ML092570673
| ML092570673 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 09/22/2009 |
| From: | David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Milanovich R Agua Caliente Tribal Council |
| FERRER, NATHANIEL, NRR/DLR/RPB2 415-1045 | |
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September 22, 2009 Mr. Richard Milanovich, Chairperson Agua Caliente Tribal Council 600 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Milanovich:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) on December 15, 2008, 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(a)(5), 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.
In letters dated June 1, 2009, the NRC previously contacted 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. Additionally, the NRC has sent copies of this letter to the following Federally-recognized tribes: Agua Caliente Tribal Council, Colorado River Tribal Council, and Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribal Council. The NRC will accept environmental review scoping comments from your tribe until November 23, 2009.
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). Please note that Enclosure 2 does not show the North Gila transmission line which runs from the Palo Verde plant to the Yuma substation. 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 November 23, 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.
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
September 22, 2009 Mr. Eldred Enas, Chairperson Colorado River Tribal Council 26600 Mohave Road Parker, AZ 85344
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Eddy:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) on December 15, 2008, 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(a)(5), 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.
In letters dated June 1, 2009, the NRC previously contacted 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. Additionally, the NRC has sent copies of this letter to the following Federally-recognized tribes: Agua Caliente Tribal Council, Colorado River Tribal Council, and Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribal Council. The NRC will accept environmental review scoping comments from your tribe until November 23, 2009.
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). Please note that Enclosure 2 does not show the North Gila transmission line which runs from the Palo Verde plant to the Yuma substation. 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 November 23, 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.
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
September 22, 2009 Mr. Mike Jackson Sr., President Fort Yuma-Quechan P.O. Box 1899 Yuma, AZ 85366
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Jackson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) received an application from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde) on December 15, 2008, 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(a)(5), 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.
In letters dated June 1, 2009, the NRC previously contacted 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. Additionally, the NRC has sent copies of this letter to the following Federally-recognized tribes: Agua Caliente Tribal Council, Colorado River Tribal Council, and Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribal Council. The NRC will accept environmental review scoping comments from your tribe until November 23, 2009.
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). Please note that Enclosure 2 does not show the North Gila transmission line which runs from the Palo Verde plant to the Yuma substation. 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 November 23, 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.
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 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 DISTRIBUTION:
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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 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 Highway, Bldg. D21 San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 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, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Ms. Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Louis J. Manuel Jr.
Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community 2507 W. Peters & Nall Road Maricopa, AZ 85238 Mr. Tom Kelly Mail code: CED-2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX Environmental Review Office Communities and Ecosystems Division 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Mr. John Arminger 708 North 371st Ave.
Tonopah, AZ 85254-0127 Barb Painter 36023 W. Buckeye Rd.
Tonopah, AZ 85354 Mr. Stephen Brittle 6205 South 12th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85042 Mr. Willian R. Rhodes, Governor Joseph Manual, Lt. Governor Gila River Indian Community Council P.O. Box 97 Scaton, AZ 85247 Ms. Margaret Cook, Director Department of Environmental Quality of the Gila River Indian Community Gila River Indian Community Council P.O. Box 97 Sacaton, AZ 85247