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Slides Used During the Scoping Meeting for VYNPS License Renewal
ML061790476
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Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 06/07/2006
From: Hernandez S
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Environmental Scoping Meeting Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 7, 2006

2 Purpose of Todays Meeting 3/4 Discuss NRCs license renewal process 3/4 Describe the environmental review process 3/4 Identify environmental areas that the staff typically evaluates 3/4 Provide the review schedule 3/4 Accept any comments you may have today 3/4 Describe how to submit comments

3 NRCs Regulatory Oversight 3/4 Atomic Energy Act 3/4Issue operating licenses 3/4Regulate civilian use of nuclear materials 3/4 NRCs mission 3/4 Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations

4 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, License Renewal 3/4Current operating license expires on March 21, 2012 3/4Application requests authorization to operate the plant for an additional 20 years

5 Environmental Environmental Review Review Application Application Review Review NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

License Renewal Process License Renewal Process

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted

Application**

submitted to NRC submitted to NRC Safety Safety Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspections Inspections Independent Independent Review Review Hearings*

Hearings*

6 License Renewal Safety Review 3/4Principles 3/4Existing regulatory processes are adequate for ensuring safety of operating plants 3/4Current licensing basis is adequate and carries forward into period of extended operation

7 Scope of License Renewal Safety Review 3/4 Limited to Aging Management 3/4Systems, structures and components important to safety 3/4Determined by license renewal scoping criteria 3/4 Does Not Include Oversight of Current Issues 3/4Security 3/4Emergency Planning 3/4Safety Performance

8 Components of the Safety Review 3/4 Safety Evaluation 3/4Audits 3/4Evaluation of Technical Information 3/4 Plant Inspections 3/4 Independent Review 3/4Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

9 Safety Review Process Safety Review Process Safety Safety Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection(s)

Inspection(s)

Inspection Inspection Report(s)

Report(s)

Issued**

Issued**

Safety Evaluation Safety Evaluation Review Review ACRS ACRS Letter Issued**

Letter Issued**

NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

Regional Regional Administrator Administrator Letter Issued Letter Issued License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Local Public Information Meeting Hearings*

Public Meeting(s)

-Tech. Issues

-Audit Exit Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

Review Public Exit Meeting(s)

Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Issued**

Report Issued**

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted Opportunities for Public Interaction
    • Available at www.nrc.gov

10 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process Process Environmental Environmental Review Review Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Issued**

Issued**

Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS Issued**

To GEIS Issued**

NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

Site Site Environmental Environmental Audit Audit License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Local Public Information Meeting Meeting/

Comments On Scoping Meeting/

Comments On Draft Hearings*

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted Opportunities for Public Interaction
    • Available at www.nrc.gov

11 Safety Safety Review Review Environmental Environmental Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspection(s)

Inspection(s)

Inspection Inspection Report(s)

Report(s)

Issued**

Issued**

Safety Evaluation Safety Evaluation Review Review Safety Safety Evaluation Evaluation Report Issued**

Report Issued**

ACRS ACRS Letter Issued**

Letter Issued**

Draft Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Issued**

Issued**

Final Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS Issued**

To GEIS Issued**

NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

Regional Regional Administrator Administrator Letter Issued Letter Issued License Renewal Process License Renewal Process

  • If a Request for Hearing is Granted Opportunities for Public Interaction
    • Available at www.nrc.gov Site Site Environmental Environmental Audit Audit License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Local Public Information Meeting Meeting/

Comments On Scoping Meeting/

Comments On Draft Hearings*

Public Meeting(s)

-Tech. Issues

-Audit Exit Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

Review Public Exit Meeting(s)

12 National Environmental Policy Act 3/4 NEPA requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts.

3/4 An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

3/4 Commission has determined that a supplement to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" will be prepared for a license renewal application.

13 Analysis Approach Potential Potential New Issue New Issue New and New and Significant Significant Info?

Info?

Perform Site Perform Site--

Specific Analysis Specific Analysis Adopt the Adopt the GEIS Conclusion GEIS Conclusion Validated Validated New Issue?

New Issue?

No Further No Further Analysis Analysis NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES Generic Environmental Impact Statement Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)

(GEIS)

Category 2 and Category 2 and Category 1 Issues Uncategorized Issues Category 1 Issues Uncategorized Issues Impacts Same Analyze Impacts Impacts Same Analyze Impacts At All Sites At All Sites At All Sites At All Sites

14 Decision Standard for Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

15 Environmental Review Process for License Renewal 3/4 Application Received 3/4 Notice of Intent 3/4 Site Audit 3/4 Scoping Public Meeting 3/4 Scoping Comments Due 3/4 Scoping Summary Report 3/4 Draft SEIS 3/4 Draft SEIS Public Meeting 3/4 Draft SEIS Comments Due 3/4 Final SEIS January 27, 2006 April 21, 2006 May 22-26, 2006 June 07, 2006 June 23, 2006 August 2006 December 2006 January 2007 March 2007 August 2007

16 Information Gathering Draft Draft SEIS SEIS License Renewal License Renewal Application Application Staffs Staffs Site Audit Site Audit Public Public Comments Comments State & Local State & Local Agencies Agencies Social Social Services Services Permitting Permitting Authorities Authorities

17 Team Expertise Nuclear Nuclear Safety Safety Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Compliance Radiation Radiation Protection Protection Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecology Ecology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science Socioeconomics/

Socioeconomics/

Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Land Use Land Use Archaeology/Cultural Resources Archaeology/Cultural Resources Hydrology Hydrology Aquatic Aquatic Ecology Ecology Water Water Quality Quality

18 Additional Information 3/4 Agency point of contact:

Richard L. Emch, Jr.

(800) 368-5642, ext. 1590 3/4 Documents located at:

  • Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Rd, Vernon, VT
  • Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT
  • Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Rd, Hinsdale, NH
  • Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main St, Northfield, MA 3/4 Documents can also be viewed at the NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov)

19 Submitting Comments Provide written comments:

3/4 By mail:

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 3/4 E-mail:

VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov 3/4 In person:

11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland Comments should be submitted by June 23, 2006.

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