ML050690467

3-9-05, Notice of Availability of the Final Plant-Specific Supplement 18 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) Regarding License Renewal for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (TAC MC0768 and MC9769

ML050690467
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Site:	Farley
Issue date:	03/09/2005
From:	Kuo P Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
To:	Stinson L Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Davis J, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-3835
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ML050700048	List: ML050690467
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March 9, 2005 Mr. L. M. Stinson, Vice-President Southern Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 18 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (GEIS) REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MC 0768 AND MC 0769)

Dear Mr. Stinson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the plant-specific Supplement 18 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), regarding the renewal of operating licenses NPF-2 and NPF-8 for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, for an additional 20 years of operation. Enclosed is a copy of the final report and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the final report is available for public inspection at the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). In addition, the Houston Love Memorial Library, 212 West Burdeshaw Street, Dothan, Alabama, and the Lucy Maddox Memorial Library, 11880 Columbia Street, Blakely, Georgia, have agreed to make the final supplement available for public inspection.

As discussed in Section 9.3 of the report, the staff recommends that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on:

(1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; (3) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies; (4) the staffs own independent review; and (5) the staffs consideration of public comments.

L. M. Stinson A separate notice of filing of the final environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Jack Cushing, at 301-415-1424 or by e-mail at JXC9@nrc.gov.

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.: 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

L. M. Stinson A separate notice of filing of the final environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Jack Cushing, at 301-415-1424 or by e-mail at JXC9@nrc.gov.

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.: 50-348 and 50-364

Enclosure:

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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC (SNC)

JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-348 and 50-364 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT 18 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has published a final plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses NPF-2 and NPF-8 for an additional 20 years of operation at Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant (FNP). FNP is located in Houston County, Alabama, approximately 16.5 miles east of the City of Dothan, Alabama.

Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.

Section 9.3 of the final supplement 18 states:

Based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS (NRC 1996; 1999), (2) the environmental report submitted by SNC (SNC 2003), (3) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, (4) the staffs own independent review, and (5) the staffs consideration of public comments, the recommendation of the staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Farley Units 1 and 2, are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable.

The final Supplement 18 to the GEIS is available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

In addition, the Houston Love Memorial Library, 212 West Burdeshaw Street, Dothan, Alabama, and the Lucy Maddox Memorial Library, 11880 Columbia Street, Blakely, Georgia, have agreed to make the final plant-specific supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. Jack Cushing, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., 20555. Mr. Cushing may be contacted at 301-415-1424 or via email at JXC9@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of March, 2005.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant cc:

Mr. J. R. Johnson General Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 Mr. B. D. McKinney Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. M. Stanford Blanton, esq.

Balch and Bingham Law Firm P.O. Box 306 1710 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Mr. J. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201 State Health Officer Alabama Department of Public Health 434 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36130-1701 Chairman Houston County Commission P.O. Box 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7388 N. State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319 Mr. Lonice C. Barrett State Historic Preservation Officer/DNR 156 Trinity Avenue, SW, Suite 101 Atlanta, GA 30303-3600 Mr. William D. Oldfield SAER Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 470 Ashford, AL 36312 Mr. Charles R. Pierce Manager - License Renewal Southern Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Ms. Betty Forbus Director Houston Love Memorial Library 212 West Burdeshaw Street Dothan, AL 36303 Ms. Barbara Crawford The Lucy Maddox Memorial Library 11880 Columbia Street Blakely, GA 39823 Ms. Crystal Quinly Task Leader Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mail Code L-654 P.O. Box 808 Livermore, CA 94550 Dr. Lee Warner State Historic Preservation Officer Alabama Historical Commission 468 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL 36130-0900

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Daphne ES Field Office Attn: Mr. Larry Goldman, Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1208-B Main Street Daphne, Alabama 35626 The Honorable R. Perry Beaver, Principal Chief Muscogee (Creek) Nation P.O. Box 580 Okmulgee, OK 74447 The Honorable Eddie Tullis, Chairman Poarch Band of Creek Nation 5811 Jack Springs Road Atmore, AL 36502 The Honorable Mitchell Cypress, Chairman Seminole Tribe of Florida 6300 Stirling Road Hollywood, FL 33024 Mr. Jon Hornsby Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division 64 North Union Street Suite 567 Montgomery, AL 36104 Mr. Greg Krakow Data Manager Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Georgia Natural Heritage Program 2117 U.S. Hwy. 278 S.E., Social Circle GA 30025-4714 Dr. Dennis Hardin Forest Ecologist Division of Forest Management 3125 Conner Blvd. C-25 Tallahassee FL. 32399-1650 Mr. Bob Hendrix P.O. Box 8765 Dothan, AL 36304 Mr. Matt Parker P.O. Box 368 Dothan, AL 36302 Mr. Steve Turkoski P.O. Box 638 Dothan, AL 36302 Ms. Diane Geeslin 109 Edinburgh Way Dothan, AL 36305 Mr. Mike Schmitz 901 S. Oates Street Dothan, AL 36301 Mr. W. J. Johnson, Jr.

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Mr. Charlie Nesbitt 34 Hampton Way Dothan, AL 36305 Mr. Dave Hendrix City of Dothan P.O. Box 2128 Dothan, AL 36302 Mr. James H. Phillips Chattahoochee Riverkeeper P.O. Box 1492 Columbus, GA 31902 Ms. Barbara Alford Troy State University Dothan P.O. Box 8368 Dothan, AL 36304 Mr. Steve Mashburn 102 Sandy Springs Road Dothan, AL 36303 Mr. Tim Pitchford Sweetwater Apartments, Apt #109 Dothan, AL 36302 Ms. Rebecca Martin Tri Rivers Association P.O. Box 2232 Dothan, AL 36302 Ms. Michele Buck 3703 Brookside Drive Dothan, AL 36303 Mr. Brad Moore 1925 Powell Trail Abbeville, AL 36310 Ms. Lana Smitherman P.O. Box 2128 Dothan, AL 36302 Mr. John Hornsby AL Department of Conservation Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division 64 N. Union Street Montgomery, AL 363130 Mr. Clint Ludlam 729 Hatton Road Dothan, AL 36301 Mr. Rich Lopez 1231 West Main Street Dothan, AL 36301 Ms. Sara Barczak, Safe Energy Director Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) 3025 Bull Street, Suite 101 Savannah, GA 31405 Mr. Robert Fucich 714 Strickland Road Headland, AL 36345 Mr. Steve Chesnut 134 Glencoe Way Dothan, AL 36305 Mr. Ray Jarrett P.O. Box 726 Blakely, GA 39823 Ms. Stacey Graham 205 N. Iroquois Dothan, AL 36303 Mr. Merrill Maddox P.O. Box 1295, Bin B-002 Birmingham, AL 35201 Mr. Jeff Schmitz 518 Broadway Street Ashford, AL 36312

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Gregory Hogue Regional Environmental Officer Department of the Interior Office of Environmental Policy &

Compliance 75 Spring St., SW, Rm 1144 Atlanta, GA 30303 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Daphne ES Field Office Attention: Bill Young 1208-B Main Street Daphne, AL 36526 Ramona McConney USEPA, Region 4 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303-8960