ML20225A100
| ML20225A100 | |
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| Site: | HI-STORE |
| Issue date: | 08/12/2020 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| Caverly J | |
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| Download: ML20225A100 (31) | |
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1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Lea County, New Mexico Public Comment Meetings Webinars - August 20, 25, 26, and September 2, 2020 Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 4:00 pm MT (6:00 pm ET)
Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 831 2299 Event password: HOLTEC Telephone access Phone number: 888-566-6509 Passcode: 1904459 Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 4:00 pm MT (6:00 pm ET)
Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 278 6216 Event password: HOLTEC Telephone access Phone number: 888-566-6509 Passcode: 1904459 Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 12:00 noon MT (2:00 pm ET)
Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 973 2733 Event password: HOLTEC Telephone access Phone number: 888-566-6509 Passcode: 1904459 Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 9:00 am MT (11:00 am ET)
Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 183 5099 Event password: HOLTEC Telephone access Phone number: 888-566-6509 Passcode: 1904459 AUDIO FOR ALL MEETINGS WILL BE THROUGH THE TELEPHONE LINE
2 Meeting Information and Slides All audio will be through the NRC Telephone line listed in meeting notice Slides will be available at the Webex link at the time and date of the meeting Slides are available on the NRC meeting notice which can be access at:
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg Slides are also available at the NRCs website for the Holtec CISF project at:
https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/holtec-international.html
3 Members of the Media Please contact NRCs Public Affairs Officer, David McIntyre David.McIntyre@nrc.gov
4 Spanish Language Staff and Slides Spanish language slides are available at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/holtec-international.html Native Spanish speaking staff available during todays meeting
5 Opening Remarks John Tappert, Director Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support
6 Meeting Overview
- NRCs Review Process
- Safety Review
- Environmental Review
- Overview of Holtecs License Application
- Public Scoping Comments
- NRCs Environmental Review Results
- Information Resources and Ways to Comment
- Public Comment
7 PURPOSE OF THE MEETING To receive comments on the DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT for the Holtec Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
8 The NRCs Review Process for a License Application for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
9 The NRCs Review Process Evaluate the application and determine if a license can be issued.
Not to promote Holtecs proposal or the Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) concept Safety and Environmental Review of Holtecs application Environmental Review: Evaluate the environmental impacts of building and operating a CISF at the proposed site Safety Review: Determine whether Holtec can safely construct and operate the CISF at the proposed site
10 NRCs Decision Process for CISF Reviews Applicant Submits License Application NRC Accepts License Application NRC Safety Review (Safety Evalution Report)
NRC Environmental Review (Environmental Impact Statement)
NRC Adjudicatory Hearings ASLB Issues Findings NRC Licensing Decision 10 NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act Disclosure of environmental impacts NRC impact levels AEA - Atomic Energy Act Regulations must be met for licensing 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 72
11 Hazards from Natural Phenomena (Flood, Wind, Fires,Tornados, High/Low temps)
Physical Security; Emergency Response Hazards from nearby industrial facilities, pipelines, transportation Geologic features, soil characteristics, seismic hazards Financial Qualifications NRCs CISF Safety Review Facility building design; storage system design; quality assurance Operational controls, limits, procedures; training and qualifications
12 Environmental Review Air Quality Scenic and Visual Public and Occupational Health Ecology Socioeconomics Environmental Justice Water Resources (Surface and Groundwater)
Geology and Soils Transportation Waste Management Noise Historic and Cultural
13 Impact Significance Levels
- SMALL - Environmental effects are not detectable or are so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource.
- MODERATE - Environmental effects are sufficient to alter noticeably, but not to destabilize, important attributes of the resource.
- LARGE - Environmental effects are clearly noticeable and are sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource.
14 Summary of Holtec Internationals CISF License Application to the US NRC
15 Holtecs Proposed Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) for Spent Nuclear Fuel Source: Safety Evaluation Report (Holtec, 2017)
Located between Hobbs and Carlsbad, NM Includes storage facility, related buildings and rail line Licensing request is for Phase 1 of the CISF project
16 Holtec HI-STORE CISF - Site Diagram Phase 1 Source: Holtec International Source: Environmental Report (Holtec, 2017)
17 HI-STORM UMAX system Dry, in-ground spent fuel storage system Each module contains 1 canister In-ground Canister Transfer Facility for canister transfer operations Holtec HI-STORE CISF Source: Holtec International
18 Hi-Store Design Umax Canister Source: Safety Evaluation Report (Holtec, 2017)
19 Phases and Stages Phase
- Each PHASE of the project will include up to 500 canisters of spent fuel
- EIS evaluates potentially impacts of up to 20 PHASES Note that the safety review evaluates Phase 1 storage facility and any other facilities that are important to safety (i.e. transfer building components)
- Proposed action is Phase 1 or 500 canisters which includes construction of the rail spur and additional facilities including administrative building and transfer building Stage
- EIS evaluates THREE STAGES of the project
- Construction
- Operation
- Decommissioning/Reclamation
- Each Phase has three stages
20 Public Scoping Comments
21 Scoping Process
- Scoping Period
- March 30, 2018 - July 20, 2018
- Webinar and in-person meetings held in Carlsbad, Gallup, Roswell, Hobbs and Albuquerque, NM
- Comments -
- 6,665 pieces of comment correspondence
- Approximately 3,900 unique comments
- Scoping comment report
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1912/ML19121A296.pdf
22 Public Comments Transportation
- Safety/Accidents
- Radiation dose to citizens near the rail line Location and Land Use
- Alternate location
- Impacts of accidents Geology
- Sink holes Volume of Material
- 500 or 10,000 casks?
