ML090910308

Summary of Public Environmental Scoping Meeting Related to the Review of the Cooper Nuclear Station, Licensed Renewal Application

ML090910308
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	04/14/2009
From:	Tam Tran License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
tran t, NRR/RPB1, 415-3617
References
TAC MD9737
Download: ML090910308 (11)

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April 14, 2009 LICENSEE:

NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FACILITY:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MD9763 AND MD9737)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted environmental scoping meetings related to the review of the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) license renewal applications submitted by Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). Two public meetings were conducted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at Brownville Concert Hall, 126 Atlantic St.,

Brownville, NE 68321 and at Auburn Senior Center, 1101 J St., Auburn, NE 68305.

Approximately 60 people attended the meetings. The attendees included representatives of the NRC staff, local news media, members of the public, NPPD, and local government officials.

Several public comments were entered into the meeting transcript by the court reporter during the two meeting sessions. The comments focused on the importance of continued operation of CNS through license renewal process and the level of cooperation between CNS and the local area organizations (e.g., emergency response management).

A combined listing of attendees for both public meetings is provided in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is a copy of the meeting handouts provided during the public meeting open house. The official corrected transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are 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 Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are listed under Accession Nos. ML090840062 and ML090840063, respectively. A copy of the slides used during the NRCs presentation is also available in ADAMS under

Accession No. ML090750686. 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.

/RA/

Tam Tran, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: See next page

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OFFICE LA:DLR PB:DLR:RPB1 PM:DLR:RPB1 PM:DLR:RPB2 NAME S. Figueroa D. Pelton SFB JRobinson T.Tran E. Sayoc DATE 04/07/09 04/13/09 04/06/09 04/06/09

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS COOPER NUCLEAR STATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS FEBRUARY 25, 2009 Participants Affiliation Dave Pelton U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Charles Eccleston NRC Don Brittner NRC Emmanuel Sayoc NRC Michael Chambers NRC Tam Tran NRC Victor L. Dricks NRC Carla Mason Auburn Development Council (ADC)

Rick S ADC Yolander Peck ADC Anne Thomas Auburn David Puppet Auburn Dennie Wittman Auburn F.L. Zalard Auburn Garry Bucher Auburn Glen Krueger Auburn Janice Chambers Auburn Mary Zimerman Auburn David Sickel Auburn - Richardson County Commissioner Bob Engles Auburn - Mayor Darrell Wellman Auburn - Newspaper Kendall Nieman Auburn Chamber of Commerce - President Daryl Obermeyer Brownville Ment Hansen Brownville Marty Hayes Brownville Board - Chairman Jay Tallmow Merchants of Brownville - President Beckie Cromer Falls City Economic Development and Growth Enterprise - Director Gary Torn Falls City Jim Gerweck Falls City - Richardson County Emergency Management Matthew Leaf Falls City - KTNC Radio Rodney Vandeberg Falls City - Mayor Arnold Ehlers Nebraska City ENCLOSURE 1

Bill Oliver Nebraska City - KNCY Radio Dave Bremer Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)

Robert Cove Nemaha County Emergency Management Art Zaremba NPPD Bill Victor NPPD David Bremer NPPD Gene Mace NPPD Jeanne Schieffer NPPD Joe Citta NPPD Lisa McFarland NPPD Mark Becker NPPD Mike Boyce NPPD Mike Krumland NPPD Ron Asche NPPD Stewart Bulmiglier NPPD Jim Thomas Enercon Brian OGrady Entergy Dave Lach Entergy David Lach Entergy Rick Buckley Entergy Tim Thomas Entergy Jill Lagace Lepson Consulting Jane Beetem Missouri Department of Natural Resource Larry Shepard US EPA Kansas City

ENCLOSURE 2 AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS LICENSE RENEWAL PROCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING FOR COOPER NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION February 25, 2009 Two Identical Meetings*

(1:30 - 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.)

I.

Welcome and Purpose of Meeting (D. Pelton) 10 minutes II.

Overview of License Renewal Process (E. Sayoc) 15 minutes III.

Overview of the Environmental Review Process (T. Tran) 15 minutes IV.

Public Comments (D. Pelton)

As Needed V.

Closing/Availability of Transcript (D. Pelton) 5 minutes

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

Welcome to the NRCs Open House Associated with the Proposed License Renewal For Cooper Nuclear Station This open house is intended to provide an opportunity for interested members of the public and interested staff from other Federal, State, and local agencies to interact with the NRC staff in an informal information exchange related to the proposed license renewal for Cooper Nuclear Station.

License renewal includes both safety and environmental reviews. Currently, the NRC is gathering information necessary to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) related to the proposed renewal of the operating license for Cooper Nuclear Station.

Please note that if you wish to provide formal comments regarding the scope of the environmental review, you must present them at either of todays transcribed public meetings or provide them in writing or electronically by March 27, 2009. Comments received after this date will be considered while developing the draft SEIS if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before March 27, 2009. Written comments on the scope of the SEIS should be sent to:

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop T-6D 59 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electronic comment submittals may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at CooperEIS@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your participation.

Meeting Summary to Cooper from T. Tran Dated April 14, 2009

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE COOPER NUCLEAR STATION, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MD9763 AND MD9737)

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Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Ronald D. Asche President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Mr. Gene Mace Nuclear Asset Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John C. McClure Vice President and General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Mr. David Van Der Kamp Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R & L Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. H. Floyd Gilzow Deputy Director for Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 218 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Director, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Ms. Melanie Rasmussen Radiation Control Program Director Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Mr. Keith G. Henke, Planner Division of Community and Public Health Office of Emergency Coordination 930 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. Art Zaremba, Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John F. McCann, Director Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1813 Stewart Minahan Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Mike Boyce Cooper Strategic Initiatives Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Dave Bremer License Renewal Project Manager Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Bill Victor License Renewal Project Licensing Lead Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Jim Loynes License Renewal Project Engineer Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 - 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Garry Young License Renewal Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Alan Cox License Renewal Technical Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Dave Lach LRP Entergy Project Manager Entergy Nuclear 1448 S.R. 333, N-GSB-45 Russellville, AK 72802 Jerry Perry 500 S. Main Street Rock Port, MO 64482 Yolanda Peck 1008 Central Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Kendall Neiman 830 Central Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Annie Thomas 1522 I Street Auburn, NE 68305 John Chaney 1101 17th Street Auburn, NE 68305 Darrell Kruse 2415 McConnell Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Daryl J. Obermeyer 64381 727A Road Brownville, NE 68321

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Sherry Black, Director Auburn Memorial Library 1810 Courthouse Ave.

Auburn, NE 68305 Board of Brownville, NE Attn: Chairman Marty Hayes P.O. Box 67 223 Main Street Brownville, NE 68321 Bob Engles Mayor of Auburn, NE 1101 J Street Auburn, NE 68305 Jo Stevens Mayor of Rock Port, MO 500 S. Main Street Rock Port, MO 64482 John Cochnar U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Nebraska Field Office 203 West Second Street Grand Island, NE 68801 John Askew Regional Administrator U.S. EPA Region 7 901 N. 5th Street Kansas City, KS 66101 Joann Scheafer, Director Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Doyle Childers, Director Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Mark Miles State Historic Preservation Officer Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Michael J. Smith State Historic Preservation Officer Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 Lincoln, NE 68501 Robert Puschendorf Nebraska State Historical Society 1500 R Street, P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln, NE 68501-2554