ML070540205

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Summary of Meeting with Pilgrim on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Pilgrim License Renewal Review

ML070540205
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/01/2007
From:	Williamson A NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:
Williamson A, REBB/DLR/NRR, 415-1878
References
TAC MC9676
Download: ML070540205 (14)

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March 1, 2007 LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc FACILITY: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REGARDING THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION, LICENSE RENEWAL REVIEW (TAC NO.

MC9676)

On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held public meetings at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth, Harbor Ballroom, concerning the staffs environmental review of the application submitted by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), for renewal of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) operating license. The purpose of the meetings were to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) which was issued in December 2006.

Formal presentations were made by the NRC staff and the EarthTech staff.

The DSEIS is a plant-specific supplement for Pilgrim to the ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437). The NRC staff described the overall license renewal process, provided a description of the National Environmental Policy Act review process, and discussed the environmental requirements outlined in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51). The NRC staff also described the preliminary results of their analyses. The environmental impacts of continued operation were predicted to be small, with the exception of some marine aquatic resources. Due to entrainment and impingement, the continued operation of the cooling water system would have moderate impacts on the local winter flounder population, and the Jones River population of rainbow smelt, respectively. Continued operation of the cooling water system would have small to moderate impingement and entrainment impacts on other marine aquatic species as well.

The impacts of alternatives (including the no-action alternative) were predicted to have impacts in at least some environmental aspects that could reach moderate or large significance.

After the formal presentations were given by the NRC staff, members of the public were invited to provide comments. Approximately 150 people attended the two sessions including members of the public, Entergy, local citizen organizations, and local news media.

In an effort to improve communication and increase interaction with members of the public, the NRC staff conducted open houses for one hour before each meeting and encouraged the public to submit meeting feedback forms. The staff provided displays and brochures and met with members of the public to answer questions about the proposed renewal of the Pilgrim operating license.

A combined listing of attendees for both public meetings is provided in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is a copy of the meeting handouts provided during the public meeting open house. The official corrected transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings, 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 NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.html. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are listed under Accession Nos. ML070530189 and ML070530185, respectively. A copy of the slides used during the NRCs presentation is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML070330562. 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 closing date to accept comments on the Pilgrim DSEIS was February 28, 2007. The NRC staff will consider all comments on the Pilgrim DSEIS and make any necessary revisions to the document prior to issuing its final supplemental environmental impact statement, scheduled for July 2007.

/RA/

Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page

1. Meeting Summary (w /Encls. 1 & 2): ML070540205

2. Afternoon Transcript (Corrected): ML070530189

3. Afternoon Transcript

Attachment:

ML070600309

4. Evening Transcript (Corrected): ML070530185

5. Slides: ML070330562

6. Package: ML070590260 OFFICE LA:DLR GS:DLR:REBB PM:DLR:REBB NAME I. King C. Jacobs A. Williamson DATE 2/26/07 2/27/07 3/01/07

Memo to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. From A. Williamson Dated March 1, 2007

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REGARDING THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION, LICENSE RENEWAL REVIEW (TAC NO.

MC9676)

Hard Copy:

DLR R/F E-Mail:

B. Boger (RidsNrrAdro)

P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)

R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

R. Palla S. Hoffman bobbie.hurley@earthtech.com F. Cameron OGC (RidsOGCMailRoom)

S. Uttal M. Barkman P. Buckberg J. Shea R. Shane, OCA B. Keeling, OCA T. Combs, OCA OPA (RidsOpaMail)

D. McIntyre, OPA R. Powell, Region 1 W. Raymond, Region 1 RI N. Sheehan RI D. Screnci RI R. Contee S. Sanders, NRR Technical Communications Assistant Samuel Lee, EDO Contact, Region I DLR Staff LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE PILGRIM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT MEETINGS JANUARY 24, 2007 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION Alicia Williamson U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Chip Cameron NRC Rani Franovich NRC Richard Emch NRC Harriet Nash NRC Susan Uttal NRC Diane Screnci NRC Lisa Gibney NRC Robert Palla NRC Perry Buckberg NRC William Raymond NRC Richard Conte NRC Anne Ford NRC Bobbie Hurley EarthTech Steve Duda EarthTech Bob Ruddock Associated Industries of Massachusetts Arthur Gast Plymouth Nuclear Matters Committee Joyce McMahon Massachusetts Affordable Reliable Energy Alliance John Stobierski South Shore Chamber of Commerce Ben Mason Llennoco Inc.

