ML090790176

Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for License Renewal of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3

ML090790176
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	04/30/2009
From:	Brian Holian Division of License Renewal
To:	Colosi P US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service
Stuyvenberg, A L, NRR/DLR/ 415-4006
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ML090790352	List: ML090790176 ML090790187
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TAC MD5411, TAC MD5412
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April 30, 2009 Mr. Peter D. Colosi Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat Conservation National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2237

SUBJECT:

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 (TAC NOS.

MD5411 AND MD5412)

Dear Mr. Colosi:

In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting initiation of an Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation regarding the proposed action of license renewal for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3) for a period of an additional 20 years. Enclosed is the NRC staffs EFH assessment, as well as a copy of the draft site-specific Supplement 38 to NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS).

IP2 and IP3 are located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River at river mile 43 (river kilometer 69), in the Village of Buchanan, in upper Westchester County, New York. IP2 and IP3 are equipped with a once-through heat dissipation system that withdraws cooling water from and discharges it to the Hudson River. Water for cooling and service water is withdrawn from the Hudson River via two separate intake structures. After circulating through the condensers, cooling water is returned to the Hudson River via a discharge channel to the south of the intakes.

As described in the EFH Assessment, the NRC staff identified 8 species that have EFH designated in the vicinity of IP2 and IP3. The NRC staff has determined that there may be adverse individual or cumulative effects on EFH in the project area for one or more life stages of 5 of these species from the proposed license renewal. The NRC staff has determined that continued operation of the IP2 and IP3 cooling system, with its existing mitigation measures, is expected to have an overall minimal adverse effect on EFH within the Hudson River ecosystem.

P. Colosi In reaching these conclusions, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the applicant, on research and statistical analysis performed by NRC staff, on information from the Fish and Wildlife Service, and on information from National Marine Fisheries Service. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed draft supplement to the GEIS, the EFH Assessment, or the staffs request, please contact Mr. Andrew Stuyvenberg, Project Manager, at 301-415-4006 or by e-mail at andrew.stuyvenberg@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

1. Package: ML090790352

2. Letter to P. Colosi: ML090790176

3. Essential Fish Habitat Assessment: ML090790187

4. Draft Supplement 38 to NUREG-1437 Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Vols. 1 and 2: ML083540594 and ML083540614 OFFICE DLR:LA DLR:RERB:GS DLR:RPB2:PM OGC DLR:RPB2:BC DLR:Director NAME D. Logan A. Stuyvenberg S. Turk D. Wrona B. Holian DATE 04/14/09 04/ 06 /09 04/ 14 /09 04/ 23 /09 04/ 27 /09 04/ 30 /09

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SUBJECT:

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. MD5411 AND MD5412)

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Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 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 Units 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 Ms. Jessica Steinberg, J.D.

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 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