ML043130442
| ML043130442 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/21/2004 |
| From: | Leslie Fields Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Constellation Energy Group |
| Fields L , NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 301-1186 | |
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| Download: ML043130442 (14) | |
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Environmental Environmental Scoping Meeting Scoping Meeting Nine Mile Point, Units 1 & 2 Nine Mile Point, Units 1 & 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 21, 2004
2 Purpose of Todays Purpose of Todays Meeting Meeting 3/4 Discuss NRCs license renewal process 3/4 Describe the environmental review process 3/4 Identify environmental areas that the staff typically evaluates 3/4 Provide the review schedule 3/4 Accept any comments you may have today 3/4 Describe how to submit comments
3 Nine Mile Point, Units 1& 2 Nine Mile Point, Units 1& 2 License Renewal License Renewal 3/4 NMP1 operating license expires 8/22/2009 3/4 NMP2 operating license expires 10/31/2026 3/4 Application requests authorization to operate Units 1 & 2 for an additional 20 years
4 NRCs NRCs License Renewal License Renewal Review Review 3/4 Safety review 3/4 Environmental review 3/4 Plant inspections 3/4 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
5 License Renewal Process License Renewal Process License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection Inspection Activities Activities Inspection Inspection Report Report Safety Safety Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Report ACRS ACRS Review Review ACRS ACRS Report Report Scoping Scoping Activities Activities Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Comments Comments On Draft On Draft Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Hearings*
Hearings*
Agency Agency Decision on Decision on Application Application Formal Public Participation
- If a request for hearing is granted License Renewal Process License Renewal Process License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection Inspection Activities Activities Inspection Inspection Report Report Safety Safety Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Report ACRS ACRS Review Review ACRS ACRS Report Report Scoping Scoping Activities Activities Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Comments Comments On Draft On Draft Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Hearings*
Hearings*
Agency Agency Decision on Decision on Application Application Formal Public Participation
- If a request for hearing is granted
6 National Environmental National Environmental Policy Act Policy Act 3/4 NEPA requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts 3/4 An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment 3/4 Commission has determined that a supplement to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" will be prepared for a license renewal application.
7 Decision Standard for Decision Standard for Environmental Review Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Nine Mile Point, Units 1 & 2 are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
8 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process for License Renewal Process for License Renewal Application Application Received Received May 27, 2004 May 27, 2004 Notice of Intent Notice of Intent August 9, 2004 August 9, 2004 Scoping Scoping Process Process Environmental Review Environmental Review Site Audit Site Audit September 22, 2004 September 22, 2004 Requests for Additional Requests for Additional Information (RAI)
Information (RAI)
By November 2004 By November 2004 Draft SEIS Draft SEIS Public Meetings Public Meetings May 2005 May 2005 Final Final SEIS by SEIS by December 2005 December 2005 Formal Public Participation Publish Draft SEIS Publish Draft SEIS April 2005 April 2005
9 Information Gathering Information Gathering Draft Draft SEIS SEIS License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Staffs Staffs Site Audit Site Audit Public Public Comments Comments State & Local State & Local Agencies Agencies Social Social Services Services Permitting Permitting Authorities Authorities
10 Team Expertise Team Expertise Nuclear Nuclear Safety Safety Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Compliance Radiation Radiation Protection Protection Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecology Ecology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science Socioeconomics/
Socioeconomics/
Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Land Use Land Use Archaeology/Cultural Resources Archaeology/Cultural Resources Hydrology Hydrology Aquatic Aquatic Ecology Ecology Water Water Quality Quality
11 Environmental Review Environmental Review Milestones Milestones 3/4 Scoping & Comment period -8/09/04 to 10/11/04 3/4 Issue draft SEIS - April 2005 3/4 Issue final SEIS - December 2005
12 Point of Contact Point of Contact 3/4 Agency points of contact:
Leslie Fields (800) 368-5642 ext. 1186 3/4 Documents are located at the Penfield Library, State University of New York, Oswego, NY, 13126 3/4 Documents can also be viewed at the NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov)
13 NRC Addresses NRC Addresses Provide written comments:
3/4 By mail at:
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 3/4 In person at: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 3/4 E-mail at:
NineMilePointEIS@nrc.gov