ML13058A315
| ML13058A315 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/2013 |
| From: | Melanie Wong NRC/NRR/DLR/RERGUB |
| To: | Nelson R State of PA, Bureau for Historic Preservation |
| Larson E, 415-1151 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13058A315 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 14,2013 Mr. Reid Nelson Office of Federal Agency Programs Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Old Post Office Building 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004 SUB~IECT:
SEOUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Nelson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SON), Units 1 and 2.
SON is located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, approximately 6 miles east of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, on a peninsula on the western shore of the Chickamauga Reservoir. SON is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The application for renewal was submitted
. by TVA in a letter dated January 15, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54.(10 CFR Part 54).
.. The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review of any nuclear power plant license renewal application, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," 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 (NEPA). In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC will comply with the obligations required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (NHPA), through its NEPA process. The final SEIS will include analyses of pertinent environmental issues, and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), analyses of potential impact to historic properties and other cultural resources.
In the contextof NHPA, the NRC staff has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for a license renewal action is the area at the power plant site and its immediate environs that may be impacted by post-license renewal land-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities associated with the proposed action. The APE may extend beyond the immediate environs in those instances where post-license renewal land-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities specifically related to license renewal may potentially have an effect on known or proposed historic sites. This determination is made irrespective of ownership or control of the lands of interest.
The SON license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewallapplications/sequoyah.html.
R. Nelson
- 2 The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS on February 10, 2014. 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 September 30,2014. If you have any questions concerning the NRC's staff review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, social scientist. at 301-415-1151 or bye-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Reg!Jlation Docket Nos. 50-327 and 05-328
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. SQN Site Area Map cc w/encls: Listserv
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R. Nelson
- 2 The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS on February 10, 2014. 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 September 30,2014. If you have any questions concerning the NRC's staff review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, social scientist, at 301-415-1151 or bye-mail at Emily. Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, IRA!
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-327 and 05-328
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. SON Site Area Map cc w/encls: Listserv DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS Accession Nos: ML13058A347 (PKG), ML13058A315 (LTR), ML13058A212 (ENC)
- concurred via email OFFICE LADLR*
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