ML061560230

Letter to C.N. Swenson: Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

ML061560230
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	06/09/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Rausch T AmerGen Energy Co
Keto E, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-2621
References
%dam200612, NUREG-1437 S28, TAC MC7625
Download: ML061560230 (12)

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June 9, 2006 Mr. Timothy Rausch Site Vice President Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT- SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 28 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS (GEIS)

REGARDING OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NO. MC7625)

Dear Mr. Swenson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specific Supplement 28 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, (GEIS) regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-16 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. Enclosed is a copy of the draft supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the draft supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www/nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html. The accession number for the draft Supplement 28 to the GEIS is ML061520231. In addition, the Lacey Public Library, located at 10 East Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731, has agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.

As discussed in Section 9.3 of the draft supplement, the preliminary recommendation of the staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by AmerGen Energy Company, LLC; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staffs own independent review; and (5) the staffs consideration of public comments received during the scoping process.

C. N. Swenson A separate notice of filing of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Dr. Michael Masnik, at 301-415-1191 or by e-mail at MTM2@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Bo Pham for Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219

Enclosure:

Draft Supplement 28 to the GEIS cc w/encl: See next page

1. Letter w/Svc List, FRN: ML061560230

2. ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28: ML061520231

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DATE 5 /10/06 5/11/06 5/11/06 05 /10 /06 05 / 11 /06 6/5/06 6 / 6 /06 7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-219 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 28 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS, AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-16 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS). OCNGS is located along the western shore of Barnegat Bay between the South Branch of Forked River and Oyster Creek, in Ocean County, New Jersey. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.

The draft Supplement 28 to the GEIS is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html. The accession number for the draft Supplement 28 to the GEIS is ML061520231. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR Reference staff by

telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Lacey Public Library, located at 10 East Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731, 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 for consideration 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 September 8, 2006.

Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff 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, D.C., 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. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at the Commissions PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and through ADAMS.

The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on July 12, 2006, at the Quality Inn located at 815 Route 37 in Toms River, New Jersey. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed 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 discussions one 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. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Dr. Michael Masnik, the NRC Environmental Project Manager at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1191, or by e-mail at OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov no later than July 5, 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 Dr. Masniks attention no later than June 28, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dr. Michael Masnik, Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Dr. Masnik may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of June, 2006.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Frank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Memo to: C. N. Swenson from Michael Masnik, dated: June 9, 2006

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 28 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS (GEIS) REGARDING OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NO. MC7625)

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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Site Vice President - Oyster Creek Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 388 P.O. Box 160 Forked River, NJ 08731 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Senior Vice President of Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek Operations Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Correspondence Control 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esquire Regulatory Assurance Manager Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP Oyster Creek 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Washington, DC 20004 P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Assistant General Counsel Environmental Protection AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Bureau of Nuclear Engineering 200 Exelon Way CN 415 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Trenton, NJ 08625 Ron Bellamy, Region I Vice President - Licensing and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Affairs 475 Allendale Road AmerGen Energy Company, LLC King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Regional Administrator, Region I 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1--1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Kennett Square, PA 19348 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Plant Manager Mayor of Lacey Township AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 818 West Lacey Road P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Resident Inspector License Renewal Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 445 200 Exelon Way, Suite 210 Forked River, NJ 08731 Kennett Square, PA 19348

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Mr. James Ross Diane Eleneski Nuclear Energy Institute 92 Seagoin Rd 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Brick, NJ 08723 Washington, DC 20006-3708 J. Duncan Hatfield Theresa Lettman 149 Santa Cruz Rd.

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Camden, NJ 08101 Jean Matthews 51 Parkers Pt Blvd Josh Mcburg Forked River, NJ 08731 112 Nautilus Dr.

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David McCarthy 556 Rt. 9 South 74 Ward Ave Cedar Run, NJ 08092 Rumson, NJ 07760 Ed Hogan Jr.

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