Water Resources
- Contamination to playa lakes and ground water aquifer Socioeconomics Small number of jobs External Events - fire, flood Out of Scope - Covered in the Safety Review
- Potential for flooding, external hazards
- Impacts from sink holes, stability of the subsurface
- Compatibility with the Umax system
- Design of structural elements
- Integrity of the Umax canister
- Financial assurance
- Accident conditions and failure of transport casks
23 Results of NRCs Environmental Review
24 Impact Evaluation License term
- Impacts were analyzed for a term of 40 years for a storage license
- A licensee would be required to remove the spent fuel prior to decommissioning the facility Groundwater and Surface Water
- No liquid stored in the Umax canister, groundwater near the facility was characterized
- Impacts to playas (lakes) evaluated for sheet flow from the site - overflow is not contaminated
25 Impact Evaluation Transportation Traffic safety and road degradation from workers and construction vehicles Dose rates to the public and workers along the route were estimated and found to meet regulatory limits Evaluated the movement for the entire 20 phases of material or 10,000 canister using conservative estimates of representative routes Impacts from Transportation Accidents Evaluated doses to first responders, workers and members of the public Assumptions of no releases during accidents; NRC rules require spent fuel transportation containers to withstand severe accidents without releases Location of Facility and Land Use
- Proposed by the applicant
- Site selection methods evaluated by NRC staff
- 6 mile radius from the CISF
26 Impact Evaluation Socioeconomics Focused on changes in the region from the proposed CISF Workers who may move into the region and fluctuations in population Resources available to the community Economic growth and tax revenues generated Demand on public services, schools, and housing Ecology No threatened or endangered species affected Vegetation removal within the proposed project area would be noticeable Environmental Justice Analysis of the human health and environment follows guidance from:
Council on Environmental Quality, Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice and NEPA Committee, NRC Environmental Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1748), and NRC Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Region of influence includes 115 block groups (geographic areas between 600 and 3,000 people) within 10 counties that fall completely or partially within the 50-mile radius of the proposed CISF project area Identification of potentially affected minority or low-income populations and relevant comparisons Evaluated if any minority or low-income populations would be disproportionately high and adversely by -
following guidance for Federal agencies Considering all the information presented throughout the EIS including site visits, historical and cultural consultations with Tribes Considering any special pathways through which environmental justice populations could be more affected than other population
27 Results of the Environmental Review RESOURCE IMPACT EVALUATION (construction, operation and decommission/reclamation stages)
Land Use SMALL - Proposed Action (Phase 1)
SMALL - Additional Phases (Phases 2-20)
Transportation SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Geology and Soils SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Surface Water SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Groundwater SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Ecology SMALL to MODERATE - Proposed Action**
SMALL to MODERATE - Additional Phases**
- until vegetation has been reestablished Air Quality SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases IMPACT SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS NUREG 1748 SMALL - Environmental effects are not detectable or are so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource.
MODERATE - Environmental effects are sufficient to alter noticeably, but not to destabilize, important attributes of the resource.
LARGE - Environmental effects are clearly noticeable and are sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource.
28 RESOURCE IMPACT EVALUATION (construction, operation and decommission/reclamation stages)
Noise SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Historic and Cultural SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Visual and Scenic SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Socioeconomic SMALL to MODERATE*
- beneficial on local finances Environmental Justice There would be no disproportionately high and adverse impacts to minority or low-income populations Public and Occupational Health SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Waste Management SMALL to MODERATE*
- for Phases 2-20 for decommissioning and generated waste Results of the Environmental Review See EIS - Chapter 9 Summary of Environmental Consequences
29 Information Resources
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2006/ML20069G420.pdf
- Readers guide
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2007/ML20073P254.pdf
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2012/ML20120A522.pdf (Spanish)
- Application material and NRC project website
- https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/holtec-international.html
30 How to Comment
- Oral comments at NRC meetings
- Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0052. Address questions about NRC docket IDs to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; e-mail: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov.
- Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
- E-mail comments to: Holtec-CISFEIS@nrc.gov.
SUBMIT COMMENTS BY SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 NOTE : The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov and enters all comment submissions into ADAMS, the NRCs document filing system.
31 Public Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement