ML100970721

License Renewal Application Review

ML100970721
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	04/20/2010
From:	Bo Pham License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Nelson R US Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
SUSCO, J NRR/DLR 415-2927
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April 20, 2010 Mr. Reid Nelson, Director Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Federal Agency Programs 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004

SUBJECT:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Mr. Nelson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application submitted by Energy Northwest for the renewal of the operating license for Columbia Generating Station (CGS). CGS is located on the Columbia River, 12 miles northwest of Richland, WA. Three area maps are enclosed, highlighting the exact location of the site.

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review of any nuclear power plant license renewal action, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, will be prepared under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 51, the NRCs regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), the SEIS will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.

The NRC staff held two public NEPA scoping meetings on April 6, 2010 at the Richland Public Library in Richland, WA. The week of June 7th, we plan to conduct a site audit, which you and your staff are invited to attend. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is December 2010.

The CGS license renewal application is available at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/columbia.html

R. Nelson If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff review of this license renewal application, please contact Mr. Daniel Doyle, Project Manager, at (301) 415-3748 or daniel.doyle@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA Bennet M. Brady for/

Bo Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 50-mile radius

2. Area Map, 6-mile radius

3. Site Area Map cc w/encls: See next page

ML100970721 OFFICE PM:RPB1:DLR LA:RPOB:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR NAME JSusco SFigueroa DDoyle DATE 4/18/10 4/12/10 4/19/10 OFFICE OGC BC:RPB1:DLR NAME LSubin BPham (BBrady for)

DATE 4/20/10 4/20/10

Columbia Generating Station cc:

Mr. J.V. Parrish, Chief Executive Officer EFSEC Manager Energy Northwest Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council MD 1023 P.O. Box 43172 P.O. Box 968 Olympia, WA 98504-3172 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Mr. W.S. Oxenford, Senior Vice President, Mr. S. K. Gambhir Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station MD PE04 Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 MD PE08 Richland, WA 99352-0968 P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352 Mr. Douglas W. Coleman, Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 MD PE20 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Mr. William A. Horin, Esq.

Winston and Strawn 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3817 Chairman, Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350-0190 Mr. Richard Cowley Washington State Department of Health 111 Israel Road, SE Tumwater, WA 98504-7827 Mr. Ron Cohen U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.0. Box 69 Richland, WA 99352 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC Region IV Texas Health Resources Tower 612 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125

Area Map, 50-Mile Radius ENCLOSURE 1

Area Map, 6-Mile Radius ENCLOSURE 2

Site Area Map ENCLOSURE 3