ML062960009

License Renewal Application Review (SHPO No. 05-1588-079-A)

ML062960009
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	11/01/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Zacher S State of PA, Historical & Museum Commission, Bureau of Historic Preservation
Mullins A, NRR/DLR, 415-1224
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ML062960043	List: ML062960009 ML062960049
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November 1, 2006 Susan M. Zacher, Historic Structures Section Chief Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Bureau for Historic Preservation Commonwealth Keystone Building, 2nd Floor 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (SHPO NO. 05-1588-079-A)

Dear Ms. Zacher:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing an application to renew the operating licenses for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2, which is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River, five miles northeast of Berwick, (Latitude N41005'27", Longitude W76008'45"), in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. SSES is operated by PPL Susquehanna, LLC (PPL). The application for renewal was submitted by PPL in a letter dated September 13, 2006, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review of any nuclear power plant license renewal action, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, will be prepared under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), the SEIS will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.

In the context of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the NRC staff has determined that the area of potential effect (APE) for a license renewal action is the area at the power plant site and its immediate environs that may be impacted by post-license renewal land-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities associated with the proposed action. The APE may extend beyond the immediate environs in those instances where post-license renewal land-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities specifically related to license renewal may potentially have an effect on known or proposed historic sites.

This determination is made irrespective of ownership or control of the lands of interest.

On November 15, 2006, the NRC will conduct two public NEPA meetings at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Eagles Building, 107 South Market Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603. On May 07, 2007, the NRC plans to conduct a site audit at the SSES facility. You and your staff are invited to attend both the public meetings and the site audit. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in December 2007.

S. Zacher If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ms. Alicia Mullins, Environmental Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1224 or by e-mail at axm7@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. 50-Mile-Vicinity Map

2. Site Area Map cc w/encls: See next page

S. Zacher If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Ms. Alicia Mullins, Environmental Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1224 or by e-mail at axm7@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. 50-Mile-Vicinity Map

2. Site Area Map cc w/encls: See next page Adams Accession No. ML062960009 (Letter)

ML062960043 (Package)

ML062960049 (Enclosure 1)

ML062960050 (Enclosure 2)

Document Name:C:\\FileNet\\ML062960009.wpd OFFICE LA:DLR:REBB GS:DLR:REBA PM:DLR:REBB BC:DLR:REBB NAME Sfigueroa Slopas Amullins Rfranovich DATE 10/25/06 10/25/06 10/26/06 11/01/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to S. Zacher from R. Franovich dated November 1, 2006

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (SHPO NO. 05-1588-079-A)

DISTRIBUTION:

F. Gillespie / P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)

R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

R. Schaaf A. Mullins S. Lopas J. Davis F. Monette (fmonette@anl.gov)

Y. Diaz-Sanabria E. Gettys R. Guzman A. Blamey N. Sheehan, R1 RidsOGCMailRoom DLR/REBB DLR/REBA

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Robert A. Saccone Vice President - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Aloysius J. Wrape, III General Manager - Performance Improvement and Oversight PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Terry L. Harpster General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Walter E. Morrissey Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Michael H. Crowthers Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Steven M. Cook Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Luis A. Ramos Community Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq Assoc. General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Supervisor - Document Control Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Richard W. Osborne Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc: Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Don L. Klima, Director Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Federal Agency programs 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004 Susan M. Zacher, Historic Structures Section Chief Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Bureau of Historic Preservation Commonwealth Keystone Building, 2nd Floor 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093 Mark Hartle, Chief, Aquatic Resources Section Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Environmental Services 450 Robinson Lane Bellefonte, PA 16823-9620 Jennifer Kagel, fishery Biologist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office 315 South allen Street, Suite 322 State College, PA 16801-4850 Alice Zaikoski, Co-Director Berwick Public Library 205 Chestnut Street Berwick, PA 18603 Clifford Farides, Executive Director Mill Memorial Library 495 E. Main Street Nanticoke, PA 18634