ML103280576

Summary of Public Meetings Conducted to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Related to the Review of the Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, LRA - Meeting Slides

ML103280576
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	11/17/2010
From:	Leslie Perkins License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:
Perkins, L, NRR/DLR/RPB1 415-2375
References
FOIA/PA-2011-0113
Download: ML103280576 (13)

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Preliminary Site-Specific Results of the License Renewal Environmental Review For Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2 November 17, 2010

Meeting Overview NRC presentation (25 minutes)

Brief project background Summary of environmental review Upcoming milestones and how to submit comments outside this meeting Your comments and questions

NRCs Regulatory Oversight NRC regulates civilian use of nuclear materials, including power plants C s mission:

NRCs ss o Protect public health and safety Promote common defense and security Protect the environment

Environmental Review Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement addresses site-specific issues Generic Environmental Impact Statement addresses issues common to many or all plants Review proposed action (license renewal) and alternatives

Scoping Comments

• Comments received during the scoping period are recorded in Appendix A

• Categories of comments:

- License Renewal and its processes

- In Support of License Renewal and Nuclear Power

- Aquatic Ecology

- Postulated Accidents

- Uranium Fuel Cycle and Waste Management

Scoping Comments

• Categories of comments:

- Socioeconomics

- Safety Issues and Aging Management of Plant Systems

- Alternatives

- Human Health

- Outside the scope of license renewal

Environmental Issues of Continued Operation Issues Impact Land Use SMALL Air Quality SMALL Groundwater SMALL Surface Water SMALL Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources SMALL Human Health SMALL Socioeconomics SMALL Waste Management SMALL

Cumulative Impacts Overall impacts to environment including past, present, and likely future actions Preliminary y findings:

g SMALL to LARGE cumulative impacts on Socioeconomics SMALL to MODERATE cumulative impacts on aquatic resources MODERATE cumulative impacts on terrestrial resources SMALL cumulative impacts in all other areas

Alternatives Alternative energy sources Natural gas Coal New Nuclear Combinations of alternatives (conservation/efficiency, natural gas, and solar power)

No Action Alternative

Preliminary Conclusion The environmental impacts of license renewal for Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station are not so great as to make license renewal unreasonable

Hope Creek and Salem Environmental Review Milestones Application Submitted August 18, 2009 Notice of Intent - acceptance October 23, 2009 Scoping Public Meeting November 5, 2009 Scoping Period Ended December 22, 2009 Scoping Summary Report October 21, 2010 Draft SEIS October 21, 2010 Draft SEIS Public Meeting November 17, 2010 Draft SEIS Comments Due December 17, 2010 Final SEIS March 25, 2011

Additional Information Environmental PM: Safety PM:

Leslie Perkins Bennett Brady (800) 368-5642, Ext. 2375 (800) 368-5642, Ext. 2981 Leslie.perkins@nrc.gov bennett.brady@nrc.gov The draft SEIS can be viewed at:

Salem Free Library, 112 West Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079 Online:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/hope-creek.html http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/salem.html

Submitting Comments By e-mail: SalemEIS@nrc.gov or HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov By mail: Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWB-5B01M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Internet: www.regulation.gov, search on Docket IDs: NRC-2009-0390 or NRC-2009-0391