ML19255E787

Interim Storage Partners (ISP) Transmittal of Supplemental Information Regarding References from the ISP Environmental Report Chapter 3, Description of the Affected Environment

ML19255E787
Person / Time
Site:	Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
Issue date:	09/04/2019
From:	Boshoven J Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
To:	Document Control Desk, Division of Spent Fuel Management
References
CAC 001028, E-55041, EPID L-2017-NEW-0002
Download: ML19255E787 (4)

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P.O. Box 1129

• Andrews, Texas 79714

• interimstoragepartners.com September 4, 2019 E-55041 Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Subject:

Supplemental Information regarding References from the ISP Environmental Report (ER) Chapter 3, Description of the Affected Environment. Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002 Reference 1

WCS Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Environmental Report, Revision 2.

Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP) hereby submits the following supplemental information regarding ISP Environmental Report (ER) Chapter 3, Description of the Affected Environment (Reference [1]). Section 3.5.16 of the ER lists several prior ecological studies of the proposed WCS CISF area and nearby areas that are referenced or described in ER Section 3.5. ISP is hereby providing copies of, or the applicable ADAMS accession number for the studies listed in ER Section 3.5.16.

Table 1 provides a list of the ecological studies listed in ER Section 3.5.16 and the cross reference to the Enclosure or ADAMS accession number for each study.

The 1997 ecological assessment report (Enclosure 1) included in the Waste Control Specialists Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) license application references five sites that were evaluated. The results of the assessment for all five sites are included within the report, however, the raw data for plant cover for site 5, which is located north of the CISF, is not included in the report nor was it included within the Waste Control Specialists 2007 LLRW license application. ISP joint venture member Waste Control Specialists has reached out to the author of the report and due to the age of the report the data cannot be located. The results included within the report are thorough and provide all information needed for the reader to draw a clear conclusion regarding vegetation for each site without the raw data.

Document Control Desk E-55041 Page 2 of 4 Table 1 Ecological Studies Listed in ER Section 3.5.16 List of Ecological Studies Referenced in ER Section 3.5.16 Document Information E-54658 Enclosure No. or ADAMS Accession Number The Ecology Group conducted an ecological assessment in 1997 Ecological Assessment of the Low Level Waste Depository, Andrews County, TX; Ecology Group (1997).

Doug Reagan and Associates of Castle Rock, Colorado conducted a habitat characterization and rare species survey in 2004 Habitat Characterization and Rare Species Survey for the Proposed Low Level Waste Repository, Andrews County, TX; Doug Reagan and associates (2004).

An ecological assessment was performed in New Mexico at the proposed NEF in October 2003 and June 2004 Status and Habitat of the Sand Dune Lizard at National Enrichment Facility Project; GL Environmental, Inc. (2003)

ML040850611 The Habitat and Geographic Range of the Sand Dune Lizard in Lea County, New Mexico in the vicinity of Section 32, Township 21S, Range 38E; GL Environmental, Inc. (2004)

ML042170040 In 2007, Doug Reagan, working with URS, performed a survey to supplement the 2004 ecological assessment Supplemental Survey to Ecological Assessment of the Low Level Waste Depository, Andrews County, Texas; URS (2007)

An environmental assessment was prepared in 2008 to support the re-licensing of the Waste Control Specialists processing and storage facility Environmental Assessment Report Prepared for Application for Renewal of Radioactive Material License R04971 Waste Control Specialists LLC Andrews County, Texas; Waste Control Specialists (2008).

Document Control Desk The following Enclosures are being submitted as identified in Table 1:

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• : "Ecological Assessment of the Low Level Waste Depository, Andrews County, TX;" Ecology Group (1997).

• : "Habitat Characterization and Rare Species Survey for the Proposed Low Level Waste Repository, Andrews County, TX;" Doug Reagan and associates (2004).

• : "Supplemental Survey to Ecological Assessment of the Low Level Waste Depository, Andrews County, Texas;" URS (2007).

• : "Environmental Assessment Report Prepared for Application for Renewal of Radioactive Material License R04971 Waste Control Specialists LLC Andrews County, Texas;" Waste Control Specialists (2008).

Should you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact me by telephone at (410) 910-6955, or by email at jack.boshoven@orano.group.

Sincerely, Jack Boshoven Chief Engineer CISF, Licensing and Engineering Interim Storage Partners LLC cc:

John-Chau Nguyen, Senior Project Manager, U.S. NRC Jeff Isakson, ISP LLC Elicia Sanchez, ISP LLC Renee Murdock, ISP LLC

Enclosures:

1.

"Ecological Assessment of the Low Level Waste Depository, Andrews County, TX;" Ecology Group (1997).

2.

"Habitat Characterization and Rare Species Survey for the Proposed Low Level Waste Repository, Andrews County, TX;" Doug Reagan and associates (2004).

3.

"Supplemental Survey to Ecological Assessment of the Low Level Waste Depository, Andrews County, Texas;" URS (2007).

4.

"Environmental Assessment Report Prepared for Application for Renewal of Radioactive Material License R04971 Waste Control Specialists LLC Andrews County, Texas;" Waste Control Specialists (2008).

Document Control Desk E-55041 Page 4 of 4 Document Components:

001 PUBLIC ISP Transmittal Letter.pdf, 1,605,587 bytes 002 PUBLIC Encl 1 Ecological Assessment.pdf, 13,253,481 bytes 003 PUBLIC Encl 2 Habitat Characterization.pdf, 40,292,686 bytes 004 PUBLIC Encl 3 Supplemental Survey.pdf, 5,271,069 bytes 005 PUBLIC Encl 4 Environmental Assessment.pdf, 358,592 bytes OSM#1 (Entire Submittal):

001 PUBLIC ISP Transmittal Letter.pdf, 1,605,587 bytes 002 PUBLIC Encl 1 Ecological Assessment.pdf, 13,253,481 bytes 003 PUBLIC Encl 2 Habitat Characterization.pdf, 40,292,686 bytes 004 PUBLIC Encl 3 Supplemental Survey.pdf, 5,271,069 bytes 005 PUBLIC Encl 4 Environmental Assessment.pdf, 358,592 bytes