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Environmental Scoping Meeting Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and National Environmental Policy Act, November 1, 2005
ML053400382
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 11/01/2005
From:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
Keto E, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-2621
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Environmental Environmental Scoping Meeting Scoping Meeting Oyster Creek Nuclear Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission November 1, 2005

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 Oyster Creek Nuclear Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Generating Station, License Renewal License Renewal 3/4 Current operating license expires on April 9, 2009 3/4 Application requests authorization to operate the plant 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 Environmental Environmental Review Review Application Application Review Review NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application On Application**

License Renewal Process License Renewal Process

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted

Application**

submitted to NRC submitted to NRC Safety Safety Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspections Inspections Independent Independent Review Review Hearings*

Hearings*

6 Safety Review Process Safety Review Process Safety Safety Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection(s)

Inspection(s)

Inspection Inspection Report(s)

Report(s)

Issued**

Issued**

Safety Evaluation Safety Evaluation Review Review ACRS ACRS Letter Issued**

Letter Issued**

NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

Regional Regional Administrator Administrator Letter Issued Letter Issued License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Local Public Information Meeting Hearings*

Public Meeting(s)

-Tech. Issues

-Audit Exit Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety (ACRS)

Review Public Exit Meeting(s)

Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Issued**

Report Issued**

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted Opportunities for Public Interaction
    • Available at www.nrc.gov

7 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process Process Environmental Environmental Review Review Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Issued**

Issued**

Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS Issued**

To GEIS Issued**

NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

Site Site Environmental Environmental Audit Audit License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Local Public Information Meeting Meeting/

Comments On Scoping Meeting/

Comments On Draft Hearings*

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted Opportunities for Public Interaction
    • Available at www.nrc.gov

8 Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection(s)

Inspection(s)

Inspection Inspection Report(s)

Report(s)

Issued**

Issued**

Safety Evaluation Safety Evaluation Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Issued**

Report Issued**

ACRS ACRS Letter Issued**

Letter Issued**

Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Issued**

Issued**

Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS Issued**

To GEIS Issued**

NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

Regional Regional Administrator Administrator Letter Issued Letter Issued License Renewal Process License Renewal Process

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted Opportunities for Public Interaction
    • Available at www.nrc.gov Site Site Environmental Environmental Audit Audit License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Local Public Information Meeting Meeting/

Comments On Scoping Meeting/

Comments On Draft Hearings*

Public Meeting(s)

-Tech. Issues

-Audit Exit Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety (ACRS)

Review Public Exit Meeting(s)

9 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.

10 Decision Standard for Decision Standard for Environmental Review Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

11 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process for License Renewal Process for License Renewal Application Application Received Received July 22, 2005 July 22, 2005 Notice of Intent Notice of Intent September 22, 2005 September 22, 2005 Scoping Scoping Process Process Environmental Review Environmental Review Site Audit Site Audit October 10 October 10--14, 2005 14, 2005 Requests for Additional Requests for Additional Information (RAI)

Information (RAI)

By December 16, 2005 By December 16, 2005 Draft SEIS Draft SEIS June 2006 June 2006 Final Final SEIS by SEIS by January 2007 January 2007 Formal Public Participation

12 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

13 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

14 Environmental Review Environmental Review Milestones Milestones 3/4 Scoping period ends - November 25, 2005 3/4 Issue draft SEIS - June 2006 3/4 Issue final SEIS - January 2007

15 Point of Contact Point of Contact 3/4 Agency point of contact:

Michael T. Masnik (800) 368-5642, ext. 1191 3/4 Documents located at:

  • Lacey Public Library, 10 East Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 3/4 Documents can also be viewed at the NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov)

16 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 By e-mail at: OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov

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