ML063410493

2006/12/08-Notice of Availability of the Draft Plant-Specific Supplement 29 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (Geis) Regarding Pilgrim

ML063410493
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	12/08/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Kansler M Entergy Corp
Williamson A, REBB/DLR/NRR, 415-1878
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December 8, 2006Mr. Michael R. KanslerPresident Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFICSUPPLEMENT 29 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NOS. MC9676)

Dear Mr. Kansler:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specificSupplement 29 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for LicenseRenewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS)," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-35 for an additional 20 years of operation for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Enclosed is a copy of the draft supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advisesthe public that the draft supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.html. TheAccession Number for the draft Supplement 29 to the GEIS is ML063260173. In addition, the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South Street, the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, and the Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, have agreed to make the draft supplement available for public inspection.As discussed in Section 9.3 of the draft supplement, the preliminary recommendation of thestaff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Pilgrim 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 Nuclear Operations, Inc.; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments received during the scoping process.

M. Kansler- 2 -A separate Notice of Availability of the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement willbe placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If youhave any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Alicia Williamson, at 301-415-1878 or by e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-293

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1. Letter w/Svc List, FRN: ML0634104932. ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,Supplement 29": ML0632601733. Pkg: ML063410526 C:\FileNet\ML063410493.wpdOFFICEDLR:LADLR:PMOGCDLR:BCNAMEIKingWilliamsonSUttalR. FranovichDATE11/24/0611/27/0611/21/0612/8/06 7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.,PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATIONNOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 29 TO THE GENERICENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS,AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATIONDOCKET NO. 50-293Notice 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 license DPR-35 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). Pilgrim is located on the western shore of Cape Cod in the Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It is 38 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts, and 44 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.The draft Supplement 29 to the GEIS is publicly available at the NRC Public DocumentRoom (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible athttp://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The Accession Number for the draft Supplement29 to the GEIS is ML063260173. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail atpdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South Street; Duxbury Free Library,77 Alden Street; and the Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, has agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS forconsideration by the NRC staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by February 28, 2007.

Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. 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, Mail Stop 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 PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov. All commentsreceived 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 Commission's PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and through ADAMS.The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draftplant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on January 24, 2007, at the Radisson Plymouth Harbor Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360. 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 draftplant-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 Ms. Alicia Williamson, the NRC Environmental Project Manager at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1878, or by e-mail at PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov, no later than January 17,2007. 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 Ms. Alicia Williamson attention no later than January 10, 2007, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Alicia Williamson, EnvironmentalBranch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Ms. Alicia Williamson may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of December, 2007.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Robert Schaaf, Acting Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Letter to M. Kansler, from R. Franovich, dated December 8, 2006

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 29TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NOS. MC9676)

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Mr. Gary J. TaylorChief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. John T. HerronSr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Michael A. BalduzziSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Kevin H. BronsonGeneral Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Stephen J. BethayDirector, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Oscar LimpiasVice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. John F. McCannDirector, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Ms. Charlene D. FaisonManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Bryan S. FordManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508Assistant General CounselEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. James H. Sniezek5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490Mr. Michael D. Lyster5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306Mr. Garrett D. Edwards814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Regional Administrator, Region IU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415Senior Resident InspectorU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360Chairman, Board of Selectmen11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360ChairmanNuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360Chairman, Duxbury Board of SelectmenTown Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332Plymouth Public LibraryAttn: Ms. Dinah O'Brien 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360Duxbury Free LibraryAttn: Mr. David Murphy 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332Kingston Public Library6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 Attn: Librarian Susan OlinMark SylviaTown Manager Town of Plymouth 11 Lincoln St Plymouth, MA 02360Ms. Mary LampertDuxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332Office of the Attorney GeneralOne Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108Diane Curran, Esq.Harmon, Curran, Spielberg

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