ML24219A429
| ML24219A429 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/26/2024 |
| From: | Stribley T US Dept of Energy (DOE) |
| To: | Daniel Barnhurst Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| References | |
| Download: ML24219A429 (1) | |
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Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 June 26, 2024 Dan Barnhurst, Chief Environmental Project Management Branch 3 Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD, 20852
SUBJECT:
Request to Become a National Environmental Policy Act Cooperating Agency on the Palisades Nuclear Plant Repowering Project
Dear Mr. Barnhurst:
In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S.
Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office (DOE LPO) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)1, DOE LPO is requesting to become a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) cooperating agency for the development of an environmental assessment (EA) of the Holtec, LLC Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades) proposed exemption, license transfer, and license amendment requests for the reauthorization of power operations at Palisades located in Van Buren County, Michigan.
NRC will be the lead Federal agency and DOE LPO will be a cooperating agency under NEPA.
The MOU established a framework for the NRC and DOE LPO to efficiently coordinate their respective NEPA responsibilities while assuring that the NRC remains independent of activities involved in DOE LPOs review of projects that may receive Federal financial support. Cooperation between the NRC and the DOE LPO on the Palisades reauthorization of power operations project will ensure that each agencys review responsibilities under NEPA and other related statues are met in connection with their respective jurisdictions. The general roles and responsibilities of the NRC (as lead agency) and the DOE LPO (as cooperating agency) in developing the EA for the proposed project are provided in the MOU.
1 Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Nuclear Energy Projects Under Review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Seeking Federal Financial Assistance from the Loan Programs Office, executed on June 13, 2024.
Page 2 of 2 We look forward to working with the NRC on its environmental process. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter in more detail, please contact Alicia Williamson at 202-586-7272 or Alicia.Williamson @hq.doe.gov.
Sincerely, Todd Stribley NEPA Compliance Officer Loan Programs Office TODD STRIBLEY Digitally signed by TODD STRIBLEY Date: 2024.06.26 16:50:42 -06'00'