ML24319A031
| ML24319A031 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/2024 |
| From: | Tanya Smith NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ETRB1 |
| To: | Harris B Catawba Indian Nation |
| References | |
| Download: ML24319A031 (1) | |
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Brian Harris, Chief Catawba Indian Nation 996 Avenue of the Nations Rock Hill, SC 29730
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL (SHPO PROJECT NUMBER: 22-EJ0147) (DOCKET NUMBER: 50-395)
Dear Chief Brian Harris:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff recently issued for public comment the draft Supplement 15, Second Renewal, to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, regarding the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12 for an additional 20 years for the Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (V.C. Summer). V.C. Summer is operated by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. and located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. The NRC staff initiated consultation with you regarding this project in November 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] ML23289A117 and ML24221A211). In accordance with Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations (36 CFR) 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 draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) includes the preliminary analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. For Category 1 issues that were previously dispositioned in the GEIS, no additional site-specific analysis is required in the draft SEIS unless new and significant information is identified. Site-specific issues (Category 2) are those that do not meet one or more of the criteria for Category 1 issues; therefore, an additional site-specific review for the non-generic issues is required, and the results are documented in the draft SEIS. Together, the draft SEIS and the GEIS evaluate, on a site-specific basis, all the environmental impacts of the proposed continued operation for a period of 20 years for V.C. Summer.
As discussed in the draft SEIS, the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of the subsequent license renewal are not so great that preserving the option for energy-planning decision-makers would be unreasonable. The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed actionsubsequent license renewalwould not adversely affect known historic properties or historic and cultural resources. The draft SEIS is available via the following link: V.C. Summer draft SEIS (ML24330A271).
December 10, 2024
B. Harris 2
The draft SEIS may also be obtained online in the NRCs ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html under ML24330A271. 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 by email to pdr.Resource@nrc.gov.
Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c)(1)(iii) and 36 CFR 800.8(c)(2)(i), the NRC is requesting your comments on the draft SEIS and preliminary recommendation by January 21, 2025. 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 may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID: NRC-2023-0152 or by emailing SummerEnvironmental@nrc.gov.
The NRC staff will hold a virtual public meeting on December 17, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time and an in-person public meeting on January 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. Both meetings will include a presentation on the preliminary findings documented in the V.C. Summer draft SEIS and a transcribed public comment session. The public meeting details are available on the NRCs Public Meeting Notice System at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Sarah Lopas, cultural resources subject matter lead, at (301) 415-6360 or via email at Sarah.Lopas@nrc.gov or Kimberly Conway, project manager, via email at Kimberly.Conway@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Theodore Smith, Acting Deputy Director Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-395 cc: Wenonah G. Haire, THPO Catawba Indian Nation 996 Avenue of the Nations Rock Hill, SC 29730 Signed by Smith, Theodore on 12/10/24
B. Harris 3
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL (DOCKET NUMBER: 50-395)
DATED:
DISTRIBUTION:
Public SLopas, NMSS KConway, NMSS RidsOPAMail RidsOCAMailCenter RidsNMSSRefs RidsNMSSRefsEPMB1 RidsNMSSRefsETRB1 Wenonah G. Haire, THPO, Wenonah.haire@catawba.com IDENTICAL LETTERS SENT TO:
Catawba Indian Nation Cherokee Nation Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians The Muscogee (Creek) Nation ADAMS Accession Number: ML24319A031
- via email OFFICE NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS NAME SLopas AWalker-Smith KConway MRome TSmith DATE 11/14/2024 11/26/2024 11/26/2024 12/05/2024 12/10/2024 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY December 10, 2024