ML082540399
| ML082540399 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 09/17/2008 |
| From: | Rani Franovich License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Sena P FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| Sayoc, Manny, NRR/DLR/RLRB 415-1924 | |
| References | |
| 7590-01-P, TAC MD6595, TAC MD6596 | |
| Download: ML082540399 (9) | |
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September 17, 2008 Vice President Peter P. Sena III FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 Shippingport, PA 15077
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 36 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MD6595 AND MD6596)
Dear Mr. Sena:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specific Supplement 36 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,@ regarding the renewal of operating license/ses DPR-66 and NPF-73 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
Enclosed is a copy of the draft supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the draft supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (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 Number for the draft Supplement 36 to the GEIS is ML082600147 and it is available for viewing on the Internet at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html#underreview.
In addition, two libraries have agreed to make the draft Supplement 36 to the GEIS available for public inspection: Beaver Area Memorial Library,100 College Ave, Beaver, PA 15009-2704 (telephone 724-775-1132), and Beaver County Library System, 1 Campus Drive, Monaca, PA 15061 (telephone 724-728-3737).
As discussed in Section 9.3 of the draft supplement, the preliminary recommendation of the staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 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 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff=s own independent review; and (5) the staff=s consideration of public comments received during the scoping process.
P. Sena A separate Notice of Availability of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Project Manager, Mr. Kent Howard, at 301-415-2989 or by e-mail at Kent.Howard@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-334 and 50-412
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
- 1. Letter w/Svc List, FRN: ML082540399
- 2. ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 36@: ML082600147
- 3. Pkg: ML082540377 OFFICE DLR:LA DLR:PM DLR:PM OGC DLR:BC NAME IKing ESayoc KHoward LSubin R. Franovich DATE 9/14/08 09/15/08 09/16/08 09/17/08 09/17/08
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 36 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS, AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-334 and 50-412 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-66 and NPF-73 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, which is located in Shippingport, PA, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, PA. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.
The draft Supplement 36 to the GEIS 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 NRC=s 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 draft Supplement 36 to the GEIS is ML082600147. 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, two libraries have agreed to make the draft
Supplement 36 to the GEIS available for public inspection: Beaver Area Memorial Library,100 College Ave, Beaver, PA 15009-2704 (telephone 724-775-1132), and Beaver County Library System, 1 Campus Drive, Monaca, PA 15061 (telephone 724-728-3737).
Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS for consideration by the NRC staff. To be considered, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by December 17, 2008; the NRC staff is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Comments received after the due date will be considered only if it is practical to do so. Written comments on the draft Supplement 36 to the GEIS should be sent 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.
Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-6D59, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at BeaverValleyEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at the Commission=s PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and through ADAMS.
The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on October 30, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Pittsburgh-International Airport, 550 Cherrington Parkway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15108. 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) a presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the same location. No comments on the draft Supplement 36 to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Sayoc, the NRC Project Manager at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1924, or by e-mail at BeaverValleyEIS@nrc.gov, no later than October 27, 2008. Members of the public may also register to provide oral comments 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. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Mr. Sayocs attention no later than October 16, 2008, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. Sayoc, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001. Mr. Sayoc may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of September 2008 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 36 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MD6595 AND MD6596)
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Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Danny L. Pace Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Fleet Licensing FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Richard Anderson Vice President, Nuclear Support FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Jennifer Kagel Pennsylvania Field Office 315 south Allen St. Suite 322 State college, PA 16801-4850 Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364 Dr. Judith Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077 Tony Gonyea Onondaga Nation RR#1, Route 11A Box 319B Via Nedrow, NY 13120 Cliff Custer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Mike Banko FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Julie Firestone FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Sherry White Cultural Preservation Officer Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1, P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416 Greg Bunker Director Environmental/NEPA Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1, P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416