ML100640599
| ML100640599 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/2010 |
| From: | Justin Poole Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Jim Costedio, Hale S Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach |
| Poole Justin/DORL/LPL3-1/ 301-415-2048 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML100640599 (2) | |
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From:
Poole, Justin Sent:
Friday, March 05, 2010 2:58 PM To:
'Hale, Steve'; 'COSTEDIO, JAMES'
Subject:
Draft - Request for Additional Information from Environmental Branch RE:
EPU Steve By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated April 7, 2009 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML091250564), FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC, submitted a request to increase each units licensed core power level from 1540 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 1800 MWt reactor core power, and revise the technical specifications to support operation at this increased core thermal power level.
The Environmental Branch has reviewed the information provided, and determined that in order to complete its evaluation, additional information is required. We would like to discuss the questions, in draft form below, with you in a conference call.
This e-mail aims solely to prepare you and others for the proposed conference call. It does not convey a formal NRC staff position, and it does not formally request for additional information.
Justin C. Poole Project Manager NRR/DORL/LPL3-1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301)415-2048 email: Justin.Poole@nrc.gov
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DRAFT Air, Waste, Transmission Lines (Licensing bases at (LIC 203, Section 5.2.8, NRR Responsibilities Under the Clean Air Act, and Section 5.2.9)
RERB RAI-1: It is expected that there will be temporary short-term air quality impacts resulting from construction/plant modification activities and vehicle emissions related to travelling of the workforce and truck deliveries required to complete EPU modifications. What is the estimated number of equipment and material (truck) deliveries needed to support EPU-related plant modifications during the 2010 and 2011 refueling outages?
Please provide the approximate estimated duration of the planned refueling outages for Unit 1 in Spring 2010 and Unit 2 in Spring 2011 and of the associated percent increase in air emissions (i.e. relative to normal outage without EPU modifications).
RERB RAI-2: In Appendix D, Section 7.1, Florida Power and Light Energy (FPLE) indicated that the American Transmission Company (ATC) prepared an Interconnection System Impact Study for the PBNP uprate, indicating that a number of system upgrades may be needed. Please provide the identified environmental impacts of any such upgrades that are needed directly related to the PBNP uprate.
Aquatic Resources (Licensing bases at LIC 203, Section 5.2.6, NRR Responsibilities Under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act; Section 5.2.9)
RERB RAI-3: Appendix D, Section 7.2, mentions recent studies of thermal effects., but does not provide the reports or the references for these studies. Please provide a copy of the FPLE study to model the effects of the thermal discharge plume under EPU conditions, as referenced in Section 7.2, paragraphs 5-6 of the ER. Further in the same section, other studies are mentioned -- please provide references or a copy of other studies that FPLE has performed directly related to the uprate that supports the conclusion that there are minimal impacts to the aquatic environment.
RERB RAI-4: As referenced in paragraph 3 of Section 7.3 of the ER, the WPDES permit sets limits for plant discharges. FPLE states that no impact on the environment is anticipated as the discharges regulated under the WPDES permit are not expected to significantly change under the proposed action. Provide the basis for this determination of no impact. (e.g. the discharges under the proposed action fall within the limits of the current WPDES permit).
RERB RAI-5: In Appendix D, PBNP indicated that their Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (WPDES) will expire on June 30, 2009, and that they applied for renewal of the WPDES and Water Quality Certification (WQC) in December 2008 to reflect likewise their planned increase in power production. Please provide copies of the new WPDES permit (or the application for it if the permit has yet to be received) and WQC that would indicate State concurrence on this proposed action. If current permit/certification is unavailable, please provide State applications.
RERB RAI-6: (Licensing basis at LIC 203, Section 5.2.3, NRR Responsibilities Under the Coastal Zone Management Act). Has FPLE provided a Coastal Zone Consistency Certification or received a waiver from the State of Wisconsin for Coastal Zone Consistency for the proposed power uprate? Most recently, this was discussed with FPLE during a conference call on December 16, 2009. If the State has determined that one is required, what is the status of the Consistency Certification?
Socioeconomics (Licensing bases at LIC-203, Section 5.2.1, NRR Responsibilities Under NEPA: EISs and EAs).
RERB RAI-7: No information was provided in the ER on the number of EPU modification workers needed during the Spring 2011 refueling outage. What is the approximate number (i.e.
relative to the number of workers normally needed for the outage) of EPU modification workers planned for the Spring 2011 Unit 2 refueling outage?