ML20050B580

Forwards Response to Facility Environ Repts Re Request for Addl Info 310.15 Re Impacts to Cultural Resources in Vicinity of Plant Property & Transmission Line Corridors. Correspondence W/State Historic Preservation Ofc Encl

ML20050B580
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	04/01/1982
From:	Devincentis J PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
To:	Miraglia F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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SBN-246, NUDOCS 8204060085
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' IPUBLIC Companyof New SERVICE HampeNre 1671 Worcester Road i Framinoham, Massachusetts 01701 i (617) - 872 - 8100 l

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Attention: Mr. Frank J. Miraglia, Chie f 4 Licensing Branch No. 3 fu #

Division of Licensing Re f e re nc es : (a) Construction Permits CPPR-135 and CPPR-136, Docket No s . 50-443 and 50-444 (b) USNRC Letter, dated March 26, 1982, " Request for Additional Information," F. J. Miraglia to W. C. Talman Su bj ec t : Response to Seabrook ER-OLS RAI 310.15

Dear Sir:

Enclosed is our response to Seabrook ER-OLS RAI 310.15. This response was also provided via telecopy to your L. Wheeler on March 31, 1982.

Ve ry truly yours, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY e d, 4

J. De Vincentis Project Manager JDV: RAM : dad Enclosure h0\

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j 340.15. Identify any impacts to cultural resources in the vicinity of the a plant property and transmission line corridors which could-

-potentially result from the operation and maintenance of the.

plant. -Provide copies of any correspondence with the State Historic Preservation Office on this subject.

RESPONSE: Cultural resources have been reviewed in the town of Seabrook as

.well as within those communities through which the transmission lines associated with Seabrook Station pass. Historical sites l were checked by review of the National Register of Historic. Places plus Federal Register listings' through to present. No historical site contained in the register is so close, either to the plant or-the transmission line corridor, to be impacted by their operation.

and maintenance. In addition to actual placement on the National Register of Historic Places, an historic site may also be' in the process of being evaluated as an historic place. The State Historic Preservation Office af ter review of locally prepared nominations and approval by the State Review Board, forwards the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places who makes.a final determination on the proposed -sites eligibility. To ascertain what sites, if any, are in the process of being designated by these means, the New Hampshire Historic Preservation Office was contacted. Discussions with Dr. Gary Hume of that office reveal that in the vicinity of the plant and transmission corridor two historic districts have been nominated by local citizens. These two are in South Hampton and they.are located along the path of the approved transmission corridor. These districts are presently referenced as the Hilltop District and the Jewellton District. Their locations and the transmission line

- corridor are shown in the attached map.

The operation and maintenance of the line should have no

, unacceptable impact on these historical resources. In operation,-

the lines are silent except during inclement weather when under worst case conditions-(heavy precipitation) corona associated noise could reach 50 to 55 dB(A)1 at the transmission corridor edge. Whereas this noise level is'the equivalent of moderate rainfall on foliage it is intuitively obvious that the imposition

, of this ' transmission line noise would be imperceptible over

natural noises. It would also be highly unlikely that one would choose such weather to view the exterior features of such j historical resources. Other transmission line operational impact potentials that typically receive consideration such as.

radio-television interference, ozone and electric field effects I are not believed to be relevent to historic sites. Line

maintenance will entail periodic control of corridor vegetation and possibly repair of line structures. In these instances the maintenance activities would be confined to the corridor and while

. it could present some distraction to viewers of the features of

. the historic district it would not, however, impact the tangible elements that compose the' district.

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IEEE Committee Report, "A Comparison of Methods for Calculating Audible Noise of High Voltage Transmission Lines," presented at IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, New York, Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 1982.

. Archaeological resources in the vicinity of the plant are known a principally from'the work of Dr. Charles Bolian and his co-workers who located and excavated several sites prior to construction.2 The following archaeological sites are known to exist, or to have existed within the plant vicinity:

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NH 47 Construction Site NH 47 Seabrook Marsh NH 47 Farm Lane Seabrook NH 47 Hampton Marsh Edge, Depot Rd., Hampton Falls NH 47 South Rock Storage Area Of these six, the first three were excavated under contract to Public Service Company of New Hampshire in 1974 and 1975. Sites NH 47-55 and 56 that lie beyond the site have recovered some material there. Site NH 47-58 is located within the perimeter fencing of the site but it has not been systematically excavated.

