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, 2006 Mr. Michael Bartlett Field 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 AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Bartlett:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing an application submitted by Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the applicant) for the renewal of the operating license for Pilgrim 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 Impact Statement (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 being submitted 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 20 years 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 is owned 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 water from 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 Seawater for cooling and service water is withdrawn from Cape Cod Bay via an embayment formed by two breakwaters.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 acres connect Pilgrim to the regional transmission system. Two transmission lines were built to connect Pilgrim to the transmission 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 additional miles to the Snake Hill Road Tap. Both lines operate at 345 kilovolts. The transmission line corridor is approximately 300 feet wide and passes through rolling land that is 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 the Endangered 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 two public 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 SEIS along 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 Regulation Docket No.: 50-293
Enclosures:
As stated
- 1. Site Location
- 2. Site Layout
- 3. Transmission Map cc w/encls. See next page
M. Bartlett 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 the Endangered 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 two public 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 SEIS along 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 Regulation Docket No.: 50-293
Enclosures:
As stated
- 1. Site Location
- 2. Site Layout
- 3. Transmission Map cc w/encls. See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Adam Accession Nos.: ML061160303 Document Name:E:\\Filenet\\ML061160303.wpd OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:REBB PM:DLR:REBB BC:DLR:REBB NAME Y.Edmonds A.Mullins A.Williamson R.Franovich DATE 04/24/06 04/24/06 04/24/06 04/25/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to: Michael Bartlett from Rani Franovich, dated: April 25, 2006
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR A LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
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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 I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Director, Radiation Control Program Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Offices of Health and Human Services 174 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114 Secretary of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Stephen J. Bethay Director, Nuclear Assessment Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Bryan S. Ford Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. David F. Tarantino Nuclear Information Manager Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Brian OGrady Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John M. Fulton Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. James Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Kenneth L. Graesser 38832 N. Ashley Drive Lake Villa, IL 60046 Mr. Ronald Toole 1282 Valley of Lakes Box R-10 Hazelton, PA 18202 Ms. Deb Katz, Executive Director Nuclear Security Coalition c/o Citizens Awareness Network Box 83 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Michael Kansler President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Plymouth Public Library 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 ATTN: Dinah OBrien Duxbury Free Library 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332 ATTN: Ms. Elaine Winquist Kingston Public Library 6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 ATTN: Reference Librarian