ML060740101

04/05/06 - Forthcoming Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Dseis) for License Renewal at Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades)

ML060740101
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/14/2006
From:	Bo Pham NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
Pham B, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-8450
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March 15, 2006MEMORANDUM TO:Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationFROM:Bo M. Pham, Project Manager /RA/Environmental Branch BDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DRAFTSUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DSEIS)

FOR LICENSE RENEWAL AT PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (PALISADES)DATE AND TIME:Wednesday, April 5, 2006 (Two identical sessions)First Session: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Second Session: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. LOCATION:Lake Michigan College125 Veterans Boulevard South Haven, Michigan 49090CATEGORY 3:*This is a Category 3 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in thismeeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.PURPOSE:To meet with the public to receive comments on the draft Supplement 27to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal (NUREG-1437) for Palisades issued on February 14, 2006. The DSEISis available on the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr 1437/supplement27/index.html and in the NRC's publicly available AgencywideDocuments Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Accession Number is ML060400430. See the enclosed agenda and Federal Register Notice (71 FR 9383).CONTACTS:Bo Pham, NRRCristina Guerrero, NRR301-415-8450301-415-2981 BMP@NRC.GOVCXG3@NRC.GOV* Commission's Policy Statement on

?Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," 67 FederalRegister 36920, May 28, 2002.

R. Franovich-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 opportunityto talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public mayregister to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Bo Pham at 800-368-5642, ext. 8450, or Cristina Guerrero at 800-368-5642, ext.

2981, or by e-mailing PalisadesEIS@nrc.gov by March 28, 2006. Thosewho 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. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be broughtto the attention of Mr. Pham no later than March 28, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can beaccommodated.PARTICIPANTS:NRCMembers of the Public Who Register to SpeakF. CameronMr. Kenneth RichardR. Franovich

B. Pham R. Palla D. Miller et al.Docket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Noticecc w/encls: See next page R. Franovich-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 opportunityto talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public mayregister to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Bo Pham at 800-368-5642, ext. 8450, or Cristina Guerrero at 800-368-5642, ext.

2981, or by e-mailing PalisadesEIS@nrc.gov by March 28, 2006. Thosewho 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. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be broughtto the attention of Mr. Pham no later than March 28, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can beaccommodated.PARTICIPANTS:NRCMembers of the Public Who Register to SpeakF. CameronMr. Kenneth RichardR. Franovich

B. Pham R. Palla D. Miller et al.Docket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Noticecc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:PUBLIC Hard CopyDLR REBB R/F Y. Edmonds E-Mail F. Gillespie/P.T. Kuo (RidsNNrrDLR)R. SchaafL. FieldsB. PhamM. PadovanJ. Strasma, RIII OPAV. Mitlyng, RIII OPAS. Burnell, OPA M. Morgan S. Uttal, (RidsOGCMailCenter)A. WilliamsonC. Guerrero D. Miller (ANL)S. HoffmanB. Keeling, OCA J. Ellegood, RIIIJ. Giessner, RIIIC. Lipa, RIII T. Combs, OCAL. GerkeJ. Storch R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)C. ColleliR.K. WildAdams Accession No.: ML060740101Document Name: E:\Filenet\ML060740101.wpdOFFICEPM:REBBLA:REBBC:REBBNAMEBPhamYEdmondsRFranovich DATE3/14/063/14/063/14/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSSDRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANTLICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONWEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2006Two Identical 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 10 minutes (F. Cameron/R. Franovich)

II.Overview of License Renewal Process 10 minutes (B. Pham)

III.Results of the Environmental Review 20 minutes (D. Miller)IV.Results of the Severe Accident Mitigation10 minutes (R. Palla) Alternatives Review V.How Comments can be Submitted 5 minutes (B. Pham)VI.Public Comments2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> VII.Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc. 5 minutes (F. Cameron)*The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. Noformal comments on the draft 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: February 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 36)][Notices]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Availability of the DraftSupplement 27 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement and Public Meeting for theLicense Renewal of Palisades Nuclear PlantNotice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission)has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the "Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-20 for thePalisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) for an additional 20 years of operation. Palisades is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Covert Township on the western side of Van Buren County, Michigan, approximately 4.5 miles south of the city limits of South Haven, Michigan.Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.The draft Supplement 27 to the GEIS is available for public inspection in the NRC PublicDocument Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,Maryland 20852, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC'sAgencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accessionnumber for draft Supplement 27 to the GEIS is ML060400430. 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 South Haven Memorial Library, 314 Broadway Street, South Haven, MI has agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS forconsideration by the NRC staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by May 18, 2006.

Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRCstaff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS should be sent to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-6D59,Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electroniccomments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PalisadesEIS@nrc.gov. All commentsreceived by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at theCommission's PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and from the PARS component of ADAMS.The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft plant-specificsupplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on April 5, 2006, at the Lake Michigan College, 125 Veterans Boulevard, South Haven, Michigan. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The firstsession will commence at 1:30 p.m.

and will continue until 4:30 p.m. The second session willcommence at 7 p.m. and will continue until 10 p.m. Both meetings will be transcri bed and will include: (1) A presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS,and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussionsone hour prior to the start of each session at the same location. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered,comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Bo M. Pham, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 8450, or by e-mail at PalisadesEIS@nrc.gov no later than March 28, 2006. Members of the public may also register to provide oral comments 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. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Mr. Pham's attention no later than March28, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can beaccommodated.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. Bo M. Pham, Environmental Branch B,Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Mr. Pham may be contacted at the aforementionedtelephone number or e-mail address.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of February, 2006.For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Frank P. Gillespie, Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. E6-2589 Filed 2-22-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590-01 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice PresidentNuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 1945 Parnall Rd.

Jackson, MI 49201Arunas T. Udrys, EsquireConsumers Energy Company 1 Energy Plaza Jackson, MI 49201Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210Lisle, IL 60532-4351 SupervisorCovert Township

P.O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043Office of the GovernorP.O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Section Nuclear Facilities Unit - Lou BrandonConstitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Laurie A. Lahti, ManagerRegulatory Affairs Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Stephen T. Wawro, Director of NuclearAssets Consumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Michael SellmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Jonathan Rogoff, EsquireVice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Douglas E. CooperSenior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Robert A. VincentLicense Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:SecretaryFederal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 ChairpersonMichigan Public Service Commission P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909-7721David LewisPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice PresidentNuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 1945 Parnall Rd.

Jackson, MI 49201Arunas T. Udrys, EsquireConsumers Energy Company 1 Energy Plaza Jackson, MI 49201 Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4351SupervisorCovert Township

P.O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043Office of the GovernorP.O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of EnvironmentalQuality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Section Nuclear Facilities Unit - Lou BrandonConstitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Michigan Department of Attorney GeneralSpecial Litigation Division 525 West Ottawa St.

Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams BuildingLansing, MI 48913Manager, Regulatory AffairsNuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Director of Nuclear AssetsConsumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043John Paul CowanExecutive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Jonathan Rogoff, EsquireVice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Douglas E. CooperSenior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:Robert A. VincentLicensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Darrel G. TurnerLicense Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Ms. Lois BemisSouth Haven Memorial Library 314 Broadway St.

South Haven, MI 49090Mr. Daniel J. MaloneSite Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Highway Covert, MI 49043Mr. Douglas F. JohnsonDirector, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Newton EllensU.S. EPA Mail Stop: B19J 77 W Jackson Chicago, IL 60604Laura Barringer 01655 67 th StSouth Haven, MI 49090Jon Towne24760 CR 681 Bangor, MI 49013Jane GardnerNIRS 28386 Sturtevant Walk Covert, MI 49043Kenneth Richards72772 CR 380 South Haven, MI 49090-9441Corinne Carey2213 Riverside Dr. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505Kevin KampsNIRS 1424 16 th St NW#404 Washington, DC 20036Elizabeth M. Anderson 145 66 th St.South Haven, MI 49090Gary Karch251 Cass St

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Aiken, SC 29803Yvonne AbernethyConstellation Nuclear Services 1159 Grasmere Ct Aiken, SC 29803James M. MiddaughConsumer Energy

35361 51 st St AvePaw Paw, MI 49079Douglas JohnsonNMC 500 W. Bradley Rd Apt. A-318 Fox Point, WI 53217 Darrel TurnerNMC 27780 Blue Star Hwy Covert, MI 49043David LewisPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037Thomas V. SkinnerRegional Administrator US EPA Region 5 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, IL 60604Brian ConwayMichigan State Historic Preservation Office Michigan Historical Center PO Box 30740 717 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48909Craig CzarneckiField Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service East Lansing Field Office 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101 East Lansing, MI 48823 Don Klima, DirectorOffice of Federal Agency Programs Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Old Post Office Building 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 809 Washington, DC 20004 The Honorable John Miller, ChairpersonPokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan P.O. Box 180 58620 Sink Road Dowagiac, MI 49047The Honorable Audrey Falcon, ChiefSaginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan 7070 East Broadway Road Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858The Honorable Lee Sprague, OgemaLittle River Band of Ottawa Indians 375 River Street Manistee, MI 49660The Honorable John A. Barrett, Jr.,Chairperson Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 South Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801The Honorable Charles Todd, ChiefOttawa Tribe of Oklahoma

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