ML15254A164
| ML15254A164 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/1999 |
| From: | Joshua Wilson NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Boozer A SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9903080137 | |
| Download: ML15254A164 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 1, 1999 Mr. Alton Boozer, Bureau Chief Bureau of Water SC Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201
Dear Mr. Boozer:
Duke Energy Corporation has submitted an application to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew the operating licenses for Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1, 2, and 3 (Oconee). The current licenses for Units 1, 2, and 3 expire on February 6, 2013; October 6, 2013; and July 19, 2014, respectively. The renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate for an additional twenty years beyond the current forty-year license.
The proposed action, renewal of the operating licenses for Oconee, is a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. As such, the NRC must prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. Although the licensee may be in full compliance with environmental quality standards and requirements of the Clean Water Act, the NRC must still assess the environmental impacts of renewing the operating licenses for Oconee. This assessment will include water quality impacts and consider alternatives to the proposed action that are available for reducing any adverse impacts. If an environmental assessment of aquatic impacts is available from the permtting authority, the NRC will consider the assessment in its determination of the magnitude of the environmental impacts in striking an overall benefit-cost balance.
Lance Vail of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a contractor for NRC staff, and members of the NRC staff have had several consultations with Melinda Vickers and Ann Lackey of your staff. This is a formal request for SCDHEC to provide the NRC with information on 1) the current status of the NPDES and land disposal permits for the Oconee Nuclear Station and 2) any other information that the NRC should be aware of regarding water quality issues that are likely to impact the ability of the plant to continue to operate to 2034.
Please provide this information under Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 to:
Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Jim Wilson Mail Stop 0-11-F-1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 9903080137 990301 PDR ADOCK 05000269 P
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March, 1999 If you have any questions or comments, please call me at 301-415-1108 or Cynthia Sochor at 301-415-2462. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely, Jam s H. Wilson, Senior Project Manager Gerferic issues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page
March 1, 1999 If you have any questions or comments, please call me at 301-415-1108 or Cynthia Sochor at 301-415-2462. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely, Jam H. Wilson, Senior Project Manager Genbric Issues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office cf Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page Distribution: See next page DOCUMENT NAME: g:/oconee/letter/dhec.wpd OFFICE PGEB PM:PGEB SC:PGEB NAME CSochor(
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Oconee Nuclear Station (License Renewal) cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Duke Energy Corporation Mr. J. E. Burchfield 422 South Church Street Compliance Manager Mail Stop PB-05E Duke Energy Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Oconee Nuclear Site P. 0. Box 1439 J. Michael McGarry, IlI, Esquire Seneca, South Carolina 29679 Anne W. Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn Ms. Karen E. Long 1400 L Street, NW.
Assistant Attorney General Washington, DC 20005 North Carolina Department of Justice P. 0. Box 629 Mr. Rick N. Edwards Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Framatome Technologies Suite 525 L. A. Keller 1700 Rockville Pike Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Rockville, Maryland 20852-1631 Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Manager, LIS Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Senior Resident Inspector Environment, Health, and U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Natural Resources 7812B Rochester Highway 3825 Barrett Drive Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Regional Administrator, Region II Mr. Gregory D. Robison U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation Atlanta Federal Center Mail Stop EC-12R 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 P. 0. Box 1006 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Mr. Virgil R. Autry, Director Mr. Robert L. Gill, Jr.
Division of Radioactive Waste Management Duke Energy Corporation Bureau of Land and Waste Management Mail Stop EC-12R Department of Health and P. 0. Box 1006 Environmental Control Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 2600 Bull Street RLGILL@DUKE-ENERGY.COM Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Mr. Douglas J. Walters County Supervisor of Oconee County Nuclear Energy Institute Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 1776 I Street, NW Suite 400 Mr. W. R. McCollum, Jr., Vice President Washington, DC 20006-3708 Oconee Site DJW@NEI.ORG Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1439 Chattooga River Watershed Coalition Seneca, SC 29679 P. 0. Box 2006 Clayton, GA 30525
2 Mr. Heinz Mueller Office of Environmental Assessment EPA Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 Mr. Willie J. Morgan SC DHEC 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Ms. Melinda Vickers SC DHEC 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Mr. Richard Phillips Interim Director Appalachia District I Oconee County DHEC Appalachia I District 2404 N. Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 Mr. Robert Duncan SC DNR P.O. Box 12559 Charleston, SC 29412 Mr. Steve Gilbert US FWS P.O. Box 12559 Charleston, SC 29412 Mr. Dennis Bauknight District Conservationist NRCS 301 University Ridge, Suite 4500 Greenville, SC 29601 Ms. Nancy Brock SHPO S.C. Dept. of Archives and History 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223-4905
Distribution: Letter to SCDHEC regarding Oconee license renewal dated March 1999 Hard copy PUBLIC Docket File PGEB R/F M. EI-Zeftawy, ACRS T2E2 C. Grimes S. Hoffman J. Wilson C. Sochor E-mail R. Zimmerman D. Matthews F. Akstulewicz J. Strosnider G. Bagchi H. Brammer T. Hiltz G. Holahan S. Newberry C. Gratton S. Black R. Correia R. Latta J. Peralta J. Moore R. Weisman M. Zobler E. Hackett A. Murphy F. Cherny D. Martin, OIG W. McDowell S. Droggitis T. Kenyon PDLR Staff H. Berkow D. LaBarge L. Plisco C. Ogle R. Trojanowski M. Scott C. Julian R. Architzel K. Leigh