ML093160444
| ML093160444 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 11/24/2009 |
| From: | Bo Pham License Renewal Projects Branch 1 |
| To: | Cutler J, Little J, Saunders D, Slavin T State of DE, Div of Historical & Cultural Affairs, State of MD, Historical Trust, State of NJ, Historic Preservation Office, State of PA, Bureau for Historic Preservation |
| Doyle D., NRR/DLR/RPB2, 301-415-3748 | |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2011-0113 | |
| Download: ML093160444 (19) | |
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November 24, 2009 Mr. Timothy A. Slavin, State Historic Preservation Officer Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs 21 The Green Dover, DE 19901
SUBJECT:
SALEM AND HOPE CREEK LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS REVIEW
Dear Mr. Slavin:
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of applications from PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear) for the renewal of the operating licenses for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (SALEM), and Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (HCGS), located 18 miles south of Wilmington, Delaware. As described below, the NRC 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 51.28(a) (10 CFR 51.28(a)),
the NRC invites you to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of these applications. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, 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.
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 SALEM, Units 1 and 2, will expire on August 13, 2016 and April 18, 2020, respectively. The current operating license for HCGS, Unit 1, will expire on April 11, 2026. The license renewal applications for SALEM and HCGS, submitted by PSEG Nuclear, were dated August 18, 2009. Notices of acceptance for docketing of the applications for renewal of the facilities operating licenses were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2009 (SALEM: 74 FR 54854 and HCGS: 74 FR 54856).
The NRC is gathering information for SALEM and HCGS site-specific supplements to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the SALEM and HCGS sites that are 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. Enclosed for your information, are the SALEM and HCGS site description, site boundary map, 6-mile vicinity, and transmission line map.
You are invited to submit comments on the supplemental environmental impact statements (SEIS). Comments are due by December 22, 2009. The draft SEIS is anticipated to be issued for public comment by the NRC on September 10, 2010. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments.
The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
The accession numbers for the Environmental Reports (ERs) are ML092400532 for SALEM and ML092430484 for HCGS. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The SALEM and HCGS ERs are also available on the Internet at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/salem.html http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/hope-creek.html. In addition, the Salem Free Library, located at 112 West Broadway Avenue, Salem, New Jersey 08079, has agreed to make the applications available for public inspection.
The GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that are associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, and can also be found on the NRC=s website or at the NRC=s PDR.
Please submit any comments that you may have to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at SalemEIS@nrc.gov and HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov by December 22, 2009. 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.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Charles Eccleston, Project Manager at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov, or Donnie Ashley, Project Manager at 301-415-3191 or by e-mail at Donnie.Ashley@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Donnie Ashley for/
Bo M. Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
November 24, 2009 Mr. J. Rodney Little, Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Maryland Historical Trust 100 Community Place, 3rd Floor Crownsville, MD 21032-2023
SUBJECT:
SALEM AND HOPE CREEK LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS REVIEW
Dear Mr. Little:
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of applications from PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear) for the renewal of the operating licenses for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (SALEM), and Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (HCGS), located 18 miles south of Wilmington, Delaware. As described below, the NRC 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 51.28(a) (10 CFR 51.28(a)),
the NRC invites you to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of these applications. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, 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.
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 SALEM, Units 1 and 2, will expire on August 13, 2016 and April 18, 2020, respectively. The current operating license for HCGS, Unit 1, will expire on April 11, 2026. The license renewal applications for SALEM and HCGS, submitted by PSEG Nuclear, were dated August 18, 2009. Notices of acceptance for docketing of the applications for renewal of the facilities operating licenses were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2009 (SALEM: 74 FR 54854 and HCGS: 74 FR 54856).
The NRC is gathering information for SALEM and HCGS site-specific supplements to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the SALEM and HCGS sites that are 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. Enclosed for your information, are the SALEM and HCGS site description, site boundary map, 6-mile vicinity, and transmission line map.
You are invited to submit comments on the supplemental environmental impact statements (SEIS). Comments are due by December 22, 2009. The draft SEIS is anticipated to be issued for public comment by the NRC on September 10, 2010. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments.
