ML19267A341
| ML19267A341 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | New England Power |
| Issue date: | 12/21/1978 |
| From: | Cota P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7901080401 | |
| Download: ML19267A341 (3) | |
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DEC 211978 DOCKET N05:
STN 50-568 and STN 50-569 APPLICANT:
New England Power Company FACILITY:
NEP 1 & 2
SUBJECT:
TRIP REPORT ON VISIT TO NEP 1 & 2 ALTERNATIVE SITES From November 7 through November 9, 1978, I accompanied members of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and others on a visit to alternative sites for NEP 1 & 2.
A list of participants is enclosed.
This visit was part of the NRC staff's review of the NEP 1 & 2 application in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires that alter-natives to the proposed action be considered.
On Tuesday, November 7, we visited the Moore Reservoir, Comerford, and Errol sites (described in Section 9.2 of the applicant's Environmental Report for NEP 1 & 2).
The Moore Reservoir site is wooded; it is visible from nearby Hilltop Road (on which there are several residences),
a scenic lookout and picnic area (part of the Moore hydroelectric project) across the reservoir, and two boat ramps north of the site.
The Comerford site is partially cleared; it is visible from the river and from scenic highway 135.
The Errol site is mostly wooded; south of the site, across Umbagog Lake, is a public boat ramp from which the
- site area is visible.
On Wednesday, November 8, we visited the Bear Swamp, Gill, and Erving sites (described in the Environmental Report).
The Bear Swamp site is not visible from popular scenic vantage points, but it is situated on a plateau adjacent to the upper reservoir for the Bear Swamp pumped storage plant, so natural draft towers would be visible for a consider-able distance.
The Gill and Erving sites are directly across the Connecticut River from each other.
The Gill site is cleared (planted in corn) and the Erving site is wooded.
They are visible from Scenic Route 2 (Mohawk Trail) at the river.
The Erving site is visible from the visitors' center for the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project.
On Thursday, November 9, we visited the Rome Point and Westerly sites (described in the Environmental Report) and a site called the Moonstone Beach site, which is to be described in a forthcoming revision to the Environmental Report.
The Rome Point site is visible from residential areas to the north of 'he site and from the west side of Conanicut Island.
The Westerly site is in a relatively hilly region; it is not 790108 o ^/O/
visible from nearby coastal vantage points.
The Moonstone Beach site is adjacent to the Trustom Pond Wildlife Refuges and Recreation Area and is clearly visible from this flat, open area.
(This is not one of the applicant's candidate sites.)
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Enclosure:
List of participants O
PARTICIPANTS IN NEP 1 & 2 ALTERNATIVE SITE VISIT NOVEMBER 7-9, 1978 NRC Phillip C. Cota USDA Robert Leea (Soil Conservation Service)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Larry D. Voorhees Don Lee Douglas Vaughan USEPA Robert Leger New England Power Company a
Stanley Miller Andrew Kadak a
Dennis Ahern (Yankee Atomic)
Joseph Harrington b
Fred Taft State of Rhode Island a
Victor Bell Matthew Puchalskia (Southern R.I. Conservation District) a Sean Kelleher Providence Journal a
Gene Emery aRhode Island only bNew Hampshire only