ML20064H095

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Notification of NRC Staff Communication with the Commission Regarding EPA
ML20064H095
Person / Time
Site: Peach Bottom  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 03/04/2020
From: Matt Young
NRC/OGC
To:
NRC/OCM
SECY RAS
References
50-277-SLR, 50-278-SLR, ASLBP 19-960-01-SLR-BD01, RAS 55591
Download: ML20064H095 (3)


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC Docket Nos. 50-277-SLR 50-278-SLR Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units and NOTIFICATION OF NRC STAFF COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMISSION REGARDING EPA Consistent with its obligation to keep the Commission informed of matters related to the above-captioned proceeding, and the provisions of C.F.R. § . (a)( ), the NRC Staff hereby provides notice that on March , , it made available to the Commission a letter the Staff received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III, dated February , .

A copy of the EPA letter is attached to this Notification.

Respectfully submitted,

/Signed (electronically) by/

Mitzi A. Young Counsel for the NRC Staff Mail Stop: O- -A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC -

Telephone: ( ) -

E-mail: Mitzi.Young@nrc.gov Dated at Rockville, MD this th day of March

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION Ill 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 February 28, 2020 Ms. Lois M. James U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mail Stop T-4B73 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re: NUREG- 1437, Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement l 0, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3, York County, Pennsylvania. CEQ #20200021

Dear Ms. James:

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Section 309 of the Clean A ir Act and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for license renewal for the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3. Peach Bottom is located 50 miles southeast of Harrisburg in Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania. EPA submitted comments on the draft SEIS for the project in correspondence of September 23, 2019.

Thank you for considering our comments on the draft SEIS. We have no objections to the project moving forward. Due to the advanced nature of time frame being evaluated, please consider re-evaluating conditions prior to the commencement of the project. The project, which is a 20-year relicensing of Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3, will commence in 2033 and 2034, respectively. We understand that the project will continue to comply with state requirements, but as needed in facility maintenance, we suggest consideration of innovations in storrnwater management and/ or methods for reduction of entrainment. If you have any questions, please fee l free to contact Joy Gillespie at (21 5) 814-2793 or Ralph Spagnolo at (215) 814-2718.

Sincerely, Barbara Rudnick NEPA Program Coordinator Office of Communities, Tribes and Environmental Assessment

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC Docket Nos. 50-277-SLR 50-278-SLR Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units and CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to C.F.R. § . , I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NOTIFICATION OF NRC STAFF COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMISSION REGARDING EPA, dated March ,

, have been served via the Electronic Information Exchange (the NRCs E-Filing System),

in the above-captioned proceeding, this th day of March .

/Signed (electronically) by/

Mitzi A. Young Counsel for the NRC Staff Mail Stop: O- -A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC -

Telephone: ( ) -

E-mail: Mitzi.Young@nrc.gov Dated at Rockville, MD this th day of March