Heidi Mayo PilgrimWatch Pine DuBois Jones River Watershed Association Mary Lampert PilgrimWatch Rebecca Chin Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee Lilias Cingolani Local Citizen Malcolm MacNaught Local Citizen Marie Fehlow Local Citizen Bob Knox Boston Globe Eric Dykeman South Shore Chamber of Commerce Sheila Hollis Representative of the Town of Plymouth Mark Sylvia Town of Plymouth Max Bowen Old Colony Memorial Kelly Connerton Local Citizen Paul Smith Plymouth Nuclear Matters Committee Lauren Demarco DHS Jolette Westbrook MA Dept. Telecomm. And Energy - Siting Division Linda Benezra Plymouth, LWV Tom Walsh Carver Emergency Management Bob Walker MA Department of Public Health Jane Montanari Plymouth, LWV Marion Galvin Local Citizen

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE PILGRIM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT MEETINGS Continued JANUARY 24, 2007 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION Tim Timmerman US Environmental Protection Agency - Region One Stephanie Vosk Cape Cod Times Deputy Chief William Carrier Duxbury Fire Department John Giarrusso Mass Emergency Management Agency Moray MachLachlan Duxbury Clipper Millie Morrison Duxbury Nuclear Matters Committee Charles Vavtrain Local Citizen Paul OConnor Local Citizen Deirdre Lang WQRC Diane Webke Journalist Bob Haynes Massachusetts AFL-CIO Gary Sullivan Utility Worker Union Kevin Craig Duxbury Nuclear Matters Committee Bill Harris Local Citizen Brian Thurber Clean Water Action Bill Stone Local Citizen Richard Rothstein Plymouth Nuclear Matters Committee Michael Scherer Normandeau Associates Carol Wightman Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

Rick Buckley Entergy Fred Mogolesko Entergy Jacob Scheffer Entergy Joseph Egan Entergy Jack Alexander Entergy Paul McCormack Anne Gebber Chuck Callar AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 Two Meeting Sessions - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*

I.

Welcome and Purpose of Meeting 10 minutes (C. Cameron)

II.

Overview of License Renewal Process 10 minutes (A. Williamson)

III.

Results of the Environmental Review 20 minutes (R. Hurley)

IV.

How Comments can be Submitted 5 minutes (A. Williamson)

V.

Public Comments As Required (C. Cameron)

VI.

Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc.

5 minutes (R. Franovich)

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No formal comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register Notice.

Welcome to the NRCs Open House Associated with the Environmental Review for the proposed License Renewal of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station This open house is intended to provide an opportunity for interested members of the public and staff from other Federal, State, and local agencies to interact with the NRC staff in an informal information exchange.

The NRC is gathering information necessary to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, regarding the proposed renewal of the operating license for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Please note that if you wish to provide formal comments regarding the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) to the GEIS, they must be presented at todays transcribed public meeting, or provided in writing or by e-mail by February 28, 2007. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practicable 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 DSEIS should be sent to:

