ML090050115

02/12/2009 Notice of Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Regarding License Renewal of Indian Point, Units 2 & 3

ML090050115
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/14/2009
From:	Stuyvenberg A License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2
Stuyvenberg, A L, NRR/DLR/ 415-4006
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January 14, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: David J. Wrona, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Andrew L. Stuyvenberg, Project Manager /RA/

Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL OF INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 12, 2009 (Two identical sessions)

First session: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (as necessary)

Second session: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (as necessary)

LOCATION: Colonial Terrace Grand Ballroom 119 Oregon Road Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567 CATEGORY 3:* This is a Category 3 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.

PURPOSE: To meet with the public to receive comments on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) 38 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437) for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (Indian Point), issued on December 22, 2008. The DSEIS is available on the NRC=s Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement38/ and in the NRC=s publicly available Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Accession Numbers are ML083540594 (Volume 1, main report) and ML083540614 (Volume 2, appendices). See the attached agenda and Federal Register Notice (73 FR 80440).

CONTACTS: Andrew L. Stuyvenberg, NRR Lisa M. Regner, NRR 301-415-4006 301-415-1906 Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov

• Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002

PURPOSE (Cont.): Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal ?open house@

beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 4006, or by email at Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov by January 29, 2009. Those who wish to make comments may also register 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.

If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the meeting, the need should be brought to the attention of Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 4006, or by e-mail at Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov, no later than January 26, 2009, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.

PARTICIPANTS: NRC Registered Members of the Public Brian E. Holian David J. Wrona Andrew L. Stuyvenberg Bo Pham Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Notice cc w/encls.: See next page

PURPOSE (Cont.): Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal ?open house@

beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 4006, or by email at Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov by January 29, 2009. Those who wish to make comments may also register 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.

If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the meeting, the need should be brought to the attention of Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 4006, or by e-mail at Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov, no later than January 26, 2009, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.

PARTICIPANTS: NRC Registered Members of the Public Brian E. Holian David J. Wrona Andrew L. Stuyvenberg Bo Pham Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

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AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Two Meeting Sessions - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*

I. Welcome and Purpose of Meeting 10 minutes II. Overview of License Renewal Process 10 minutes (Andrew Stuyvenberg)

III. Results of the Environmental Review 30 minutes (Andrew Stuyvenberg)

IV. How Comments can be Submitted 5 minutes (Andrew Stuyvenberg)

V. Public Comments As Required VI. Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc. 5 minutes

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No formal comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register Notice.

ENCLOSURE 1

Federal Register Notice Published December 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 251)

Page 80440 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 38 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 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-26 and DPR-64 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3). IP2 and IP3 are located in Westchester County in the village of Buchanan, New York, approximately 24 miles north of New York City. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.

Draft Supplement 38 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 Numbers for draft Supplement 38 to the GEIS are ML083540594 (Volume 1, main report) and ML083540614 (Volume 2, appendices). 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.Resource@nrc.gov. In addition, the White Plains Public Library (White Plains, NY), Hendrick Hudson Free Library (Montrose, NY), and the Field Library (Peekskill, NY), have agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.

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 March 18, 2009; 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 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, DC 20555-0001.

Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-6D59, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 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 IndianPoint.EIS@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 ENCLOSURE 2

public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on February 12, 2009, at the Colonial Terrace, 119 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567. 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 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10 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 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 present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, the NRC Environmental Project Manager at 1-800-368-5642, extension 4006, or by e-mail at IndianPoint.EIS@nrc.gov, no later than January 29, 2009.

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.

Stuyvenberg's attention no later than January 26, 2009, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stuyvenberg, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-11F1, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Mr. Stuyvenberg may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of December, 2008.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David J. Wrona, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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

Senior Vice President Mr. John P. Spath Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. New York State Energy, Research and P.O. Box 31995 Development Authority Jackson, MS 39286-1995 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Vice President Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Mr. Paul Eddy P.O. Box 31995 New York State Department Jackson, MS 39286-1995 of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Albany, NY 12223-1350 Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Regional Administrator, Region I P.O. Box 31995 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jackson, MS 39286-1995 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Senior Resident Inspectors Office 440 Hamilton Avenue Indian Point 2 and 3 White Plains, NY 10601 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Assistant General Counsel Buchanan, NY 10511 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire White Plains, NY 10601 Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law Manager, Licensing 120 Broadway Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. New York, NY 10271 Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB Mayor, Village of Buchanan P.O. Box 249 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. Paul D. Tonko Mr. Raymond L. Albanese President and CEO Four County Coordinator New York State Energy Research and 200 Bradhurst Avenue Development Authority Unit 4 Westchester County 17 Columbia Circle Hawthorne, NY 10532 Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. William DiProfio PWR SRC Consultant 48 Bear Hill Road Newton, NH 03858

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

Mr. Garry Randolph Mr. Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

PWR SRC Consultant Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1750 Ben Franklin Drive, 7E 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Sarasota, FL 34236 Washington, DC 20004 Mr. William T. Russell Mr. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.

PWR SRC Consultant Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 400 Plantation Lane 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Stevensville, MD 21666-3232 Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Jim Riccio Mr. William J. Ryan, Chairman Greenpeace Westchester County Board of Legislators 702 H Street, NW 800 Michaelian Office Building Suite 300 148 Martine Avenue Washington, DC 20001 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Phillip Musegaas Mr. Thomas J. Abinanti, Chair Riverkeeper, Inc. Committee on Environment & Energy 828 South Broadway Westchester County Board of Legislators Tarrytown, NY 10591 800 Michaelian Office Building 148 Martine Avenue Mr. Mark Jacobs White Plains, NY 10601 IPSEC 46 Highland Drive Mr. Michael B. Kaplowitz, 4th District Garrison, NY 10524 Legislator Westchester County Board of Legislators Mr. R. M. Waters 800 Michaelian Office Building Technical Specialist Licensing 148 Martine Avenue 450 Broadway White Plains, NY 10601 P.O. Box 0249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Ms. Susan Thaler The Field Library The Honorable Nita Lowey 4 Nelson Avenue 222 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310 Peekskill, NY 10566 White Plains, NY 10605 Mr. John Sipos Assistant Attorney General New York State Department of Law Environmental Protection Bureau The Capitol Albany, NY 12224 Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

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

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