ML24284A348
| ML24284A348 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/05/2024 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| References | |
| NRC-2020-0101, RIN 3150-AK55, 20241279 | |
| Download: ML24284A348 (5) | |
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting Summary December 5, 2024
Title:
Proposed Rule Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors Meeting Identifier: 20241279 Date of Meeting: November 13, 2024 Location: Webinar Type of Meeting: Comment-Gathering Public Meeting Purpose of the Meeting:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) discussed the proposed rule to amend its environmental protection regulations that govern the NRCs environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The proposed rule would codify the findings of the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors, Draft NUREG-2249 (NR GEIS). The NRC staff provided information and received public comments on the proposed changes to NRC regulations, the NR GEIS, and associated guidance.
General Details:
The NRC conducted a virtual public meeting scheduled from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. eastern time that ran approximately 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. The meeting was attended by 69 people, including NRC staff and members of the public. Meeting participants included representatives from the nuclear industry (e.g., Nuclear Energy Institute), other stakeholder organizations (e.g., The Breakthrough Institute, ClearPath, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) and unaffiliated members of the public. The meeting was transcribed, and the transcript is available in the NRCs Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML24284A349, and at Regulations.gov under Docket No. NRC-2020-0101. A list of attendees is provided as an attachment to this meeting summary.
The meeting consisted of an NRC presentation on the topics covered in the proposed rule, a question and answer session where the public was invited to pose questions to the NRC to receive any needed clarifications on the presentation, and a comment session where the public was invited to provide comments on the proposed rule and associated guidance documents.
Summary of NRC Presentation:
The meeting began with an NRC presentation on the development and issuance of the NR GEIS, and Proposed Rulemaking. Lance Rakovan of the NRC opened the meeting and introduced himself as the meeting facilitator. Mr. Rakovan discussed the purpose of the meeting and the agenda. Mr. Rakovan then introduced Mr. Christopher Regan, Director of the NRCs Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, to give the opening remarks.
2 Mr. Regan discussed what the NRC does, and the NRCs mission and strategic plan. Mr. Regan encouraged public participation during the meeting and then turned the presentation over to Ms.
Ms. Imboden discussed the purpose of the NR GEIS and its development. Ms. Imboden discussed the methodology used to develop the plant parameter envelopes and site parameter envelopes which are the basis of the NR GEIS, described Category 1 and Category 2 issues, and presented the preliminary findings of the NR GEIS. Ms. Imboden discussed implementation of the NR GEIS by applicants and NRC staff before introducing Mr. Stewart Schneider, the rulemaking project manager.
Mr. Schneider summarized the proposed amendments to Part 51 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, discussed the supporting guidance documents, how to access the supporting documents, and noted the findings of the regulatory analysis. Mr. Schneider explained the rulemaking schedule and milestones, and the specific requests for comment on the proposed rulemaking. Mr. Schneider also described the different methods for submitting comments and the end date for the public comment period. Lastly, Mr. Schneider identified the multiple NRC points of contacts for this rulemaking activity.
Public Feedback and Questions:
The NRC staff then opened the meeting for feedback and questions. Mr. Rakovan explained how to provide questions and comments. Members of the public asked clarifying questions on the presentation and provided comments on the proposed rule and NR GEIS. For a detailed description of the questions and comments, please review the meeting transcript (ADAMS Accession No. ML24284A349). Also, the NRC presentation slides are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24284A346.
The meeting concluded with a description of the next steps in the NR GEIS rulemaking process, reiteration of the rulemaking schedule, and use of the NRC public meeting feedback form.
Action Items/Next Steps:
There were no action items as a result of the public meeting.
Additional Information:
Meeting notice and agenda: ADAMS Accession No. ML24310A052 NRC staff presentation: ADAMS Accession No. ML24284A346 Transcript: ADAMS Accession No. ML24284A349 Meeting Summary: ADAMS Accession No. ML24284A348
3 DRAFT NEW REACTOR GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PROPOSED RULE PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON 11/13/2024 CATEGORY: COMMENT-GATHERING MEETING LIST OF ATTENDEES No.
First Name Last Name Affiliation 1 Daniel Barnhurst NRC 2 Bob Beall NRC 3 Scott Burnell NRC 4 Jill Caverly NRC 5 Sheldon Clark NRC 6 Sam Cohen NRC 7 Jennifer Davis NRC 8 Patrick Donohue NRC 9 Peyton Doub NRC 10 Denise Edwards NRC 11 Robert Hoffman NRC 12 Stacey Imboden NRC 13 Donald Palmrose NRC 14 Christopher Prescott NRC 15 Lance Rakovan NRC 16 Christopher Regan NRC 17 Aaron Sanders NRC 18 Ted Smith NRC 19 Stewart Schneider NRC 20 Soly Soto Lugo NRC 21 Robert Sun NRC 22 Laura Willingham NRC 23 Carolyn Wolf NRC 24 Kirsten Chojnicki PNNL 25 Dave Goodman PNNL 26 Andy Kugler PNNL 27 Sam Owen American Public Power Association 28 Carolyn Slaughter American Public Power Association 29 Nicholas McMurray ClearPath 30 Bryson Roberson ClearPath
4 DRAFT NEW REACTOR GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PROPOSED RULE PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON 11/13/2024 CATEGORY: COMMENT-GATHERING MEETING LIST OF ATTENDEES No.
First Name Last Name Affiliation 31 Ellery Baker Dominion Energy 32 Julie Hough Dominion Energy 33 Sofia Bouhrizi EDF France 34 Jeff Gromatzky Enercon Services, Inc 35 Alauna Keeley EPA 36 Leslie Reynolds EPA 37 Marthea Rountree EPA 38 Daniel Schultheisz EPA 39 Matthew Willson EPA 40 Kenneth Huston Idaho Governor's Office 41 Stephen Burdick Idaho National Laboratory 42 Christopher Chwasz Idaho National Laboratory 43 Jim Kinsey Idaho National Laboratory 44 Claire Nicolae Idaho National Laboratory 45 Steven Pope Information Systems Laboratories, Inc.
46 Wayne Massie Kairos Power 47 John DiMarzio Leidos 48 Daniel Lamb NANO Nuclear Energy 49 Martin ONeill Nuclear Energy Institute 50 Brittany Lutz Nuclear Innovation Alliance 51 Nikki Sizemore NuScale Power 52 David OHehir New York State Department of Health 53 Alyse Peterson New York State Energy Research and Dev. Authority 54 Pamela Hintz Ohio Department of Health 55 Michael Leslie Ohio Department of Health 56 Matt Hendrickson Oregon Department of Energy 57 Jeffrey Merrifield Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 58 Kimberly Steele King Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 59 Dominic Norman Tennessee Valley Authority 60 Michael Duffy Sargent & Lundy, LLC
5 DRAFT NEW REACTOR GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PROPOSED RULE PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON 11/13/2024 CATEGORY: COMMENT-GATHERING MEETING LIST OF ATTENDEES No.
First Name Last Name Affiliation 61 Nick Kellenberger TerraPower 62 Erin Wisler TerraPower 63 Spencer Toohill The Breakthrough Institute 64 Edwin Lyman Union of Concerned Scientists 65 Maddie Blalock US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works 66 Andrew Bowman Westinghouse Electric Company 67 Ashley Harper Westinghouse Electric Company 68 Kalene Walker none 69 Anonymous none