ML063600250

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process for License Renewal for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

ML063600250
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	03/28/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Gannon C Carolina Power & Light Co
Hernandez S, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-4049
References
TAC MD3611
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March 28, 2007 Mr. Robert J. Duncan II, Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 165 New Hill, NC 27562

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD3611)

Dear Mr. Duncan:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received your application dated November 14, 2006, for the renewal of the Operating License No. NPF-63 for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP). In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51) and 10 CFR Part 54, Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas Inc., submitted an environmental report (ER). This letter provides information related to the staffs review of the HNP ER.

The NRC prepared a notice that was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2007, (72 FR 13139), advising the public that the NRC intends to gather information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commissions ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, related to the review of the application for the renewal of the HNP operating license.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, CP&L is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process.

As discussed in the aforementioned notice, the staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in two environmental scoping meetings to be held Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

The meetings will be held at the New Horizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, North Carolina 27502. The first session will be held in the afternoon, and the second session, covering the same subjects, will be held in the evening. The NRC will present an overview of the environmental review process and will describe how the process will be implemented for the review of the HNP license renewal application.

R. Duncan A separate NRC meeting notice with a more detailed agenda is forthcoming. You will be provided a copy of that notice.

In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contact the NRCs Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Samuel Hernandez, at 301-415-4049 or by e-mail at shq@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc w/encl: See next page

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OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:REBB BC:DLR:REBB NAME S. Figueroa S. Hernandez R.Franovich DATE 3/06/06 3/27/07 3/28/07

Letter from R. Franovich to R. Duncan, dated March 28, 2007

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD3611)

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E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

S. Hernandez J. Muir R. Emch C. Quinly (quinly2@llnl.gov)

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Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 cc:

David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II -

Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Resident Inspector / Harris NPS c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562-9998 Ms. Margaret A. Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 Mr. J. Paul Fulford, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 5 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Mr. Eric McCartney Plant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Mr. Chris L. Burton Director of Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission P. O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510 Mr. Herb Council, Chair Board of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602 Mr. Tommy Emerson, Chair Board of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 Pittsboro, NC 27312 Mr. Thomas J. Natale, Manager Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Mr. David H. Corlett, Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 cc: Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.

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