ML23291A363
| ML23291A363 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 10/18/2023 |
| From: | Tanya Smith NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB |
| To: | Barton P Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma |
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| Download: ML23291A363 (3) | |
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Paul Barton Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 70500 E 128 Rd.
Wyandotte, OK 74370
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT-1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 50-440)
Dear Paul Barton:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating license for Perry Nuclear Power Plant Unit-1 (PNPP). Perry is operated by Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp., and is located in Lake County, Ohio (see Enclosure 1). Energy Harbor submitted an application for the renewal of PNPP operating licenses in a letter dated July 3, 2023, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54).
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. Atomic Energy Commission issued a construction permit for PNPP in 1974 and the NRC issued an operating license November 7, 1986. The requested renewal would extend the operating license expiration date for Perry from November 7, 2026, to November 7, 2046.
As part of the NRCs license renewal review for Perry, a site-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, is prepared in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, the NRCs environmental protection regulations.
These regulations also implement Section 102(2) of the National Environment 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.
In the context of NHPA, the NRC has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for this license renewal is the area at the power plant site and its immediate environs that may be impacted by ongoing routine maintenance and operational activities during the license renewal term (see Enclosure 2). The APE may extend beyond the immediate PNPP environs if PNPP maintenance and operational activities affect offsite historic properties (see Enclosure 3). This determination is made irrespective of ownership or control of the lands of interest. The purpose of this letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation with your Tribe under NHPA.
October 18, 2023
P. Barton Please provide any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review within 30 days of the date of this letter. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWFN-7A60M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2023-0136.
The NRC will hold a virtual public scoping meeting on October 19, 2023, and in-person public scoping meeting on October 25, 2023, near the site. Details on the meeting can be found on the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule 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. ML23184A081. The NRC expects to publish a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in August 2024. The NRC will forward the draft supplement to you for your review and comment. This draft supplement will include identification of historic properties, assessment of impacts, and a preliminary determination. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC plans to issue the final supplement, in April 2025.
If you have any questions concerning the NRCs license renewal review, please contact Lance Rakovan, at 301-415-2589 or by e-mail at Lance.Rakovan@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 No: 50-440
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Perry Nuclear Power Plant Unit-1 Area of Potential Effect
- 3. Area Map, 6-mile radius cc: Listserv Signed by Smith, Theodore on 10/18/23
ML23291A363, Package No.: ML23277A082 OFFICE NMSS/REFS/ERMB: PM NMSS/REFS/ERMB: LA NMSS/REFS/ERMB:PM NAME JTrefethen AWalker-Smith LRakovan DATE 10/05/2023 10/05/2023 10/11/2023 OFFICE OGC NMSS/REFS: BC NAME STurk TSmith DATE 10/16/2023 10/18/2023