ML102780162

9/15/10 Summary of Public Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

ML102780162
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	10/13/2010
From:	David Drucker NRC/NRR/DLR/RPOB
To:	Arizona Public Service Co
DRUCKER D, NRR/DLR, 415-6223
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555-0001 October 13, 2010 LICENSEE: Arizona Public Service Company FACILITY: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETINGS CONDUCTED TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATI NG STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION On Wednesday, September 15,2010, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held public meetings in Tonopah and Avondale, Arizona, concerning the staff's environmental review of the application submitted by Arizona Public Service Company (APS) for renewal of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) operating licenses. The purpose of the meeting was to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) which was issued in August 2010. The afternoon public meeting was held at the Saddle Mountain Unified School District Offices at 38201 W. Indian School Road, Tonopah, Arizona and the evening public meeting was held at Estrella Mountain Community College at 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, Arizona. Formal presentations were made by the NRC staff.

The DSEIS is a plant-specific supplement for PVNGS to the "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (NUREG-1437). The NRC staff described the overall license renewal process and the preliminary results of their analyses. The environmental impacts of continued operation were predicted to be small in all areas. The impacts of alternatives (including the no-action alternative) were predicted to have impacts in at least some environmental aspects that could reach moderate or large significance.

After the formal presentations were given by the NRC staff, members of the public were invited to provide comments. Approximately 30 people attended each of the two sessions. Attendees included members of the public and representatives of the NRC, APS, the Salt River Project, the Arizona Investment Council, the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce.

In an effort to improve communication and increase interaction with members of the public, the NRC staff conducted open houses for one hour before each meeting and encouraged the public to submit meeting feedback forms. The staff provided brochures and met with members of the public to answer questions about the proposed renewal of the PVNGS operating licenses.

A combined listing of attendees for both sessions is provided in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is a copy of the meeting agenda. The official transcripts for both meetings and any written comments submitted during the meetings are 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).

-2 The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading rm/adams.html. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are listed under Accession Nos. ML102730611and ML102730640, respectively. A copy ofthe slides used during the NRC's presentation is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML102770176.

Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or bye-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

The closing date to accept comments on the PVNGS DSEIS is October 29, 2010. The NRC staff will consider all comments on the PVNGS DSEIS and make any necessary revisions to the document prior to issuing its final supplemental environmental impact statement, scheduled for January 2011.

David M. Drucker, Project Manager Program Operations Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530

Enclosures:

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LIST OF ATTENDEES PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PUBLIC MEETINGS September 15,2010 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION David Drucker U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Jay Robinson NRC Kevin Folk NRC Joe Bashore NRC Mike Baquera NRC Lara Uselding NRC Gina McFadden NRC Neil O'Keefe NRC Marty Eroh Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Angela Kranick APS Glenn Michael APS John Hesser APS Harvey Lesan APS Thomas Gray APS Zouhair Elawar APS Ron Barnes APS Joe Trujillo APS Jim McDonald APS Dwight Mims APS Dan Wool APS Michael Green APS Mark Hulet APS Diana Bohr APS Gordon James APS Adam Poparad APS Matthew Benac APS Betty Dayyo APS Terry Young APS Robert Henry SRP Gary Yaquinto President, Arizona Investment Council Gordon James Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Clay Goodman Estrella Mountain Community College Deanna Kupcik Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce Jeff Muecke Universal Technical Institute Sharalyn Hohman Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce Lloyd Rogers Member of public - neighbor John Arrniger Member of public - neighbor Jack Arend Member of public - neighbor Angela Cotera Visitor ENCLOSURE 1

AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Two Meeting Sessions* 2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.*

I. Welcome and Purpose of Meeting 5 minutes (Jay Robinson)

II. Overview of License Renewal Process 10 minutes (David Drucker)

III. Results of the Environmental Review 20 minutes (David Drucker)

IV. How Comments can be Submitted 5 minutes (David Drucker)

V. Public Comments 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> VI. Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc. 5 minutes (Jay Robinson)

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No formal comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register notice.

ENCLOSURE 2

-2 The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading rm/adams.html. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are listed under Accession Nos. ML102730611and ML102730640, respectively. A copy of the slides used during the NRC's presentation is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML102770176.

Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or bye-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

The closing date to accept comments on the PVNGS DSEIS is October 29, 2010. The NRC staff will consider all comments on the PVNGS DSEIS and make any necessary revisions to the document prior to issuing its final supplemental environmental impact statement, scheduled for January 2011.

IRA! J. Robinson for David M. Drucker, Project Manager Program Operations Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

See next page ADAMS Accession Nos.

1. Package: ML102780257

2. Meeting Summary (w/encls. 1 & 2): ML102780162

3. Afternoon Transcript (Corrected): ML102730611

4. Evening Transcript (Corrected): ML102730640

5. Slides: ML102770176 *via e-mail

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