ML24107A943

April 17, 2024 Public Outreach Meeting on Potential Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart (Presentation)

ML24107A943
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Issue date:	04/16/2024
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Public Meeting Agenda

6:00-6:30 pm Open House NRC

6:30-6:45 pm Welcome, Ground Rules, Opening Remarks Facilitator, NRC

6:45-8:15 pm Presentation on Potential Restart Activities and Question and Answer Session Public, NRC

8:15 pm Meeting Adjourn Potential Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 17, 2024 Maximizing Engagement Please silence phones, smart watches, and laptops.

Please keep your questions brief and concise to allow everyone to participate.

Closed Questions Dial-In Info Captioning In-Person: Use 1 (301) 576-2978 Click the three one of the Passcode: dots at the top of microphones 819396220# the Teams Dial-in using the Press *5 to raise Application bridgeline your hand Click Language Raise Hands on (opt.) Press *6 to and Speech Teams unmute your Click Turn on microphone Live Captions Meeting Opening

• Welcome & Sophie Holiday, Ground Rules NRC Facilitator

• Opening Remarks Jack Giessner, Regional Administrator, US NRC Region III

• Introductions NRC Staff NRC Presentation

Decommissioning Activities Palisades Restart Panel Licensing Activities Environmental Review Potential Restart Assessment and Inspections Decommissioning Activities Decommissioning inspections continue to ensure site safety.

No significant delays in major decommissioning milestones due to potential restart.

NRC confirms sufficient funds are available in the decommissioning trust fund for future decommissioning of the site.

Palisades Restart Panel Oversees regulatory activities

Provides management for licensing and inspection activities Proactively identifies and promptly resolves any challenges regarding restart

Focus on communications Licensing Activities

Existing licensing processes are being used to review and evaluate potential restart.

Safety reviews of restart-related licensing actions are ongoing.

NRC staff will make efficient licensing decisions that ensure safety.

Environmental Review The NRC and other federal agencies are required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to assess the environmental effects of proposed actions before making decisions.

Conclusions of the NRCs assessment of the environmental and related social and economic effects will be made publicly available.

The NRCs review will encompass many environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, and others.

This process involves public participation.

Typical Resource Areas Analyzed in NRCs NEPA Reviews

NRC NEPA Review Process

Describe the affected environment (baseline conditions) for each resource area.

Determine the consequences of the proposed action on resource areas (impact level).

Analyze cumulative impacts from past, present, or reasonably foreseeable future actions.

Analyze alternatives to the proposed action.

Potential Restart Inspection and Assessment New guidance will provide a roadmap for potentially transitioning a decommissioning reactor to an operating plant.

This guidance includes details on :

- The Restart Panel

- Identifying and developing pathway for transition from decommissioning to potential operations

- Conducting inspections and reviews

- Outlining NRCs final assessment of plants readiness to restart operations Potential Restart Inspection and Assessment NRC Region III will develop and implement an inspection plan to assess the plants readiness to resume operations.

Inspections will be conducted to assess all areas of plant safety.

Inspections will assess previously approved programs and new programs.

These inputs are critical for the NRCs final evaluation of the plants readiness to restart.

Find further information about the Potential Palisades Restart Project:

https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/pali.html

Contact us at: OPA3.Resource@nrc.gov Maximizing Engagement Please silence phones, smart watches, and laptops.

Please keep your questions brief and concise to allow everyone to participate.

Closed Questions Dial-In Info Captioning In-Person: Use 1 (301) 576-2978 Click the three one of the Passcode: dots at the top of microphones 819396220# the Teams Dial-in using the Press *5 to raise Application bridgeline your hand Click Language Raise Hands on (opt.) Press *6 to and Speech Teams unmute your Click Turn on microphone Live Captions