ML061160303
| ML061160303 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 04/25/2006 |
| From: | Rani Franovich Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Matt Bartlett US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Williamson A, REBA/DLR/NRR, 415-1878 | |
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| Download: ML061160303 (10) | |
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April 25, 2006Mr. Michael BartlettField Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concord Field Office 70 Commercial Street, Suite 300 Concord, NH 03301-5087
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR A LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREAUNDER EVALUATION FOR THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATIONLICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Bartlett:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing an application submitted byEntergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant) for the renewal of the operating license forPilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). Pilgrim is located on the western shore of Cape Cod Bay in the Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It is 38 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts, and 44 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. As part of the review of the license renewal application, the NRC is preparing a Supplemental Environmental ImpactStatement (SEIS) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The SEIS includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, including endangered or threatened species and impacts to fish and wildlife. This letter is beingsubmitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.The proposed action is to renew the facility operating license for Pilgrim for an additional 20years beyond the expiration of the current operating license. The proposed action would include the use and continued maintenance of existing plant facilities and transmission lines. The Pilgrim industrial facility covers approximately 140 acres. Approximately 1,500 acres isowned by Entergy and is held in a forest management trust. Enclosures 1 and 2 provide a general overview of the site location and site layout.Pilgrim is equipped with a once-through heat dissipation system that withdraws cooling waterfrom and discharges it to Cape Cod Bay. Seawater for cooling and service water is withdrawn from Cape Cod Bay via an embayment formed by two breakwaters. After circulating through the condensers, cooling water is returned to Cape Cod Bay via a discharge channel immediately adjacent to the intake embayment.Approximately 7.2 miles of transmission line corridor occupying approximately 260 acresconnect Pilgrim to the regional transmission system. Two transmission lines were built toconnect Pilgrim to the transmissi on system and are within the scope of review for this action. Both lines run approximately five miles on shared right-of-way from the plant substation to the Jordan Road Tap. One line continues beyond the Jordan Road Tap for approximately 2.2 M. Bartlett- 2 -additional miles to the Snake Hill Road Tap. Both lines operate at 345 kilovolts. Thetransmission line corridor is approximately 300 feet wide and passes through rolling land that isprimarily forested. The transmission line corridor traverses a portion of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Enclosure 3 shows the transmission system of interest.To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of theEndangered Species Act, the NRC requests a list of species and information on protected,proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of Pilgrim and its associated transmission line right-of-way. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.The NRC staff plans to conduct a site audit on May 1-5, 2006. The staff plans to hold twopublic NEPA scoping meetings on May 17, 2006, at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. You and your staff are invited to attend both the site audit and public meetings. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEISalong with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is December 2006. If you have any questions regarding the NRC staff review of this license renewal application,please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Alicia Williamson, at 301-415-1878 or arw1@nrc.gov.Sincerely,/RA/
Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No.: 50-293
Enclosures:
As stated1. Site Location
- 2. Site Layout
- 3. Transmission Mapcc w/encls. See next page M. Bartlett- 2 -primarily forested. The transmission line corridor traverses a portion of Plymouth County,Massachusetts. Enclosure 3 shows the transmission system of interest.To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of theEndangered Species Act, the NRC requests a list of species and information on protected,proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of Pilgrim and its associated transmission line right-of-way. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.The NRC staff plans to conduct a site audit on May 1-5, 2006. The staff plans to hold twopublic NEPA scoping meetings on May 17, 2006, at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. You and your staff are invited to attend both the site audit and public meetings. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEISalong with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is December 2006. If you have any questions regarding the NRC staff review of this license renewal application,please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Alicia Williamson, at 301-415-1878 or arw1@nrc.gov.Sincerely, /RA/
Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No.: 50-293
Enclosures:
As stated1. Site Location
- 2. Site Layout
- 3. Transmission Mapcc w/encls. See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next pageAdam Accession Nos.: ML061160303Document Name:E:\Filenet\ML061160303.wpdOFFICELA:DLRPM:DLR:REBBPM:DLR:REBBBC:DLR:REBBNAMEY.EdmondsA.MullinsA.WilliamsonR.FranovichDATE04/24/0604/24/0604/24/0604/25/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Letter to: Michael Bartlett from Rani Franovich, dated: April 25, 2006
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR A LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREAUNDER EVALUATION FOR THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATIONLICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEWDISTRIBUTION
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R. Schaaf A. Mullins R. Emch J. Szeligowski S. Hoffman K. Weaver J. Shea A. Williamson C. Anderson, Region 1 W. Raymond, Region 1 N. Sheehan, Region 1 RidsOGCMailRoom DLR/REBB Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region IU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415Senior Resident InspectorU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360Chairman, Board of Selectmen11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360ChairmanNuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360Chairman, Duxbury Board of SelectmenTown Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332Office of the CommissionerMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108Office of the Attorney GeneralOne Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108Director, Radiation Control ProgramCommonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Offices of Health and Human Services 174 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114Secretary of Public SafetyExecutive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399Mr. William D. MeinertNuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426Mr. Michael A. BalduzziSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Stephen J. BethayDirector, Nuclear Assessment Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Bryan S. FordManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. David F. Tarantino Nuclear Information Manager Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. John T. HerronSr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Oscar LimpiasVice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Brian O'GradyVice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. John F. McCannDirector, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Ms. Charlene D. FaisonManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Michael J. ColombDirector of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. John M. Fulton Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Ms. Stacey LousteauTreasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113Mr. James Sniezek5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801Mr. Kenneth L. Graesser38832 N. Ashley Drive Lake Villa, IL 60046Mr. Ronald Toole1282 Valley of Lakes Box R-10 Hazelton, PA 18202Ms. Deb Katz, Executive DirectorNuclear Security Coalition c/o Citizens Awareness Network Box 83 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Mr. Michael KanslerPresident Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Plymouth Public Library132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 ATTN: Dinah O'BrienDuxbury Free Library77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332 ATTN: Ms. Elaine WinquistKingston Public Library6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 ATTN: Reference Librarian