870 Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 513 Niantic, CT 06357 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Moody Street P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. Charles Brinkman, Director Washington Operations Nuclear Services Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 cc Ms. Roslyn Rubenstein, Director Waterford Public Library 49 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385-2899 Mildred Hodge, Director Three Rivers Community College Thames River Campus Library 574 New London Turnpike Norwich, CT 06360 Ralph Bunge NRC Proceedings Representative for Waterford, CT 510 Carr Ave Rockville, MD 20850 Thomas V. Wagner, AICP Planning Director Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 David R. Lewis Shaw Pittman, LLC 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Mr. William D. Corbin Director - Nuclear Projects Department Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. William R. Watson. Jr.

Supervisor - License Renewal Project Building 475/5 Millstone Power Station Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Robert A. Avena Town Attorney for Waterford, CT Kepple, Morgan & Avena, P.C.

Box 3A Anguilla Park 20 South Anguilla Road Pawcatuck, CT 06379