ML19320A390
| ML19320A390 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 07/15/1970 |
| From: | Morris P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Phillips J ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005020406 | |
| Download: ML19320A390 (4) | |
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' Arkansas Powe* and Light Company' Finn Bluff, Arkansas ~71601 Attention:
Mr. J. D. Phillipe Vice President and Otief Engineer centlement Congress recently enacted the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970 which require agencir of the Federal government to take certain actions with respect to environ-mental matters.
Under the provisions of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act, each Federal agency is required to consult with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies concerning major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and to prepare a detailed statement concerning, among other things, the environmental impact of the proposed action. We will need from you, at the time of filing of your Final Safety Analysis Report, certain information to permit us to prepare the detailed environmental statement required by the Act.
Specifically, as provided in the Act, we will need your comments with respect to the following items as they may be affected by the proposed operation of the Arkansas Nuclear One Power riant:
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the environmental impact of the proposed action, b.
any adverse environmental effs. cts which cannot be avoided should the prop: sal be implemented, c.
alternatives to the proposed action, d.
the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and
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any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.
In addition to the above material, please provide the information indicated on the enclosed list. Some of the infore tion requested may previously have been supplied in your application, but for coupleteness, we would like to have all the informativa you provide that will be used in the preparation of the environmental statement contained in a single document.
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This report should not be filed as an amendment to your application or as part of the Final Safety Analysis Report bist should be filed as a separate report. We would appreciate receiving 150 copies.
After we have received this information, we plan to send copies to the appropriate Federal and State agencies requesting their comments. When comments from these agencies are received we will prepare the environ-mental statement required by the Act and send it to the Council on Environmental Quality. A copy of the statement also will be sent to you and to the Federal, State, and local agencies, and the statement will accompany your application through the Commission's licensing process.
To assist you in understanding the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act we are enclosing copies of the Act, the Interin Guidelines for Statements on Proposed Federal Actions Affecting the Environment published by el s Council on Environmental Quality, and the propoad revision of Appenafir D to 10 CFR 50 of the Commission's regula-tions regarding Implementation of t'.e National Environmental Policy Act.
he Water Quality Igrovement Act (copy enclosed) amends certain sections of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. This new legislation (see section 21(b)(1) of the amended Federal Water Pollution Control Act) requires applicants for a construction permit and operating licanae for any nuclear power plant which will discharge affluents into the navigable waters of the United States to provide the AEC with a certifica-tion from the State or interstate pollution control agency, or the l
Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, that there is reasonable assurance that the plaint will not violate applicable water quality standards. The AEC would generally be prohibited from issuing any such permit or license without having received this certification.
Where actual construction of the facility has connenced, or where an application was pending on the date of enactment of the Water Quality Improvement Act, sections 21(b)(7) and (8) of the amended Federal Water Pollution Control Act extend the period of time wherein the k
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oortification must be obtained. Please let us know the current status of-your efforts to obtain the required certification.
Sincerely, Original Signed bi Peter A. Morris' Peter A. Morris, Director Division of Reactor Licensing. -..
Enclosures:
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Additional Information Required 2.
National Environmental Policy Act 3.
Interim Guidelines by CEQ 4.
Proposed Revision of Appendix D to 10 CFR 50 5.
Water Quality Improvement Act cc w/ encl. 1 only:
Mr. Horace Jewell House, Holmes & Jewell 1550 Tower Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Roy B. Snapp, Esq.
1725 K Street, NW.
Washington, D.C.
20006 Mr. Harlan T. Holmes Nuclear Project Manager Arkansas Power & Light Company Sixth & Pine Streets Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 0
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMEhT 1.
Identify a.
the environmental studies you are conducting or plan to conduct, b.
any compatible recreation uses plant ed for the site, or present recreation uses which will be impaired or damaged by the facility, c.
those pollution control measures which were instituted, or are expected to be instituted during the remaining construction period and subsequent operation of the facility, and d.
those State and local agencies from which licenses, permits, or other approvals relating to the environmental matters must be obtained before operation of the facility may begin.
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Provide such cther information that would be pertinent and helpful for the preparation of th2 environmental statement taking into account the information in the Interim Guidelines published by the Council on Environmental Quality.
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