ML15299A013

NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge

ML15299A013
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	10/21/2015
From:	Cirton S US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service
To:	David Wrona Division of License Renewal
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Download: ML15299A013 (8)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Cirton, Shawn <shawn_cirton@fws.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 9:25 AM To: Logan, Dennis

Subject:

[External_Sender] Re: RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Attachments: Braidwood Power Plant Concurrence Letter.pdf

Dennis, Attached is the Service's concurrence letter for the Braidwood power plant.

Sincerely, Shawn Cirton Fish and Wildlife Biologist USFWS - Chicago Illinois Field Office 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 103 Barrington, IL 60010 (847)381-2253 xt.19 (847)366-2345 (work cell)

Wednesdays and Fridays - USACE - (312)846-5545 http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Logan, Dennis <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov> wrote:

Nancy, This would be an agency-to-agency conversation, so NRC would prefer that you not listen in. If something comes out of this conversation that would affect Exelon, either FWS or NRC will let you know.

Dennis From: Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc) [1]

Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 9:09 AM To: Logan, Dennis <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov>; Cirton, Shawn <shawn_cirton@fws.gov>

Subject:

[External_Sender] RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge 1

Hi Dennis & Shawn --

Any chance that I could listen in on your conversation?

Im available any time today.

Nancy Nancy L. Ranek License Renewal Environmental Lead Exelon Generation, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: 610-765-5369 Fax: 610-765-5658 Email: nancy.ranek@exeloncorp.com From: Logan, Dennis [2]

Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:38 AM To: Cirton, Shawn Cc: Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc)

Subject:

RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge

Shawn, Very good. I will call you this morning.

Dennis 2

From: Cirton, Shawn [3]

Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:02 PM To: Logan, Dennis <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov>

Cc: Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc) <Nancy.Ranek@exeloncorp.com>

Subject:

[External_Sender] Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge

Dennis, I've reviewed the mussel survey. Please let me know when you are available to discuss this week. The only day that I am not available to discuss this week is Wednesday.

Thanks, Shawn Cirton Fish and Wildlife Biologist USFWS - Chicago Illinois Field Office 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 103 Barrington, IL 60010 (847)381-2253 xt.19 (847)366-2345 (work cell)

Wednesdays and Fridays - USACE - (312)846-5545 http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Cirton, Shawn <shawn_cirton@fws.gov> wrote:

Thanks Nancy. I will review the report as soon as I am able...

Shawn Cirton 3

Fish and Wildlife Biologist USFWS - Chicago Illinois Field Office 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 103 Barrington, IL 60010 (847)381-2253 xt.19 (847)366-2345 (work cell)

Wednesdays and Fridays - USACE - (312)846-5545 http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc) <Nancy.Ranek@exeloncorp.com> wrote:

Hi Rick and Shawn -

Paper copies of the attached report and its cover letter, which I will send to you electronically by separate email due to file sizes, are being sent today by FedEx to the NRC Document Control Desk, Department of Interior (Lindy Nelson, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Shawn Cirton, Chicago Illinois Field Office).

I will be out of the office beginning tomorrow (9/30) through 10/11. I will return to the office on 10/12. I will be checking email at least once per day in my absence.

If there are questions about the report during my absence, please send me email and I will reply within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. If you need immediate assistance, please send a copy of your email to Rebecca Maddox who is our corporate Senior Environmental Specialist for Braidwood Station.

Thanks.

Nancy Nancy L. Ranek License Renewal Environmental Lead 4

Exelon Generation, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: 610-765-5369 Fax: 610-765-5658 Email: nancy.ranek@exeloncorp.com This Email message and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, legally privileged, confidential and/or subject to copyright belonging to Exelon Corporation or its affiliates ("Exelon"). This Email is intended solely for the use of the person(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this Email to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this Email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete this Email and any copies. Exelon policies expressly prohibit employees from making defamatory or offensive statements and infringing any copyright or any other legal right by Email communication. Exelon will not accept any liability in respect of such communications. -EXCIP 5

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Subject:

[External_Sender] Re: RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Sent Date: 10/21/2015 9:24:49 AM Received Date: 10/21/2015 9:25:03 AM From: Cirton, Shawn Created By: shawn_cirton@fws.gov Recipients:

"Logan, Dennis" <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 5759 10/21/2015 9:25:03 AM Braidwood Power Plant Concurrence Letter.pdf 25188 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:

Recipients Received:

United States Department of the Interior US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REGION 3 Chicago Ecological Services Field Office 1250 S. Grove Suite103 Barrington, IL 60010-5010 Phone: (847) 381-2253 Fax: (847) 381-2285 IN REPLY REFER TO:

FWS/AES-CIFO/2013-CPA- 0057 October 20, 2015 David Wrona United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: 3WFN, 06A44M Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Mr. Wrona:

This serves as a follow-up to email correspondence and telephone calls between our offices, and responds to your letter dated March 19, 2015, requesting concurrence that the proposed license renewal of Braidwood Station may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), a federally threatened species, and the sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), a federally endangered species. Based on the information provided, we concur with your determinations. Further, as our May 6, 2015, letter indicated, if no tree clearing is proposed as part of the proposed action, a no effect determination would be appropriate for this action for the northern long-eared bat.

This concurrence letter concludes informal consultation with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Braidwood Station license renewal. We provide comment under the authority of, and in accordance with, the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 852, as amended P.L.91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1956 (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (54 Stat. 250, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 668-668d).

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Shawn Cirton at 847/381-2253, ext. 19.