Currently it lies in an area where rock is stored. Plant operation should have no impact on the unexcavated archaeological sites on or adjacent to the site. No operational or maintenance activity requires disturbance of the soils in these areas.

Archaeological sites on the transmission line corridor are unknown at this time except for an area, in South Hampton known as Indian Ground Hill, that reportedly has produced some arrowheads. No systematic excavation has been performed in this area.

Transmission line operation and maintenance will not disturb the topsoil and therefore should not impact archaelogical resources.

Copies of written correspondence between Public Service Company of New Hampshire and the State Historic Preservation Office are attached.

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2C. E. Bolian, Archaelogical Excavations at the Seabrook Station Sites, Final Report to Public Service Company of New Hampshire.

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Dear Mr. Thomson:

This is to confim our June 8 discussion concerning the Scabrook I;uclear Station Uni t I;o. 1 and historic resources.

Commissioner George Gilman, as State Ilistoric Praservation Of ficer for the I;ational I!istoric Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L.89-665), is postponing a response until the I;ew !!ampshire State Site Evaluation Con:nittee reports in August 1973.

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St.de HWunc Pret"<v.d"m Ort.c.fr Sep t eniin + r ! / , 1 9P,1 PauI thtn!Ilese Pohlic Service Company of New llampshi re 1000 Elm Street 14anchester, New llampnhire 03101

Dear !!r. Basillcrc:

As we discussed, the transmission line project is subject to the independent federni review requirements as implemented by the Advisory Council on llistoric Preservation

" Procedures for the Protection of Ilfstoric and Cultural Properties" (36 CFR 800).

These procedures require the !!istoric Preservation Office to review and comment on all ~

federally funded, assisted, and licensed projects in New IIampshire which might af fect historical, architectural, archeolo;;ical, and other cultural resources listed in, or cligible for, the National Register of Ilistoric Places.

Tinely compliance with 36 CFR 800 is necessary to avoid delays in project in.plementation Depending on resources and potential impacts of the project on resources, the review process may require surveys and asseswents to identify and evaluate resources uhich should be taken into account, as well as formal comment by the National-hegister arc /or Advisory Council (for detailt, see the enclosure, " Federal Cultural Resources,1:eview Pree Mures...").

Te activate the review process, it in recowaended

• at the information described on the enclosure be forwarded to the !!istoric Preservation Of fice with the request for review of the potential impacts of the project. The initial revieu will be performed nornally within three weeks of a request. A determination of "no effect" means the project h is been recommended to proceed. If the determination in one of " adverse effect" or

" potential adverse effect", the review letter ';ill recoanend conditions to be mot before the adverse effeet is ave! 'ed or adequately mi.Ligat ed.

A summary of the Ilistoric Preservation Office services and responsibilities is available upon request. As appropriate, or as requested, detailed information e n the /1dvisory Council procedures, types of surve/, ohabilitation utandards, feleral tax incenti"es for rehabilitation and preservation, and other guidelines and technical information will be provided.

Sincerely, DlN ' 'kTMkJ-.

Cary W. !!ume , Archeologint Compliance Coordinator CU: :cc cc- .To .oph liough, ACf!P Federal Ag"ncy /

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1 an enclosing with this letter pages 19-22 and 24-26 of the Cultura] Resources Survey. Inven tor,v, and Plan '

for South !!ampton. Iew I!ampshire, prepared March 1980 by the Strafford Rockingham Regional Council. These pages describe the architectural properties and scenic vistas cf the !!illtop and Jewelltown 2'istoric Districts. Both are local historic districts also proposed for the ? ational Register of !!istoric Places. ~~ ^ ~

The accompany map shows the boundaries of these districts .

and the approximate ponition of the transmission line.

':vte that the line passer, throunh the li1 LJ top district 3 on the east and Jewelltown se6nic vista on the south.

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of inpact and the greatest historic preservation

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Survey, Inventory, and Plan for South llampton2 .

New llampshire, and a map of the South llampton multiple resource area (in preparation) showing the beundaries

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of four proposed districts, including the Hilltop and Jewelltown districts, as originally transmitted to s Paul R. Basiliere on October 9, 1981. However, on this  ;

copy of the map I have not attempted to illustrate the ' -

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