ML14204A058

License Renewal Process and Environmental Scoping Meeting Slides

ML14204A058
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Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	07/23/2014
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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• Fermi 2 License Renewal Process and Environmental Scoping Meeting NRC Regulatory Oversight

• )o NRC's Governing Statutes

- Atomic Energy Act of 1954

- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

NRC's Mission

- Protect Public Health and Safety

- Promote Common Defense and Security

- Protect the Environment 1

Ongoing Regulatory Oversight Current Safety Performance http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Emergency Planning Security 3

1. _,-. Purpose of Today's Meeting Provide overview of license renewal review process

- Safety Review

- Environmental Review

Receive public input on environmental review

- Describe how to submit comments

- Accept comments today 4

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I Fermi 2 License Renewal Fermi 2 License Renewal Application Received on April 30, 2014 The current license expires on March 20, 2025 5

cck Contents of Application General information about the plant owner or operator Technical information about plant structures and components and how the applicant proposes to manage plant aging Environmental Report 6

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License Renewal Process

• If a Request for Hearing is Granted

1. In the Safety Review, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) conducts an independent review of the application

2. Findings from NRC region-based inspectors are used to inform the safety review 7

(-T:7l- !_i iLicense Renewal Safety Principles The regulatoryprocess, continued into the extended period of operation, is adequate to ensure that the current licensingbasis of all currently operatingplants provides an acceptable level of safety, with the possible exception of the detrimental effects of aging on certain systems, structures,and components, and possibly a few other issues related to safety only during the periodof extended operation,and

• Each plant's current licensingbasis is required to be maintainedduring the renewal term.

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Safety Review Focus Safety review focus is on the effects of aging on:

- Safety-related systems, structures, and components (SSCs)

- Non-safety related SSCs which, if they failed, could affect safety-related SSC functions

- SSCs relied upon for compliance with regulations

> Safety review is to determine if aging effects will be effectively managed 9

Safety Review Process

>Technical review by NRC staff

- Review application and supporting documentation

- On-site audits

- Issue Safety Evaluation Report

>On-site inspections by NRC staff

> Independent review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 10 5

Safety Review Milestones Application Received April 30, 2014 Notice of Opportunity for Hearing June 18, 2014 Environmental Scoping Meeting July 24, 2014 Hearing Opportunity Closes August 18, 2014 SER with Open Items September 2015 ACRS Subcommittee Meeting November 2015 Final SER Issued February 2016 ACRS Full Committee Meeting April 2016 11 Environmental Review National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

- Informs Federal decision making

- Public disclosure of environmental impacts and other considerations

>NRC's Environmental Regulations 10 CFR Part 51

)Staff prepares an Environmental Impact Statement 12 6

Reviewing Areas 13 Environmental Impact Statement Staff Evaluates Impacts to Resources

- Wildlife and Fish

- Water and Air Resources

- Historical or Cultural Resources

- Taxes, Community Development, Environmental Justice

- Human Health

- Land Use 14 7

Environmental Review (10 CFR Part 51)

Scoping Process

>Generic Environmental Impact Statement http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/srl 437/

>Site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

)New and significant information on generic conclusions reached in the GElS 15 Waste Confidence

> NRC Waste Confidence Rule (WC) addresses the environmental impacts of continued storage of spent fuel after the licensed life (including renewal).

> Consistent with Commission direction, Fermi 2 renewed license will not be issued until the issues related to waste confidence are appropriately addressed.

> Revised WC Rule and Generic Environmental Impact Statement is being developed by the WC Directorate, to be completed in Fall 2014.

• http://www.n rc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd.html 16 8

Scoping and Public Involvement IWhat about your community should the NRC focus on in the EIS?

)What local environmental issues should the NRC examine?

)What reasonable alternatives are appropriate for the area?

17 Role of Public Comments on Environmental Review 9

Submitting Comments on the Scope of the Environmental Review Provide written comments:

,/By mail: Chief, Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop 3WFN-06A44MP U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 V Website: http://www.reaulations.gov, I J

• w Docket ID NRC-2014-0109 V In person: 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 19 i';.

Environmental Review Milestones Application Received April 30, 2014 Notice of Receipt and Availability May 12, 2014 Notice of Opportunity for Hearing June 18, 2014 Notice of Intent for Scoping June 30, 2014 Environmental Scoping Meeting July 24, 2014 Petition to Request for Hearing Due August 18, 2014 Scoping Comments Due August 29, 2014 Draft SEIS Issued June 2015 Draft SEIS Public Meeting July 2015 Draft SEIS Comments Due August 2015 Final SEIS Issued February 2016 20 10

Additional Information Environmental Contact:

- Leslie Perkins, (800) 368-5642, ext. 2375 Safety Contact:

- Daneira Mel6ndez-Col6n, (800) 368-5642, ext. 3301 Documents located at:

- Ellis Library & Conference Center, 3700 South Cluster Road, Monroe, MI Documents can be viewed at the NRC site:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal

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