ML12086A167

Change to the Schedule for the Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Seabrook, Unit 1

ML12086A167
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/26/2012
From:	Mary Spencer NRC/OGC
To:	Kennedy M, Paul Ryerson, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
RAS 22081, 50-443-LR, ASLBP 10-906-02-LR-BD01
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March 26, 2012 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of NEXTERA ENERGY SEABROOK, LLC (Seabrook Station, Unit 1)

Docket No. 50-443-LR RE: Change to the Schedule for the Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement

Dear Administrative Judges:

This letter informs the Board that the NRC Staff has revised the schedule for completion of the environmental review. The attached letter from Melanie Galloway, Acting Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, to Paul Freeman, Site Vice President, NextEra Seabrook, LLC, explains that the date for completion of the environmental review is to be determined due to NextEras submission of a supplement to the Seabrook license renewal application environmental report.

Sincerely, Signed (electronically) by Mary B. Spencer Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-1324 E-mail: mary.spencer@nrc.gov Date of signature: March 26, 2012

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 22,2012 Mr. Paul Freeman, Site Vice President clo Mr. Michael O'Keefe NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME3959)

Dear Mr. Freeman:

By letter dated May 25,2010, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, (NextEra) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew Operating License NPF-86 for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook),

for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff).

On March 19, 2012, NextEra submitted a supplement to the Seabrook license renewal application (LRA) Environmental Report detailing updates to the Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives analysis. As a result of this additional information, the NRC will not be able to issue the final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) regarding the Seabrook LRA in March 2012, as was previously scheduled. In order to allow sufficient time to assess the impact that the additional submittal will have on the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule, the NRC will revise the current schedule to indicate the date of issuance for the Seabrook FSEIS as "to be determined." Once the impact to the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule has been assessed, the NRC will issue a revised schedule letter, detailing the revised FSEIS issuance date.

If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Mr. Michael Wentzel, Project Manager for the review of the Seabrook LRA environmental review, by telephone at 301-415-6459 or bye-mail at michael.wentzel@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

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Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Listserv

SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive license renewal application (LRA) 6/1/10 6/1/10 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA availability 6/14/10 6/16/10 Publish FRN - acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing 7/23/10 7/21/10 Publish FRN - Intent to conduct Environmental Scoping 7/23/10 7/10/10 Public Meeting - License Renewal Overview and Environmental Scoping 8/19/10 8/19/10 Meeting Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 9/20/10 10/20/10 Environmental scoping period ends 9/21/10 9/21/10 Audit - Environmental 10/4/10 10/5/10 Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) Aug 2011 8/1/11 f-- .. --~ .. ---------------~----- -----~~--- ---_._- -- -- -~.~.--- --.-~"-".

Publish FRN - draft SEIS available for comments i Aug 2011 8/12/11 Public Meeting - draft SEIS meeting Sep 2011 9/15/11 End of draft SEIS comment period Nov 2011 10/26/11 Issue final SEIS TBD ENCLOSURE

March 22,2012 Mr. Paul Freeman, Site Vice President clo Mr. Michael O'Keefe NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SEABROOK STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME3959)

Dear Mr. Freeman:

By letter dated May 25, 2010, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, (NextEra) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew Operating License NPF-86 for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook),

for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff).

On March 19, 2012, NextEra submitted a supplement to the Seabrook license renewal application (LRA) Environmental Report detailing updates to the Severe Accidents Mitigation Alternatives analysis. As a result of this additional information, the NRC will not be able to issue the final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) regarding the Seabrook LRA in March 2012, as was previously scheduled. In order to allow sufficient time to assess the impact that the additional submittal will have on the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule, the NRC will revise the current schedule to indicate the date of issuance for the Seabrook FSEIS as "to be determined". Once the impact to the Seabrook LRA environmental review schedule has been assessed, the NRC will issue a revised schedule letter, detailing the revised FSEIS issuance date.

If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Mr. Michael Wentzel, Project Manager for the review of the Seabrook LRA environmental review, by telephone at 301-415-6459 or bye-mail at michael.wentzel@nrc.gov.

Sincerely.

IRA!

Melanie A. Galloway, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter regarding Change to the Schedule for the Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement, dated March 26, 2012, have been served upon the following by the Electronic Information Exchange, this 26th day of March, 2012.

Administrative Judge Office of Commission Appellate Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Adjudication Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Mail Stop - O-16G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: Paul.Ryerson@nrc.gov Office of the Secretary Administrative Judge Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Mail Stop: O-16G4 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov Anne Siarnacki, Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Administrative Judge Mail Stop: T-3F23 Dr. Richard E. Wardwell U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 E-mail: Anne.Siarnacki@nrc.go U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov

Steven Hamrick, Esq. David R. Lewis, Esq.

NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 801 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 220 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20037-1137 E-mail: Steven.hamrick@fpl.com E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com Raymond Shadis Mitchell Ross, Esq.

Friends of the Coast James Petro, Esq.

New England Coalition NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Post Office Box 98 700 Universe Boulevard Edgecomb, Maine 04556 Juno Beach, FL 33408 E-mail: shadis@prexar.com E-mail: mitch.ross@fpl.com James.petro@fpl.com Matthew Brock Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 18th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 E-mail: matthew.brock@state.ma.us Signed (electronically) by Mary B. Spencer Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-1324 E-mail: mary.spencer@nrc.gov Date of signature: March 26, 2012