ML23285A042
| ML23285A042 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 10/27/2023 |
| From: | Tanya Smith NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB |
| To: | Carr E Dominion Energy South Carolina |
| Shared Package | |
| ML23285A038 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2023-SLE-0003 | |
| Download: ML23285A042 (3) | |
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Eric S. Carr, President Nuclear Operations and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS (EPID NUMBER: L-2023-SLE-0003)
Dear Eric S. Carr:
By letter dated August 17, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System ML23233A175), Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC), submitted an application for subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF 12 for Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (V.C. Summer) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and Part 54, DESC also submitted an environmental report. As stated in a letter to you dated October 11, 2023 (ML23175A010), the NRC staff determined that the application is acceptable for docketing and that the staff will proceed with its detailed technical review. This letter provides information related to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application.
The NRC staff has prepared a Notice of Intent (NOI) advising the public that the NRC intends to conduct a scoping process to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific environmental impact statement related to its review of the application for subsequent renewal of the V.C. Summer operating license. Enclosed is a copy of the NOI that will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, DESC is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process.
Also, as discussed in the NOI, the NRC staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in an online webinar to be held on November 9, 2023, as well as an in-person environmental scoping meeting to be held on November 14, 2023. Both meetings will be transcribed. At these meetings, the NRC staff will present an overview of the safety and environmental review processes and describe how these processes will be implemented for the review of the V.C. Summer subsequent license renewal application. The NRC staff will also provide members of the public an opportunity to provide comments.
October 27, 2023
E. Carr If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Kim Conway via email at Kimberly.Conway@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-395
Enclosure:
Federal Register Notice cc w/encl: Listserv Signed by Smith, Theodore on 10/27/23
ML23285A038 (Package)
ML23285A042 (Letter)
OFFICE PM:REFS/ELRB LA:REFS/ERMB OGC BC:ELRB:REFS NAME KConway AWalker-Smith STurk TSmith DATE 10/13/2023 10/13/2023 10/26/2023 10/27/2023