ML24106A110

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe -Monticello Sec106 Tribal

ML24106A110
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	04/24/2024
From:	John Moses NRC/NMSS/DREFS
To:	Benjamin M Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
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Melanie Benjamin, Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 43408 Oodena Drive Onamia, MN 56359

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SITE-SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL (DOCKET NUMBER: 50-263)

Dear Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is issuing for public comment the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, Draft Report for Comment. Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello) is operated by Northern States Power Company (doing business as Xcel Energy) and is located in Wright County, Minnesota, on the southern bank of the Mississippi River. The NRC staff initiated consultation with your office regarding this project on March 13, 2023. In accordance with Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations (36 CFR) Section 800.8(c), the NRC staff has elected to use the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, process to comply with its obligations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

The NRC staff has prepared a DEIS that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives of the proposed action (i.e., continued operation for a period of 20 years for Monticello). As discussed in the DEIS, the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of the subsequent license renewal (SLR) are not so great that preserving the option for energy-planning decision-makers would be unreasonable. The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed action, SLR, would not adversely affect historic properties or historic and cultural resources. April 24, 2024 M. Benjamin

The DEIS is available via the following link:

https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML24102A276.

The DEIS may also be obtained online in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ML24102A276. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or via email to pdr.Resource@nrc.gov

Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC staff is requesting your comments on the DEIS and preliminary recommendation by June 10, 2024. 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 on the DEIS may be submitted to the NRC by accessing https://www.regulations.gov/ and searching for Docket ID NRC-2023-0031; directly to MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov; or through the NRC staff email contacts listed below.

The NRC staff will hold an in-person public meeting on the DEIS on May 15, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) at the Monticello Community Center, South Mississippi Room, 505 Walnut St., Monticello, MN 55362. The NRC staff is also planning a virtual meeting on May 8, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT. Both meetings will include a presentation on the preliminary findings and a transcribed public comment session. The public meeting details will be available on the NRCs Public Meeting or Schedule at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.

The NRC staff acknowledges the scoping comments provided by your Tribe in correspondence to the NRC dated April 12, 2023 (ML23117A313) and concerns raised during consultation teleconference meetings on August 10, 2023 (ML23237A264) and January 11, 2024 (ML24023A090). NRC staff is currently addressing those comments and will be responding to you in a separate letter.

If you have any questions concerning the NRCs license renewal review, please contact Nancy Martinez, by phone at 630-829-9734 or via email at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov, or Jessica Umana, by phone at 301-415-5207 or via email at Jessica.Umana@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, John M. Moses, Deputy Director Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-263 cc:

Kelly Applegate Commissioner of Natural Resources Susan Klapel Executive Director of Natural Resources Charlie Lippert Air Quality Specialist Mike Wilson Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Signed by Moses, John on 04/24/24

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SITE-SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL (DOCKET NUMBER: 50-263)

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