ML11342A121
| ML11342A121 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 01/19/2012 |
| From: | David Wrona License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Patricia Anderson, Barby E, Pyle G, Beverly Smith Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Tunika Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana |
| Drucker D, 415-6223 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML11342A121 (14) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 19, 2012 The Honorable Phyliss Anderson, Chief Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians P.O. Box 6010 - Choctaw Branch Choctaw, MS 39350
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chief Anderson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application to renew the operating license for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), which is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi. GGNS is operated by Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy).
The application for renewal was submitted by Entergy in a letter dated October 28, 2011, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GElS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues, and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The current operating license for GGNS will expire in November 2024. Entergy has no plans to change current operations during the license renewal period, intends to use existing plant facilities and transmission lines, and has no plans to construct or disturb undeveloped portions of the site. According to Entergy, any maintenance activities would be limited to previously disturbed areas of the plant site.
Please see the enclosed maps and pictures, which show the area under review.
Since your Tribe has historic ties to MiSSissippi, the NRC is requesting comments on its environmental review. The following Tribal Nations will be contacted for their comments and will receive a similar letter: Tunica - Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians.
Please submit any comments and questions that you may have on the environmental review by March 7, 2012. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop TWB-05-B01 M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
P. Anderson 2 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC bye-mail to David.Drucker@NRC.gov.
The GGNS license renewal application is available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewailapplications/gg1.html. Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at the Federal rulemaking website, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2011-0262.
The GElS, which assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with renewal of any nuclear power plant site, can be found on the NRC's website at http://www .nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/.
The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in December 2012. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in July 2013. If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact David Drucker, Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-6223 or bye-mail at David.Drucker@NRC.gov.
Sincerely, t'*,
0 J 2;'-,
r David J. W na, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-416
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3 GGNS Exclusion Area Boundary
- 4. Topographic map cc w/encls: Listserv
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 19, 2012 Chief Gregory E. Pyle Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P. O. Box 1210 Durant, OK 74702-1210
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chief Pyle:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application to renew the operating license for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), which is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi. GGNS is operated by Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy).
The application for renewal was submitted by Entergy in a letter dated October 28, 2011, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GElS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues, and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The current operating license for GGNS will expire in November 2024. Entergy has no plans to change current operations during the license renewal period, intends to use existing plant facilities and transmission lines, and has no plans to construct or disturb undeveloped portions of the site. According to Entergy, any maintenance activities would be limited to previously disturbed areas of the plant site.
Please see the enclosed maps and pictures, which show the area under review Since your Tribe has historic ties to Mississippi, the NRC is requesting comments on its environmental review. The following Tribal Nations will be contacted for their comments and will receive a similar letter: Tunica - Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians.
Please submit any comments and questions that you may have on the environmental review by March 7, 2012. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop TWB-05-B01 M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
G. Pyle -2 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC bye-mail to David.Drucker@NRG.gov.
The GGNS license renewal application is available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/gg*l.html. Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at the Federal rulemaking website, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2011-0262.
The GElS, which assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with renewal of any nuclear power plant site, can be found on the NRC's website at http://www .n rC.gov I reading-rm/doc-collections/nu regs/staff/sr1437/.
The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in December 2012. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in July 2013. If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact David Drucker, Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-6223 or bye-mail at David. Drucker@NRC.gov.
Sincerely, oJ!'\
0, tV'____
David J. wlana, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-416
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. GGNS Exclusion Area Boundary
- 4. Topographic map cc w/encls: Listserv
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 January 19, 2012 Chairman Earl J. Barbry Jr.
Tunica - Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana P.O. Box 1589 Marksville, LA 71351
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Barbry:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application to renew the operating license for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), which is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi. GGNS is operated by Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy).
The application for renewal was submitted by Entergy in a letter dated October 28, 2011, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GElS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues, and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The current operating license for GGNS will expire in November 2024. Entergy has no plans to change current operations during the license renewal period, intends to use existmg plant facilities and transmission lines.
and has no plans to construct or disturb undeveloped portions of the site. According to Entergy, any maintenance activities would be limited to previously disturbed areas of the plant site.
Please see the enclosed maps and pictures, which show the area under review.
Since your Tribe has historic ties to Mississippi, the NRC is requesting comments on its environmental review. The following Tribal Nations will be contacted for their comments and will receive a similar letter: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians.
Please submit any comments and questions that you may have on the environmental review by March 7,2012. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop TWB-05-BO'1 M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Barbry -2 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC bye-mail to David.Drucker@NRC.gov.
The GGNS license renewal application is available on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/gg1.html. Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at the Federal rulemaking website, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2011-0262.
The GElS, which assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with renewal of any nuclear power plant site, can be found on the NRC's website at http://www. n rc.gov/read ing-rm/doc-collections/nu reg s/staff/sr143 7/.
The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in December 2012. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in July 2013, If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact David Drucker, Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-6223 or bye-mail at David. Drucker@NRC.gov, Sincerely, OJ 9. V~
David J, Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-416
Enclosures:
1, Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. GGNS Exclusion Area Boundary
- 4. Topographic map cc w/encls: Listserv
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 January 19, 2012 Principal Chief, B. Cheryl Smith Jena Band of Choctaw Indians P.O. Box 14 Jena, LA 71342
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Principal Chief Smith:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application to renew the operating license for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), which is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi. GGNS is operated by Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy).
The application for renewal was submitted by Entergy in a letter dated October 28, 2011, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GElS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues. and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.
Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The current operating license for GGNS will expire in November 2024. Entergy has no plans to change current operations during the license renewal period, intends to use existing plant facilities and transmission lines, and has no plans to construct or disturb undeveloped portions of the site. According to Entergy, any maintenance activities would be limited to previously disturbed areas of the plant site.
Please see the enclosed maps and pictures, which show the area under review.
Since your Tribe has historic ties to Mississippi, the NRC is requesting comments on its environmental review. The following Tribal Nations will be contacted for their comments and will receive a similar letter: Tunica-Biloxi Tribes of Louisiana, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Please submit any comments and questions that you may have on the environmental review by March 7,2012. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop TWB-05-B01 M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
C, Smith -2 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC bye-mail to David,Drucker@NRC,gov, The GGNS license renewal application is available on the internet at httt)://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/gg1.html. Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at the Federal rulemaking website, http://www,regulations,gov, by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2011-0262, The GElS, which assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with renewal of any nuclear power plant site, can be found on the NRC's website at http://www,nrc,gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437 I, The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in December 2012. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in July 2013, If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact David Drucker, Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-6223 or bye-mail at DavidDrucker@NRC,gov, Sincerely, OJ () V____
David J, wro~a, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-416
Enclosures:
1, Area Map, 50-mile radius 2, Area Map, 6-mile radius 3, GGNS Exclusion Area Boundary 4 Topographic map cc w/encls: Listserv
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Applicant's Environmental Report Operating License Renewal Stage
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Letter to P. Anderson from D. Wrona dated January 19, 2012 Identical letters have been sent to: Chief Phyliss Anderson, Chief Gregory E. Pyle and Tribal Chairman Earl J. Barbry Jr., and Principal Chief B. Cheryl Smith
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