ML062980195
| ML062980195 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 11/13/2006 |
| From: | Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB |
| To: | Mcmonagle J Pennsylvania Environmental Council |
| Mullins A, NRR/DLR, 415-1224 | |
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| Download: ML062980195 (10) | |
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November 13, 2006Julie A. McMonagle, DirectorPennsylvania Environmental CouncilNortheast Regional Office175 Main StreetLuzerne, PA 18709
SUBJECT:
SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION LICENSE RENEWALAPPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Ms. McMonagle:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing an application submitted by PPLSusquehanna, LLC (PPL), for renewal of the operating licenses for Susquehanna SteamElectric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2. SSES is located along the Susquehanna River,approximately five miles northeast of Berwick, Pennsylvania. As part of the review of thelicense renewal application (LRA), the NRC is preparing a Supplemental Environmental ImpactStatement (SEIS) under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51), the NRC regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) of 1969. The SEIS includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, includingendangered or threatened species and impacts to fish and wildlife. This letter is beingsubmitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and theFish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.PPL is requesting the renewal of its operating licenses for Units 1 and 2 for a period of 20 yearsbeyond the expiration of the current license term, extending unit operation until July 2042 andMarch 2044, respectively. The proposed action would include the use and continuedmaintenance of existing plant facilities and transmission lines; PPL does not plan to construct oralter any facilities associated with the plant to support license renewal. In total, PPL owns 2,355 acres of land on both sides of the Susquehanna River. In general, thisland is characterized by open deciduous woodlands interspersed with grasslands and orchards. Approximately 487 acres are used for power generation, and the remainder of the land isprimarily river floodplain forest, upland forest, and marshes. PPL maintains a 401-acre naturepreserve, the Susquehanna Riverlands, located between SSES and the river; US Route 11separates these areas. East of the Susquehanna River are 717 acres of mostly undevelopedland, which includes natural, recreational, and wildlife areas. Additionally, PPL owns GouldIsland, a 65-acre island just up the Susquehanna River.SSES uses a closed-cycle heat dissipation system to remove waste heat from the circulatingwater system. The circulating water and the service water systems draw water from, anddischarge to, the Susquehanna River. The river intake structure is located on the western bankof the river and consists of two water entrance chambers with one-inch, on-center vertical barscreens and 3/8-inch mesh traveling screens. A low-pressure screen-wash system periodically operates to release aquatic organisms and debris impinged on the traveling screens to thetrash rack. Cooling tower blowdown, spray pond overflow, and other permitted effluents are discharged to the Susquehanna River through a buried pipe leading to a submerged discharge structure/diffuser, approximately 600 feet downstream of the river intake structure. The diffuser pipe is 200 feet long, with the last 120 feet containing 72 four-inch portals that direct the discharge upwards at a 45 degree angle then going downstream. Warm circulating water from the cooling towers can be diverted to the river intake structure to prevent icing; this usually occurs from November through March. For the specific purpose of connecting SSES to the regional transmission system, there is atotal of approximately 150 miles of transmission line corridors that occupy approximately 3,341 acres of land. These transmission line corridors are being evaluated as part of the environmental review process. The corridors pass through land that is primarily agricultural and forest land with low population densities. Two 500-kilovolt (kV) lines and one 230-kVtransmission line connect SSES to the electric grid, with approximately 2.3 miles of short ties in the immediate plant vicinity to connect SSES to the 230-kV system. The 230-kV Stanton-Susquehanna #2 transmission line corridor runs northeast from the plant for approximately 30 miles and ranges from 100 to 400 feet wide. The Susquehanna-Wescosville-Alburtis 500-kV transmission line corridor ranges from 100 to 350 feet wide and runs generally southeast from the plant for approximately 76 miles. The Sunbury-Susquehanna #2 500-kV line isapproximately 325 feet wide and runs 44 miles west-southwest from the plant. Pennsylvaniacounties crossed by the transmission line corridors include Luzerne (the location of SSES),Carbon, Columbia, Lehigh, Northampton, Northumberland, Montour, and Snyder. PPL plans tomaintain these transmission lines and the associated corridors, which are integral to the largertransmission system, indefinitely. Except for the short 230-kV transmission lines, the lines willremain a permanent part of the transmission system even after SSES is decommissioned. We plan to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on November 15, 2006, at the Eagles Building, 107 South Market Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603. You and your staff are invited to attend the public meetings. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is December 2007. If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff review of this LRA, please contact Ms. Alicia Mullins, Project Manager at 301-415-1224 or by e-mail at axm7@nrc.gov
.Sincerely,/RA/Rani Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388cc: See next page
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REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDEREVALUATION FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEWDISTRIBUTION:F. Gillespie / P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)
