ML082520774

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process for License Renewal for Kewaunee Power Station

ML082520774
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	10/02/2008
From:	David Pelton License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Christian D Dominion Energy Kewaunee
LOPAS, S, DLR/RPB1 - 415-1147
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7590-01-P, TAC MD9409
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October 2, 2008 Mr. David A. Christian Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SW 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR KEWAUNEE POWER STATION (TAC NO. MD9409)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received your application dated August 14, 2008, for the renewal of the Operating License No. DPR-43 for Kewaunee Power Station (KPS). In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

(DEK) submitted an environmental report (ER). This letter provides information related to the staffs review of the KPS ER.

The NRC has prepared a notice of intent advising the public that the NRC intends to gather information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commissions Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, (NUREG-1437) related to the review of the application for the renewal of the KPS operating license. Enclosed is a copy of the notice of intent, which has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, DEK is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process.

As discussed in the enclosed notice, the staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in two environmental scoping meetings to be held October 22, 2008. The meetings will be held at the Carlton Town Hall, N 1296 Town Hall Road, Kewaunee, Wisconsin 54216.

The first session will be held in the afternoon, and the second session, covering the same subjects, will be held in the evening. The NRC will present an overview of the environmental review process and will describe how the process will be implemented for the review of the KPS license renewal application.

A separate NRC meeting notice with a more detailed agenda is forthcoming. You will be provided a copy of that notice.

D. Christian In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contact the NRCs Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Sarah Lopas, at 301-415-1147 or by e-mail at sarah.lopas@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David Pelton, Branch Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-305

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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOMINION ENERGY KEWAUNEE, INC.

KEWAUNEE POWER STATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS DOCKET NO. 50-305 Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (DEK) has submitted an application for renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR-43 for an additional 20 years of operation at Kewaunee Power Station (KPS). KPS is located on the west-central shore of Lake Michigan in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles east-southeast of Green Bay and 8 miles south of the City of Kewaunee. The operating license for KPS expires on December 21, 2013. The application for renewal, dated August 14, 2008, was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54. A notice of receipt and availability of the application, which included the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2008 (73 FR 51023). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2008 (73 FR 57154). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) related to the review of the license renewal application and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

ENCLOSURE

In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, DEK submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is 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.htm. The Accession Number for the ER is ML082341039. 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 ER may also be viewed on the Internet at www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/kewaunee.html. In addition, the ER is available for public inspection near KPS at the following public library: Kewaunee Public Library, 822 Juneau Street, Kewaunee, WI 54216.

This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commissions Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437), related to the review of the application for renewal of the KPS operating license for an additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRCs regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.

The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS for public comment.

Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and

Federal government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:

a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the supplement to the GEIS.

b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.

c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are peripheral or that are not significant.

d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of, the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.

e. Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action.

f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning and decision-making schedule.

g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.

h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and include any contractor assistance to be used.

The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:

a. The applicant, Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.

c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.

d. Any affected Indian tribe.

e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process.

f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave to intervene.

In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for the KPS license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings will be held at the Carlton Town Hall, N1296 Town Hall Road, Kewaunee, WI 54216 on October 22, 2008. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1) an overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS.

Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the same location. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing,

as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Ms.

Sarah Lopas, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1147, or by e-mail at sarah.lopas@nrc.gov no later than October 17, 2008. Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register.

Members of the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. Ms. Lopas will need to be contacted no later than October 15, 2008, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated.

Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental scope of the KPS license renewal review to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may also be delivered to the NRC, Room T- 6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments should be postmarked by December 8, 2008. Electronic comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at Kewaunee.EIS@nrc.gov, and should be sent no later than December 8, 2008, to be considered in the scoping process. Comments will be available electronically and accessible through ADAMS at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.

Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS relates.

Notice of opportunity for a hearing regarding the renewal application was the subject of the aforementioned Federal Register notice (73 FR 57154). Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.

At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be available for inspection in ADAMS at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment the draft supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of separate notices and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per request will be provided free of charge. After receipt and consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection.

Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Ms. Lopas at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of October 2008.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Brian Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Kewaunee Power Station cc:

Resident Inspectors Office Mr. Paul C. Aitken U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Supervisor - License Renewal Project N490 Hwy 42 Innsbrook Technical Center - 3NE Kewaunee, WI 54216-9510 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing and Mr. David A. Sommers Operations Support Supervisor - Nuclear Engineering Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Innsbrook Technical Center - 3NE Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Mr. Thomas L. Breene Senior Counsel Dominon Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station 120 Tredegar Street N490 Highway 42 Riverside 2 Kewaunee, WI 54216 Richmond, VA 23219 Mr. Michael J. Wilson, Director Mr. Stephen E. Scace Nuclear Safety & Licensing Site Vice President Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station Kewaunee Power Station N 490 Highway 42 N 490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216 Kewaunee, WI 54216 Mr. William R. Matthews Mr. David R. Lewis Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE 2300 N Street, N.W.

5000 Dominion Boulevard Washington, DC 20037-1122 Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. Ken Paplham Mr. Gerald T. Bischof E 4095 Sandy Bay Rd.

Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Kewaunee, WI 54216 Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE 5000 Dominion Boulevard Mr. Richard Gallagher Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Senior Scientist, License Renewal Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Mr. William D. Corbin Route 156, Rope Ferry Road Director - Nuclear Engineering Waterford, CT 06385 Innsbrook Technical Center - 3NE 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Kewaunee Power Station cc:

Mr. Ronald Kazmierczak Regional Director Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Northeast Region Headquarters 2984 Shawano Avenue P.O. Box 10448 Green bay, WI 54307-0448 Ms. Kathleen Angel Federal Consistency and Coastal Hazards Coordinator Wisconsin Coastal Management Program P.O. Box 8944 Madison, WI 53708-8944