The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
The accession numbers for the Environmental Reports (ERs) are ML092400532 for SALEM and ML092430484 for HCGS. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The SALEM and HCGS ERs are also available on the Internet at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/salem.html http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/hope-creek.html. In addition, the Salem Free Library, located at 112 West Broadway Avenue, Salem, New Jersey 08079, has agreed to make the applications available for public inspection.
The GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that are associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, and can also be found on the NRC=s website or at the NRC=s PDR.
Please submit any comments that you may have to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at SalemEIS@nrc.gov and HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov by December 22, 2009. 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.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Charles Eccleston, Project Manager at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov, or Donnie Ashley, Project Manager at 301-415-3191 or by e-mail at Donnie.Ashley@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Donnie Ashley for/
Bo M. Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
November 24, 2009 Mr. Daniel Saunders, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer New Jersey Historic Preservation Office 401 East State Street P.O. Box 304 Trenton, NJ 08625-0404
SUBJECT:
SALEM AND HOPE CREEK LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS REVIEW
Dear Mr. Saunders:
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of applications from PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear) for the renewal of the operating licenses for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (SALEM), and Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (HCGS), located 18 miles south of Wilmington, Delaware. As described below, the NRC 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 51.28(a) (10 CFR 51.28(a)),
the NRC invites you to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of these applications. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, 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.
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 SALEM, Units 1 and 2, will expire on August 13, 2016 and April 18, 2020, respectively. The current operating license for HCGS, Unit 1, will expire on April 11, 2026. The license renewal applications for SALEM and HCGS, submitted by PSEG Nuclear, were dated August 18, 2009. Notices of acceptance for docketing of the applications for renewal of the facilities operating licenses were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2009 (SALEM: 74 FR 54854 and HCGS: 74 FR 54856).
The NRC is gathering information for SALEM and HCGS site-specific supplements to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the SALEM and HCGS sites that are 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. Enclosed for your information, are the SALEM and HCGS site description, site boundary map, 6-mile vicinity, and transmission line map.
You are invited to submit comments on the supplemental environmental impact statements (SEIS). Comments are due by December 22, 2009. The draft SEIS is anticipated to be issued for public comment by the NRC on September 10, 2010. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments.
The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
The accession numbers for the Environmental Reports (ERs) are ML092400532 for SALEM and ML092430484 for HCGS. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The SALEM and HCGS ERs are also available on the Internet at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/salem.html http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/hope-creek.html. In addition, the Salem Free Library, located at 112 West Broadway Avenue, Salem, New Jersey 08079, has agreed to make the applications available for public inspection.
The GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that are associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, and can also be found on the NRC=s website or at the NRC=s PDR.
Please submit any comments that you may have to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at SalemEIS@nrc.gov and HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov by December 22, 2009. 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.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Charles Eccleston, Project Manager at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov, or Donnie Ashley, Project Manager at 301-415-3191 or by e-mail at Donnie.Ashley@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Donnie Ashley for/
Bo M. Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
November 24, 2009 Ms. Jean Cutler, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation Commonwealth Keystone Building 2nd Floor 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093
SUBJECT:
SALEM AND HOPE CREEK LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS REVIEW
Dear Mr. Cutler:
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of applications from PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear) for the renewal of the operating licenses for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (SALEM), and Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (HCGS), located 18 miles south of Wilmington, Delaware. As described below, the NRC 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 51.28(a) (10 CFR 51.28(a)),
the NRC invites you to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of these applications. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, 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.
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 SALEM, Units 1 and 2, will expire on August 13, 2016 and April 18, 2020, respectively. The current operating license for HCGS, Unit 1, will expire on April 11, 2026. The license renewal applications for SALEM and HCGS, submitted by PSEG Nuclear, were dated August 18, 2009. Notices of acceptance for docketing of the applications for renewal of the facilities operating licenses were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2009 (SALEM: 74 FR 54854 and HCGS: 74 FR 54856).
The NRC is gathering information for SALEM and HCGS site-specific supplements to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the SALEM and HCGS sites that are 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. Enclosed for your information, are the SALEM and HCGS site description, site boundary map, 6-mile vicinity, and transmission line map.
