ML072140306

LRA Noi for Scoping - Letter

ML072140306
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	08/21/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Leous, JP, DLR/REBB 301-415-2864
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August 21, 2007Mr. Tom E. TynanVice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Tynan:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has received your applicationdated June 27, 2007, for the renewal of Operating License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2, respectively. A Notice of Acceptancefor Docketing and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing were published in the Federal Register onAugust 21, 2007 (72 FR 46680). In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, Southern NuclearOperating Company (SNC) submitted an environmental report (ER). This letter provides information related to the staff's review of the VEGP, Units 1 and 2, ER.The NRC has prepared a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statementand Conduct Scoping Process, advising the public that the NRC intends to gather informationnecessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commission's

?Generic EnvironmentalImpact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," (NUREG-1437), related to the reviewof the VEGP, Units 1 and 2, license renewal application. Enclosed is a copy of the NOI, whichhas been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, SNC is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process. As discussed in the enclosed notice, the NRC staff is providing the public with the opportunity toparticipate in two environmental scoping meetings to be held on Thursday September 27, 2007.The meetings will be held at the Augusta Technical College, Waynesboro Campus Auditorium, 216 Highway 24 South, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830. The first session will be held in the afternoon, and the second session, covering the same subjects, will be held in the evening. The NRC staff will present an overview of the environmental review process and will describe how the process will be implemented for the review of the VEGP, Units 1 and 2, license renewal application. SNC is invited to participate in both sessions of the meeting. A separate NRC meeting notice with a more detailed agenda is forthcoming. You will beprovided a copy of that notice.

T. Tynan-2-In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contactthe NRC's Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Justin P. Leous, at 301-415-2864 or via e-mail at JPL1@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425

Enclosure:

Federal Register Noticecc w/encl: See next page T. Tynan-2-In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contactthe NRC's Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Justin P. Leous, at 301-415-2864 or via e-mail at JPL1@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425

Enclosure:

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cc:Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830Mr. N. J. StringfellowManager, Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295Mr. Jeffrey T. GasserExecutive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295Mr. Steven M. JacksonSenior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30328-4684Mr. Reece McAlisterExecutive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334Mr. Harold Reheis, DirectorDepartment of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334Attorney GeneralLaw Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334Mr. Laurence BergenOglethorpe Power Corporation 2100 East Exchange Place P.O. Box 1349 Tucker, GA 30085-1349Arthur H. Domby, EsquireTroutman Sanders Nations Bank Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308-2216Resident InspectorVogtle Plant 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830Office of the County CommissionerBurke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830Ms. Julie KeysNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

Mr. Thomas C. Moorer Southern Company 42 Inverness Center Parkway Birmingham, AL 35242Mr. David Kyler, Executive DirectorCenter for a Sustainable Coast 221 Mallory Street, Suite B St. Simons Island, GA 31522Ms. Sara BarczakSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy 428 Bull Street, Suite 201 Savannah, GA 31401Ms. Bobbie Paul, Executive DirectorAtlanta Women's Action for New Directions 250 Georgia Avenue, SE, Suite 202 Atlanta, GA 30312 Savannah River Site Campaign CoordinatorBlue Ridge Environmental Defense League 3417 Sutton Place Augusta, GA 30906 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2

cc:-2-Mr. Don L. Klima, DirectorAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Federal Agency Programs 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004

Mr. Strant Colwell, Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4270 Norwich Street Brunswick, GA 31520Mr. David BernhartAssistant Regional Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701Dr. Ray LuceHistoric Preservation Division/DNR 34 Peachtree Street NW, Suite1600 Atlanta, GA 30303-2316