ML093431151

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

ML093431151
Person / Time
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) staff 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 AGeneric 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. Pursuant 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 audit 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 Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the NRC staff=s preliminary determination is that no historic properties will be affected by the proposed action.

M. St evens 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 cc: See next page

M. St evens 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

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Kewaunee Power St at i on cc:

Resident Inspectors Office 5000 Dominion Boulevard U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 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

Kewaunee Power St at i on cc:

Mr. Paul C. Aitken N490 Highway 42 Supervisor - License Renewal Project Kewaunee, WI 54216 Innsbrook Technical Center - 3NE 5000 Dominion Boulevard Mr. David R. Lewis Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Mr. David A. Sommers Washington, DC 20037-1122 Supervisor - Nuclear Engineering Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SE Mr. Ken Paplham 5000 Dominion Boulevard E 4095 Sandy Bay Rd.

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Kewaunee, WI 54216 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq. Mr. Jeff Kitsembel, P.E.

Senior Counsel Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Dominion Resources Services, Inc. P.O. Box 7854 120 Tredegar Street Madison, WI 53707-7854 Riverside 2 Richmond, VA 23219 Mr. Richard Gallagher Senior Scientist, License Renewal Mr. Stephen E. Scace Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Site Vice President Route 156, Rope Ferry Road Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Waterford, CT 06385 Kewaunee Power Station

Kewaunee Power St at i on cc:

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