ML072040480

Ltr to M. Balduzzi, Notice of Availability of the Final Plant-Specific Supplement 29 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

ML072040480
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	07/26/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Balduzzi M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Williamson A, REBA/DLR/NRR, 415-1878
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ML072060399	List: ML072040480
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NUREG-1437, S29, TAC MC9676
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July 26, 2007Mr. Michael A. BalduzziSr. Vice President & COO Regional Operations, NE Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL PLANT-SPECIFICSUPPLEMENT 29 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MC9676)

Dear Mr. Balduzzi:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the final plant-specificSupplement 29 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for LicenseRenewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS)," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-35 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Enclosed is a copy of the final supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This noticeadvises the public that the final supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public DocumentRoom (PDR) or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The Accession Numbers for the final Supplement 29 to the GEIS are ML071990020 Volume 1 and ML071990027 Volume 2. In addition, the final supplement will be available at the following libraries for public inspection: the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South Street, the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, and the Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street. As discussed in Section 9.3 of the final supplement, the staff recommends that the Commissiondetermine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Entergy; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments.

M. Balduzzi-2-A separate Notice of Availability of the final supplemental environmental impact statement willbe placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If youhave any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Alicia Williamson, at 301-415-1878 or by e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov

. Sincerely,/RA/ Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-293

Enclosure:

As statedcc w/encl: See next page

1. Letter w/encl. Svc List: ML0720404802. Final Supplement 29 to NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,": ML071990020 Volume 1 and ML071990027 Volume 2 3. Pkg: ML072060399OFFICEDLR:LADLR:PMOGCDLR:BCNAMEIKingAWilliamsonSUttalnlo w/commentsRFranovichDATE07/24/0707/26/0707/26/0707/26/07 7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATIONNOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT 29 TO THE GENERICENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS,REGARDING THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATIONDOCKET NO. 50-293Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,Commission) has published a final plant-specific supplement to the "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS)," NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-35 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). Pilgrim is located on the western shore of Cape Cod in the Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It is 38 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts, and 44 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.As discussed in Section 9.3 of the final Supplement 29, the recommendation of the staffis that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Pilgrim are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers would be unreasonable. The recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Entergy; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments. The final Supplement 29 to the GEIS is publicly available at the NRC Public DocumentRoom (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.htm. The Accession Numbers for the final Supplement 29 to the GEIS are ML071990020 Volume 1 and ML071990027 Volume 2.

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. In addition, the finalsupplement will be available at the following libraries for public inspection: the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South Street, the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, and the Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Alicia Williamson, EnvironmentalBranch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Ms. Williamson may be contacted by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1878 or via e-mail at arw1@nrc.gov.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26 th day of July, 2007FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Letter from M. Balduzzi from R. Franovich, dated July 26, 2007

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475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth,MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 ChairmanNuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board and SelectmenTown Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332Office of the CommissionerMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108Office of the Attorney GeneralOne Ashburton Place

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