ML093130425
| ML093130425 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/2009 |
| From: | David Wrona Division of License Renewal |
| To: | Schimmel M Northern States Power Co |
| Keegan E NMSS/SFPO (301) 415-8517 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD8528, TAC MD8529 | |
| Download: ML093130425 (9) | |
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November 16, 2009 Mr. Mark Schimmel Site Vice President Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 39 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS (GEIS) REGARDING PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NO. MD8528 AND MD8529)
Dear Mr. Schimmel:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specific Supplement 39 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),@ regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-42 and DPR-60 for an additional 20 years of operation for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. Enclosed is a copy of the draft supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the draft supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The Accession Number for the draft Supplement 39 to the GEIS is ML093170484. In addition, the draft Supplement 39 is available for public inspection at the following location: Red Wing Public Library, 225 East Avenue, Red Wing, Minnesota, 55066.
As discussed in Section 9.4 of the draft supplement, the preliminary recommendation of the staff is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on:
(1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Northern State Power Company; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff=s own independent review; and (5) the staff=s consideration of public comments received during the scoping process.
Public meetings, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, will be held during the comment period. A meeting notice will be published once the date, time, and location of the meetings have been finalized.
A separate Notice of Availability of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Elaine Keegan, at 301-415-8517 or by e-mail at Elaine.Keegan@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306
Enclosures:
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ML093130433 (Pkg.), ML093130425 (Ltr.), ML093130449 (FRN),
MLXXXX (GEIS)
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Letter to M. Schimmel from D. Wrona, dated November 16, 2009 DISTRIBUTION:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 39 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS (GEIS) REGARDING PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NO. MD8528 AND MD859)
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Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Peter M. Glass Assistant General Counsel Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General=s Office 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Administrator Goodhue County Courthouse P.O. Box 408 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Mr. Philip R. Mahowald General Counsel Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Gene Eckholt Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Jim Holthaus Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Ms.Katie Himanga, Mayor City of Lake City 205 West Center St.
Lake City, MN 55041 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Tribal Council Prairie Island Indian Community ATTN: Environmental Department 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Charles R. Bomberger Vice President of Nuclear Projects 414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Mr. Joel P. Sorenson Director, Site Operations Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Ms. Joan Marshman 30129 County 2 Boulevard P.O. Box 62 Frontenac, MN 55026
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Ms. Kristen Eide-Toffefson Florence Township Commission P.O. Box 130 Frontenac, MN 55026 Ms. Carolyn Homsten, CPA Goodhue County Goodhue County Government Center 509 W. 5th Street, 2nd Floor Red Wing, MN 55066 Kay Kuhlmann Council Administrator 315 West 4th Street Red Wing, MN 55066 Ms. Deanna Sheely Assistant City Council Administrator 315 West 4th Street Red Wing, MN 55066 Ms. Lisa Hanni Goodhue County Land Use Management Goodhue County Government Center 509 W. 5th Street Red Wing, MN 55066 Ms. Nancy Shouweiller Commissioner - Forth District Dakota County Administrator Center 1590 Highway 55 Hastings, MN 55033 Mr. Tony Sullins Field Supervisor U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Twin Cities Ecological Services Office 4101 East 80th Street Bloomington, MN 55425 Mr. Stanley Crooks, Chairman Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Mr. Stan Ellison Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Mr. Leonard Wabasha Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Ms. Emily Rusch, Environmental Review Assistant Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Species P.O. Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707 Ms. Lisa A. Joyal Endangered Species Environmental Review Coordinator Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road Box 25 St. Paul, MN 55155 Mr. Don L. Klima, Director Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Federal Agency Programs 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004 Terrance Virden Midwest Regional Director U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs 1 Federal Drive Room #550 Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Mr, John L. Stine, Division Director Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Health Division P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, MN 55164-0975 Mr. John Wurst 3433 Staehili Park Road Lake City, MN 55041 Mr. Joe Ellingson 30163 County 2 Boulevard Red Wing, MN 55066 Mr. Michael McKay Chair, Wacouta Township 30895 Lake View Avenue Red Wing, MN 55066 Elaine and Arlen Diercks Hay Creek Township 33835 Diercks Lane Red Wing, MN 55066 Doub Lansing Maiden Rock Village Hwy. 35 Maidenrock, WI 54750 Matrix Energy Solutions 802 N. Pine Creek Road Maiden Rock, WI 54750 Mr. Ronald Johnson, President Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Kevin Jensvold, Chairman Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241-0147 Jean Stacy, President Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota 39527 Res Highway 1 P.O. Box 308 Morton, MN 56270 Mr. Joseph Brings Plenty, Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe P.O. Box 590 Eagle Battle, SD 57625 Mr. Lester Thompson, Chairman Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box 50 Fort Thompson, SD 57339 Mr. Joshua Weston, President Flandreau Santee Sioux Executive Committee P.O. Box 283 Flandreau, SD 57028 Mr. Michael Jandreau, Chairman Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council 187 Oyate Circle Lower Brule, SD 57548 Mr. John Yellow Bird Steele, President Oglala Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box 2070 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 Mr. Rodney Bordeaux, President Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box 430 Rosebud, SD 57570 Mr. Roger Trudell, Chairman Santee Sioux Nation 108 Spirit Lake Avenue West Niobrara, NE 68760-7219
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Mr, Michael Selvage, Sr., Chairman Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation P.O. Box 509 Agency Village, SD 57262 Ms. Myra Pearson, Chairperson Spirit Lake Tribal Council P.O. Box 359 Fort Totten, ND 58335 Mr. Ron His Horse Is Thunder, Chairman Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box D Fort Yates, ND 58538 Mr. Marcus D. Wells, Jr., Chairman Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council 404 Frontage Road New Town, ND 58763 Mr. David Brien, Chairman Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa P.O. Box 900 Belcourt, ND 58316 Mr. Matthew Pilcher, Chairman Winnebago Tribal Council 100 Bluff Street P.O. Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071 Mr. Robert Cournoyer, Chairman Yankton Sioux Tribal Business & Claims Committee P.O. Box 248 Marty, SD 57361-0248 Ms. Wilfrid Cleveland, President Ho-Chunk Nation W9814 Airport Road P.O. Box 667 Black River Falls, WI 54615 Mr. Norman Deschampe, President Minnesota Chippewa Tribe P.O. Box 217 Cass Lake, MN 56633 Mr. Kevin Leecy, Chairman Bois Forte Reservation Business Committee P.O. Box 16 Nett Lake, MN 55770 Mr. Karen R. Diver, Chairwoman Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee Fond du Lac Center 1720 Big Lake Road Cloquet, MN 55720 Mr. Norman Deschampe, Chairman Grand Portage Reservation Business Committee P.O. Box 428 Grande Portage, MN 55605 Mr. George Goggleye, Chairman Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee 6530 U.S. Highway #2 NW Cass Lake, MN 56633 Ms. Melanie A. Benjamin, Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians 43048 Oodena Drive Onamia, MN 56359 Erma Vizenor, Chairwoman White Earth Reservation Business Committee P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Floyd Jourdain, Chairman Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota P.O. Box 550 Red Lake, MN 56671 Ms. Hazel Hindsley, Chairwoman St. Croix Chipewa Indians of Wisconsin 24663 Angeline Avenue Webster, WI 54893 Mr. Dennis A. Gimmestad Government Programs and Compliance Officer State Historic Preservation Officer Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Boulevard West Saint Paul, MN 55102-1903 Ms. Katrina Kessler Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road N St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Ms. Carol A. Overland Overland Law Office P.O. Box 176 Red Wing, MN 55066 Ms. Lea Foushee NAWO P.O. Box 174 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Mr. Gary Wege U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Twin Cities Field Office 4101 American Boulevard E.
Bloomington, MN 55425 Mr. Nick Schaff Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 1300 West Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 Mr. Thomas A. Lovejoy Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Eau Claire, WI 54702