ML21223A340
| ML21223A340 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 08/11/2021 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| References | |
| Download: ML21223A340 (2) | |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility PUBLIC MEETING Thursday, August 26 6:00 9:00 P.M. ET The NRC will hold a public meeting to receive oral comments on its Draft Environmental Impact The NRC evaluated the environmental effects Statement.
of Westinghouses request to renew the oper- Webinar (Video Only) ating license for the Columbia Facility for an-other 40 years and documented the results in Event address:
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement https://usnrc.webex.com (EIS). Event number:
The NRC considered impacts on various 199 891 1794 resourcesland use, air, water, soil, ecology, historic and cultural, noise, public and occu-Event password:
pational health and safety, socioeconomics, WESTDEIS transportation, waste management, and envi- Telephone (Audio) ronmental justice. The NRCs preliminary de-termination is that the proposed action would Phone number:
result in small impacts on all resource areas 1-800-369-3311 except for groundwater resources for which Passcode: 5558821 impacts would be small to moderate.
The Draft EIS is available for public comment.
For more information, visit NRCs website at: https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/
fc/westinghouse-fuel-fab-fac-sc-lc.html
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Where can I find a copy of the Draft EIS? Key
Conclusions:
- Westinghouse must comply with NRC LibraryHard copies are available at the Richland Li-braryMain, Lower Richland, and Eastover branches regulatory limits for public and worker OnlineAvailable at: https://www.nrc.gov/public- dose as well as State permits for water involve/doc-comment.html and air.
EmailRequest a hard copy, contact Diana Diaz-Toro
- Some soils near the plant buildings have at (301) 415-0930 or by email at been contaminated, but soils away from Diana.Diaz-Toro@nrc.gov the operational areas have been only ADAMSFind in ADAMS under Accession No. minimally affected to date.
ML21209A213 via http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
- There is groundwater contamination but adams.html it remains onsite. There is no use of groundwater onsite so there is no SUBMIT A COMMENT current exposure or dose.
August 6 September 20, 2021
- Future discharges to the Congaree River would continue consistent with the NRC Email comments to:
license and National Pollutant Discharge WEC_CFFF_EIS@nrc.gov Elimination System permit.
Leave comments by voicemail at:
- There is a low potential for contaminants to move offsite because of the imple-Standard toll-free number 1-800-216-0881 mentation of activities and programs to Mail comments to: minimize the effects of releases on other Office of Administration, users of local water resources.
- Westinghouse continues to study their Mail Stop TWFN-7-A60M site and investigate the contamination as Washington, DC 20555-0001 part a Consent Agreement with the Submit online at: State.
- Westinghouse will continue to monitor Federal Rulemaking Site soil, surface water, groundwater, http://www.regulations.gov Congaree River, sediments, and air quali-Search for Docket ID: NRC-2015-0039 ty as part of its NRC license.
- Westinghouse agreed to new license conditions related to the environmental What Happens Next? monitoring program.
September 20, 2021Draft EIS comment period ends
- Minority and low-income populations February 2022Publish Final EIS were identified within a 20-mile radius of March 2022Publish results of safety review and the site but impacts are not expected to make decision on the license renewal be disproportionately high and adverse.