ML19296A855
| ML19296A855 | |
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| Site: | Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/01/1980 |
| From: | Ballard R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mcguire W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8002190139 | |
| Download: ML19296A855 (8) | |
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DISTRIBUTION Docket File FEB 1 880 TERA /
NSIC NRC PDR Local PDR ygg Docket No. 50-446 OELD RBallard RWFroelich MSlater Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN: fir. W. F. ficGuire Environmental Planning and Assessment P. 0. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001
Dear Mr. iicGuire:
The enclosed questions are based on the November 29, 1979, staff visit to, and inspection of, the proposed barge landing site and ovariand trans-portation route from the landing site to the Allens Creek site. lle would appreciate your response to these questions on or before February 22, 1980.
Please advise promptly if this dato cannot be met.
In general, we believe that these questions can be answered by use of existing information or in some cases with a brief additional survey of the barge landing site or transportation route. He will also appreciate receiving copies of any existing studies bearing on the barge slip and overland transportation route that you relied on in selecting this site and route.
(For example, provide any relevant reports, surveys or other information concerning potential impacts to the Sweeny Plantation.)
Also, please identify any additional environmental studies that may be planned, who will prepare the studies, and when they will be available.
Sincerely, Ostginal M2 tad by Rctrald L Dailard Ronald L. Ballard, Chief Environmental Projects Branch 1 Division of Site s fety and Environmental Analysis
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Houston Lighting and Power Company cc: Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman Ms. Brenda A. McCorkle Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 6140 Darnell U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Houston, Texas 77074 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. John H. Buck Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger Atomic Safety ar.d Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Board U.S. fluclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum Michael C. Farrar, Esq.
Route 3, Box 350A Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert ~Lowenstein, Esq.
Washington, D.C. 20555 Lowenstein, Reis, Newman & Axelrad 1025 Conne ticut Avenue, N.W.
Mr. Robert Alexander Washington, D.C. 20037 10925 Briar Forest #1056 Houston, Texas 77042 J. Gregory Copeland, Esq.
Baker and Botts Mr. Wayne E. Rentfro One Shell Plaza P.O. Box 1335 Houston, Texas 77002 Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Mr. John F. Doherty Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Armadillo Coalition of Texas, Board Houston Chapter U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4327 Alconbury Street Washington, D. C. 20555 Houston, Texas 77021 Richard Lowerre, Esq.
Mr. F.H. Potthoff, III Assistant Attorney General 1814 Pine Village P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Houston, Texa s 77021 Austin, Texas 78711 Mr. Robert S. Framson James Scott, Jr., Esq.
Ms. Madeline Bass Fromson 8302 Albacore 4822 Waynesboro Drive Houston, Texas Houston, Texas 77035 Carro Hinderstein Dr. David Marrack 8739 Link Terrace 420 Mulberry Lane Houston, Texas 77025 Bellaire, Texas 77401 Mr. Howard Kamras Ms. Patricia A. Polasek-Rhodes 1901 S. Voss Road, #7 11730 Kathy Avenue Houston, Texas 77074 Houston, Texas 77071 Houston Lighting and Power Company ATTN: Mr. E.A. Turner Vice President P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001
Houstoa Lighting and Power Company Mrs. W.S. Cleaves Robert C. Kuem 8141 Joplin Street 115 Curtin Houston, Texas 77017 Houston, Texas 77055 Mr. Dick Day Mr. J. Michael Ancarrow 3603 Drummond 4310 Bell Houston, Texas 77025 Houston, Texas 77023 Mr. James H. Robinson Mr. James D. Chilcoat 1228 Bomar 4319 Bell Street Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas 77023 Ms. Kathy Mohnke Bryan L. Baker 1411 Lamonte 1118 Montrose Houston, Texas 77018 Houston, Texas 77019 Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Scott Peter J. Durkin Route 2, Box 31 H.Q P. O. Box 173 Richmond, Texas 77469 Simonton, Texas 77476 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Edgar Ms. Margaret Bishop Route 2, Box 31 11418 Oak Spring Richmond, Texas 77469 Houston, Texas 77043 Mr. & Mrs. Don McFarland Glen Van Slyke Route 2, Box 31 H.W.
1739 Marshall Richmond, Texas 77469 Houston, Texas 77098 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fuller J. Morgan Bishop Route 2, Box 24 AA 11418 Oak Spring Richmond, Texas 77469
..ouston, Texas 77043 Mr. Jon D. Pittman, Sr.
Mr. John Beverage 2311 Bamore Ms. Jeanette Beverage Rosenberg, Texas 77471 13031 Harwin Houston, Texas 77072 Mr. James R. Piepmeier 618 West Drew Ms. Helen Foley Houston, Texas 77006 3923 Law #16 Houston, Texas 77005 Ms. Vesta Eidman 1117 River Bend Drive Ms. Virginia Lacy Perrenod Houston, Texas 77063 2704 Beatty #112 Houston, Texas 77023 Ms. Bonny Wallace 614 Meadowlawn Mr. D.B. Waller, Jr.
LaPorte, Texas 77571 1708 Kipling Houston, Texas Ms. Ann Wharton 1424 Kipling Mr. T.E. Elder Houston, Texas 77006 2205 Hazard Houston, Texas 77019
Houston Lighting and Power Company Ms. Marjorie A. Gurasich Marlene R. Warner, PhD.
