ML23083B976
| ML23083B976 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 04/19/2023 |
| From: | Tanya Smith NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB |
| To: | Nelson R US Advisory Council On Historic Preservation |
| References | |
| Download: ML23083B976 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Reid Nelson, Director Office of Federal Agency Programs Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 401 F Street NW, Suite 308 Washington, DC 20001-2637
SUBJECT:
INITIATE SECTION 106 CONSULTATION AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF THE COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Reid Nelson:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), Units 1 and 2 operating licenses. CPNPP is operated by Vistra Operations Company LLC (Vistra OpCo) in Somervell County, Texas, southwest of Fort Worth (see Enclosure 1). In a letter dated October 3, 2022, Vistra OpCo requested the renewal of CPNPP Units 1 and 2 operating licenses, in accordance with title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 54. Under NRC regulations, nuclear power plant operating licenses may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years.
CPNPP Units 1 and 2 current operating licenses will expire on February 8, 2030, and February 2, 2033, respectively.
As part of the license renewal review, the NRC is preparing a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, under 10 CFR part 51, the NRCs environmental protection regulations for domestic licensing and related regulatory functions. These regulations 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, through the NEPA process, and the purpose of this letter is to initiate section 106 consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Under section 106, federal agencies must consider the effects of their actions on historic properties, defined as resources that are included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register. Federal agencies are also required to consult with federally recognized Indian tribes that may attach religious and cultural significance to a historic property.
For this review, the NRC defines the area of potential effects (APE) as the CPNPP site and its immediate environs, and any areas that may be impacted by ongoing routine maintenance and operations activities during the license renewal term (see Enclosure 2). The APE may extend beyond CPNPP if maintenance and operations activities affect offsite historic properties.
April 19, 2023
R. Nelson 2
Please provide any comments on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days of the date of this letter. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC staff email contact listed below.
The environmental report (ER) 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 ER is listed under ML22276A082 and at the public project website:
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/comanche-peak.html.
If you have any questions concerning the NRCs license renewal review, please contact Tam Tran, by phone at 301-415-3617 or via email at Tam.Tran@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Theodore Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446
Enclosures:
As stated Signed by Smith, Theodore on 04/19/23
R. Nelson 3
SUBJECT:
INITIATE SECTION 106 CONSULTATION AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF THE COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Dated:
DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC RidsNrrPMComanchePeak Resource ESayoc, NRR/DNRL VDricks, RGN IV/OPA LGibson, NRR/DNRL RAlexander, RGN IV/ORA TTran, NMSS/REFS GWerner, RGN IV JRikhoff, NMSS/REFS TSmith, NMSS/REFS DProulx, RGN IV BSmith, NRR/DNRL Jim Melfi, RGN IV BThomson, NRR/DNRL JEllegood, RGN IV DGalvin, NRR/DORL NDay, RGN IV MChawla, NRR/DORL CSmith, RGN IV MCarpentier, OGC NTaylor, RGN IV ELicon, OGC JDozier; NRR/DRA RSkokowski, OED Kenneth.Peters@luminant.com SBurnell, HQ/OPA Steven.Sewell@luminant.com DMcIntyre, HQ/OPA Todd.Evans@luminant.com AMoreno, OCA Jack.hicks@luminant.com
CPNPP Site Area Map
Area of Potential Effect