ML21222A197

Subsequent License Renewal Draft SEIS NOA FRN - Letter to the Applicant

ML21222A197
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	08/24/2021
From:	Robert Elliott Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
To:	Stoddard D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
Tran T, NMSS/REFS/ELRB
References
EPID L-2020-SLE-0000
Download: ML21222A197 (2)

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August 24, 2021 Mr. Daniel G. Stoddard Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd Glen Allen, VA 23060

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 7, SECOND RENEWAL TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL FOR NORTH ANNA POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 (EPID NO. L-2020-SLE-0000) (DOCKET: 50-338 AND 50-339)

Dear Mr. Stoddard:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specific Supplement 10, Second Renewal to NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GElS), regarding the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7 for an additional 20 years of operation for North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2, respectively (North Anna). The NRC staff has prepared a Federal Register Notice of Availability (ML21222A163) to advise the public that the draft supplement is publicly available from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession number for draft Supplement 7, Second Renewal, to the GElS is ML21228A084. In addition, the draft Supplement 7, Second Renewal will be available to the public near the site at the following location: Louisa Library, 881 Davis Hwy, Mineral, VA 23117, or at the following library website:

https://jmrl.org/br-louisa.htm.

As discussed in Chapter 4 of the draft supplement, the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal for North Anna are not so great that preserving the option of subsequent license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GElS; (2) the Dominion Energy Virginia Environmental Report; (3) the NRC staffs consultation with Federal, State, Local, and Tribal government agencies; (4) the NRC staff's independent environmental review; and (5) the NRC staff's consideration of public comments.

A separate Notice of Availability of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The comment period ends October 12, 2021.

D. Stoddard 2 Should you have any questions concerning the staffs environmental review of this subsequent license renewal application, please contact the Project Manager, Tam Tran at 301-415-3617 or by e-mail at Tam.Tran@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Elliott, Robert on 08/24/21 Robert B. Elliott, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

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