ML091390581
| ML091390581 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/2009 |
| From: | David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Beauty T, Carlyle D, Enos D, Evan Jones, Lupe R, Norris N, Nosie W, Pattea C, Rhodes W, Smith I, Yucupicio P Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Ft. McDoweel Yavapai Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono O'odham Nation, Tonto Apache Tribe, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council |
| REGNER, L M, DLR/RPB2, 415-1906 | |
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| References | |
| TAC ME0261, TAC ME0262, TAC ME0263 | |
| Download: ML091390581 (5) | |
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June 1, 2009 Dr. Clinton M. Pattea, President Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Dr. Pattea:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Ms. Diane Enos, President Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council 10005 East Osborn Scottsdale, AZ 85256
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Ms. Enos:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Chairperson San Carlos Tribal Council P.O. Box 0 San Carlos, AZ 85550
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Nosie:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. Ned Norris, Jr., Chairperson Tohono Oodham Nation P.O. Box 837 Sells, AZ 85634
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Norris:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. Ronnie Lupe, Chairman White Mountain Apache Tribe P.O. Box 700 Whiteriver, AZ 85941
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Lupe:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. Thomas Beauty, Chairman Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council 2400 West Datsi Camp Verde, AZ 86322
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Beauty:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. Peter Yucupicio, Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe 7474 South Camino De Oeste Tuscon, AZ 85746
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Yucupicio:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1,2009 Mr. Ivan Smith, Chairman Tonto Apache Tribe
- 30 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, AZ 85541
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Smith:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. Ernest Jones, Sr., President Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors 530 East Merritt Prescott, AZ 86301-2038
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Jones:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Ms. Delia M. Carlyle, President Ak Chin Indian Community Council 42507 West Peters & Nail Road Maricopa, AZ 85239
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Ms. Carlyle:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
June 1, 2009 Mr. William R. Rhodes, Governor Gila River Indian Community Council P.O. Box 97 Sacaton, AZ 85247
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Rhodes:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has recently received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74. Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 26 miles west of the Phoenix metropolitan area boundary. The NRC is in the initial stages of developing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), which will document the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed license renewal of Palo Verde.
We would like your assistance in our review by your participation in the NRCs environmental review scoping process. The NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, San Carlos Tribal Council, Tohono Oodham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Council, Gila River Indian Community Council, Ak Chin Indian Community Council, Yavapai-Prescott Board of Directors, Tonto Apache Tribe, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Palo Verde will expire for Unit 1 on June 1, 2025; for Unit 2 on April 24, 2026; and for Unit 3 on November 25, 2027.
Provided for your information is the Palo Verde Site Layout (Enclosure 1) and Transmission Line Map (Enclosure 2). Additionally, attached you will find a compact disk containing copies of the license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS.
The GEIS considered the environmental impacts of renewing nuclear power plant operating licenses for a 20-year period on all currently operating sites. In the GEIS, the NRC staff identified 92 environmental issues and developed generic conclusions related to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants or to plants with specific design or site characteristics. For the remaining 23 issues, plant-specific analyses will be documented in a supplement to the GEIS.
A SEIS will be prepared for Palo Verde to document the staffs review of environmental impacts related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.
Please submit any comments that you may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by July 27, 2009. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.
To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Palo Verde license renewal supplement to the GEIS on June 25, 2009. The afternoon session will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.
The Palo Verde LRA and the GEIS are available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html. In addition, the Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340, has agreed to make the LRA and the GEIS available for public inspection.
The staff expects to publish the draft SEIS in May of 2010. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft SEIS. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in November of 2010.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mrs. Lisa Regner, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-1906 or by email at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
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Letter to Wendsler Nosie, Sr. from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
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Letter to Ned Norris, Jr. from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to Ronnie Lupe from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
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REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to Thomas Beauty from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to Peter Yucupicio from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to Ivan Smith from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
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REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to Ernest Jones, Sr. from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
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REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to Delia M. Carlyle from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
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REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Letter to William R. Rhodes from David J. Wrona dated June 1, 2009
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REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
HARD COPY L Regner EMAIL PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRer2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRpob Resource RidsNrrDciCvib Resource RidsNrrDciCpnb Resource RidsNrrDciCsgb Resource RidsNrrDraAfpb Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsNrrDeEmcb Resource RidsNrrDeEeeb Resource RidsNrrDssSrxb Resource RidsNrrDssSbpb Resource RidsNrrDssScvb Resource RidsOpaMail Resource J Rowley J Rikhoff R Treadway, RIV W Maier, RIV V Dricks, RIV G. Pick, RIV D. Rathbun, FSME
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 S. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Scott Bauer, Director Regulatory Affairs Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Dwight C. Mims, Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7605 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. John C. Taylor Director, Nuclear Generation El Paso Electric Company 340 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mr. James Ray Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Bldg. D21 San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Michael G. Green Senior Regulatory Counsel Pinnacle West Capital Corporation P.O. Box 52034, Mail Station 8695 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. Eric Tharp Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Ms. Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003