ML18117A483
| ML18117A483 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinch River |
| Issue date: | 04/27/2018 |
| From: | Olivia Mikula NRC/OGC |
| To: | Sue Abreu, Gary Arnold, Paul Ryerson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 52-047-ESP, ASLBP 17-954-01-ESP-BD01, RAS 54281 | |
| Download: ML18117A483 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001 April 27, 2018 Administrative Judge Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Dr. Gary S. Arnold Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Dr. Sue H. Abreu Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (Clinch River Nuclear Site Early Site Permit Application)
Docket No. 52-047-ESP
Dear Administrative Judges:
In accordance with the Licensing Boards Initial Scheduling Order issued December 7, 2017, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17341A544), the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Staff) informed the Licensing Board and the parties in hearing file updates for March and April 2018 that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Clinch River Nuclear Site would be publicly available in the second half of April, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML18072A403, ML18100A999). On April 23, 2018, the Staff notified the Licensing Board of the ADAMS Accession Numbers for the DEIS and stated that the Staff would inform the Board and parties of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public notification of availability of the Clinch River DEIS in the Federal Register.
The Staff hereby informs the Licensing Board and parties that the NRC public notification of availability of the DEIS for the Clinch River Nuclear Site was published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2018. Early Site Permit Application: Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Site, 83 Fed. Reg. 18,354 (April 26, 2018). The Staff also informs the Board that the EPA public notification of availability of the DEIS for the Clinch River Nuclear Site was published in the Federal Register on April 27, 2018. Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability, 83 Fed. Reg. 18,554 (April 27, 2018). The notice issued by the EPA states that the DEIS public comment period closes on July 13, 2018, while the NRC notice states that the comment period closes on July 10, 2018. The Staff intends to issue a correction in the Federal Register to clarify that the public comment period ends on July 13, 2018.
Sincerely,
/Signed (electronically) by/
Olivia Mikula Counsel for NRC Staff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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Docket Nos. 52-047-ESP
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(Clinch River Nuclear Site)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board regarding the public notification of availability of the DEIS for the Clinch River Nuclear Site in the Federal Register dated April 27, 2018, in the above-captioned proceeding have been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, this 27th day of April, 2018.
/Signed (electronically) by/
Olivia Mikula Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14 A44 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: 301-287-9107 E-mail: olivia.mikula@nrc.gov Date of signature: April 27, 2018