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Robert A. SacconeGeneral Manager - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Terry L. HarpsterGeneral Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Rocco R. SgarroManager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Walter E. MorrisseySupervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Michael H. CrowthersSupervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Steven M. CookManager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467Luis A. RamosCommunity Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.Associate General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Supervisor - Document Control ServicesPPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Richard W. OsborneAllegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266Director, Bureau of Radiation ProtectionPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4Berwick, PA 18603-0035Regional Administrator, Region 1U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Board of SupervisorsSalem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035Dr. Judith JohnsrudNational Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:-2-Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Mr. Don L. Klima, DirectorAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Federal Agency Programs 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004Susan M. Zacher, Historic Structures Section Chief Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Bureau of Historic Preservation Commonwealth Keystone Building, 2 nd Floor400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093Mark Hartle, Chief, Aquatic Resources Section Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Environmental Services
450 Robinson Lane Bellefonte, PA 16823-9620Jennifer Kagel, Fishery BiologistU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pennsylvania Field Office 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322 State College, PA 16801-4850Alice Zaikoski, Co-DirectorBerwick Public Library 205 Chestnut Street Berwick, PA 18603Clifford Farides, Executive DirectorMill Memorial Library 495 E. Main Street Nanticoke, PA 18634Ms. Chris Firestone, Native Plant Program Manager Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry Forest Advisory Services P.O. Box 8552 Harrisburg, PA 17105-1673Raymond Cline, Trust Board ChairmanDelaware Trust Board 220 NW Virginia Avenue Bartlesville, OK 74003Edgar French, Tribal PresidentDelaware Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 825 Anadarko, OK 73005Paul Spicer, ChiefSeneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1283 Miami, OK 74355Barry E. Snyder, Sr., PresidentSeneca Nation of Indians P.O. Box 231 Salamanca, NY 14779Roger Hill, ChiefTonawanda Band of Seneca 7027 Meadville Road Basom, NY 14013Ray Halbritter, Nation RepresentativeOneida Indian Nation 5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:-3-James W. Ransom, ChiefSt. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians 412 State Route 37 Akwesasne, NY 13655Irving Powless, Jr., ChiefOnondaga Indian Nation RR #1, Box 319-B Nedrow, NY 13120The Honorable Clint HalftownHeron Clan Representative Cayuga Nation P.O. Box 11 Versailles, NY 14168Leo R. Henry, Clerk, ChiefTuscarora Nation 2006 Mt. Hope Road via: Lewistown, NY 14092Karen Kaniatobe, THPOAbsentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801Larry Nuckolls, GovernorAbsentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801Timothy Two GunsCayuga Nation P.O. Box 11 Versailles, NY 14168Tamara Francis, NAGPRA DirectorDelaware Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 825 Anadarko, OK 73005Darrin Ahshapanek, EPA DirectorDelaware Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 825 Anadarko, OK 73005Charles D. Enyart, ChiefEastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 350 Seneca, MO 64865Roxane Weldon, EPA DirectorEastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 350 Seneca, MO 64865Anthony Wonderley, Oneida Nation Historian Oneida Indian Nation 221 Union Street P.O. Box 662 Oneida, NY 13421Brian Patterson Bear Clan Representative, Men's Council Oneida Indian Nation Annex Bldg.
579 Main Street Oneida, NY 13421Stephen J. Selden, Esq.General Council 5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478Gerald Danforth, ChairmanOneida Nation of Wisconsin P.O. Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155-0365Corina Williams, THPOOneida Nation of Wisconsin P.O. Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155-0365 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:-4-Tony Gonyea, FaithkeeperOnondaga Nation RR #1, Route 11A Box 258C via: Nedrow, NY 13120Kathleen MitchellSeneca Nation of Indians Tribal Historic Preservation Office 467 Center St.
Salamanca, NY 14779Paul Barton, Historic Preservation OfficerSeneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1283 Miami, OK 74355Marion Sizemore, Environmental DirectorSeneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1283 Miami, OK 74355Chief Leroy HowardSeneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1283 Miami, OK 74355Sheree Bonaparte, Historic Preservation Officer St. Regis Mohawk Tribe 412 State Route 37 Akwesasne, NY 13655Ken Jocks, DirectorEnvironmental Division RR #1, Box 8a Hogansburg, NY 13655Ron Sparkman, ChairmanShawnee Tribe 29 South 69a Highway Miami, OK 74354Rebecca Hawkins, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Shawnee Tribe 29 South 69a Highway Miami, OK 74354Tribal ChairmanShawnee Tribe 29 South 69a Highway Miami, OK 74354Robert Chicks, Tribal ChairmanStockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1 P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416Sherry White, Cultural Preservation OfficerStockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1 P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416Greg BunkerStockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1 P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416Stuart Patterson, Chief1983 Upper Mountain Road Tuscarora Nation via: Sanborn, NY 14132Tuscarora Environmental ProgramNeil Patterson, Jr., Director 2045 Upper Mountain Road Tuscarora Nation via: Sanborn, NY 14132