ML063390166
| ML063390166 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 12/08/2006 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Colosi P US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Williamson A, REBB/DLR/NRR, 415-1878 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML063390154 | List: |
| References | |
| %dam200701, TAC MC9676 | |
| Download: ML063390166 (6) | |
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December 8, 2006 Peter D. Colosi Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat Conservation National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2237
SUBJECT:
BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9676)
Dear Mr. Colosi:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the enclosed draft Supplement 29 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), to evaluate the proposed renewal of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) operating license for a period of an additional 20 years. In accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, the NRCs Biological Assessment (BA) for license renewal of Pilgrim is included in Appendix E of the enclosed draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). Also, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the NRC is requesting initiation of an Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation regarding this proposed action of license renewal. The NRCs EFH Assessment for license renewal of Pilgrim is also in Appendix E of the enclosed draft SEIS.
Pilgrim is located on the western shore of Cape Cod Bay in the Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Pilgrim is equipped with a once-through heat dissipation system that withdraws cooling water from and discharges it to Cape Cod Bay. Seawater for cooling and service water is withdrawn from Cape Cod Bay via an embayment formed by two breakwaters.
After circulating through the condensers, cooling water is returned to Cape Cod Bay via a discharge channel immediately adjacent to the intake embayment.
The NRC staff identified a total of 10 aquatic Federally listed endangered, threatened, or candidate species of concern having the potential to be present in the vicinity of Pilgrim and its associated transmission line right-of-way. The evaluation in the BA concludes that the proposed action would have no effect on any of the 10 Federally listed species.
As described in the EFH Assessment, the NRC staff identified 32 species that have EFH designated in the vicinity of Pilgrim. The evaluation in the EFH Assessment concludes a minimal adverse effect on EFH for 17 species, a less than substantial adverse effect on EFH for 8 species, and a substantial adverse effect on EFH for 7 species. The NRC staff has determined that continued operation of the Pilgrim cooling system, with its existing mitigation measures, is expected to have an overall minimal adverse effect on EFH within the Cape Cod Bay ecosystem.
P. Colosi We are requesting your concurrence with our determination in the BA and conclusion of the Section 7 consultation. We are also requesting initiation of an EFH consultation. In reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the applicant, on research performed by NRC staff, information from the Fish and Wildlife Service, and on information from National Marine Fisheries Service. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed draft SEIS, the BA or EFH Assessment in Appendix E of the SEIS, or the staffs request, please contact Ms. Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1878 or by e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
P. Colosi We are requesting your concurrence with our determination in the BA and conclusion of the Section 7 consultation. We are also requesting initiation of an EFH consultation. In reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the applicant, on research performed by NRC staff, information from the Fish and Wildlife Service, and on information from National Marine Fisheries Service. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed draft SEIS, the BA or EFH Assessment in Appendix E of the SEIS, or the staffs request, please contact Ms. Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1878 or by e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
Enclosure:
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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwarz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Kevin H. Bronson General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Stephen J. Bethay Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing 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. Bryan S. Ford Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Plymouth Public Library Attn: Ms. Dinah OBrien 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Duxbury Free Library Attn: Mr. David Murphy 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Kingston Public Library Attn: Librarian Susan Olin 6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 Mark Sylvia Town Manager Town of Plymouth 11 Lincoln St Plymouth, MA 02360 Ms. Mary Lampert Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Diane Curran, Esq.
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg
& Eisenberg, L.L.P.
1726 M Street, NW., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Matthew Brock, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 Boston, MA 02108-1598 Ms. Shelia Hollis Suite 700 1667 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Ms. Molly Barlett 52 Crooked Lane Duxbury, MA 02332 David R. Lewis, Esq.
Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Chief Kevin M. Nord Fire Chief and Director Duxbury Emergency Management Agency 688 Tremont Street P.O. Box 2824 Duxbury, MA 02331 Christopher Boelke NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2237 Julie Crocker NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2237