ML14157A383

License Renewal Application Review (Shpo Scoping)

ML14157A383
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	07/08/2014
From:	Wrona D J NRC/NRR/DLR/RERGUB
To:	Conway B D State of MI, Historic Preservation Office
Larson E, 4151151
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555

-0001 July 8, 2014 Mr. Brian D. Conway State Historic Preservation Officer c/o Environmental Review Coordinator State Historic Preservation Office Michigan Historical Center P.O. Box 30740 702 W. Kalamazoo St.

Lansing, MI 48909-8240

SUBJECT:

FERMI 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Mr. Conway:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Fermi

, Unit 2. Fermi 2 is located in Monroe County, Michigan, approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, and 7 miles from the United States-Canada border. Fermi 2 is operated by DTE Electric Company (DTE). The application for renewal was submitted b y DTE in a letter dated April 2, 2014, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Fermi 2 will expire on March 20, 2025.

The NRC has established that, as part of the staff's review of any nuclear power plant license renewal application, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impa ct Statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants

," NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). Through this letter, the NRC is initiating consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC will comply with the obligations required under Section 106 of the NHPA through its NEPA process.

The final SEIS will include analyses of pertinent environmental issues, and in accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), analyses of potential impact to historic properties and other cultural resources. In the context of NHPA, NRC staff has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for a license renewal action is the area at the power plant site and its immediate environs that may be impacted by post

-license renewal land

-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities associated with the proposed action. The APE may extend beyond the immediate environs in those instances where post

-license renewal land

-disturbing operations or projected refurbishment activities specifically related to license renewal may potentially have an effect on known or proposed historic sites. This determination is made irrespective of ownership or control of the lands of interest.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by August 29, 2013. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2014-0109. The Fermi 2 license renewal application is available at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/fermi.html. The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on July 24, 2014

, at the Monroe County Community College, La

-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater, 1555 South Raisinville Road, Monroe, MI, 48161. The first session will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will continue until 4:00 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 9:00 p.m., as necessary.

The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in June 2015. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in February 2016

.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov

. Sincerely, /RA Jeffrey Rikhoff for/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.

50-341

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 50

-mile radius

2. Area Map, 6-mile radius

3. Fermi Site Area Map

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DATE 6/1 1/1 4 6/27/14 7/2/14 7/8/14 ENCLOSURE 1 Fermi 2 50

-Mile Radius Map

ENCLOSURE 2 Fermi 2 Six Mile Radius Map

ENCLOSURE 3 Fermi 2 Site Map