ML070220337

Request for List of State Protected Species within the Area Under Evaluation for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Application Review

ML070220337
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Site:	Harris
Issue date:	03/27/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Pearsall L State of NC, Dept of Environment & Natural Resources
hernandez, s, NRR, DLR,REBB, 415-4049
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March 27, 2007Ms. Linda Pearsall, Program Director North Carolina Natural Heritage Program 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR LIST OF STATE PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREAUNDER EVALUATION FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Ms. Pearsall:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing an application submitted byCarolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas Inc.,

for the renewal of the operating license for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP).

HNP is located in the southwest corner of Wake County, North Carolina. The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, is approximately 16 miles northeast of the plant. As part of the review of the license renewal application (LRA), the NRC is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51(10 CFR Part 51), the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The SEIS includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, including endangered or threatened species and impacts to fish and wildlife.The proposed action would include the use and continued maintenance of existing plantfacilities and transmission lines. The HNP site covers approximately 10,800 acres; of the 10,800 acres that comprise the HNP site, approximately 4,150 acres were inundated with the creation of Harris Reservoir during 1980. Approximately 440 acres are occupied by generating facilities, parking lots, warehouses, equipment storage and laydown areas. Most of the remaining acreage is forested. Upland portions of these forested areas are managed for timber production. Areas along the shore of the Harris Reservoir and buffer zones (i.e., wetlands) are generally in a natural state. HNP is a single-unit plant, nominally rated at 900 megawatts-electrical, with a 523 foot tall cooling tower-based heat dissipation system. The Harris Reservoir serves as the source of cooling tower makeup water.For the specific purpose of connecting HNP to the transmission system, CP&L hasapproximately 142 miles of transmission corridor that occupy approximately 1,717 acres. Most corridors pass through land that is primarily agricultural and forest land. The areas are mostly remote, with low population densities. The longer lines cross numerous state and U.S.

highways. The transmission line and site boundary are identified in the enclosed maps.

L. Pearsall-2-To support the SEIS preparation process, the NRC requests information on state-listed,proposed, candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of HNP and its associated transmission line right-of-way. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate that might help the NRC to evaluate the impacts that extended operation of HNP for up to an additional 20 years under the terms of a license renewal might impose on state-listed species.The NRC staff plans to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings on April 18, 2007, at the NewHorizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, North Carolina 27502. The first meeting willconvene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. In addition, on June 5, 2007, the NRC plans to conduct an environmental site audit. You and your staff are invited to attend. If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this LRA, please contact Mr. Samuel Hernandez, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4049 or via e-mail at shq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA Jennifer A. Davis for/Rani Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

As statedcc w/encl: See next page L. Pearsall-2-To support the SEIS preparation process, the NRC requests information on state-listed,proposed, candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of HNP and its associated transmission line right-of-way. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate that might help the NRC to evaluate the impacts that extended operation of HNP for up to an additional 20 years under the terms of a license renewal might impose on state-listed species.The NRC staff plans to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings on April 18, 2007, at the NewHorizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, North Carolina 27502. The first meeting willconvene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. In addition, on June 5, 2007, the NRC plans to conduct an environmental site audit. You and your staff are invited to attend. If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this LRA, please contact Mr. Samuel Hernandez, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4049 or via e-mail at shq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA Jennifer A. Davis for/Rani Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

As statedcc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Adam Accession No: ML070220337OFFICELA:DLRPM:DLR:REBBBC:DLR:REBBNAMES. FigueroaS.HernandezR.Franovich DATE1/23/07 3/20/07 3/27/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY ENCLOSURE

Letter to L. Pearsall, from R. Franovich, dated March 27, 2007

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR LIST OF STATE PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREAUNDER EVALUATION FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEWDISTRIBUTION:HARD COPY:DLR R/FE-MAIL:P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

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

M. Heath C. Patel P. O'Bryan, RII R. Hannah, RII RidsOGCMailRoom DLR/REBB DLR/REBA Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 cc:

David T. ConleyAssociate General Counsel II -

Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Resident Inspector/ Harris NPSc/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562-9998Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602Public Service CommissionState of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, SC 29211Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefDivision of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721Mr. Chris L. BurtonManager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Mr. Eric McCartneyPlant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert J. Duncan IIDirector of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert P. GruberExecutive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510Mr. Herb Council, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602Mr. Tommy Emerson, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 Pittsboro, NC 27312Mr. Christos Kamilaris, ManagerSupport Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. David H. Corlett, SupervisorLicensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW.

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