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2006/08/28-Comment (4) of Michael P. Gallagher on Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 Regarding Oyster Creek, Dated June 2006
ML062550161
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 08/28/2006
From: Gallagher M
AmerGen Energy Co
To:
NRC/ADM/DAS/RDB
References
%dam200612, 2130-06-20387, 71FR34969 00004
Download: ML062550161 (4)


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AmerGen SM Michael P. Gallagher, PE Vice President License Renewal Projects AmnerGen 200 Exelon Way KSA/2-E Kennett Square. PA 19348 2130-06-20387 August 28, 2006 Telephone 610.765.5958 www.exeloncorp.comi michaelp~gaflagher@exeloncorp.com An Exelon Company 10 CER 50 10 CER 51 10 CFR 54 611 ý' / 0 (,::,ýPI'Aeý -34ý6"9 Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T6-D59 Washington, DC 20555-0001 T1 FTn r-i ,JI C/:)Oyster Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

AmerGen Comments on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, dated June 2006 The attached are AmerGen Energy Company, LLC's comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.If you have any questions, please contact Bill Maher at 610.765.5939.

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Enclosure:

Michael P. Gallagher-

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-License Renewal AmerGen Energy Company, LLC AmerGen Comments on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc: Regional Administrator, USNRC Region 1, w/o Enclosure USNRC Project Manager, NRR -License Renewal, Safety, w/Enclosure USNRC Project Manager, NRR -License Renewal, Environmental, w/ Enclosure USNRC Project Manager, NRR -Project Manager, OCGS, w/o Enclosure USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, OCGS, w/o Enclosure Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, NJDEP, wlEnclosure 1 9, File No. 05040/-- -0i 13 AmerGen Comments on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Page # / Line # What is in DEIS What it should be Why_______________changed to 2-8/13 -14 The low-flow axial The low head axial The dilution pumps pump design allows pump design allows are of a high flow for some for some design.impingement and impingement and entrainment entrainment survivability.

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Page 1 of 3 AmerGen Comments on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Page # / Line # What is in DEIS What it should be Why_______________changed to 4-25 /35 -37 This line is not The Conectiv line This line should be considered within should be included included in scope.the scope of license within the scope for It is Exelon's renewal because it analysis of impacts understanding that was not constructed for this proposed National for the specific action. Environmental purpose of Policy Act (NEPA)connecting the court cases and station to the grid at Council on the time of initial Environmental station licensing.

Quality guidelines indicate that scope should include connected actions, which include actions that will not proceed unless other actions are taken [40 CFR 1508.25(a)(ii)].

Operation of the new line is as much connected to Oyster Creek Generating Station operation as operation of the line currently considered

____ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ____ ___ _ _ ___ ___ ___ ___ in the DEIS.Page 2 of 3 AmerGen Comments on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 28 Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Page # / Line # What is in DEIS What it should be Why changed to 8-67 /37 -39 Consideration of a Recommend Consideration of new nuclear, deletion of sentence.

Advanced Nuclear generating plant to Reactor as an replace OCNGS alternative to the was not included in proposed project the AmerGen ER was considered in (AmerGen 2005). the AmerGen Environmental Report (See Section 7.2.1.4, Other Alternatives).

The criterion for further consideration for impacts was the reasonableness of the alternative.

In the case of Advanced Nuclear Reactor, it was judged to be extremely unlikely that this particular alternative would be licensed, constructed, and on-line in time for the expiration of the current operating license for Oyster____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ Creek.Page 3 of 3