ML062620386

Notice of Availability of the Final Plant-Specific Supplement 26 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

ML062620386
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	09/19/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Conway J Nuclear Management Co
Davis J A, NRR/DLR/REBB 301-415-3835
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September 19, 2006Mr. John T. ConwaySite Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL PLANT-SPECIFICSUPPLEMENT 26 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (TAC NO. MC6441)

Dear Mr. Conway:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the final plant-specificSupplement 26 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for LicenseRenewal of Nuclear Plants," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-22 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. Enclosed is a copy of the final supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. Thisnotice advises the public that the final supplement is publicly available at the NRC PublicDocument Room or from the NRC's 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 final Supplement 26 to the GEIS isML062490078. In addition, the Monticello Public Library (220 West 6 th Street, Monticello,Minnesota 55362) and the Buffalo Public Library (18 Northwest Lake Boulevard, Buffalo, Minnesota 55313) have agreed to make the final supplement available for public inspection.As discussed in Section 9.3 of the final supplement, the staff recommends that the Commissiondetermine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Monticello NuclearGenerating Plant are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energyplanning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Nuclear Management Company, LLC; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments.

J. Conway- 2 -A separate notice of filing of the final supplemental environmental impact statement will beplaced in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you haveany questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager,Ms. Jennifer A. Davis, at 301-415-3835 or by e-mail at jxd10@nrc.gov

.Sincerely, /RA/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-263

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3. Pkg: ML062620395 Document name: E:\Filenet\ML062620386.wpdOFFICEDLR:LADLR:REBB:GSDLR:REBB:PMOGCDLR:REBB:BCNAMEIKingJFlemmingJDavisMZoblerRFranovichDATE07/27/0607/31/0607/31/0608/17/0609/19/06 7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONNUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLCMONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANTDOCKET NO. 50-263NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT 26 TO THE GENERICENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS, REGARDING THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANTNotice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,Commission) has published a final plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding therenewal of operating license DPR-22 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello). Monticello is located on the southern bank of theMississippi River in the City of Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota, approximately 30 milesnorthwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.As discussed in Section 9.3 of the final Supplement 26, based on: (1) the analysis andfindings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Nuclear Management Company, LLC; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments, the recommendationof the staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of licenserenewal for Monticello are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers would be unreasonable. The final Supplement 26 to the GEIS is publicly available at the NRC Public DocumentRoom (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryl and,20852, or from the NRC's 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 final Supplement 26 to the GEIS isML062490078. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff bytelephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, theMonticello Public Library (220 West 6 th Street, Monticello, Minnesota 55362) and the BuffaloPublic Library (18 Northwest Lake Boulevard, Buffalo, Minnesota 55313), have agreed to make the final supplement available for public inspection.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer A. Davis, EnvironmentalBranch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001. Ms. Davis may be contacted at 1-800-368-5642, extension 3835 or via e-mail at jxd10@nrc.gov

.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19 th day of September, 2006.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Letter to J. Conway from R. Franovich, dated: September 19, 2006DISTRIBUTION

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