ML14042A221
| ML14042A221 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/2014 |
| From: | License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | |
| Drucker D., 301-415-6223 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML14042A221 (13) | |
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Preliminary Results of the Preliminary Results of the License Renewal Environmental Review For Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Grand Gulf Nuclear Station January 29, 2014
Overview and Purpose Overview and Purpose NRC presentation NRCs regulatory role Summary of environmental review Upcoming milestones and how to submit comments outside this meeting outside this meeting Your comments 2
NRCs Regulatory Oversight NRC s Regulatory Oversight NRC regulates commercial use of nuclear materials including nuclear g
power plants NRCs mission:
Protect public health and safety Promote common defense and security Protect the environment 3
Environmental Review Environmental Review Generic Environmental Impact Statement Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) addresses issues common to all plants plants Supplemental Environmental Impact St t t (SEIS) dd it ifi Statement (SEIS) addresses site-specific issues for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station li l
license renewal Review proposed action (license renewal) 4 and alternatives
How Impacts are Quantified NRC-defined impact levels:
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MODERATE - Effects are sufficient to alter noticeably, but not to destabilize, important attributes of the resource resource.
LARGE - Effects are clearly noticeable and are sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the p
resource.
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ti Protected Species and Habitats - impact significance determination language from the Endangered Species Act.
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Site-Specific Environmental Review of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Resource Areas Impact DSEIS Section Resource Areas Impact DSEIS Section Land Use SMALL 4.1 Air Quality SMALL 4.2 Geological Environment SMALL 4.3 Surface Water Resources SMALL 4.4 Groundwater Resources SMALL 4.5 Aquatic Resources SMALL 4.6 Terrestrial Resources SMALL 4.7 Protected Species and Habitats No effect/may affect, but not likely to adversely affect 4.8 Human Health SMALL 4.9 Socioeconomics SMALL 4.10 6
Cumulative Impacts Cu u at e
pacts Overall impacts to environment including past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions Preliminary findings
- MODERATE cumulative impacts for aquatic and p
q terrestrial resources
- SMALL cumulative impacts in all other areas 7
Alternatives Alternative energy sources analyzed (power replacement)
New nuclear New nuclear Natural-gas-fired combined-cycle (NGCC)
Supercritical pulverized coal p
p Combination - NGCC, demand-side management, purchased power, biomass No action alternative 8
Preliminary Conclusion Preliminary Conclusion The NRCs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of p
license renewal for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers 9
Waste Confidence Decision aste Co de ce ec s o NRC Waste Confidence Decision and Rule (WCD) addresses management of spent fuel after the renewal term.
Consistent with the Commission direction, a Grand Gulf renewed license will not be issued until an updated WCD is issued.
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Waste Confidence Final Environmental Impact Statement and Rule available in fall 2014.
http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd.html 10
Environmental Review Milestones Environmental Review Milestones Environmental Review Milestones Environmental Review Milestones Application Received November 1 2011 Application Received Notice of Intent Scoping Public Meeting November 1, 2011 December 27, 2011 January 31, 2012 p g g
Scoping Period Ended Scoping Summary Report y
February 27, 2012 April 16, 2013 Draft SEIS Draft SEIS Public Meeting Draft SEIS Comments Due November 30, 2013 January 29, 2014 February 11 2014 Draft SEIS Comments Due Final SEIS February 11, 2014 September 2014 11
Additional Information Additional Information Environmental PM:
Safety Review:
Environmental PM:
Safety Review:
David Drucker John Daily (800) 368-5642, Ext. 6223 (800)-368-5642 Ext. 3873 david.drucker@nrc.gov john.daily@nrc.gov The draft SEIS can be viewed at:
The Henrietta Person Memorial Library, 606 Main Street, Port Gibson, Mississippi NRCs Web site (www nrc gov):
NRC s Web site (www.nrc.gov):
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/
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Submitting Comments After the Meeting Submitting Comments After the Meeting By mail:
Chief Rules Announcements and By mail:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB)
Division of Administrative Services Mailstop 3WFN-06-44M U.S. NRC, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 In person: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland Internet: www.regulations.gov, docket ID: NRC-2011-0262 C
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b F b 11 2014 Comments due by February 11, 2014 13