ML070230167

Request for Comments Concerning Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Application Review (Ltr. to G. Faircloth, Coharie Tribe)

ML070230167
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	03/20/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Faircloth G Coharie Tribe
Hernandez S, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-4049
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March 20, 2007The Honorable Gene Faircloth, ChiefCoharie Tribe1001 Indian Town RoadClinton, NC 28328

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEARPOWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Faircloth:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental reviewof an application from Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) doing business as ProgressEnergy Carolinas Inc., for the renewal of the operating license for the Shearon Harris NuclearPower Plant (HNP), located in the southwest corner of Wake County, North Carolina. The cityof Raleigh, North Carolina is approximately 16 miles northeast of the plant. HNP is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Coharie Tribe. As described below, the NRC's process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invitesthe Coharie Tribe to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC's environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for upto 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for HNP will expire on October 24, 2026. CP&Lsubmitted its application for renewal of the HNP operating license in a letter dated November 14, 2006.The NRC is gathering information for a HNP site-specific supplement to its

?GenericEnvironmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS),

NUREG-1437. The GEIS is a programmatic environmental impact statement; it documents the NRC's staff's assessment of environmental impacts that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site. The supplement to the GEIS will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the HNP site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues(among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Provided for your information is the HNP Site Layout andTransmission Line Map (Enclosure).

G. Faircloth-2-To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two identical publicscoping meetings for the HNP license renewal supplement to the GEIS on April 18, 2007, at theNew Horizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, North Carolina 27502. The firstmeeting will convene 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. and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session. The license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS are publicly available at the NRC PublicDocument Room (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.html. The accession number for the LRA isML063350276. 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 at pdr@nrc.gov

.The HNP LRA is also available on the Internet athttp://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/harris.html. In addition,the Eva H. Perry Library, located at 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Dr., Apex, North Carolina 27502, has agreed to make the LRA available for public inspection.Please submit any comments that the Coharie Tribe may have to offer on the scope of theenvironmental review by May 19, 2007. Written comments should be submitted by mail to theChief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at ShearonHarrisEIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of thescoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.

G. Faircloth-3-The staff expects to publish the draft supplement to the GEIS in December 2007. The NRC willhold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for HNP is planned for August 2008. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Mr. Samuel Hernandez, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4049 or by e-mail atshq@nrc.gov

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

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encls.: See next page G. Faircloth-3-The staff expects to publish the draft supplement to the GEIS in December 2007. The NRC willhold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for HNP is planned for August 2008. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Mr. Samuel Hernandez, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4049 or by e-mail atshq@nrc.gov

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

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encls.: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Adams Accession No. ML070230167OFFICELA:DLRPM:DLR:REBBBC:DLR:REBBNAMES. FigueroaS. HernandezR.Franovich DATE3/6/07 3/20/07 3/20/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Letter to G. Faircloth from R. Franovich Dated March 20, 2007

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SHEARON HARRISNUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEWDISTRIBUTION

HARD COPY:DLR R/F E-MAIL:P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)J. Schlueter (STP)

R. Trojanowski, RII 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 ENCLOSURE

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 cc:David T. ConleyAssociate 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. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office 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. J. Paul Fulford, ManagerPerformance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 5 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office 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 27562-0165 Mr. Chris L. BurtonDirector of Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Post Office 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. Thomas J. Natale, 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 27562-0165

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 cc:Mr. Fred EmersonNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Mr. John H. O'Neil, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128