ML20279A516
| ML20279A516 | |
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| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 10/08/2020 |
| From: | James Park NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ERMB |
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| Download: ML20279A516 (31) | |
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1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Andrews County, Texas Public Comment Meeting October 8, 2020 Webinar Webinar access:
https://usnrc.webex.com Event number: 199 619 8948 Event password: ISPDEIS Telephone access Phone number: 888-989-9268 Passcode: 5300047 AUDIO FOR THE MEETING IS THROUGH THE TELEPHONE LINE
2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Andrews County, Texas Public Comment Meetings Webinars - October 1, 6, 8, and 15, 2020 Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 125 5213 Event password: ISPDEIS Telephone access Phone number: 888-989-9268 Passcode: 5300047 Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 619 8948 Event password: ISPDEIS Telephone access Phone number: 888-989-9268 Passcode: 5300047 Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 740 4202 Event password: ISPDEIS Telephone access Phone number: 888-989-9268 Passcode: 5300047 Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET Webinar Event address: https://usnrc.webex.com/
Event number: 199 551 6533 Event password: ISPDEIS Telephone access Phone number: 888-989-9268 Passcode: 5300047 AUDIO FOR ALL MEETINGS WILL BE THROUGH THE TELEPHONE LINE
3 Members of the Media Please contact David McIntyre NRCs Public Affairs Officer 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/waste-control-specialist.html Native Spanish speaking staff available during todays meeting
5 Welcoming Remarks
6 Meeting Overview
- NRCs Review Process
- Safety Review
- Environmental Review
- Overview of Interim Storage Partners License Application
- Public Scoping Comments and Concerns
- 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 (EIS) for ISPs Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) License Application
8 The NRCs Review Process for CISF License Applications
9 The NRCs CISF Review Process
- Evaluate the application and determine whether a license should be issued
- Safety and Environmental Review of ISPs application
- Safety Review: Determine whether ISP can safely construct and operate the CISF at the proposed site
- Environmental Review: Evaluate the environmental impacts of building and operating 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 NRCs CISF Safety Review 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 Facility building design; storage system design; quality assurance Operational controls, limits, procedures; training and qualifications
12 NRCs CISF 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 Summary of ISPs License Application for its Proposed CISF for Spent Nuclear Fuel
14 ISPs Proposed CISF Source: Modified from National Enrichment Facility Environmental Report, December 2003)
17 Phases and Stages
- EIS evaluates potentially impacts of up to 8 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)
- EIS evaluates 3 STAGES of the project
- Construction, Operation, and Decommissioning
- Phase 1 includes construction of rail sidetrack and additional supporting facilities
18 Public Scoping Comments
19 Scoping Process
- Scoping Periods
- November 16, 2016 - April 28, 2017 and September 4, 2018 -
November 19, 2018
- Webinars from Rockville, MD and in-person meetings held in Andrews, TX and Hobbs, NM
- Comments -
- 29,430 pieces of comment correspondence
- Approximately 3,200 unique scoping comments
- Scoping comment report
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1916/ML19161A150.pdf
20 Scoping Comments
- Transportation
- Safety/Accidents
- Radiation dose to citizens near the rail line
- Geology
- Induced seismicity
- Water Resources
- Located near surface beneath WCS site
- Contamination of Ogallala Aquifer Location and Land Use
- Co-located with other waste storage activities at WCS site
- Socioeconomics
- Greater impact on New Mexico due to sites border location
- Disproportionate on Hispanic population
- Out of Scope - Safety Issues
- Cask and canister design
- Monitoring
- Handling
21 Results of NRCs Environmental Review
22 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.
23 Impact Evaluation Transportation analysis Increase in traffic levels from workers and construction vehicles Evaluated spent fuel movement for Phase 1 (425 shipments) and for full buildout (3,400 shipments) using modeling Radiological dose rates to the public and workers along the rail route, from incident-free and accident conditions Transportation impacts Minor increase in traffic along local roads around proposed site Dose of 1.9 mrem from 3,400 shipments to a person 30 meters from rail line.
No accidental release of canistered fuel under the most severe impacts studied.
24 Impact Evaluation Ground Water analysis Shallowest confined ground water lies about 225 feet below the CISF site Isolated pockets of limited saturation found about 90-100 feet below the CISF site CISF site is about 1 mile, at closest approach, to SW of SW limits of Ogallala Aquifer Ground Water impacts Potable water supplied from City of Eunice, NMs water wells CISF construction would not affect ground water due to depth to ground water CISF operation would not affect ground water due to facility design and depth to ground water Geology analysis Evaporites about 1500 feet below the CISF site No sinkholes near the CISF site Largest recorded earthquake near CISF site is 1992 magnitude 5.0 earthquake about 18 mi away Geology impacts Surficial excavation of soils during construction CISF site in area of low seismic risk Subsidence and sinkholes not likely due to depth to evaporite deposits below the CISF site
25 Impact Evaluation Socioeconomics analysis Primarily associated with workers who might move Resources available to the community Economic growth and tax revenues generated Demand on public services, schools and housing Socioeconomics impacts Estimated maximum of 110 workers on site (50 construction workers, 60 regular workers)
Impacts to a 3-county area (Andrews, Gaines, and Lea counties)
Noticeable increase in population growth and in local revenues Environmental Justice Analysis of the human health and environmental impacts on low-income and minority populations 109 block groups that fall completely or partially within the 50-mile radius of the proposed CISF project area.
Identify disproportionately high and adverse impacts on minority or low-income populations NRC analysis does not find means or pathways for disproportionate effects on minority or low-income populations No disproportionate impacts on minority or low-income populations
26 Impact Evaluation Facility Location/Land Use analysis Location proposed by ISP Within larger WCS-owned property Active oil & gas extraction in the region surrounding the WCS property Nearest permanent resident is about 4 miles west of the proposed CISF site Facility Location/Land Use impacts Access restrictions to WCS property and CISF site Approximately 330 acres disturbed by CISF construction Activities outside the CISF site would not be affected (e.g., grazing, oil & gas extraction)
After CISF decommissioning, CISF infrastructure may remain or be removed
27 Results of NRCs Environmental Review RESOURCE IMPACT EVALUATION (construction, operation and decommission/reclamation stages)
Land Use SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases 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
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*
- on population growth and beneficial on local finances Environmental Justice There would be no disproportionately high and adverse impacts to either minority or low-income populations Public and Occupational Health SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Waste Management SMALL - Proposed Action SMALL - Additional Phases Results of NRCs Environmental Review
29 Information Resources
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2012/ML20122A220.pdf
- Readers guide
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2012/ML20121A016.pdf
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2013/ML20136A148.pdf (Spanish)
- Application material and NRC project website
- https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/waste-control-specialist.html
30 How to Comment Oral Comments tonight Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0231. 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: WCS_CISF_EIS@nrc.gov SUBMIT COMMENTS BY NOVEMBER 3, 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 EIS