ML081360648

05/01/08 Summary of Public Environmental Scoping Meetings Related to the Review of the Three Mile Island, Unit 1, License Renewal Application

ML081360648
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	05/22/2008
From:	Sarah Lopas NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	AmerGen Energy Co
Lopas, S, DLR/REBA - 415-1147
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May 22, 2008

LICENSEE: AmerGen Energy Company, LLC

FACILITY: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MD7702)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted environmental scoping meetings related to the review of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI-1), license renewal application submitted by AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen). Two public meetings were conducted on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at The Elks Theatre, 4 West Emaus Street, Middletown, Pennsylvania, and at the Londonderry Elementary School, 260 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, Pennsylvania. Approximately 90 people attended the meetings. The attendees included representatives of the NRC staff, members of the public, local citizens' groups, local news media, representatives from AmerGen and Exelon Corporation, and local and state government officials. Public concerns addressed a wide range of issues including the hearing process, impacts of plant operation on the Susquehanna River, safety and emergency preparedness, waste storage and disposal, and impacts of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 accident.

A combined listing of attendees for both public meetings is provided in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is a copy of the meeting handouts provided during the public meeting open house. The official transcripts for both meetings and any written comments submitted during both meetings are publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are listed under Accession Nos. ML081300739 and ML081300749, respectively.

Copies of written comments are available under Accession No. ML081330183.

A copy of the slides used during the NRC

=s presentation is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML081330185. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov

. \RA\ Sarah Lopas, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-289

Enclosures:

1. Listing of Attendees

2. Meeting Handouts

cc w/encls: See next page

1. Meeting Summary (w /Encls. 1 & 2): ML081360648

2. Afternoon Transcript: ML081300739

3. Evening Transcript: ML081300749 4. Written Comments: ML081330183

5. Meeting Handouts and Slides: ML081330185

6. Package: ML081330184 OFFICE LA:DLR GS:DLR:RPB1 BC:DLR:RPB1

NAME SFigueroa SLopas w/edits LLund DATE 5/21/08 5/22/08 5/22/08 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS MAY 1, 2008 PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION Eric Benner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Sarah Lopas NRC Beth Mizuno NRC Lance Rakovan NRC David Wrona NRC Ronald Bellamy NRC Neil Sheehan NRC Twana Ellis NRC P. Greg Oberson NRC Briana Balsam NRC Elizabeth Wexler NRC Nathan Goodman NRC Allison Travers NRC Stephen Klementowicz NRC Andrew Carrera NRC Ekaterina Lenning NRC Richard Bulavinetz NRC Dennis Logan NRC Dennis Beissel NRC David Kern NRC Ralph DeSantis Exelon Corporation (Exelon)

Edwin Fuhrer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen)

Fred Polaski Exelon Nancy Ranek Exelon Michael Gallagher Exelon Christopher Wilson Exelon Tom Armstrong Exelon Helen Steely Citizen Jon Cudworth TetraTech NUS Jean Saltzer Citizen Jessica Spagnuolo Exelon Lawrence Robbins Citizen Frank Linn Citizen Anne Lovell TetraTech NUS Jim Oliver TetraTech NUS Rich Janati Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Scott Portzline TMI Alert ENCLOSURE 1 Douglas R. Fleck Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Donna Latwaitis Cooper Nuclear William G. Noll AmerGen Daryl Lehew Londonderry Township Jack Still Citizen Marlene Lang Press & Journal Nick Favorito Exelon Dustin Stolz Exelon Nate Desantis Exelon Scott Cogley Exelon S. Chris Baker Exelon Ed Reatine Citizen Paula Ballaron Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) Andrew Dehoff SRBC Eric Roof SRBC Michael Helfrich Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Him Hurst Citizen Anne Hurst Citizen Michael G. Musser, II Consultant Sean Miller GDN Herb Giorgio FLP Energy Joseph Mirenzi Citizen Scott Sklensr Exelon Bob Maiers Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Tonda Lewis Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Alex Polonsky Morgan Lewis Eric Epstein TMI Alert Rusty Diamond Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection David Allard Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Frank D. Davis TMI-PIRC Beverly S. Davis TMI-Legal Fund Garry Lenton Harrisburg Patriot-News Albert J. Gotshall Londonderry Township Mary Osborn Concerned Mothers and TMI Alert Nick DiFrancesco Dauphin County Robert Stout Dauphin County EMT Elizabeth Geisel Citizen Tom Kauffman Nuclear Energy Institute Steve Letavic Londonderry Township

