ML050130438
| ML050130438 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/2005 |
| From: | Emch R NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Kugler A NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML050130438 (10) | |
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January 12, 2005 MEMORANDUM TO: Andrew Kugler, Section Chief Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager /RA/
Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (BSEP), LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)
DATE AND TIME:
January 27, 2005 (Two identical sessions)
First Session:
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Second Session:7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Southport City Hall 201 E. Moore Street, Southport, North Carolina 28461 CATEGORY 3:*
This is a Category 3 meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.
PURPOSE:
To discuss the environmental scoping process for the LRA for BSEP.
These meetings will provide members of the public with the opportunity to provide comments regarding environmental issues that the NRC should consider during its review of the LRA. These meetings are being conducted as part of the scoping process outlined in 10 CFR Part 51 to support development of an environmental impact statement in support of the LRA. See the attached agenda and Federal Register Notice (70 FR 2188 ). The license renewal application is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html the NRCs Web page or in ADAMS (Accession No. ML043060411).
CONTACTS:
Richard L. Emch, Jr, NRR Cristina Guerrero, NRR 301-415-1590 301-415-2981 RLE@NRC.GOV CXG3@NRC.GOV
- Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002
A. Kugler 2
PURPOSE (Cont.):
Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.
The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Richard L. Emch, Jr., at (800) 368-5642, ext. 1590, or Cristina Guerrero at (800) 368-5642, ext. 2981, or by e-mail at BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov by January 18, 2005. Those who wish to make comments may also register at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. The meeting room is on the second floor of the building, and there is no elevator. Therefore, the meeting room is not handicap accessible. Mr. Emch will need to be contacted no later than January 18, 2005, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting.
PARTICIPANTS:
NRC Members of the Public Who Register to Speak F. Cameron A. Kugler R. Emch Docket Nos.: 50-325 and 50-324 Attachments: 1. Agenda
- 2. Federal Register Notice cc w/attachments: See next page
A. Kugler 2
PURPOSE (Cont.):
Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.
The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Richard L. Emch, Jr., at (800) 368-5642, ext. 1590, or Cristina Guerrero at (800) 368-5642, ext. 2981, or by e-mail at BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov by January 18, 2005. Those who wish to make comments may also register at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. The meeting room is on the second floor of the building, and there is no elevator. Therefore, the meeting room is not handicap accessible. Mr. Emch will need to be contacted no later than January 18, 2005, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting.
PARTICIPANTS:
NRC Members of the Public Who Register to Speak F. Cameron A. Kugler R. Emch Docket Nos.: 50-325 and 50-324 Attachments: 1. Agenda
- 2. Federal Register Notice cc w/attachments: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 Two Meeting Sessions - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*
I.
Welcome and Purpose of Meeting - 15 minutes (F. Cameron)
II.
Overview of License Renewal Process - 10 minutes (A. Kugler)
III.
Overview of Environmental Review Process - 20 minutes (R. Emch)
IV.
Public Comment - (as required) (F. Cameron)
V.
Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc. (F. Cameron)
- The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register Notice.
[Federal Register: January 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 8)]
[Notices] [Page 2188-2189]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12ja05-128]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Docket Nos. 50-324 and 50-325 Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L), now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., has submitted an application for renewal of Facility Operating Licenses, DPR-71 and DPR-62, for an additional 20 years of operation at the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 (BSEP). BSEP is located in Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The operating licenses for BSEP, Units 1 and 2, expire on September 8, 2016, and December 27, 2014, respectively. The application for renewal was received on October 20, 2004, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). A notice of receipt and availability of the application, which included the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2004 (69 FR 67611). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and a notice of opportunity for hearing regarding renewal of the facility operating licenses was published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2004 (69 FR 70471-70473). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) in support of the review of the license renewal application and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, CP&L submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is available for public inspection at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRC's Electronic Reading Room link. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
The application may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. In addition, the William Madison Randall Library, located at 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, has agreed to make the ER available for public inspection.
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commission's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, (NUREG-1437) in support of the
review of the application for renewal of the BSEP operating licenses for an additional 20 years.
Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include the no action alternative and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the NRC's regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS for public comment.
Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
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- a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the supplement to the GEIS;
- b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth;
- c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are peripheral or that are not significant;
- d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered;
- e. Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action;
- f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning and decision-making schedule;
- g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies; and
- h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and include any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
- a. The applicant, Carolina Power & Light Company, now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc;
- b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
- c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
- d. Any affected Indian tribe;
- e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process; and
- f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave to intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for the BSEP license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings will be held at the Southport City Hall, 201 E. Moore Street, Southport, North Carolina 28461, on Thursday, January 27, 2005. 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 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS.
No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting Mr.
Richard L. Emch, Jr., by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1590, or by e-mail to the NRC at BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov no later than January 18, 2005. Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. The meeting room is on the second floor of the building, and there is no elevator.
Therefore, the meeting room is not handicap accessible. Mr. Emch will need to be contacted no later than January 18, 2005, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental scope of the BSEP license renewal review to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may also be delivered to the NRC, Room T-6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments should be postmarked by March 11, 2005. Electronic comments may be sent by email to the NRC at BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov and should be sent no later than March 11, 2005, to be considered in the scoping process. Comments will be available electronically and accessible through ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Notice of opportunity for a hearing regarding the renewal application was the subject of the aforementioned Federal Register notice (69 FR 70471). Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be available for inspection in ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment the draft supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject
of separate notices and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per request will be provided free of charge.
After receipt and consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection. Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Emch at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of January 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
[FR Doc.05-591 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Steven R. Carr Associate General Counsel - Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. David R. Sandifer, Chairperson Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8470 River Road Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Radiation Protection Section, Division of Natural Resources N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. David H. Hinds Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Ms. Margaret A. Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Mr. T. P. Cleary Director - Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor City of Southport 201 East Moore Street Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1525 Mr. Chris L. Burton, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Edward T. ONeill Manager - Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Allen K. Brittain Superintendent, Security Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Michael Heath Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Talmage B. Clements Manager - License Renewal Progress Energy P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Ms. Ilene Brown NCUW William Randall Library 601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616