ML102010302

Notice of Availability of the Final Plant-Specific Supplement 41 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Copper Nuclear Station

ML102010302
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	07/30/2010
From:	Bo Pham License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
Brady B
References
TAC MD9737, TAC MD9763
Download: ML102010302 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555"()001 July 30,2010 Mr. Stewart B. Minahan Chief Nuclear Officer, Vice President Cooper Nuclear Station Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Ave.

Brownville, NE 68321 SUB..lECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 41 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (TAC NOS. MD9763 AND MD9737)

Dear Mr. Minahan:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) staff has completed the final plant specific Supplement 41 to NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," (GElS) regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-46 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Cooper Nuclear Station. Enclosed is a copy of the final supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the final supplement is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The accession number for the final Supplement 41 to the GElS is ML102100371. In addition, the Auburn Memorial Library, located at 1810 Courthouse Avenue, Auburn, NE 68305 has agreed to make the final supplement available for public inspection.

As discussed in Section 9.3 of the final supplement, the staff recommends that the Commission determines that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for the Cooper Nuclear Station 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 GElS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Nebraska Public Power District; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review of pertinent documents and reports; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments.

S. Minahan

-2 A separate notice of filing of the final 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 Project Manager, Ms. Bennett M. Brady at 301-415-2981 or bye-mail at Bennett.Brady@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Bo M.

am, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

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xxxx-xx-x UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT 41 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF COOPER NUCLEAR STATION DOCKET NO. 50-298

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) has published a final plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GElS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-46 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS). CNS is located near Brownville, Nebraska, on the Missouri River in Nemaha County. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.

As discussed in Section 9.3 of the final Supplement 41, based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GElS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Nebraska Public Power District; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments, the recommendation of the staff is that the Commission determines that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for CNS are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers would be unreasonable.

ENCLOSURE

- 2 The final Supplement 41 to the GElS 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://www.nrc.govlreading rm/adams. htm!. The accession number for the final Supplement 41 to the GElS is ML102100371. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's Public Document Room Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737 or bye-mail at pdr resource@nrc.gov. In addition. the Auburn Memorial Library, located at 1810 Courthouse Avenue. Auburn. NE 68305. has agreed to make the final supplement to the GElS available for public inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Bennett M. Brady, Projects Branch 1.

Division of License Renewal. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop 0-11 F1. Washington, D.C., 20555-0001. Ms. Brady may be contacted at 1-800-368-5642, extension 2981 or via e-mail at Bennett.Brady@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of July, 2010.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Andrew S. Imboden, Chief Environmental Review Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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