ML18325A042

California Shpo Consultation Letter to J. Polanco and Enclosure

ML18325A042
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Site:	07200011
Issue date:	12/14/2018
From:	Roman C Environmental Review Branch
To:	Polanco J State of CA, Office of Historic Preservation
Trefethen J
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ML18348A551	List: ML18325A042 ML18348A571
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J. Polanc UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 14, 2013 Ms. Julianne Polanco State Historic Preservation Officer California Office of Historic Preservation 1725 23rd Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95816

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR CONCURRENCE ON THE DETERMINATION OF NO EFFECT ON HISTORIC PROPERTIES FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE RANCHO SECO NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION LICENSE RENEWAL REQUEST (DOCKET NUMBER: 72-0011)

Dear Ms. Polanco:

By letter dated March 19, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received a request for review and approval of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) license application (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML18101A020) to renew Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License Number SNM-2510 for the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (Rancho Seco) specifically licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), for an additional 40 years. On June 25, 2018, SMUD supplemented its license renewal application (ADAMS ML18221A295). As required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Regulatory Functions, SMUD submitted an Environmental Report as part of its application.

The Rancho Seco ISFSI is located within the site boundary of the Rancho Seco, in Sacramento County, California, approximately 42 km (26 mi) north-northeast of Stockton and 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Sacramento (figure enclosed). On June 30, 2000, the NRC issued SMUD a 20 year license to receive, possess, store, and transfer Rancho Seco spent fuel to sealed storage canisters at the ISFSI. The current license expires on June 30, 2020. If this renewal is approved, SMUD will be allowed to continue interim storage of spent fuel at the specifically licensed ISFSI for up to a 40 year period, through June 30, 2060.

The NRC staff is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed action in accordance with the NRCs regulations in 10 CFR, Part 51. In addition, consistent with 36 CFR

§ 800.8, Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act, the NRC staff is coordinating compliance of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, with its NEPA review process. The EA will include a discussion of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.

J. Polanco 2 With respect to the original issuance of the Rancho Seco ISFSI license, the NRC staff analyzed the potential environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of the ISFSI in an EA dated August 1994 (ADAMS ML123480187). In this 1994 EA, the NRC determined that the construction and operation of the ISFSI would not result in an impact to any historic, archaeological, or cultural resources. In addition, the NRC staff reviewed SMUDs environmental report, submitted as part of its license renewal application, as required under 10 CFR Part 51 of the NRCs regulations. As stated in their environmental report, SMUD does not anticipate the expansion of the existing Rancho Seco ISFSI for this renewal. For these reasons, the NRC does not anticipate significant construction activities or any land disturbance related to the continued operation of the ISFSI. In support of its environmental review of SMUDs application, the NRC requests your concurrence on NRCs determination that the proposed license renewal does not have the potential to cause effects to historic properties, assuming they were present.

In accordance with 10 CFR Section 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules and Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS.

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The Rancho Seco ISFSI license renewal application and supplement are publicly available in the NRC Public Document Room located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRCs ADAMS. The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS Accession Number for the license renewal application and supplement are ML18101A024 and ML18221A295, respectively.

Please provide your concurrence or submit any comments and/or information you may have regarding this environmental review within 30 days of receipt of this letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the ATTN: Ms. Cinthya I. Román, Chief, 11545 Rockville Pike, Mail Stop: T-4B16, Rockville, Maryland 20852. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jean Trefethen of my staff by telephone at 301-415-0867 or via e-mail at: Jean.Trefethen@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Cinthya I. Román, Chief Environmental Review Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguard Docket No.: 72-11 License No.: SNM-2510

Enclosure:

Rancho Seco Site Layout cc: Jenan Saunders, Deputy SHPO

J. Polanco 3

SUBJECT:

SECTION 106 CONSULTATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT FOR THE RANCHO SECO NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION LICENSE RENEWAL REQUEST (DOCKET NUMBER: 72-0011)

DATED: December 14, 2018 DISTRIBUTION: WReed, NMSS/DSFM ADAMS Package Accession Number: ML18348A551 *via e-mail OFFICE FCSE/ERB FCSE/ERB FCSE/ERB OGC FCSE/ERB NAME JTrefethen* KJamerson AWalker-Smith PJehle* CRomán DATE 11/20/2018 11/20/2018 11/20/2018 12/12/2018 12/14/2018 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY