ML063600091

Request for Comments Concerning Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Application Review (Ltr. to M. Hicks Eastern Band of Cherokee)

ML063600091
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	12/28/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Hicks M Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Hernandez S, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-4049
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December 28, 2006The Honorable Michell A. Hicks, ChiefEastern Band of CherokeeP.O. Box 455Cherokee, NC 28719

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEARPOWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Hicks:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental reviewof an application from Carolina Power & Light Company doing business as Progress EnergyCarolinas Inc., (PEC), for the renewal of the operating license for the Shearon Harris NuclearPower Plant (HNP), located in the southwest corner of Wake County, North Carolina. The city of Raleigh, North Carolina is approximately 16 miles northeast of the plant. HNP is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Eastern Band of Cherokee. As describedbelow, the NRC's process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)),the NRC invites the Eastern Band of Cherokee to provide input to the scoping process relatingto the NRC's environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of

1969.Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for upto 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for HNP will expire on October 24, 2026. PECsubmitted its application for renewal of the HNP operating license in a letter dated November 14, 2006.The NRC is gathering information for a HNP site-specific supplement to its

?GenericEnvironmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS),

NUREG-1437. The GEIS is a programmatic environmental impact statement; it documents the NRC's staff's assessment of environmental impacts that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site. The supplement to the GEIS will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the HNP site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues(among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Provided for your information is the HNP Site Layout andTransmission Line Map (Enclosure).

M. Hicks-2-To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two identical publicscoping meetings for the HNP license renewal supplement to the GEIS on February 7, 2007, at the New Horizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, North Carolina27502. The first meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m. and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session. The license renewal application (LRA) and the GEIS are publicly available at the NRC PublicDocument 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 athttp://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The accession number for the LRA isML063350276. 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.The HNP LRA is also available on the Internet athttp://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/harris.html. In addition,the Eva H. Perry Library, located at 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Dr., Apex, NC 27502, has agreed to make the LRA available for public inspection.Please submit any comments that the Eastern Band of Cherokee may have to offer on thescope of the environmental review by March 12, 2007. Written comments should be submittedby mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at ShearonHarrisEIS@nrc.gov. At theconclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.The staff expects to publish the draft supplement to the GEIS in September 2007. The NRCwill hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the M. Hicks-3-NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for HNP is planned for April 2008. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Mr. Samuel Hernandez, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4049 or by e-mail atshq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA Bo Pham for/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page M. Hicks-3-NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for HNP is planned for April 2008. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Mr. Samuel Hernandez, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-4049 or by e-mail atshq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA Bo Pham for/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEARPOWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEWDISTRIBUTION

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Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551Resident Inspector/ Harris NPSc/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562-9998Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602Public Service CommissionState of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, SC 29211Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefDivision of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721Mr. Chris L. BurtonManager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Mr. Eric McCartneyPlant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert J. Duncan IIDirector of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert P. GruberExecutive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510Mr. Herb Council, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602Mr. Tommy Emerson, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 Pittsboro, NC 27312Mr. Christos Kamilaris, ManagerSupport Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. David H. Corlett, SupervisorLicensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128