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop T-6D 59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Submittal of electronic comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your participation.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Director, Radiation Control Program Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Offices of Health and Human Services 174 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114 Secretary of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Plymouth Public Library Attn: Ms. Dinah OBrien 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Duxbury Free Library Attn: Mr. David Murphy 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Kingston Public Library Attn: Librarian Susan Olin 6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mark Sylvia Town Manager Town of Plymouth 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Todd Callaghan Office of Coastal Zone Management 251 Causeway St., Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114 Ms. Becky Chin, Vice Chair Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee 31 Deerpath Trail North Duxbury, MA 02332 Mr. Thomas Bott 1 Maple Place Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Andre Martecchini Duxbury - Selectman 110 Heritage Lane Duxbury, MA 02332 Mr. David Leonardi 120 Bay State Drive Braintree, MA 02178 Mr. Jeff Berger P.O. Box 1812 Plymouth, MA 02362-1812 Mr. Paul Smith 122 Ellisville Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Jerry Benezra 26 Island Rock Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Brian DuBois Carpenters L.V. 424 6 Skylark Avenue Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Jim Burba New England Regional Coordinator of Carpenters 129 Pearl Street Stoughton, MA 02072 Ms. Mary Shevory MEMA 650 East Street Brockton, MA 02302 Ms. Kate Francini 23 Driftwood Lane Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Richard A. Rothstein Plymouth Nuclear Matters Committee 32 Webster Reach Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Mark Serrano 19415 Deerfield Avenue Lansdowne, VA 20176 Ms. Mary Ellen Burns 13 Tavern Path Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Rick Buckley Entergy Nuclear P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Ms. Joyce McMahon Mass AREA 15 1/2 Rowell Avenue Beverly, MA 01915 Mr. Jim OConnell Llennoco, Inc.

P.O. Box 653 Chatham, MA 02633 Ms. Pine DuBois Jones River Watershed Association P.O. Box 73 Kingston, MA 02364 Ms. Mary Lampert Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Ms. Nancy Landgren 625 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Mr. Keith Maxwell 19 Old Meeting House Green Norton, MA 02766 Mr. Rick Anderson Carpenters Local 624 21 Mazzeo Drive Randolph, MA 02368 Ms. Megan Dempster 18 Bartlett Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Larry Harrington MDPH Radiation Coordinator 175 Route 6A Sandwich, MA 02563 Mr. Robert Hillman 63 Cooke Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Ms. Casey Meserve Plymouth Bulletin 165 Enterprise Drive Marshfield, MA 02050 Mr. Joseph Prall 26 Sushala Way Plymouth, MA 02360 Ms. Mary Valliere 12 Harvest View Carver, MA 02330 Mr. Robert R. Ruddock General Counsel Associated Industries of Massachusetts 22 Berkeley Street / P.O. Box 763 Boston, MA 02117-0763 Ms. Anne D. Geller 13 Vernon Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. Frank Collins P.O. Box 713 Manomet, MA 02345-0712 Mr. Congressman Delahunt 1250 Hancock Street, 8th Floor Quincy, MA 02169 Mr. J. Tarney-Manuel 11 Elm Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Mr. John Stobierski PO Box 690 625 Quincy, MA 02269 Lilias Cingolani PO Box 52 Kingston, MA 02364

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Alba C. Thompson 11 Westwood Rd.

Plymouth, MA 02360 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Diane Curran, Esq.

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg

& Eisenberg, L.L.P.

1726 M Street, NW., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Matthew Brock, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 Boston, MA 02108-1598 Ms. Shelia Hollis Suite 700 1667 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Ms. Molly Barlett 52 Crooked Lane Duxbury, MA 02332 David R. Lewis, Esq.

Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Chief Kevin M. Nord Fire Chief and Director, Duxbury Emergency Management Agency 688 Tremont Street P.O. Box 2824 Duxbury, MA 02331 Mr. Paul McCormack PO Box 2604 Duxbury, MA 02331-2604 Mr. Charles Vavtrain 22 River Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Morag MacLachlan Duxbury Clipper PO Box 1656 Duxbury, MA 02331 William Carrier, Deputy Chief Duxbury Fire Dept.

668 Tremont St.

Duxbury, MA 02331 Marion Galvin 44 Alden St Plymouth, MA 02360 Tom Walsh PO Box 580 Carver, MA 02330 Linda Benezra 26 Island Rock Plymouth, MA 02360 Jolette Westbrook EFSB One South Station Boston, MA 02111 Kelly Connerton 21 Rice St Middleboro, MA 02346 Max Brown 182 Standish Ave Plymouth, MA 02360

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Robert Walker Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program Schrafft Center, Suite 1M2A 529 Main Strett Charlestown, MA 02129 Fred Mogolesko Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Joseph Egan 3 Holly St Hingham, MA 02043 svosk@capecodonline.com