ML101760128

License Renewal Application Review

ML101760128
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	07/16/2010
From:	Bo Pham License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Nelson R US Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
SUSCO, J NRR/DLR 415-2927
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 16, 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:

SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Mr. Nelson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application submitted by NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, for the renewal of the operating license for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook Station). Seabrook Station is located 13 miles south of Portsmouth, NH. The application for renewal was submitted by NextEra Energy Seabrook in a letter dated May 25,2010, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staff's review of any nuclear power plant license renewal application, 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 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The SEIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources. The staff also plans to contact the Massachusetts and New Hampshire state historic preservation officers during its review.

The staff plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 19, 2010, at the Galley Hatch Conference Center, 815 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842. The first meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 3:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 9:00 p.m., as necessary. You and your staff are invited to attend. Your office will receive a copy of the draft EIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft EIS is May 2011.

The Seabrook Station license renewal application is available at:

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

R. Nelson -2 If you have any questions concerning the staff's review of this license renewal application, please contact Mr. Jeremy Susco, Project Manager, at (301) 415-2927 or bye-mail at Jeremy.Susco@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Bo Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443 cc: Distribution via Listserv

ML101760128 OFFICE PM:RPB1 :DLR LA:DLR OGC BC:RPB1 :DLR NAME JSusco IKing MSpencer B.Pham DATE 06/29/10 06/28/10 07/01/10 07/16/10