ML063120067

Request Initiation of an Essential Fish Habitat Consultation Regarding License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

ML063120067
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	12/12/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Kurkul P US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Emch R, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-1590
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December 12, 2006 Ms. Patricia Kurkul Regional Administrator NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2237

SUBJECT:

REQUEST INITIATION OF AN ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT CONSULTATION REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9670)

Dear Ms. Kurkul:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the enclosed draft Supplement 30 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), to evaluate the proposed renewal of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) operating license for a period of an additional 20 years. The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) evaluates the proposed action of license renewal for VYNPS, and the NRC is requesting initiation of an essential fish habitat (EFH) consultation regarding this proposed action of license renewal.

We have enclosed a copy of the VYNPS draft SEIS for your review. The VYNPS draft SEIS contains the EFH assessment in Appendix E. We are requesting your concurrence with our determination and look forward to receiving any conservation recommendations you may submit. In reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the applicant, on research performed by NRC staff, and on information from National Marine Fishery Service. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed EFH assessment or the staffs request, please contact Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-1590 or via e-mail at rle@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271

Enclosure:

as stated cc w/encl: See next page

1. Ltr. To P. Kurkul w/Svc. List: ML063120067

2. Draft Supplemental 30 to NUREG-1437 ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS): ML063390344

3. Pkg: ML063120071 OFFICE LA:DLR ES:REBA:DLR PM:REBB:DLR BC:REBB:DLR (A)D:DLR NAME S. Figueroa J. Muir R. Emch R. Franovich P.T. Kuo DATE 11/8/06 11/9/06 11/17/06 12/4/06 1212/06

Letter to P. Kurkul, from Rani Franovich, dated December 12, 2006

SUBJECT:

REQUEST INITIATION OF AN ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT CONSULTATION REGRADING LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9670)

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

E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

R. Emch J. Muir R. Palla S. Hoffman J. Shea R. Conti, RI B. Sienel, Resident Inspector D. McIntyre, OPA D. Screnci, OPA RI OGC (RidsOgcMailRoom)

S. Hamrick, OGC DLR/REBA R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

R. Shane, OCA RI S. Hernandez D. Miller (david.s.miller@anl.gov)

R. Schaaf J. Rowley R. Powell, RI D. Pelton, Senior Resident Inspector OPA (RidsOpaMail)

N. Sheehan, OPA RI F. Cameron M. Young, OGC DLR/REBB

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. David R. Lewis Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. David OBrien, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. James Volz, Chairman Public Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937 Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP Radiological Health Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402-0070 Mr. James M. DeVincentis Manager, Licensing Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Jonathan M. Block, Esq.

Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwartz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Travis C. McCullough Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Theodore Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Norman L. Rademacher Director, NSA Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. Raymond Shadis New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 Mr. James P. Matteau Executive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Mr. William K. Sherman Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Diane Curran, Esq.

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg &

Eisenberg, L.L.P 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Ronald A. Shems, Esq.

Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 Karen Tyler, Esq.

Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 Sarah Hofmann, Esq.

Director of Public Advocacy Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Jennifer J. Patterson, Esq.

Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 Matias F. Travieso-Diaz, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Matthew Brock, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 Boston, MA 02108-1598 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.

National Legal Scholars Law Firm 84 East Thetford Rd.

Lyme, NH 03768