ML093431151

License Renewal Application Review (Shpo No. 07-0797/KE)

ML093431151
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Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	01/27/2010
From:	Bo Pham License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Mackenzie Stevens State of WI, Historical Society
Perin V, NRR/DLR. 415-8143
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SHPO No. 07-0797/KE
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January 27, 2010

Dr. Michael E. Stevens

State Historic Preservation Officer Wisconsin Historical Society

816 State Street Madison WI 53706

SUBJECT:

KEWAUNEE POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (SHPO NO. 07-0797/KE)

Dear Dr. Stevens:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sta ff is reviewing an application to renew the operating license for Kewaunee Power Station (KPS), which is located on the west-central shore of Lake Michigan in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles east-southeast of Green Bay and eight miles south of the City of Kewaunee. KPS is operated by Dominion

Energy Kewaunee, Inc. As part of its review of the proposed action, the NRC staff has prepared a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its A Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,@ NUREG-1437. The SEIS includes analyses of relevant environmental issues, including potential impacts to historic, archeological and cultural properties from extended operation and refurbishment activities

associated with license renewal. In accordance with our letter to you dated October 10, 2008, a copy of the draft supplement is enclosed. Pu rsuant to Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 800.8(c), we are requesting your comments on the draft supplement and on our preliminary conclusions regarding historic properties.

As stated in our letter dated October 10, 2008, the NRC staff has determined that the area of

potential effect (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 operation or projected refurbishment activities associated with the proposed action. The staff views the APE for the KPS license renewal as including the KPS site and the immediate environs.

The NRC staff has conducted an environmental aud it at the site and has reviewed historic and archaeological records. The NRC staff also contacted 24 Native American Tribes identified as having potential interest in the proposed undertaking. To date, no comments have been received.

In the context of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, under which the draft SEIS was prepared, the NRC staff

=s preliminary determination is that the impact of license renewal on historical and archaeological resources is small, and additional mitigation is not warranted.

Under the provisions of the National Histor ic Preservation Act of 1966, the NRC staff

=s preliminary determination is that no historic properties will be affected by the proposed action.

Please note that the period for public comment expires on April 23, 2010. If your office requires additional time, or if there are any other questions regarding this correspondence, please have your representative contact the Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Vanice Perin at 301-415-8143 or by e-mail at Vanice.Perin@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA by David J. Wrona for/

Bo Pham, Chief

Projects Branch 1

Division of License Renewal

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-305

Enclosure:

As stated

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Please note that the period for public comment expires on April 23, 2010. If your office requires additional time, or if there are any other questions regarding this correspondence, please have your representative contact the Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Vanice Perin at 301-415-8143 or by e-mail at Vanice.Perin@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA by David J. Wrona for/

Bo Pham, Chief

Projects Branch 1

Division of License Renewal

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-305

Enclosure:

As stated

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Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

N490 Hwy 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9510

Mr. Chris L. Funderburk

Director, Nuclear Licensing and

Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE 5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Mr. Thomas L. Breene Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station

N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216

Mr. Michael J. Wilson, Director

Nuclear Safety & Licensing Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station

N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216

Mr. William R. Matthews

Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations

Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE 5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Mr. Alan J. Price

Vice President - Nuclear Engineering

Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE 5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Mr. William D. Corbin

Director - Nuclear Engineering

Innsbrook Technical Center - 3NE 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Kewaunee Power Station

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Mr. Paul C. Aitken Supervisor - License Renewal Project

Innsbrook Technical Center - 3NE 5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Mr. David A. Sommers

Supervisor - Nuclear Engineering

Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE 5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

120 Tredegar Street

Riverside 2 Richmond, VA 23219

Mr. Stephen E. Scace

Site Vice President Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216

Mr. David R. Lewis Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1122

Mr. Ken Paplham

E 4095 Sandy Bay Rd.

Kewaunee, WI 54216

Mr. Jeff Kitsembel, P.E.

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854

Mr. Richard Gallagher

Senior Scientist, License Renewal Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Route 156, Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385

Kewaunee Power Station

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Mr. Ronald Kazmierczak Regional Director Wisconsin Department of Natural

Resources

Northeast Region Headquarters

2984 Shawano Avenue

P.O. Box 10448 Green Bay, WI 54307-0448

Ms. Kathleen Angel

Federal Consistency and Coastal Hazards

Coordinator Wisconsin Coastal Management Program

P.O. Box 8944 Madison, WI 53708-8944

Mr. Steven Ugoretz Environmental Analyst - OE/7 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource

P.O. Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707-7921

Mr. David Siebert, Director

Office of Energy Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 101 South Webster Street Madison, WI 53703

Mr. David A. Heacock

President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SW 5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711