STC-20-059, Advanced Reactors GEIS Docs - FW: STC-20-059- Notification of Intent to Review and Update the Generic Environmental Impact Statement
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| Issue date: | 08/19/2020 |
| From: | NRC |
| To: | NRC/NMSS/DREFS |
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| Download: ML21219A002 (2) | |
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From:
Olmstead, Joan Sent:
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 5:43 PM To:
dhunter@miamination.com Cc:
Cushing, Jack; Willingham, Laura
Subject:
FW: RE: STC-20-059-Notification of Intent to Review and Update the Generic Environmental Impact Statement Good afternoon Ms. Hunter, Thank you for your May 13, 2020 letter. The purpose of the NRCs letter was to announce the NRCs intention to issue a Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Advanced Nuclear Reactors (ANR GEIS) and to invite Federally recognized Tribes to participate in an environmental scoping process in accordance with our Tribal Policy Statement.
The ANR GEIS is a generic environmental impact statement that summarizes the findings of environmental impacts of advanced nuclear power plant operations and construction associated with a new reactor license. The issuance of the ANR GEIS is a generic activity that does not identify specific sites for NRC licensing actions that would trigger the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 or Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation requirements. Consultation required by the NHPA and ESA will be conducted and included in site-specific National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews for each new reactor application. The ANR GEIS does not authorize site-specific licenses or authorize any activities that would lead to the inadvertent discovery of human remains or other properties of cultural importance.
At the conclusion of the scoping period, the NRC will consider the scoping comments in development of the ANR GEIS and will issue a scoping summary report. Site-specific environmental reviews of advanced reactor applications will continue under the agencys current NEPA regulatory framework.
Please contact me or Jack Cushing if you have any further questions about the ANR GEIS.
Joan Joan Olmstead Attorney/Liaison Project Manager Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, MD 20852 Email: Joan.Olmstead@nrc.gov Ph: 301-287-9106 Jack Cushing Senior Environmental Project Manager Environmental Review New Reactors Branch (ENRB)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards
Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support (REFS)
M.S. T5B60 Washington, D.C. 20555 Phone: 301-415-1424, Email: Jack.Cushing@nrc.gov