ML25084A088
| ML25084A088 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2025 |
| From: | Caverly J NRC/NMSS/DREFS/EPMB2 |
| To: | Stephen Koenick, Robert Sun Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| References | |
| Download: ML25084A088 (1) | |
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MEMORANDUM TO:
Steve Koenick, Chief Environmental Project Management Branch 1 Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Robert Sun, Chief Environmental Project Management Branch 2 Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM:
Jill Caverly, Sr. Project Manager Environmental Project Management Branch 2 Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF PREAPPLCIATION MEETING ON MARCH 20, 2025, WITH CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC.
CONCERNING AN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT FOR RESTART ACTIVITIES AT THE THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1 (DOCKET NUMBER: 50-0289)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a meeting with the Constellation Energy Generation LLC. (Constellation) on March 20, 2025, concerning restart activities at the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the environmental review requirements for a planned environmental report for restart activities at the TMI-1 facility. Staff from Constellation presented its plans for an environmental report expected in October CONTACT:
Jill Caverly, NMSS/REFS 301-415-7674 March 31, 2025 Signed by Caverly, Jill on 03/31/25
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2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System ML25077A302). The presentation included an overview of the site, the current plant status, status of major environmental permits, and a timeline for upcoming activities.
The NRC staff provided feedback on preparation of an environmental report with suggestions to enhance the application process. Staff explained that the affected environment should be clearly characterized and should reflect the status of the plant now. Additionally, staff suggested that Constellation consider the level of detail of the staffs recent environmental assessment for the restart activities at the Palisades nuclear plant. Specific information includes explaining ground disturbing activities, clearly stating a purpose and need, providing permit statuses, providing updated socioeconomic data and updating transportation data. Finally, the NRC staff requested information on the proposed schedule for the remaining actions associated with restart of the facility. Constellation said the current target for submittal of all documentation and information associated with the restart is November 2025.
After an hour discussion, staff opened the meeting to members of the public to ask questions or make comments to the NRC staff. Approximately ten members of the public made comments and asked questions. Some stated support for the project, another stated that the proposed restart is a similar action to a refueling outage, and several commented that the staff should evaluate the effects of climate change on the project. Some members of the public commented that nuclear power is not safe and that the proposed site is on a river that is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Finally, there were several comments that a proposed new name for the TMI-1 facility was being used in advance of an official name change to the NRC license.
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LIST OF ATTENDEES:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jill Caverly, Environmental Project Manager Justin Poole, Safety Project Manager Isaac Johnston, Environmental Project Manager Kim Conway, Environmental Project Manager Mary Richmond, Environmental Project Manager Steve Koenick, Chief, Environmental Review Project Management Branch 1 John Moses, Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support Maureen Conley, Office of Public Affairs Scott Burnell, Region 1 Constellation Allison Stalker -Principal Environmental Specialist, Crane Restart Zigmund Karpa -Director, Environmental Programs Jim Barstow -Director, Corporate Licensing Craig Smith -Senior Manager Regulatory Assurance, Crane Clean Energy Center Dennis Moore -Senior Manager, Corporate Licensing Deb Musser -Manager Environmental Programs, Corporate Environmental Jason Zorn -Associate General Counsel Alyssa Hockaday -Environmental Specialist, Crane Restart Hannah Pell -Regulatory Specialist, Crane Clean Energy Center In addition to staff from NRC and Constellation, approximately 45 members of the public attended.
Docket No. 50-0289
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SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF PREAPPLCIATION MEETING ON MARCH 20, 2025, WITH CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC. CONCERNING AN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT FOR RESTART ACTIVITIES AT THE THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1 (DOCKET NUMBER: 50-0289)
DATE:
DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC J. Poole I. Johnston J. Moses M. Conley S. Burnell ADAMS Accession No.MLXXXXXXXXX OFFICE NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS NAME JCaverly AWalker-Smith JCaverly DATE 03/25/2025 03/31/2025 03/31/2025 OFFICE RECORD COPY March 31, 2025