ML20041A588
| ML20041A588 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 02/11/1982 |
| From: | Tedesco R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Luce R OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8202220312 | |
| Download: ML20041A588 (3) | |
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Dear Dr. Luce:
UDCMy As part of the preparation of the environmental impact statement for the Perry Nuclear Station's operating license, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is required to consult with tFe SHP0 (36 CFR 800) to determine if the operation of the station may affect any cultural resources listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Our areas of interest for the Perry Station include the site itself and the Perry-Macedonia transmission line.
To assist in your analysis, we are including copies of the archeologic surveys provided by the applicant and listings of nearby sites on the National Register.
Table 1 contains tne listings of those sites on the National Register of Historic Places within 16.1 km (10 mi) of the site.
It is the staff's opinion that the operation of the station will have no significant effects on these properties. The staff also notes that the conclusion of the report on the archeologic survey of the site referenced in the FES-CP (11.3.15) stated:
"The area of the proposed CEI Perry Nuclear Power Plant has been subjected to a thorough professional archaeological recon-naissance. Analyses of previous archaeological work in the region led to the hypothesis that little, if any, evidence for significant prehistoric occupation would be encountered in the test area. The analysis of both black and white and infra-red aerial photographs (provided by Kuchera Associates, Inc.)
indicated nothing to alter this hypothesis. During late May and early June of 1973 field investigation of the area was carried out by crews from the Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, under the direction of Dr. David Brose with the field supervision of Alfred M. Lee. Stratified surface samples and statistically determined test excavations (003 s
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Finally earth resistivity survey was imple-mented to test for the presence of sub-surface features.
Field investigation revealed that the PNPP area was occupied by only a small transient hunting camp some time during the Archaic Period. This component has been fully analyzed."
A copy of the survey report is attached.
The Perry-Macedonia transmission line has one site contained in the National Register. listing which is within 2 km (1.2 mi) of the line.
That is the Alonzo Drake House in Oakwood, Cuyahoga County. The staff does not feel the operation of the station will affect the site. The Perry-Macedonia line also has had archeologic surveys conducted on it.
The conclusion of the preliminary report dated December 1977 (attached) states:
"No significant archaeological resources were encountered within those areas of proposed tower locations which would suffer any adverse impact as a result of the construction activities." The conclusion also l
mentioned that an eight mile segment of the line had not been investigated at that time. The two attached document /s dated June 21, 1978 and August 8,1978 discuss the results of the archeological survey done on the previously unstudied segment. The June 21, 1978 report stated that i
"no significant cultural materials were recovered from any of the Tower l
Sites 17008 to 17049, nor from any area where it was judged an access I
road would be constructed."
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It should also be noted that the Perry-Hanna Transmission Line was not granted a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need by the Ohio Power Siting Board. That line is required for the operation l
of Unit #2 in 1987 and its status has not yet been determined Therefore, based upon the information provided, the NRC staff believes that except for the Perry-Hanna Line whose status is yet to be determined, the operation of the Perry Nuclear Power Station would not result in any significant impacts on sites listed or eligible for listing in the National Register. Based on NRC's conversations with your office, we have prepared for your consideration and concurrence a suggested statement at the end of this letter. Should you require any clarification, please contact Brian Richter at (301) 492-4877.
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e FEB 111982 W. Ray Luce We thank you for your assistance and shall send a copy of the Environmental Impact Statement for your -
tew and comment when it is issued.
Sincerely, ESscM Robert L. Tedesco, Assistant Director for Licensing Division of Licensing
Enclosures:
- 1. Listing of National Register Properties near the site.
- 2. A Summary Report on the Archaeological Survey and Testing of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant Area, Lake Co., Ohio, June 21, 1973.
- 3. Preliminary Report on Subsurface Archaeological Investigations of the CEI kV Transmission Line:
Perry-Leroy Center-Macedonia-Cleveland Inland, December 1977.
- 4. Report on Reconnaissance and Subsurface Archaeological Investigations of the CEI 345 kV Transmission Line:
Perry-Leroy Center, June 21, 1978.
- 5. Letter transmitting Summary of Field Notes: CEI Perry-Macedonia 345 kV Transmission Line, August 8, 1978.
Based upon information and documentation provided by NRC, we concur with the finding that except for the Perry-Hanna Transmission Line whose status is yet to be determined, the operation of the Perry Nuclear Station will have no significant impact on any sites listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
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