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March 13, 2023 Durell Cooper, Tribal Chairman Apache Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1330 Anadarko, Oklahoma, 73005
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Tribal Chairman Cooper:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
D. Cooper In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
D. Cooper 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve
March 13, 2023 Michael Wiggins, Jr., Chairman Bad River Tribe P.O. Box 39 Odanah, WI 54861-0039
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Wiggins:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
M. Wiggins In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
M. Wiggins 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Edith Leoso, THPO
March 13, 2023 Cathy Chavers, Tribal Chairwoman Bois Forte Band of Chippewa 5344 Lakeshore Drive Nett Lake, MN 55772
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Tribal Chairwoman Chavers:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
C. Chavers In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
C. Chavers 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Jaylen Strong, THPO
March 13, 2023 Reggie Wassana, Governor Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes P.O. Box 38 Concho, Oklahoma, 73022
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Governor Wassana:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
R. Wassana In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
R. Wassana 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Max Bear P.O. Box 145 Concho, OK 73022
March 13, 2023 Anthony Reider, President Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe P.O. Box 283 Flandreau, SD 57028
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Reider:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
A. Reider In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
A. Reider 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Garrie Kills A Hundred, THPO
March 13, 2023 Kevin DuPuis Sr., Tribal Chairperson Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 1720 Big Lake Rd Cloquet, Minnesota, 55720
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Tribal Chairperson DuPuis:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
K. DuPuis In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
K. DuPuis 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Evan Schroeder, THPO
March 13, 2023 Jeffrey "Jeff" Stiffarm, President Fort Belknap Indian Community RR1, Box 66 Harlem, MT 59526
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Stiffarm:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
J. Stiffarm In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
J. Stiffarm 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Michael Black Wolf 656 Agency Main St Harlem, MT 59526
March 13, 2023 Robert Deschampe, Tribal Chair Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa P.O. Box 428 Grand Portage, MN 55605
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Tribal Chair Deschampe:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
R. Deschampe In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
R. Deschampe 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Rob Hull, THPO
March 13, 2023 Timothy Rhodd, Chairman Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska 3345 Thrasher Rd.
White Cloud, Kansas 66439
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Rhodd:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
T. Rhodd In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
T. Rhodd 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Lance Foster, THPO
March 13, 2023 Doreen Blaker, President Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 16429 Beartown Road Baraga, MI 49908
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Blaker:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
D. Blaker In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
D. Blaker 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Alden Connor, THPO
March 13, 2023 Louis Taylor, Chairman Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 13394 West Trepania Road Building #1 Hayward, Wisconsin, 54843
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Taylor:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
L. Taylor In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
L. Taylor 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Brian Bisonette, THPO
March 13, 2023 John Johnson, President Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians P.O. Box 67 Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Johnson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
J. Johnson In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
J. Johnson 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Sarah Thompson, THPO
March 13, 2023 James Williams Jr. Chairman Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians N4698 US HWY 45 P.O. Box 249 Watersmeet, MI 49969
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Williams:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
J. Williams In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
J. Williams 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, Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Alina Shively, THPO Director
March 13, 2023 Faron Jackson Sr., Chairman Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 190 Sailstar Drive NW Cass Lake, MN 56633
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Jackson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
F. Jackson In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
F. Jackson 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Amy Burnette, THPO
March 13, 2023 Robert Larsen, President Lower Sioux Indian Community 39527 Res. Highway 1 P.O. Box 308 Morton, MN 56270
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Larsen:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
R. Larsen In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
R. Larsen 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Cheyanne St. John, THPO
March 13, 2023 Ronald J. Corn Sr., Chairman The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin P.O. Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Corn:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
R.J. Corn In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
R.J. Corn 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve David Gringon, THPO
March 13, 2023 Melanie Benjamin, Chairwoman Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 43408 Oodena Drive Onamia, Minnesota, 56359
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairwoman Benjamin:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
M. Benjamin In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
M. Benjamin 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Terry Kemper, THPO
March 13, 2023 Catherine J. Chavers, President Minnesota Chippewa Tribe P.O. Box 217 Cass Lake, MN 56633
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Chavers:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
C.J. Chavers In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
C.J. Chavers 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve
March 13, 2023 Johnny Johnson, President Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear President Johnson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
J. Johnson In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
J. Johnson 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Noah White, THPO
March 13, 2023 Christopher Boyd, Chairman Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 88455 Pike Rd Bayfield, WI 54814
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Boyd:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
C. Boyd In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
C. Boyd 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Marvin Defoe, THPO
March 13, 2023 Darrell Seki, Chairman Red Lake Nation P.O. Box 550 Red Lake, Minnesota, 56671
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Seki:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
D. Seki In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
D. Seki 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Kade Ferris, THPO
March 13, 2023 Alonzo Denney, Chairman Santee Sioux Nation 108 Spirit Lake Avenue West Niobrara, Nebraska, 68760-7219
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Denney:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
