ML102220571

License Renewal Process Overview and Scoping Public Meeting Slides

ML102220571
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/10/2010
From:	Plasse R, Susco J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
SUSCO, J NRR/DLR 415-2927
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Seabrook Station License Renewal Process Overview And Scoping Meeting Rick Plasse Jeremy Susco Safety Project Manager Environmental Project Manager Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1

Meeting Purpose

• Provide you an overview of our license renewal review process

- Safety review

- Environmental review

• Collect your input on the scope of the environmental review 2

NRCs Mission

• To enable the nation to safely use radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while:

-Protecting your health and safety

-Promoting the common defense and security

-Protecting the environment 3

Seabrook Station License Renewal

• Current license expires: 2030 (40 years of operation)

• License renewal application received: 6/1/2010

• If renewed, license would expire: 2050 (period of extended operations requested is 2030-2050) 4

Why 20 years?

• Why can Seabrook Station apply for renewal with 20 years remaining on its current license?

The NRC determined that:

• 20 years of operational and regulatory experience provides an applicant with substantial amounts of information and would disclose any plant-specific concerns with regard to age-related degradation

• 20 years remaining on the operating license would be reasonable considering the estimated time for utilities to plan for replacement of retired plants 5

License Renewal Process Safety Review by Review ACRS License Renewal NRC Renewal Application Hearings*

Decision Submitted to NRC Environmental Consultation Review and Comment

• If a Request for Hearing is Granted 6

Review Schedule

• 22 months is the target

• Hearings, if granted, add time

• Scheduled to be completed in April 2012 (if no hearing) 7

Application Contents

• General information about the plant owner or operator

• Technical information about the plant and how the applicant proposes to manage aging

• Changes to plant operating limits related to aging management

• Environmental report estimating the effects of extending the license by 20 years 8

Safety Review (10 CFR Part 54)

• Focus is on how aging affects structures important to plant safety

• Staff review to determine that aging effects will be effectively managed

- Review application and supporting documentation

- Onsite audits

• Onsite inspections by NRC Region I (office located in King of Prussia, PA)

• Issue Safety Evaluation Report

• Independent review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 9

License Renewal Safety Principles

• The ongoing regulatory process is adequate to ensure the safety of all currently operating plants

• The same plant operating rules apply during the renewal term

- NRC applies additional conditions for aging management 10

Ongoing Regulatory Oversight*

• Emergency Planning

- 10 CFR Section 50.47

• Security

- 10 CFR Part 73

• Current Safety Performance

- Reactor Oversight Process

• Not specifically reassessed in license renewal 11

Safety Review Public Involvement

• Hearing requests

- Deadline is Sept 20th

• ACRS meetings (tentative dates)

- September 2011

- February 2012 12

Environmental Review (10 CFR Part 51)

• Public input drives consideration of environmental issues

• Staff prepares an Environmental Impact Statement

• Investigation and disclosure of environmental impacts of continued plant operation for an additional 20 years

• Staff review to determine if the adverse environmental impacts are great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers 13

Environmental Impact Statement Purpose

• Rigorously investigate the environmental impacts of license renewal and reasonable alternatives

• Used to inform decision makers and to publicly disclose the impacts of the license renewal and reasonable alternatives 14

Environmental Impact Statement Analyses

• Staff evaluates impacts to resources

- Fish and Wildlife

- Water and Air Resources

- Historical and Cultural Resources

- Socioeconomic (taxes, community development, environmental justice)

- Human Health

- Land Use

• Significant coordination with State agencies, Federal agencies, and the public 15

U.S.NRC UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMM ISS ION Environmental Impact Statement Process Protecting People and the Environment Public scoping/meeting Issue NOI (solicit public comments)

Publi cly issue draft EIS (pu blic comment meeting)

NRC decision

• NOI: Notice of Intent

• Yellow blocks represent key public participation steps 16

Scoping Meeting

• Purpose of this part of the meeting is to gather your input and comments regarding the scope of our environmental review

• Scoping process better focuses the impacts and the alternatives that the NRC reviews 17

Input Sought

• What is unique about your community?

• What local environmental issues should the NRC examine?

• What socioeconomic issues should be examined? (e.g., jobs, taxes, infrastructure)

• What reasonable alternatives are appropriate for the area?

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How to Submit Scoping Comments Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration

• Mail: Mailstop TWB-05-B01M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

• Fax: (301) 492-3446

• Internet: www.regulations.gov Search on Docket ID: NRC-2010-0206

• On the record today Due by September 21st (need your mailing or email address to receive our comment responses) 19

Opportunities for Public Involvement

• Scoping input*

- Includes public meeting (today)

• Opportunity for hearing (due by Sept 20th)*

• Draft EIS input*

- Includes public meeting (June 2011)

• Independent review by ACRS*

• Other meetings (as required) to support the NRC staffs application review

• Federal Register Notice and Press Release 20

Final Agency Decision

• Commission considers:

- Safety Evaluation Report

- Environmental impact statement

- NRC inspection findings and conclusions

- Recommendations from the Advisory Committee for Reactor Safeguards 21

Document Locations

• Seabrook, NH Public Library

• Amesbury, MA Public Library

• http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/

licensing/renewal/applications/

seabrook.html 22

Keeping Up-To-Date

• If you would like to keep up-to-date with all of the correspondence related to Seabrook Station (which includes license renewal), sign up for the Seabrook Station listserver:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/

listserver/plants-by-region.html

• We can sign you up if you fill out your email address on the sign-in sheet 23

Points of Contact Rick Plasse (800) 368-5642 x1427 richard.plasse@nrc.gov Jeremy Susco (800) 368-5642 x2927 jeremy.susco@nrc.gov 24