ML061350331
| ML061350331 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 05/15/2006 |
| From: | Gillespie F NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Wilber P US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| References | |
| Download: ML061350331 (5) | |
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May 15, 2006 Mr. Pace Wilber Atlantic Branch Supervisor, Fishery Biologist NOAAs National Marine Fisheries Service Charleston Field Office (LR/SER 45) 217 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29412-9110
SUBJECT:
ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Wilber:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has prepared the enclosed essential fish habitat (EFH) assessment to determine if the proposed renewal of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 (BSEP), operating licenses for a period of an additional 20 years would adversely affect any designated EFH. The proposed action is not a major construction activity. BSEP is located in Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
The NRC staffs assessment considers the impacts of BSEP operation on the EFH of species managed by the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. For each species, impacts on the EFH of potentially occurring life stages are evaluated, along with habitat areas of particular concern, where designated.
The NRC staff concludes that the continued operation of the BSEP for an additional 20 years (if authorized) would have a minimal adverse effect on EFH.
In preparing our assessment and reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the licensee, on literature research, on interviews conducted by NRC staff with experts, and on information from the National Marine Fisheries Services Southeast Regional Office. We look forward to your comments on our assessment.
P. Wilber If you have any questions regarding this assessment or the staffs request, please contact Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1878 or by e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-324 and 50-325
Enclosure:
Essential Fish Habitat Assessment cc w/encl: See next page
P. Wilber If you have any questions regarding this assessment or the staffs request, please contact Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1878 or by e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-324 and 50-325
Enclosure:
Essential Fish Habitat Assessment cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II - Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. David R. Sandifer, Chairperson Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8470 River Road Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. David H. Hinds Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Ms. Margaret A. Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Mr. T. P. Cleary Director - Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor City of Southport 201 East Moore Street Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1525 Mr. Chris L. Burton, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Edward T. ONeill Manager - Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Allen K. Brittain Superintendent, Security Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Michael Heath Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Talmage B. Clements Manager - License Renewal Progress Energy P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Ms. Ilene Brown NCUW William Randall Library 601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616 Mr. Pete Benjamin Ecological Services Supervisor Raleigh Field Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh, NC 27636-3726