You are invited to submit comments on the supplemental environmental impact statements (SEIS). Comments are due by December 22, 2009. The draft SEIS is anticipated to be issued for public comment by the NRC on September 10, 2010. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments.
The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
The accession numbers for the Environmental Reports (ERs) are ML092400532 for SALEM and ML092430484 for HCGS. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The SALEM and HCGS ERs are also available on the Internet at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/salem.html http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/hope-creek.html. In addition, the Salem Free Library, located at 112 West Broadway Avenue, Salem, New Jersey 08079, has agreed to make the applications available for public inspection.
The GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that are associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, and can also be found on the NRC=s website or at the NRC=s PDR.
Please submit any comments that you may have to the Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at SalemEIS@nrc.gov and HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov by December 22, 2009. 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.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Charles Eccleston, Project Manager at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov, or Donnie Ashley, Project Manager at 301-415-3191 or by e-mail at Donnie.Ashley@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Donnie Ashley for/
Bo M. Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
ML093160444 OFFICE PM:RPB1:DLR LA:RPOB:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR NAME C. Eccleston S. Figueroa B. Pham (D. Ashley for)
DATE 11/23/09 11/23/09 11/24/09
Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Dennis Winchester Vice President - Nuclear Assessment PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Robert Braun Site Vice President - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. George Barnes Site Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Carl Fricker Vice President - Operations Support PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. George Gellrich Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Larry Wagner Site Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. James Mallon Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Gaffney Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Steven Mannon Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Township Clerk Lower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406
Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Senior Resident Inspector Salem Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Gallagher Vice President - License Renewal Projects Exelon Nuclear LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Ed Eilola Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Larry Wagner Plant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Davison Director - Nuclear Oversight PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Ms. Christine Neely Director - Regulator Affairs PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Ali Fakhar Manager, License Renewal PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. William Mattingly Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Earl R. Gage Salem County Administrator Administration Building 94 Market Street Salem, NJ 08079 Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
ENCLOSURE 1 SITE DESCRIPTION SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 SITE DESCRIPTION The Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (SALEM), and Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (HCGS), sites are located on the southern part of Artificial Island on the east bank of the Delaware River in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
The sites are 15 miles south of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, 18 miles south of Wilmington, Delaware, and 7.5 miles southwest of Salem, New Jersey. The SALEM and HCGS sites each occupy approximately 220 acres and 153 acres within this area, respectively. The distances from the SALEM and HCGS reactor buildings to the site boundary are 4,200 feet and 2,960 feet, respectively. There are no major highways or railroads within approximately seven miles of the sites; the only land access is a road that PSEG Nuclear, LLC constructed to connect with an existing secondary road approximately three miles to the east. Barge traffic has access to the sites by way of the Intracoastal Waterway channel maintained in the Delaware River.
TOPOGRAPHY Artificial Island is a 1,500-acre island that was created, beginning early in the twentieth century, when the United States Army Corps of Engineers began disposing of hydraulic dredge spoils within a progressively enlarged diked area established around a natural bar that projected into the river. Habitats on the low and flat island, which has an average elevation of approximately nine feet above mean sea level (msl) and a maximum elevation of about 18 feet above msl, can best be characterized as tidal marsh and grassland.
TRANSMISSION LINE CORRIDORS Four 500-kV transmission lines extend beyond the site boundary to deliver electricity generated by SALEM and HCGS to the transmission system. One line extends north for 13 miles and then crosses over the New Jersey-Delaware state line. It then continues west over the Delaware River approximately four miles to the Red Lion substation. Two-thirds of the 17-mile corridor is 200 feet wide, and the remainder is 350 feet wide. Another segment of this line extends from the Red Lion substation eight miles northwest to the Keeney switch station. Two-thirds of the corridor is 200 feet wide and the remainder is 350 feet wide. Two lines share a 350 feet-wide corridor that extends approximately 40 miles north to the New Freedom switching station north of Williamstown, New Jersey. One of these lines is divided into two segments by the Orchard substation. The final 500-kV line extends northeast for 42 miles in a 350 feet-wide corridor to the New Freedom substation.
ENCLOSURE 2 SITE BOUNDARY MAP SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1
ENCLOSURE 3 6-MILE VICINITY MAP SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1
ENCLOSURE 4 TRANSMISSION LINE MAP SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1