ML21286A622

Achp - Request for Scoping Comments Concerning the Environmental Review of St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2 Subsequent License Renewal Application

ML21286A622
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/27/2021
From:	Robert Elliott NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB
To:	Nelson R US Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Office of Federal Agency Programs
Martinez N, NMSS/REFS/ERLB
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October 22, 2021 Mr. Reid Nelson, Director Office of Federal Agency Programs Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 401 F Street NW, Suite 308 Washington, DC 20001-2637

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NUMBERS: 50-335 and 50-389)

Dear Mr. Nelson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating licenses for St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (St. Lucie).

St. Lucie is operated by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and is located in St. Lucie County, Florida (see Enclosure 1). FPL submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of St. Lucie operating licenses in a letter dated August 3, 2021, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54.

The NRC has defined subsequent license renewal to be the period of extended operation from 60 years to 80 years. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, authorizes the NRC to issue 40-year initial licenses, and upon application and approval, renew licenses for nuclear power reactors. The NRCs regulations limit these renewals to 20-year increments. Approval of a renewed license is based on the outcome of a safety and environmental review. The NRC issued renewed St. Lucie, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 operating licenses in 2003; the current Unit 1 operating license expires on March 1, 2036, and the Unit 2 operating license expires on April 6, 2043. The requested renewals would extend the operating license expiration dates for St. Lucie, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, to March 1, 2056 and April 6, 2063, respectively.

As part of the NRCs license renewal review, a site-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, is prepared in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, the NRCs environmental protection regulations.

These regulations also implement Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC intends to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (NHPA),

through the NEPA process. In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal is the area at the power plant site and its immediate environs that may be impacted by ongoing routine maintenance and operational activities during the license renewal term (see Enclosure 2). The APE may extend beyond the immediate St. Lucie environs if FPL maintenance and operational activities affect offsite historic properties (see Enclosure 3). This determination is made irrespective of ownership or control of the lands of interest.

R. Nelson Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days of the date of this letter. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWFN-7A60M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing https://www.regulations.gov/

and searching for Docket ID NRC-2021-0197. Because there are limited personnel in NRC buildings at this time due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the preferred method for providing your comments is through regulatons.gov; directly to SaintLucieEnvironmental.Resource@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.

The NRC will hold afternoon and evening public environmental scoping webinars on November 3, 2021. The webinars will be held online (for the video presentation) and by telephone line (for audio and for members of the public to submit comments). The afternoon webinar will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. eastern time and the evening webinar will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time. The webinar details are available in the following NRC public meeting notice: https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20211354.

The application is available through the web-based version of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The environmental report portion of the application is listed under ADAMS Accession No. ML21215A319. The NRC expects to publish a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in October 2022. The NRC will forward the draft supplement to you for your review and comment. This draft supplement will include identification of historic properties, assessment of impacts, and a preliminary determination.

After consideration of public comments received, the NRC plans to issue the final supplement, in May 2023.

R. Nelson If you have any questions concerning the NRCs license renewal review, please contact Ms.

Nancy Martinez, at 630-829-9734 or via e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Elliott, Robert on 10/22/21 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: 50-335 and 50-389

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 50-mile radius

2. St. Lucie Site Boundary

3. Area Map, 6-mile radius cc: Listserv

Area Map, 50-mile radius Source: Modified from the St. Lucie Environmental Report Enclosure 1

St. Lucie Site Boundary Source: Modified from the St. Lucie Environmental Report Enclosure 2

Area Map, 6-mile radius Source: Modified from the St. Lucie Environmental Report Enclosure 3