Route 1, Box 410 6026 Beaudry Wallis, Texas 77025 Houston, Texas 77035 Mr. W. Matthew Perrerod Mr. Robert R. Edgar 407C Merrick Route 2, Box 31-HS Houston, Texas 77025 Richmond, Texas 77469 Mr. Jeff rey R. West 10903 Sageberry Houston, Texas 77089 Ms. Janice Blue 1708 Rosewood Houston, Texas 7704 Ms. Barbara Karkabi 1917 Wentworth Houston, Texas 7704 Mr. Gabrielle Cosgriff 5203 Crustal Bay Houston, Texas 77043 Stephen A. Doggett, Esq.
Pollan, Nicholson & Doggett P. O. Box 57 Richmond, Texas /7469 Ms. Dorothy F. Carrick Box 49 Wagon Road RFD #1 Wallis, Texas 77045 Mr. Charles Perez 1014 Montrose Boulevard Houston, Texas 77019 Mrs. Roy E. Loyless Mr. Roy E. Loyless P. O. Box 249 Simonton, Texas 77476 Ms. Gertrude Barnstone 1401 Harold Houston, Texas 77006
STAFF QUESTIONS, ALLENS CREEK BARGE LANDING SLIP AND OVERLAND TR OF THE REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL BARGE LANDING SLIP Provide a general description of the current land use, vegetation, and 1.
wildlife habitat for the site and its surroundings, based on county statistics, and other sources of existing information.
Soil Conservation Service data, Provide a detailed description of the current land use, vegetation, and 2.
Indicate the source of the wildlife habitat present on the eight-acre site.
information given.
Provide maps or figures of the eight-acre site, showing the location of 3.
all activities associated with the construction and operation of the barge unloading facility. Maps should ow topographic features and vegetation types.
Use the same type of descriptive approach 4.
Describe the proposed barge slip.
that would be used to describe the presently existing barge slip immediately across the river from the proposed slip. Using reasonable detailed maps and/
or sketches, describe the locations of areas to be dredoed and provide bathy-Identify and metric (depth and cross-section) data'for the barge slip area.
describe any service such as power lines that will be provided for the project.
Describe the plans for disposal of dredge spoil, including but not limited 5.
to:
(1) location of the disposal site (s);
(2) present land use, vegetation, and wildlife habitat of the proposed disposal site; (3) acreage of the dis--
posal site; (4) alternative disposal sites considered; and (5) reclamation of the disposal site after the project is completed.
List the Federal, State and local permits or approvals required for the 6.
barge slip and overland transportation of the reactor pressure vessel, (e.g.,
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permits needed for dredging and dredge spoil disposal), discuss the information needed to obtain these permits, and provide a schedule for obtaining the permits.
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Describe plans for determining if the dredge spoil contains any toxic i
substance that might cause the spoil to be classified as hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.
Provide any existing infor-mation related to the potential content of toxic substances in the dredge spoil.
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Provide a schedule of construction activities related to the barge slip.
This should include the anticipated startup and completion dates, the number of workers required, and identification of any anticipated impact on nearby community services and facilities.
9.
Provide an analysis of the impact of construction and use of the proposed facility on:
(1) State and Federally listed endangered, threatened, or rare species; (2) prime and unique farmland; (3) floodplains and wetlands; (4) other important or unique ecological or land use features associated with the site; (5) Nater quality, downstream Water users and groundwater; and(6) important fish species (use the definition of 'important' as given in Regulatory Guide 4.2), fish habitats, and spawning ar as.
Include impacts due to disposal of dredge spoils.
Identify and describe any service such as power lines which will be provided for the project, and discuss the impacts associated with providing these services.
- 10. Provide an analysis of any anticipated impacts to the Sweeny Plantation that might result from the construction, use or future disposition of the barge landing site.
- 11. Describe the options available to you for final disposition of the barge slip.
Indicate your decision or preference.
Describe the current and pro-bable future ownership of the 8-acre site.
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- 12. Provide documentation of your contacts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Soil Conservation Service, and other Federal and State agencies that were related to the barge landing slip.
REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL OVERLAND TRANSPORTATION 1.
For the bridge on State Highway 36 crossing East Varner Creek; (1) De-scribe plans for bypassing the creek; (2) Provide a map or figure showing the route that will be used to bypass the creek; (3) Describe the type of vegetation, the wildlife habitat, and the aquatic habitat that will be affected by this bypass; and (4) Describe plans for reclamation of the bypass area.
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Describe plans for removal of trees or trimming of branches along those portions of the route where large trees extend over the roadway.
Describe mitigation plans associated with the removal or trimming of the several to many ^10 trees along sections of FM Road 522 outhwest of West Columbia and along FM Road 360 in Needville.
3.
Describe plans for crossing railroads which are at elevated grades relative to the transportation route.
In particular, the railroad crossing between State highway 36 and the Allens Creek site is quite steep, and appears to represent a potential problem. What modifications to the crossings, if any, will be needed, and how long will use of the railroad be disrupted?
4.
Staff observations of the proposed route suggest that quite a few telephone and power lines would be affected by reactor pressure vessel transportation.
(1) Provide a detailed schedule related to the novement of the reactor pressure vessel; (2) Estimate the number of line users who may be affected by the movement, and the length of service interruption; (3) Discuss what mitigative measures are being considered and how users will be notified of the interruption, especially as the move is related to towns through which the vessel will pass;
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the number of lines that will be raised prior to movement of the pressure vessel; (5) Discuss what measures will be taken to lessen traffic impacts along the route, describe arrangements being made with high-way and law enforcement officials, and identify the officials contacted; and (6) Provide an estimate of anticipated traffic impacts and their location and duration.
5.
Describe alternative plans that have been considered for transporting the reactor pressure vessel to the Allens Creek site, and present the rationale, including consideration of environmental impact, that was used to select the proposed plan.