ML20154B879

Forwards Environ Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact.Proposed Amends Would Allow Increase in Max Thermal Power at Plant,Units 1 & 2

ML20154B879
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	09/28/1998
From:	Olshan L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Sumner H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
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ML20154B885	List: ML20154B879 ML20154B894
References
TAC-M99393, TAC-M99394, NUDOCS 9810060041
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September 28, 1998 i

Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.

Vice President - Nuclear Hatch Project Southern Nuclear Operating i Company, Inc.

( Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, A!abama 35201-1295

SUBJECT:

EDWIN 1. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (TAC NOS. M99393 AND M99394) i Dear Mr. Sumner 1

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact l related to your application for amendments dated August 8,1997, as supplemented by letters I dated March 9, May 6, July 6, July 31, September 4, and September 11,1998, and letter dated April 17,1997, which was provided in advance of your application. The proposed amendments would allow an increase in the maximum thermal power (MWt) at the Edwin I.

Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, from 2558 MWt to 2763 MWt, representing a power l increase of approximately 8 percent. The staff's draft environmental assessment was published in the Federal Reaister on August 27,1998 (63 FR 45874) for public comment. No comments were received.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Leonard N. Olshan, Senior Project Manager 9810060041 980928 Project Directorate Il-2 PDR ADOCK 05000321 Division of Reactor Projects -I/II P PDR Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366

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+.... September 28, 1998 Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.

Vice President - Nuclear Hatch Project Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alaban a 35201-1295

SUBJECT:

EDWIN 1. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (TAC NOS. M99393 AND M99394)

Dear Mr. Sumner:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for amendments dated August 8,1997, as supplemented by letters dated March 9, May 6, July 6, July 31, September 4, and September 11,1993, and letter dated April 17,1997, which was provided in advance of your application. The proposed amendments would allow an increase in the maximum thermal power (MWt) at the Edwin 1. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, from 2558 MWt to 2763 MWt, representing a power increase of approximately 8 percent. The staffs draft environmental assessment was published in the Federal Reaister on Ab9ust 27,1998 (63 FR 45874) for public comment. No comments were received.

The assessment is being (orwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely

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Leonard N. Olshan, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 Enciosure: Environmental Assessment cc w/ encl: See next page I

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Mr. Ernest L. Blake, Jr. Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker ,

and Trowbridge 10th Floor

2300 N Street, NW. l 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue l Washington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20004-9500 i Mr. D. M. Crowe Chairman Manager, Licensing Appling County Commissioners Southern Nuclear Operating County Courthouse Company, Inc. Baxley, Georgia 31513 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham,, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Resident inspector Southern Nuclear Operating Plant Hatch Company, Inc. )

11030 Hatch Parkway N. P. O. Box 1295 Baxley, Georgia 31531 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Regional Administrator, Region ll Mr. P. W. Wells U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission General Manager, Edwin 1. Hatch Atlanta Federal Center Nuclear Plant 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Southern Nuclear Operating Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Company, Inc.

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Mr. Charles H. Badger P. O. Box 2010 Office of Planning and Budget Baxley, Georgia 31515 Room 610 270 Washington Street, SW. Mr. R. D. Barker Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Program Manager i Fossil & Nuclear Operations  :

Harold Reheis, Director Oglethorpe Power Corporation l Department of Natural Resources 2100 East Exchange Place 205 Butler Street, SE., Suite 1252 P. O. Box 1349 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Tucker, Georgia 30085-1349 Steven M. Jackson Heinz Mueller Senior Engineer - Power Supply Environmental Review Coordinator Municipal Electric Authority 345 Courtland Street, NE of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 30365 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4684 l

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