A. Denney In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
A. Denney 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Rick Thomas, Director 203 His Red Nation, Ave.
Niobrara, Nebraska 68760
March 13, 2023 Keith B. Anderson, Chairman Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Anderson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
K.B. Anderson In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
K.B. Anderson 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Leonard Wabasha
March 13, 2023 J. Garret Renville, Tribal Chairman Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Reservation P.O. Box 509 Agency Village, South Dakota, 57262
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Tribal Chairman Renville:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
J.G. Renville In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
J.G. Renville 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Dianne Desrosiers, THPO 12554 BIA HWY 711 P.O. Box 907 Agency Village, SD 57262
March 13, 2023 Robert VanZile, Jr., Chairman Sokaogon Chippewa Community 3051 Sand Lake Road Crandon, WI 54520
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman VanZile:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
R. VanZile In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
R. VanZile 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Michael LaRonge, THPO
March 13, 2023 Douglas Yankton, Sr., Chairperson Spirit Lake Nation P.O. Box 359 Fort Totten, ND 58335
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairperson Yankton:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
D. Yankton In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
D. Yankton 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Kenneth Graywater, Jr.
P.O. Box 198 Fort Totten, ND 58335
March 13, 2023 William Reynolds, Chairman St. Croix Chippewa of Wisconsin 24663 Angeline Avenue Webster, WI 54893
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Reynolds:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
W. Reynolds In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
W. Reynolds 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Wanda McFaggen, THPO
March 13, 2023 Jamie Azure, Chairman Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians P.O. Box 900 Belcourt, North Dakota, 58316
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Azure:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
J. Azure In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
J. Azure 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Larus Longie, THPO
March 13, 2023 Kevin Jensvold, Tribal Chairman Upper Sioux Community 5722 Travers Lane P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Tribal Chairman Jensvold:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
K. Jensvold In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
K. Jensvold 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Samantha Odegard P.O. Box 147 5722 Travers Lane Granite Falls, MN 56241
March 13, 2023 Michael Fairbanks, Chairman White Earth Nation 35500 Eagle View Road Ogema, MN 56569
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-263)
Dear Chairman Fairbanks:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is operated by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River (see Enclosure 1).
NSPM submitted an application for the subsequent renewal of Monticellos operating license in a letter dated January 9, 2023, 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 the renewed Monticello operating license in 2006; the operating license expires on September 8, 2030. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Monticello to September 8, 2050.
In accordance with Commission Order CLI-22-3, as part of the NRCs license renewal review for the Monticello subsequent license renewal application, a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared. The EIS will be 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. Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter.
The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
M. Fairbanks In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this subsequent license renewal includes lands within the nuclear power plant site boundary and the transmission lines up to the first substation that may be directly (e.g., physically) affected by land-disturbing or other operational activities associated with continued plant operations and maintenance and/or refurbishment activities (see Enclosure 2 and 3). The APE may extend beyond the nuclear plant site when these activities may indirectly (e.g., visual and auditory) affect historic properties. This determination is made irrespective of land ownership or control.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28 and 36 CFR 800.2(c), the NRC wishes to ensure that Indian Tribes that might have an interest in any potential historic properties in the APE are afforded the opportunity to identify their concerns. The NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application. Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days 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-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The NRC will hold a public environmental scoping meeting on March 22, 2023, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
central time and will include an NRC staff presentation of the environmental and safety review processes and opportunity to provide comments. The in-person meeting will be followed by a public environmental scoping webinar meeting on March 29, 2023. Additional information and the agenda for the meetings will be posted on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule website at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
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. ML23009A356. The NRC expects to publish a draft EIS in February 2024. The NRC will forward the draft EIS to you for your review and comment. This draft EIS 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 EIS in October 2024.
M. Fairbanks 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 Smith, Theodore on 03/13/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 Enclosures
- 1. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 2. Monticello Site Layout
- 3. Area of Potential Effects cc: Listserve Jaime Arsenault, THPO
ML23069A264 OFFICE NMSS/REFS/ELRB NMSS/REFS/ERMB NMSS/REFS/ELRB OGC NMSS/REFS/ELRB NAME NMartinez AWalker-Smith JUmana MCarpentier TSmith DATE 3/12/23 3/13/23 3/13/23 3/13/23 3/13/23 Area Map Enclosure 1
Monticello Site Layout Enclosure 2
Area of Potential Effects Enclosure 3