ML12074A096

Schedule Revision for the Environmental Review of the Seabrook Station License Renewal Application

ML12074A096
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/22/2012
From:	Galloway M Division of License Renewal
To:	Freeman P NextEra Energy Seabrook
Wentzel M, 415-6459
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TAC ME3959
Download: ML12074A096 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 22,2012 Mr. Paul Freeman, Site Vice President clo Mr. Michael O'Keefe NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME3959)

Dear Mr. Freeman:

By letter dated May 25,2010, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, (NextEra) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew Operating License NPF-86 for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook),

for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff).

On March 19, 2012, NextEra submitted a supplement to the Seabrook license renewal application (LRA) Environmental Report detailing updates to the Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives analysis. As a result of this additional information, the NRC will not be able to issue the final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) regarding the Seabrook LRA in March 2012, as was previously scheduled. In order to allow sufficient time to assess the impact that the additional submittal will have on the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule, the NRC will revise the current schedule to indicate the date of issuance for the Seabrook FSEIS as "to be determined." Once the impact to the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule has been assessed, the NRC will issue a revised schedule letter, detailing the revised FSEIS issuance date.

If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Mr. Michael Wentzel, Project Manager for the review of the Seabrook LRA environmental review, by telephone at 301-415-6459 or bye-mail at michael.wentzel@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

?!:!A~l!!!:::lf Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Listserv

SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive license renewal application (LRA) 6/1/10 6/1/10 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA availability 6/14/10 6/16/10 Publish FRN - acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing 7/23/10 7/21/10 Publish FRN - Intent to conduct Environmental Scoping 7/23/10 7/10/10 Public Meeting - License Renewal Overview and Environmental Scoping 8/19/10 8/19/10 Meeting Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 9/20/10 10/20/10 Environmental scoping period ends 9/21/10 9/21/10 Audit - Environmental 10/4/10 10/5/10 Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) Aug 2011 8/1/11 f-- .. --~ .. ---------------~----- -----~~--- ---_._- -- -- -~.~.--- --.-~"-".

Publish FRN - draft SEIS available for comments i Aug 2011 8/12/11 Public Meeting - draft SEIS meeting Sep 2011 9/15/11 End of draft SEIS comment period Nov 2011 10/26/11 Issue final SEIS TBD ENCLOSURE

March 22,2012 Mr. Paul Freeman, Site Vice President clo Mr. Michael O'Keefe NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME3959)

Dear Mr. Freeman:

.

By letter dated May 25, 2010, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, (NextEra) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew Operating License NPF-86 for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook),

for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff).

On March 19, 2012, NextEra submitted a supplement to the Seabrook license renewal application (LRA) Environmental Report detailing updates to the Severe Accidents Mitigation Alternatives analysis. As a result of this additional information, the NRC will not be able to issue the final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) regarding the Seabrook LRA in March 2012, as was previously scheduled. In order to allow sufficient time to assess the impact that the additional submittal will have on the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule, the NRC will revise the current schedule to indicate the date of issuance for the Seabrook FSEIS as "to be determined". Once the impact to the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule has been assessed, the NRC will issue a revised schedule letter, detailing the revised FSEIS issuance date.

If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Mr. Michael Wentzel, Project Manager for the review of the Seabrook LRA environmental review, by telephone at 301-415-6459 or bye-mail at michael.wentzel@nrc.gov.

Sincerely.

IRA!

Melanie A. Galloway, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

Enclosure:

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Letter to P. Freeman from M. Galloway dated March 22, 2012

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME3959)

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