ML063110007

Notice of Availability of the Draft Plant-Specific Supplement 30 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS) Regarding Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

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Issue date:	12/13/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Kansler M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Emch R, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-1590
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December 13, 2006 Mr. Michael R. Kansler President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 30 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9670)

Dear Mr. Kansler:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specific Supplement 30 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-28 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. Enclosed is a copy of the draft supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the draft supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs 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 draft Supplement 30 to the GEIS is ML063390344. In addition, the following libraries have agreed to make the draft supplement available for public inspection: Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, Vermont; Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont; Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, New Hampshire; and Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts.

As discussed in Section 9.3 of the draft supplement, the preliminary recommendation of the staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Entergy; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staffs own independent review; and (5) the staffs consideration of public comments received during the scoping process.

M. Kansler 2

A separate Notice of Availability of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-1590 or via e-mail at rle@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No: 50-271

Enclosure:

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1. Letter w/Svc List, FRN: ML063110007

2. ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 30: ML063390344

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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 30 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS, AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION DOCKET NO. 50-271 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-28 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). Vermont Yankee is located in the town of Vernon, Vermont, in Windham County on the west shore of the Connecticut River. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.

The draft Supplement 30 to the GEIS is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRCs 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 draft Supplement 30 to the GEIS is ML063390344. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the following libraries have agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection: Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, Vermont; Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont; Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, New Hampshire; and Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts.

Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS for consideration by the NRC staff. To be considered, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by March 7, 2007; the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Comments received after the due date will be considered only if it is practical to do so. Written comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS should be sent to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-0001.

Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-6D59, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at the Commissions PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and through ADAMS.

The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on January 31, 2007, at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include:

(1) a presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the same location. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Richard L.

Emch, Jr., the Senior Project Manager, at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1590, or via e-mail at VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov no later than January 24, 2007. Members of the public may also register to provide oral comments within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual, oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to the attention of Mr. Emchs attention no later than January 24, 2007, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Mr. Emch may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of December, 2006.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Letter to M. Kansler, from R. Franovich, dated December 13, 2006

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 30 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9670)

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