ML083500409

Request for Comments Concerning the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Ltr)

ML083500409
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/12/2009
From:	David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Nieto D Delaware Nation
REGNER, L M, DLR/RPB2, 415-1906
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TAC MD5411, TAC MD5412
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Ms. Danieala Nieto Air Program Coordinator and Acting Director Delaware Nation of Oklahoma Environmental Programs P.O. Box 825 Anadarko, OK 73005

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3, DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

Dear Ms. Nieto:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is seeking input for its environmental review of an application to renew the operating licenses for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3), which are located in Westchester County in the village of Buchanan, NY, approximately 24 miles north of New York City. IP2 and IP3 are operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

As part of its review of the proposed action, the NRC staff has prepared a draft site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its AGeneric Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,@ NUREG-1437. This draft document includes analyses of relevant environmental issues, including potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources from extended operation and refurbishment activities associated with license renewal. By letter dated December 22, 2008, NRC staff transmitted the draft SEIS to interested parties, including your organization.

In your letter to us dated September 5, 2007, you requested that all formal consultation documents be sent to you as a consulting party. Appendix C of the draft SEIS contains a chronology of formal correspondence associated with the license renewal environmental review for IP2 and IP3, and Appendix E contains copies of consultation correspondence.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 73, we request your comments on the draft SEIS and on our preliminary conclusions contained therein. Please submit any comments that you may have on the draft SEIS by March 18, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at IndianPoint.EIS@nrc.gov. All relevant comments will be addressed in the final SEIS.

The NRC will hold two public meetings to receive oral comments on the IP2 and IP3 license renewal draft SEIS on February 12, 2009; both will be at the Colonial Terrace, 119 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567. The first meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m. and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session. Both meeting sessions will be

D. Nieto transcribed and any comments received at the meetings will be handled using the same process as written comments provided by mail or e-mail.

The IP2 and IP3 license renewal application, the draft SEIS, and other relevant documents are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/indian-point.html. The staff expects to publish the final SEIS - which will include responses to relevant comments received on the draft SEIS - in February 2010.

Please note that the period for public comment expires on March 18, 2009. If you and your organization have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact the Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, at 301-415-4006 or Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-247 and 50-286 cc w/o encl: See next page

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Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:

Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &

Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. Paul D. Tonko President and CEO New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. John P. Spath New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspectors Office Indian Point 2 and 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Raymond L. Albanese Four County Coordinator 200 Bradhurst Avenue Unit 4 Westchester County Hawthorne, NY 10532 Mayor, Village of Buchanan 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. William DiProfio PWR SRC Consultant 48 Bear Hill Road Newton, NH 03858 Mr. Garry Randolph PWR SRC Consultant 1750 Ben Franklin Drive, 7E Sarasota, FL 34236

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:

Mr. William T. Russell PWR SRC Consultant 400 Plantation Lane Stevensville, MD 21666-3232 Mr. Jim Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Mr. Phillip Musegaas Riverkeeper, Inc.

828 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY 10591 Mr. Mark Jacobs IPSEC 46 Highland Drive Garrison, NY 10524 Mr. R. M. Waters Technical Specialist Licensing 450 Broadway P.O. Box 0249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. Sherwood Martinelli 351 Dyckman Street Peekskill, NY 10566 Ms. Susan Shapiro, Esq.

21 Perlman Drive Spring Valley, NY 10977 Mr. John Sipos Assistant Attorney General New York State Department of Law Environmental Protection Bureau The Capitol Albany, NY 12224 Robert Snook Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Martin J. ONeill, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 The Honorable Nita Lowey 222 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310 White Plains, NY 10605 Ms. Joan Leary Matthews Senior Counsel for Special Projects Office of General Counsel NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-5500