ML092870216
| ML092870216 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 10/06/2009 |
| From: | Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
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| References | |
| Download: ML092870216 (15) | |
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NRC Meeting on Environmental Scoping Opportunity for Public Comments Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 1
Docket No. 50-391 October 6, 2009
Safety and Environmental Review Operating License Application 2
Patrick Milano, Sr. Project Manager Dennis Beissel, Environmental Project Manager Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Introduction
- Presentations by:
- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Rockville, MD
- Watts Bar Special Projects Branch
- Environmental Review Branch 3
- Purpose of the Meeting
- Establish an early and open process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying the significant environmental issues related to the proposed operation of Watts Bar Unit 2
Brief History of License Application TVA Environmental Impact Statement Nov 1972 Construction Permit Jan 1973 Operating License (OL) Application Jun 1976 NRC Environmental Statement Dec 1978 4
NRC Supplement to Environmental Statement Apr 1995
- for WBN Unit 1 Operating License for Unit 1 Nov 1995 Notice of Plan to Reactivate Unit 2 Aug 2007 TVA Supplement to Environmental Impact Statement Jul 2008 for Unit 2 TVA Update of OL Application Mar 2009
Summary
- Safety Evaluation Report
- Safety Review
- Environmental Review 5
- Security and Emergency Preparedness
- Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety
- Construction Inspection
- Commission
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Federal decision making
- Public disclosure of environmental Environmental Review 6
impacts and other considerations
- NRCs Environmental Regulations
- Staff prepares an Environmental Impact Statement Environmental Review 7
- NRC Considers, Analyses, and Evaluates the Environmental Impacts of Issuing the Operating License
- Action-forcing device to insure that policies and goals defined in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) are infused into the ongoing programs and actions of the Federal Government
- Focus on significant environmental issues and Purpose of an EIS 8
Focus on significant environmental issues and alternatives
- Provides full and fair discussion of these impacts
- Informs decision-makers and public of the reasonable alternatives which would avoid or minimize adverse impacts or enhance quality of the human environment
- Staff Evaluates Impacts to Resources
- Wildlife and Fish
- Water and Air Resources
- Historical or Cultural Resources Environmental Review 9
- Taxes, Community Development, Environmental Justice
- Human Health
- Land Use
License Application Information Gathering NRC Staffs Site Audit Public Comments 10 Site Audit Federal, State,
& Local Agencies Permitting Authorities EIS
- Watts Bar Units 1 and 2 Final Environmental Statement was Issued in December 1978 Environmental Review 11
- The Current Environmental Review is being Conducted to Update the Findings of the 1978 FES.
- Regulatory Requirements For Environmental Reviews are Found in 10 CFR Part 51 Environmental Review 12
- NRC Staff Guidance is Found in NUREG-1555 Environmental Standard Review Plan
- Environmental Scoping Activities
- Public Meeting - Environmental Scoping
- Perform Review and Evaluation of Environmental Review Process 13
- Perform Review and Evaluation of Information
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Public Meeting - Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- Must be Provided by October 30, 2009
- By Mail
- Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services Office of Scoping Comments 14 Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB-05B01, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
- By E-mail
- RidsNrrPMWattsBar2.Resource@nrc.gov
Thank You 15 Operating License Review Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2