ML082520008

Comment (7) of Gregory Hogue on Behalf of Us Dept of Interior, Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437, Supplement 34 for License Renewal Nuclear Plants, Regarding Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2

ML082520008
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	07/18/2008
From:	Hogue G US Dept of Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
To:	Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch
References
73FR22448 00007, NUREG-1437 S34
Download: ML082520008 (2)

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United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance TAKE PRIDEO INAMERICA Richard B. Russell Federal Building 75 Spring Street, S.W.

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Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch ,71 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission m Mail Stop T6-D59 / Ký/0 /19 U-)

Washing, DC 20555-0001 RE: Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437, Supplement 34 for License Renew(al of Nuclear Plants, Regarding Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 The Department of the Interior has reviewed the referenced DEIS and make the following comments:

The document is well written and covers the concerns of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service addressed during phone calls and discussed during their review of environmental reports, environmental audits, and site visits including boat tours of the Savannah River at this location.

These comments are submitted under provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, (16US.C. 661 et seq.).

The DGEIS adequately addresses aquatic and terrestrial species and the potential for their occurrence on the project site. It addresses specific potential for environmental impacts caused by transmission line herbicide use, bird impacts with cooling tower, fish and shellfish entrainment and impingement, aquatic gas supersaturation, chlorine discharge of metals, scouring, and temperature effects.

The DGEIS mentioned that a review of the quarterly NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports since 2002 identified a total of six exceedances or possible exceedances, of water quality permit standards.

Each event was immediately reported to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, investigated, and corrective actions, were taken. No impacts to natural resources were reported.

Normal operation of Units 1 and 2 should have minimum impact on the resources under the purview of the Department of the Interior;, however, the largest change for the area in the future is the possible construction and operation of two additional nuclear units at Vogtle, Units 3 and 4.

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If you have any questions concerning these comments, please contact Strant Colwell of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Georgia Ecological Services Office at 912-265-9336. You can reach me at 404-331-4524.

Sincerely, Gregory Hogue Regional Environmental Officer cc:

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