ML070230167
| 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 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML070230167 (9) | |
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March 20, 2007 The Honorable Gene Faircloth, Chief Coharie Tribe 1001 Indian Town Road Clinton, NC 28328
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chief Faircloth:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from Carolina 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), located in the southwest corner of Wake County, North Carolina. The city of 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 NRCs 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 invites the Coharie Tribe to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs 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 up to 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&L submitted 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 ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),
NUREG-1437. The GEIS is a programmatic environmental impact statement; it documents the NRCs staffs 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 and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure).
G. Faircloth To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two identical public scoping meetings for the HNP license renewal supplement to the GEIS on April 18, 2007, at the New Horizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, North Carolina 27502. The first meeting 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 Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.html. The accession number for the LRA is ML063350276. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs 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 at http://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 the environmental review by May 19, 2007. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, 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 the scoping 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 The staff expects to publish the draft supplement to the GEIS in December 2007. The NRC will hold 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 at shq@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Jennifer Davis for/
Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
G. Faircloth The staff expects to publish the draft supplement to the GEIS in December 2007. The NRC will hold 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 at shq@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Jennifer Davis for/
Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Adams Accession No. ML070230167 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:REBB BC:DLR:REBB NAME S. Figueroa S. Hernandez R.Franovich DATE 3/6/07 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 HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
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ENCLOSURE
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 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company 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. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. John H. ONeil, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128