ML24100A839

Response from State of Tn Regarding Review of Environmental Assessment for Watts Bar Exemption Request

ML24100A839
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	04/09/2024
From:	Bingaman J State of TN, Dept of Environment & Conservation, Div of Radiological Health
To:	Christine Pineda NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ERMB
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• • • T hi s i s a n E X T E R N A L e m ail. Pl e a s e e x er ci s e c a uti o n. D O N O T o p e n att a c h m e nt s or cli c k li n k s fr o m u n k n o w n s e n d er s or u n e x p e ct e d e m ail - S T S-S e c urit y. ***

H ell o J erry, As I i n dic at e d i n my e m ail t o y o u of M arc h 2 6, I a m att ac hi n g a dr aft e nvir o n m e nt al ass ess m e nt f or a n ex e m pti o n, i n acc or d a nc e wit h Titl e 1 0 of t h e C o d e of F e d er al R e g ul ati o ns 7 2. 7, fr o m c ert ai n r e q uir e m e nts a p plic a bl e t o t h e us e of HI-S T O R M 1 0 0 C ask Syst e m or t h e HI-S T O R M Fl o o d/ Wi n d ( F W) M ulti-p ur p os e C a nist er ( M P C) St or a g e Syst e m. Pl e as e r evi e w t h e att ac h e d dr aft E A a n d l et m e k n o w if y o u h av e a ny c o m m e nts by A pril 2 2, 2 0 2 4. I a p ol o giz e f or t h e q uick t ur n ar o u n d o n t his m att er.

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T h a nk y o u, C hristi n e C h risti n e Pi n e d a E nvir o n me ntal Pr oject Ma nager U.S. N uclear Reg ulat ory C o m missi o n Christi ne. Pi ne da @ nrc.g ov 3 0 1-4 1 5-6 7 8 9 Fr o m: C hristi n e Pi n e d a S e nt: T u es d ay, M arc h 2 6, 2 0 2 4 1 1: 5 6 A M T o: J erry. Bi n g a m a n @t n. g ov Cc: Jill C av erly <Jill. C av erly @ nrc. g ov>

S u bj ect: U pc o mi n g r e q u est f or St at e c o m m e nts r e g ar di n g a n e nvir o n m e nt al ass ess m e nt D e ar J erry Bi n g a m a n, I a m writi n g t o y o u o n b e h alf of t h e U. S. N ucl e ar R e g ul at ory C o m missi o n ( N R C) r e g ar di n g a lic e nsi n g acti o n f or t h e T e n n ess e e V all ey A ut h ority ( T V A) W atts B ar N ucl e ar Pl a nt, u nits 1 a n d 2. T h e p ur p os e of t his e m ail is t o al ert y o u t o a n u pc o mi n g dr aft e nvir o n m e nt al ass ess m e nt ( E A) t h at t h e N R C will s e n d t o y o u i n a dv a nc e of a lic e nsi n g d ecisi o n. T h e N R Cs lic e nsi n g acti o n ass oci at e d wit h t his E A is hi g h-pri ority a n d ti m e s e nsitiv e, a n d w e pl a n t o s e n d y o u t h e dr aft E A by A pril 8, 2 0 2 4. If y o u h av e a ny c o m m e nts r e g ar di n g t h e i nf or m ati o n i n t h e E A or t h e N R Cs pr o p os e d lic e nsi n g acti o n, w e will r e q u est t h at y o u pr ovi d e t h e m as s o o n as p ossi bl e, b ut n o l at er t h a n t e n d ays aft er r ec eivi n g t h e E A.

T h e N R C st aff is d ev el o pi n g t h e E A t o ass ess t h e i m p acts t o t h e e nvir o n m e nt fr o m t h e pr o p os e d acti o n, w hic h is a n ex e m pti o n, i n acc or d a nc e wit h Titl e 1 0 of t h e C o d e of F e d er al R e g ul ati o ns 7 2. 7, fr o m c ert ai n r e q uir e m e nts a p plic a bl e t o t h e us e of t h e HI-S T O R M Fl o o d/ Wi n d M ulti-p ur p os e C a nist er St or a g e Syst e m. S p ecific ally, T V A is r e q u esti n g a n ex e m pti o n fr o m r e q uir e m e nts t h at w o ul d pr ev e nt t h e m fr o m b ei n g a bl e t o st or e s p e nt n ucl e ar f u el i n c ert ai n st or a g e syst e ms t h at c o nt ai n a d esi g n v ari a nt t h at h as n ot y et b e e n a p pr ov e d by t h e N R C.

If I h av e i nc orr ectly i d e ntifi e d y o u as t h e a p pr o pri at e c o nt act, I ki n dly ask t h at y o u dir ect m e t o t h e a p pr o pri at e St at e offici al f or r evi e w of t his m att er. Pl e as e f e el fr e e t o c o nt act m e or my c oll e a g u e, Jill C av erly (c o pi e d), if y o u h av e q u esti o ns or c o nc er ns.

Ki n d R e g ar ds, C hristi n e C h risti n e Pi n e d a E nvir o n me ntal Pr oject Ma nager E nvir o n me ntal Ce nter of E x pertise U.S. N uclear Reg ulat ory C o m missi o n Christi ne. Pi ne da @ nrc.g ov 3 0 1-4 1 5-6 7 8 9