ML23355A121

Comment (3) E-mail Regarding Comanche Peak Lrseis Draft SEIS

ML23355A121
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	12/20/2023
From:	Public Commenter Public Commenter
To:	NRC/NMSS/DREFS
NRC/NMSS/DREFS
References
88FR77308
Download: ML23355A121 (4)

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From: Gruta, Gabriel <Gruta.Gabriel@epa.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:23 PM To: tam Tran Cc: Houston, Robert; Hinton, Tanisha

Subject:

[External_Sender] EPA Draft Supplement EIS Comments for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Relicensing of Units 1 and 2 Attachments: EPA Draft Supplement EIS Comments for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant.pdf

Dear Mr. Tran,

Attached please find the EPA Draft Supplement EIS Comments for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Relicensing of Units 1 and 2. Should you have any questions, you can reach me by phone at (214) 665-2174 or by replying to this email.

Sincerely, Gabe Gruta NEPA Specialist Office of Communities, Tribes and Environmental Assessment U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 (ORACN)

Dallas, Texas 75270-2102

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[External_Sender] EPA Draft Supplement EIS Comments for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Relicensing of Units 1 and 2 Sent Date: 12/20/2023 10:22:40 PM Received Date: 12/20/2023 10:22:59 PM From: Gruta, Gabriel Created By: Gruta.Gabriel@epa.gov Recipients:

"Houston, Robert" <Houston.Robert@epa.gov>

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December 18, 2023 VIA Electronic Mail Tam Tran Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T-4B72 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 tam.tran@nrc.gov Re: Docket No. NRC-2022-0183, EPA Comments on the Draft Supplement Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Somervell County, Texas

Dear Mr. Tran:

The Region 6 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Draft Supplement Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (CEQ Number 20230157) for the License Renewal of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), Units 1 and 2.

The Draft Supplement EIS was reviewed pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 - 1508), and by our NEPA review authority under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act.

The purpose of the CPNPP license renewal is to extend the reactor operating licenses for an additional twenty years beyond the expiration of the current licenses. The current operating license for Unit 1 expires at midnight on February 8, 2030, and the current operating license for Unit 2 expires at midnight on February 2, 2033.

EPA's primary concerns are with the Environmental Justice impacts. The following detailed comments are provided for your consideration.

Environmental Justice Comments The Draft Supplement EIS states that the NRC could not determine if any of the replacement power alternatives would result in disproportionate and adverse human health and environmental effects on minority and low-income populations. This determination would depend on the site location, plant design, operational characteristics of the new facility, unique consumption practices and interactions with the environment of nearby populations, and the location of predominantly minority and low-income populations. The potential impact from construction of any of the proposed alternatives will

be similar and the operation would mostly consist of radiological emissions and radiation doses must remain within regulatory limits.

EPA recommends that the NRC take the necessary steps to determine if any of the alternatives will have disproportionately adverse impacts to minority and low-income population and provide provisions and/or mitigation measures for such impacts. We ask that NRC provide this analysis in the EIS.

We appreciate the opportunity to review the environmental issues for the proposed action and are available to discuss EPAs scoping comments. Please send our office an electronic copy of the Final EIS when it is electronically filed with the Office of Federal Activities using the following link:

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-01/documents/e-nepa-guide-on-registration-and-preparing-an-eis-for-electronic-submission.pdf. If you have any questions, please contact Gabe Gruta, project review lead at 214-665-2174 or gruta.gabriel@epa.gov.

Sincerely, Robert Digitally signed by Robert Houston Houston Date: 2023.12.18 15:52:54 -06'00' Robert Houston Acting Director Office of Communities, Tribes and Environmental assessment 2