Sincerely, Louise Clemency Field Supervisor

2 cc: NRC, Dennis Logan

NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Cirton, Shawn <shawn_cirton@fws.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 9:25 AM To: Logan, Dennis

Subject:

[External_Sender] Re: RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Attachments: Braidwood Power Plant Concurrence Letter.pdf

Dennis, Attached is the Service's concurrence letter for the Braidwood power plant.

Sincerely, Shawn Cirton Fish and Wildlife Biologist USFWS - Chicago Illinois Field Office 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 103 Barrington, IL 60010 (847)381-2253 xt.19 (847)366-2345 (work cell)

Wednesdays and Fridays - USACE - (312)846-5545 http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Logan, Dennis <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov> wrote:

Nancy, This would be an agency-to-agency conversation, so NRC would prefer that you not listen in. If something comes out of this conversation that would affect Exelon, either FWS or NRC will let you know.

Dennis From: Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc) [4]

Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 9:09 AM To: Logan, Dennis <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov>; Cirton, Shawn <shawn_cirton@fws.gov>

Subject:

[External_Sender] RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge 1

Hi Dennis & Shawn --

Any chance that I could listen in on your conversation?

Im available any time today.

Nancy Nancy L. Ranek License Renewal Environmental Lead Exelon Generation, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: 610-765-5369 Fax: 610-765-5658 Email: nancy.ranek@exeloncorp.com From: Logan, Dennis [5]

Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:38 AM To: Cirton, Shawn Cc: Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc)

Subject:

RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge

Shawn, Very good. I will call you this morning.

Dennis 2

From: Cirton, Shawn [6]

Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:02 PM To: Logan, Dennis <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov>

Cc: Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc) <Nancy.Ranek@exeloncorp.com>

Subject:

[External_Sender] Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge

Dennis, I've reviewed the mussel survey. Please let me know when you are available to discuss this week. The only day that I am not available to discuss this week is Wednesday.

Thanks, Shawn Cirton Fish and Wildlife Biologist USFWS - Chicago Illinois Field Office 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 103 Barrington, IL 60010 (847)381-2253 xt.19 (847)366-2345 (work cell)

Wednesdays and Fridays - USACE - (312)846-5545 http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Cirton, Shawn <shawn_cirton@fws.gov> wrote:

Thanks Nancy. I will review the report as soon as I am able...

Shawn Cirton 3

Fish and Wildlife Biologist USFWS - Chicago Illinois Field Office 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 103 Barrington, IL 60010 (847)381-2253 xt.19 (847)366-2345 (work cell)

Wednesdays and Fridays - USACE - (312)846-5545 http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Ranek, Nancy L.:(GenCo-Nuc) <Nancy.Ranek@exeloncorp.com> wrote:

Hi Rick and Shawn -

Paper copies of the attached report and its cover letter, which I will send to you electronically by separate email due to file sizes, are being sent today by FedEx to the NRC Document Control Desk, Department of Interior (Lindy Nelson, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Shawn Cirton, Chicago Illinois Field Office).

I will be out of the office beginning tomorrow (9/30) through 10/11. I will return to the office on 10/12. I will be checking email at least once per day in my absence.

If there are questions about the report during my absence, please send me email and I will reply within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. If you need immediate assistance, please send a copy of your email to Rebecca Maddox who is our corporate Senior Environmental Specialist for Braidwood Station.

Thanks.

Nancy Nancy L. Ranek License Renewal Environmental Lead 4

Exelon Generation, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: 610-765-5369 Fax: 610-765-5658 Email: nancy.ranek@exeloncorp.com This Email message and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, legally privileged, confidential and/or subject to copyright belonging to Exelon Corporation or its affiliates ("Exelon"). This Email is intended solely for the use of the person(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this Email to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this Email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete this Email and any copies. Exelon policies expressly prohibit employees from making defamatory or offensive statements and infringing any copyright or any other legal right by Email communication. Exelon will not accept any liability in respect of such communications. -EXCIP 5

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 2479 Mail Envelope Properties (CAKJ12=9u=MifDvVVSWW0npR=kbJjP7zaUWrK-01Z5awJV=9Wag)

Subject:

[External_Sender] Re: RE: Re: 1 of 2: Final Report: Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Sent Date: 10/21/2015 9:24:49 AM Received Date: 10/21/2015 9:25:03 AM From: Cirton, Shawn Created By: shawn_cirton@fws.gov Recipients:

"Logan, Dennis" <Dennis.Logan@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 5759 10/21/2015 9:25:03 AM Braidwood Power Plant Concurrence Letter.pdf 25188 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:

Recipients Received:

United States Department of the Interior US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REGION 3 Chicago Ecological Services Field Office 1250 S. Grove Suite103 Barrington, IL 60010-5010 Phone: (847) 381-2253 Fax: (847) 381-2285 IN REPLY REFER TO:

FWS/AES-CIFO/2013-CPA- 0057 October 20, 2015 David Wrona United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: 3WFN, 06A44M Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Mr. Wrona:

This serves as a follow-up to email correspondence and telephone calls between our offices, and responds to your letter dated March 19, 2015, requesting concurrence that the proposed license renewal of Braidwood Station may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), a federally threatened species, and the sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus), a federally endangered species. Based on the information provided, we concur with your determinations. Further, as our May 6, 2015, letter indicated, if no tree clearing is proposed as part of the proposed action, a no effect determination would be appropriate for this action for the northern long-eared bat.

This concurrence letter concludes informal consultation with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Braidwood Station license renewal. We provide comment under the authority of, and in accordance with, the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 852, as amended P.L.91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1956 (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (54 Stat. 250, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 668-668d).

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Shawn Cirton at 847/381-2253, ext. 19.

Sincerely, Louise Clemency Field Supervisor

2 cc: NRC, Dennis Logan