ML24347A141
ML24347A141 | |
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Site: | Point Beach ![]() |
Issue date: | 01/07/2025 |
From: | Michele Sampson NRC/NRR/DNRL |
To: | Coffey R Florida Power & Light Co, Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach |
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Download: ML24347A141 (1) | |
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Robert Coffey Executive Vice President, Nuclear Division and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company 700 Universe Blvd.
Mail Stop: EX/JB Juno Beach, FL 33408
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Robert Coffey:
By letter dated November 16, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML20329A292), as supplemented by letters dated April 21, 2021 (ML21111A155), May 6, 2021 (ML21126A239), May 27, 2021 (ML21147A115), July 8, 2021 (ML21189A173), July 26, 2021 (ML21207A066), August 11, 2021 (ML21223A308),
August 25, 2021 (ML21237A055), August 30, 2021 (ML21242A230), September 10, 2021 (ML21253A138), September 10, 2021 (ML21253A140), September 13, 2021 (ML21256A129),
September 16, 2021 (ML21259A153), September 20, 2021 (ML21263A052), October 1, 2021 (ML21274A053), October 25, 2021 (ML21298A090), November 3, 2021 (ML21307A286),
November 4, 2021 (ML21308A282), November 4, 2021 (ML21308A283), November 23, 2021 (ML21327A077), November 30, 2021 (ML21334A293), December 9, 2021 (ML21343A294), January 6, 2022 (ML22006A074), and January 6, 2022 (ML22006A046),
NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra) submitted an application for subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach), respectively, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
NextEra submitted the application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, for subsequent license renewal (SLR).
By letter dated January 15, 2021 (ML21006A417), the NRC concluded that the application was acceptable for docketing and included the staffs projected review schedule for the Point Beach subsequent license renewal application (SLRA). The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the changes to the current schedule for the Point Beach SLRA.
On August 6, 2024, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (89 FR 64166) revising its environmental protection regulations in 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental protection regulations for domestic licensing and related regulatory functions. The final rule was updated with a correction to appendix B of subpart A on August 21, 2024 (89 FR 67522). The final rule updates the potential environmental impacts associated with the renewal of an operating license for a nuclear power plant for up to an additional 20 years, for either an initial license renewal or a single SLR term. The NRC also published a revised Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG-1437, Revision 2), which provides the technical basis for the final rule.
January 7, 2025
While compliance by license renewal applicants is not required until 1 year from the date of publication, the final rule became effective on September 5, 2024, for the NRC staff. Therefore, the staff must consider and analyze the environmental issues contained in the final rule and consider any new and significant information associated with the SLR.
In order to complete the environmental review for SLR of Point Beach, the NRC staff intends to prepare and issue for public comment a draft supplement to the November 2021 draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) (NUREG-1437, Supplement 23, Second Renewal) (ML21306A226) in accordance with 10 CFR 51.72. The draft supplement will consider the environmental impacts of SLR for Point Beach in accordance with the final rule and Revision 2 of NUREG-1437. The NRC staff published a notice of intent on October 2, 2024, in the Federal Register (89 FR 80269), with a corrected notice published on October 24, 2024 (89 FR 84938), to announce the preparation of a supplement in accordance with 10 CFR 51.26(d).
Thereafter, the NRC staff will consider any comments received on the draft SEIS and the draft supplement, and will publish the comments and the staffs responses thereto in a final SEIS.
The final SEIS will incorporate any changes to the draft SEIS and draft supplement. Completion of this process would culminate in the issuance of a record of decision regarding NextEras application for subsequent renewed licenses for Point Beach Units 1 and 2.
The revised review schedule for the Point Beach SLRA is provided in the enclosure. The NRC staff will strive to meet the milestones ahead of the revised schedule whenever feasible.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Chris Tyree, Project Manager, for the NRC staffs safety review of the Point Beach SLRA at Christopher.Tyree@nrc.gov or Kevin Folk, Project Manager, for the NRC staffs environmental review of the Point Beach SLRA at Kevin.Folk@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Michele M. Sampson, Director Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301
Enclosure:
Review Schedule from NRC Letter dated January 15, 2021 (As Updated) cc w/encl: Listserv Signed by Sampson, Michele on 01/07/25
LTR: ML24347A141
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KBratcher*
KFolk*
SKoenick*
DATE 12/17/24 12/17/24 12/18/24 12/30/24 OFFICE NRR/DNRL/BC NRR/DNRL/D NAME LGibson*
MSampson*
DATE 1/2/24
Enclosure POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE From NRC Letter dated January 15, 2021 (As Updated)
Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive Subsequent License Renewal Application (SLRA) 11/2020 11/16/2020 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - SLRA Availability 12/2020 12/29/2020 Publish FRN - Docketing Acceptance/Rejection and Opportunity to Request a Hearing 01/2021 01/22/2021 Publish FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping 01/2021 02/01/2021 Public Meeting - Overview of Subsequent License Renewal Process and Environmental Scoping 02/2021 02/17/2021 Environmental Scoping Period Ends 02/2021 03/03/2021 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention 03/2021 03/23/2021 Issue Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) 10/2021 11/02/2021 Public Meeting - DSEIS Meeting, If Needed 12/2021 12/08/2022 End of DSEIS Comment Period 01/2022 01/03/2022 Issue Safety Evaluation (SE) 01/2022 02/23/2022 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Full Committee Meeting 04/2022 04/06/2022 Publish FRN - Issue Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare Supplement to Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 10/2024 10/2/2024 Publish FRN - Notice of Availability of Supplement to Draft SEIS 04/2025 Public Meeting - Draft Supplement to DSEIS 05/2025 Issue Final SEIS 10/2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published -
Availability of Final SEIS 11/2025 Decision - Director, NRR 12/2025