ML15195A378

Response to NRC Request for Additional Information, Dated May 22, 2015 Regarding License Renewal Application, Environmental Review, LU-06 on Land Use and Visual Resources

ML15195A378
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Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	07/02/2015
From:	Exelon Generation Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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1 LaSalle Environmental Audit Response to Request for Additional Information Index #:

022 RAI #: LU-06 Category: Land Use and Visual Resources Statement of Question:

Clarify whether the ERs offsite land use information (Section 3.2, p.3-5) is based on the 2006 or the 2011 Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC) National Land Cover Database. If this section is based on 2006 data, provide any applicable updates to the section resulting from the 2011 data.

Response

Offsite land use information in the ER was based on 2006 National Land Cover Database (NLCD). Table 3.2-1 in the ER is updated below using the 2011 NLCD and the revised LSCS property boundary (see the response to Audit Needs Question LU-01 regarding corrections to the property boundary of the pipeline right-of-way near the Illinois River). Differences are small, as shown in the table below.

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Table 3.2-1 Land Use in the 10-km (6-mi) Radius of LSCS Land Cover Class Hectares (acres) 2006 Hectares (acres) 2011 Percent of 10-km (6-mi)

Radius 2006 Percent of 10-km (6-m Radius 2011 Open Water 1,178 (2,912) 1,180 (2,915) 4 4

Developed, Open Space 1,397 (3,453) 1,264 (3,124) 5 4

Developed, Low Intensity 1,111 (2,745) 1,083(2,676) 4 4

Developed, Medium Intensity 152 (376) 183 (451) 1 1

Developed, High Intensity 77 (191) 104 (256)

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<1 Barren Land 44 (109) 34 (84)

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<1 Deciduous Forest 3,410 (8,427) 3,431 (8,479) 12 12 Evergreen Forest 2 (4) 2 (4)

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<1 Shrub/Scrub 1 (3) 17 (43)

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<1 Grassland/Herbaceous 866 (2,190) 876 (2,165) 3 3

Pasture/Hay 392 (968) 391 (966) 1 1

Cultivated Crops 20,450 (50,534) 20,540 (50,755) 70 71 Woody Wetlands 176 (434) 172 (425) 1

<1 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 2 (4) 3 (8)

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<1 Total 29,258 (72,350) 29,279 (72,351) 100 100