ML13191B089
| ML13191B089 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 08/08/2013 |
| From: | Melanie Wong Division of License Renewal |
| To: | Haaker A State of IL, Historic Preservation Agency |
| Melanie Wong 301-415-2432 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13191B089 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 8, 2013 Ms. Anne E. Haaker Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Preservation Services Division Illinois Historic Preservation Agency 1 Old State Capitol Plaza Springfield, Illinois 62701-1507
SUBJECT:
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Ms. Haaker:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Station. Units 1 and 2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 145 miles northwest of Chicago, and 27 mile southwest of Rockford, Illinois. Please find a 50-mile site area map, a 6-mile site area map, and a site map of Braidwood enclosed. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29,2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). 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 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). Through this letter, the NRC is initiating consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC will comply with the obligations required under Section 106 of the 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 context of NHPA, 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.
A. Haaker
- 2 Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27,2013. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3WFN 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21,2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014 A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment.
After consideration of public cornments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's 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, GtJ~ ~f ~~tJ7 Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: Listserv
A. Haaker
- 2 Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27,2013. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3WFN 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewallapplications/byron-braidwood.html.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21,2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 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 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's 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 by William H. Ford forI Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
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