ML082620404

License Renewal Application Review (Fr#: 07-206-HK)

ML082620404
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	10/01/2008
From:	Rani Franovich License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Pierce S State of WV, Div of Culture & History Preservation Office
Sayoc, Manny, NRR/DLR/RLRB 415-1924
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FR# 07-206-HK
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October 1, 2008

Ms. Susan M. Pierce Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer West Virginia Division of Culture & History The Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.

Charleston, WV 25305-0300

SUBJECT:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (FR#: 07-206-HK)

Dear Ms. Pierce:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing an application to renew the operating license for the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS), Units 1 and 2, which is located in Shippingport, PA about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, PA. BVPS is owned and operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company. 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 November 2, 2007, a copy of the draft supplement is enclosed. Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c),

we are requesting your comments on the draft supplement and on our preliminary conclusions regarding historic properties.

As stated in our November 2, 2007, letter 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 BVPS license renewal as including the BVPS 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 fifteen 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 environmental impact statement 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 det ermination is t hat no historic properties will be affected by the proposed action.

Please note that the period for public comment expires on December 3, 2008. If your office requires additional time, or if there are any other questions regarding this correspondence, please have your representative contact the NRC Project Manager, Mr. Emmanuel Sayoc, at 301-415-1924 or Emmanuel.Sayoc@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, \RA\ Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosure:

As stated

cc w/encl: See next page

1. Letter w/Svc List, FRN: ML2620404

2. ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 36

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3. Pkg: ML082630506 OFFICE LA:DLR: PM:DLR:RPB2 PM:DLR:RPB2 BCDLR:RPB2 NAME SFigueroa ESayoc KHoward RFranovich

DATE 09/23/08 09/26/08 09/26/08 10/01/08 Letter to B. Franco from R. Franovich dated October 01, 2008

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BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW (SHPO NO. ER 85-0426-007-C)

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Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2

cc: Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308

James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308

Danny L. Pace Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308

Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308

David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149

Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308

Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

Richard Anderson Vice President, Nuclear Support FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308

Manager, Fleet Licensing FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308

Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305

Director, Utilit ies Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2

cc: Jennifer Kagel Pennsylvania Field Office 315 South Allen St. Suite 322 State College, PA 16801-4850

Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Dr.

Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364

Dr. Judith Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803

Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469

Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077

Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077

Tony Gonyea Onondaga Nation RR#1, Route 11A Box 319B Via Nedrow, NY 13120

Cliff Custer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

Mike Banko FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

Julie Firestone FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

Sherry White Cultural Preservation Officer Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1, P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416

Greg Bunker Director Environmental/NEPA Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1, P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416