ML20351A392

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process (EPID No. L-2020-SLE-0002) (Docket No. 50 266 and 50-301) - Letter

ML20351A392
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	01/26/2021
From:	Robert Elliott NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB
To:	Strope M Point Beach
Clark, P.M, NMSS/REFS/ELRB, 301-415-6447
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ML20351A387	List: ML20351A392
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L-2020-SLE-0002
Download: ML20351A392 (3)

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January 26, 2021 Mr. Michael Strope Site Vice President NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS (EPID NO. L-2020-SLE-0002)

Dear Mr. Strope:

By letter dated November 16, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML20329A292), NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach), respectively. As stated in an email to Mr. Maher dated January 8, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21012A365) and in a letter to Mr. Moul dated January 15, 2021 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21006A427), the NRC staff determined that the application is acceptable for docketing and that the staff will proceed with its detailed technical review. In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and Part 54, NextEra also submitted an environmental report. This letter provides information related to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application.

The NRC staff has prepared a Notice of Intent (NOI) advising the public that the NRC intends to conduct a scoping process to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML13107A023), related to the review of the application for the subsequent renewal of the Point Beach operating licenses. Enclosed is a copy of the NOI that will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, NextEra is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process. As discussed in the NOI, the NRC staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in an environmental scoping meeting to be held on February 17, 2021. The meeting will be in the form of an online webinar and will be transcribed. At this meeting, the NRC staff will present an overview of the safety and environmental review processes and describe how these processes will be implemented for the review of the Point Beach subsequent license renewal application. The NRC staff will also provide members of the public an opportunity to provide comments.

If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Ms. Phyllis Clark via e-mail at Phyllis.Clark@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Robert B. Elliott, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc w/encl: Listserv Robert B. Elliott Digitally signed by Robert B.

Elliott Date: 2021.01.26 15:11:32

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