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ML23332A277
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COMANCHE PEAK

  • Meeting slides can be found in LICENSE the NRCs ADAMS RENEWAL (ML23332A277) and on the public meeting schedule page for this PUBLIC meeting (ML23313A062)

MEETING

  • Meeting runtime: 1:00- 3:00 pm CT WILL BEGIN SHORTLY

1 Preliminary Results of the Environmental Review for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 License Renewal

December 7, 2023 Overview

  • NRCs Regulatory Role
  • Comanche Peak Background
  • Comanche Peak Project Milestones and Status
  • Environmental Review
  • Preliminary Findings
  • Submitting Public Comments

3 NRCs Regulatory Role

  • NRCs Primary Governing Statutes

- Atomic Energy Act

- Energy Reorganization Act

- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

  • NRCs Mission

- Protect public health and safety

- Promote the common defense and security

- Protect the environment

4 Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Background

Description Unit 1 Unit 2

Operating Licenses Issued April 17, 1990 April 6, 1993 Current License Expires February 8, 2030 February 6, 2033

5 CPNPP Project Milestones and Status Milestone Schedule Date Actual Date Receive License Renewal Application (LRA) 10/2022 10/3/2022

Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA Availability 10/2022 10/31/2022

Publish FRN - Docketing Acceptance/Rejection and Opportunity for Hearing 11/2022 11/29/2022

Publish FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 11/2022 12/13/2022 and Conduct Scoping Public Meeting - Overview of Subsequent License Renewal Process and 01/2023 01/17/2023 Environmental Scoping Issue Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 10/2023 10/31/2023

Public Meeting - Draft SEIS Meeting 11/2023 12/7/2023

End of DSEIS Comment Period 12/2023 12/26/2023

Issue Safety Evaluation Report (SER) 02/2024

Issue Final SEIS 04/2024

ACRS Full Committee Meeting (public meeting) 04/2024

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published - Availability of Final 05/2024 SEIS Decision - Director, NRR 09/2024 Environmental Review

  • Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)

- Addresses environmental issues common to all plants (or a distinct subset of plants) during the license renewal term

  • Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) or Supplement to the GEIS

- Addresses siteduring the license renewal term-specific environmental issues

- Includes any new and significant information regarding generic issues, an evaluation of alternatives, and an evaluation of cumulative impacts

7 SEIS: Environmental Issues Evaluated

8 How Impacts are Defined

  • SMALL

- Effects are not detectable or are so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource

  • MODERATE

- Effects are sufficient to alter noticeablyto destabilize important attributes of the, but not resource

  • LARGE

- Effects are clearly noticeable and are sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource

9 How Impacts are Defined

- No effect

- May affect but is not likely to adversely affect/adversely modify

- May affect and is likely to adversely affect/adversely modify

  • Essential Fish Habitat (Magnuson-Stevens Act)

- No adverse impacts

- Minimal adverse impacts

- Substantial adverse impact

10 How Impacts are Defined (continued)

  • Cultural and Historic Resources (National Historic Preservation Act)

- Would adversely affect

- Would not adversely affect

- Disproportionally high and adverse human health and environmental effects

11 Comanche Peak Draft SEIS Preliminary Results Resource Area Impacts

  • Land Use/Visual Resources
  • Air Quality/Noise
  • Geologic Environment
  • Surface Water Resources
  • Groundwater Resources All SMALL
  • Terrestrial Resources
  • Aquatic Resources
  • Socioeconomics
  • Transportation
  • Human Health
  • Waste Management and Pollution 12 Comanche Peak Draft SEIS Preliminary Results (continued)

Resource Area Impacts

  • Special Status
  • May affect, but is not likely to Species and adversely affect, golden-cheeked Habitats warbler, tricolored bat, monarch (threatened, butterfly. No adverse effects on an endangered, essential fish habitat.

and protected species; essential fish habitat)

13 Comanche Peak Draft SEIS Preliminary Results (continued)

Resource Area Impacts

  • Historic and
  • Would not adversely affect any Cultural known historic properties Resources
  • Environmental
  • No disproportionately high and Justice adverse human health and environmental effects on minority and low-income populations
  • Cumulative
  • See SEIS Section 3.16 Impacts
  • Postulated
  • See SEIS Appendix F Accidents (SAMA) 14 Cumulative Impacts
  • Overall impacts to the environment including past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions
  • Actions that were considered include:

- Onsite Interim Spent Fuel Storage (dry-casks)

- Nearby State transportation and infrastructure projects (e.g., water line)

- Nearby pipeline projects (e.g., Wolf Hollow, Targa Pipeline, Warrior Pipeline)

- State transportation improvement and maintenance projects in the vicinity (e.g., US 377 improvement, FM 200 maintenance, etc.)

15 Alternatives

  • Alternative energy sources analyzed (power replacement)

- New nuclear (small modular reactor or SMR)

- Natural gas-fired combined-cycle

- Combination alternative (solar photovoltaic, onshore wind, and SMR)

  • No-action alternative

16 Preliminary Conclusion

The adverse environmental impacts of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant license renewal are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable

17 Obtaining the Draft SEIS

  • Public Library (printed copy for inspection):

- Somervell County LibraryTX 76043, 108 Allen Dr., Glen Rose,

- Hood County Library76048, 222 N Travis St., Granbury, TX

  • Agencyw ide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):

- https://www.nrc.gov/reading -rm/adams.html

- Draft SEIS accession number: ML23299A252

18 For Additional Information

  • Comanche Peak Project Public Website:

https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal

/applications/comanche-peak.html

- Comanche Peak license renewal application

- The environmental report

- The current schedule

- The project managers associated with the Comanche Peak license renewal project

  • Comanche Peak Correspondence:

- https://www.nrc.gov/public -involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html

19 How to Submit Comments

  • By Mail: TWFN-7-A60M, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001
  • Internet:

- www.regulations.gov

- Docket ID: NRC-2022- 0183

  • Please contact the Env. PM with any questions:

Email: tam.tran@nrc.gov, Voice: 301-415-3617

  • Comments due by December 26, 2023

20 DSEIS Participant Contact Information

  • Final SEIS:

- To receive the final SEIS, email participant contact information to tam.tran@NRC.gov

  • Meeting Summary:

- Meeting participant list

- NRC presentation

- Transcript of the meeting

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