Elaine Chan J. Michael Lausch Lower Dauphin School District Loyd Wright SCE Terry Grebel Pacific Gas & Electric Michelle Albright Pacific Gas & Electric Judy Oxenford Mayor of Royalton Bart Shruenhamar Londonderry Fire Company Henry C. Tamanini Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Cindy Obenstine SRBC Linda Rambler Londonderry Township William R. Geisel Citizen Jennifer Hoffman SRBC Thom Chianento Exelon Kathleen Yhip SCE Rick Dunlap Citizen

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL PUBLIC MEETINGS ELKS THEATRE AND LONDONDERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA MAY 1, 2008 MEETING HANDOUTS

The meeting slide show presentation is located at ML081330185.

ENCLOSURE 2 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008

• Two Meeting Sessions: (times are approximate) 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Elks Theatre 4 West Emaus Street Middletown, PA 17057 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Londonderry Elementary School 260 Schoolhouse Road Middletown, PA 17057

I. Welcome and Purpose of Meeting 10 minutes

II. Overview of Environmental Review and Scoping Process 20 minutes III. Public Comments As Required

IV. Closing/Availability of Transcripts 5 minutes

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the meeting sessions. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register notice.

Welcome to the NRC's Open House Associated with the Environmental Scoping Process Review for the Proposed License Renewal at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

This open house is intended to provide an opportunity for interested members of the public and staff from other Federal, State, and local agencies to interact with the NRC staff in an informal information exchange.

The NRC is gathering information necessary to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) related to the proposed renewal of the operating license for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1. Please note that if you wish to provide formal comments regarding the scope of the environmental review for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, they can be presented at either session of today's transcribed public meetings. Alternatively, they can be provided in writing or electronically by May 30, 2008. Comments received after this date will be considered while developing the draft SEIS if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before May 30, 2008.

Written comments on the scope of the SEIS should be sent to:

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop T-6D 59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on federal workdays. Submittal of electronic comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at ThreeMileIslandEIS@nrc.gov. Thank you for your participation.

Memo to AmerGen Energy Company from S. Lopas dated May 22, 2008

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

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Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

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Site Vice President - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057

Senior Vice President - Operations, Mid-Atlantic AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348

Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Regional Administrator Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Dauphin County Courthouse Harrisburg, PA 17120

Chairman Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R.D. #1, Geyers Church Road Middletown, PA 17057

Senior Resident Inspector (TMI-1)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 219 Middletown, PA 17057

Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348

Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469

Plant Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057

Regulatory Assurance Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057

Ronald Bellamy, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Ronnie Gardner, PMP Manager, Site Operations and Corporate Regulatory Affairs AREVA NP Inc.

3315 Old Forest Road OF-16 Lynchburg, VA 24501

Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

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Eric Epstein TMI Alert

4100 Hills dale Road Harrisburg, PA 17112

Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Kennett Square, PA 19348

Manager Licensing - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348

Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Executive Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Mr. Charles G. Pardee Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

Associate General Counsel AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Senior Vice President - Operations Support AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Frederick W. Polaski Manager License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

Albert A. Fulvio, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

Rich Janati, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469

Michael Murphy Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469

Michael G. Brownell, Chief Water Resources Management Susquehanna River Basin Commission 1721 N. Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17102

Rachel Diamond, Regional Director Southcentral Regional Office Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 909 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

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Christopher Wilson KSQ License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348

Mr. Michael P. Gallagher Vice President License Renewal Projects AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

Nancy Ranek Environmental Lend, License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348