ML061170152

4/21/06 - Request for Comments Regarding the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Application Review

ML061170152
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	04/21/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Andrews-Maltais C Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head-Aquinnah
Williamson A, REBA/DLR/NRR, 415-1878
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April 21, 2006Ms. Cheryl Andrews-Maltais Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head-Aquinnah 20 Black Brook Road Aquinnah, MA 02535-9701

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS REGARDING THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWERSTATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Ms. Andrews-Maltais:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is seeking input for its environmentalreview of an application from Entergy Nuclear Operations (Entergy), Inc. for the renewal of the operating license for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located on the western shore of CapeCod Bay in the Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Pilgrim is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmentalparticipation 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 Wampanoag Tribe to provide input to the scoping process relating to theNRC's environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, theNRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Actof 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 for40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years, if NRC requirementsare met. The current operating license for Pilgrim will expire on June 8, 2012. Entergy NuclearOperations, Inc. submitted its application for renewal of the Pilgrim operating license onJanuary 25, 2006. The NRC is gathering information for a Pilgrim site-specific supplement to its

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

NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmentalimpacts on the area surrounding the Pilgrim site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and willcontain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewalaction. Enclosures 1 and 2 provide a general overview of the site location and site layout.

C. Andrews-Maltais-2-The NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Pilgrim license renewal supplement tothe GEIS on May 17, 2006, at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Ballroom, 180 Water Street,Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360. There will be two sessions to accommodate interestedparties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., asnecessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overviewportions of the meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRCstaff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted duringinformal discussions. The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, (first floor) Rockville, Maryl and, 20852,or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). TheADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The accession number for the license renewal application is ML060300024. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC Public Document Room Reference staffat 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

The Pilgrim license renewal application is also available on the Internet atwww.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/pilgrim.html. In addition, thePlymouth Public Library located at 132 South Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, the Duxbury FreeLibrary located at 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA 02332, and the Kingston Public Library 6Green Street, Kingston, MA 02364, have agreed to make the application available for public inspection.The GEIS, which assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that would beassociated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, can also be found on the NRC's website or at the NRC's PDR.Please submit any comments that the Wampanoag Tribe may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by June 16, 2006. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of thescoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified andthe conclusions reached, and a copy will be mailed to you.

C. Andrews-Maltais-3-The NRC will issue the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for publiccomment (anticipated publication date December 2006), and will hold another set of publicmeetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for Pilgrim is plannedfor July 2007. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Ms. Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1878 or bye-mail at ARW1@nrc.gov.Sincerely,/RA Robert G. Schaaf For/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-293cc w/encls.: See next page

Enclosures:

1. General Overview

2. Site Layout C. Andrews-Maltais-3-The NRC will issue the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for publiccomment (anticipated publication date December 2006), and will hold another set of publicmeetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for Pilgrim is plannedfor July 2007. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Ms. Alicia Williamson, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-1878 or bye-mail at ARW1@nrc.gov.Sincerely,/RA Robert G. Schaaf For/Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-293cc w/encls.: See next page

Enclosures:

1. General Overview

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Regional Administrator, Region IU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415Senior Resident InspectorU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360Chairman, Board of Selectmen11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360ChairmanNuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360Chairman, Duxbury Board of SelectmenTown Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332Office of the CommissionerMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108Office of the Attorney GeneralOne Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108Director, Radiation Control ProgramCommonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Offices of Health and Human Services 174 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114Secretary of Public SafetyExecutive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399Mr. William D. MeinertNuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company

P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426Mr. Michael A. BalduzziSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Stephen J. BethayDirector, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Bryan S. FordManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill RoadPlymouth, MA 02360-5508Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. John T. HerronSr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Oscar LimpiasVice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Christopher SchwarzVice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCannDirector, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Ms. Charlene D. FaisonManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Michael D. Lyster5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306Mr. Michael J. ColombDirector of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Ms. Stacey LousteauTreasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113Mr. James Sniezek5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801Mr. Travis C. McCulloughAssistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Plymouth Public LibraryAttn: Ms. Dinah O'Brien 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360Duxbury Free LibraryAttn: Mr. David Murphy 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA 02332Kingston Public Library6 Green Street Kingston, MA 02364 ATTN: Reference Librarian Mr. Michael KanslerPresident Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601