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{{#Wiki_filter:Preliminary Results of Environmental Review Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 31, 2007 2 Purpose of Today's MeetingDiscuss NRC's license renewal processDescribe the environmental review processDiscuss the results of our reviewProvide the review scheduleDescribe how to submit commentsAccept any comments you may have today 3 NRC's Regulatory OversightAtomic Energy ActIssue operating licenses for commercial nuclear power reactorsRegulate civilian use of nuclear
{{#Wiki_filter:Preliminary Results of Environmental Review Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 31, 2007


materialsNRC's MissionPublic health and safetyPromote common defense and securityProtect the environment 4 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License RenewalOperating license expires March 21, 2012 Application requests authorization to operate Vermont Yankee for an additional 20 years 5 License Renewal ProcessEnvironmentalEnvironmental Review Review NRC Decision NRC DecisionOn Application**On Application**
Purpose of Todays Meeting 3/4 Discuss NRCs license renewal process 3/4 Describe the environmental review process 3/4 Discuss the results of our review 3/4 Provide the review schedule 3/4 Describe how to submit comments 3/4 Accept any comments you may have today 2
* Request for Hearing is Granted
** Available at www.nrc.gov License Renewal License Renewal Application**
Application**
submitted to NRC submitted to NRC Safety Safety Review Review Independent Independent Review Review Hearings*Hearings*
6 Safety Review Process (10 CFR Part 54)Safety ReviewReview of application and supporting documentationOn-site auditsOn-site inspectionsIssuance of Safety Evaluation Report (SER)Independent review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 7 Ongoing Regulatory OversightEmergency Planning10 CFR 50.47Security10 CFR Part 73Current Safety Performancehttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OV ERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html 8 Environmental Review ProcessLicense Renewal Application**
Submitted to NRCLocal Public Information/ScopingMeetingEnvironmental Review SiteEnvironmentalAudit DraftSupplement To GEIS Issued**Meeting/Comments On DraftFinalSupplement To GEIS Issued**HearingsNRC Decision on Application
** Available at www.nrc.gov 9 Environmental Review (10 CFR Part 51)National Environmental Policy Act requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impactsNRC prepares an Environmental Im pact Statement (EIS) for all proposed license renewalsScopeGeneric Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)Site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Focused on assessment of site-specific issues The staff also looks for new and significant inform ation on generic conclusions reached in the GEIS 10 Decision Standard for Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal


for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
NRCs Regulatory Oversight 3/4 Atomic Energy Act 3/4Issue operating licenses for commercial nuclear power reactors 3/4Regulate civilian use of nuclear materials 3/4 NRCs Mission 3/4Public health and safety 3/4Promote common defense and security 3/4Protect the environment                3


are so great that preserving the option of
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License Renewal 3/4 Operating license expires March 21, 2012 3/4 Application requests authorization to operate Vermont Yankee for an additional 20 years 4


license renewal for energy planning
License Renewal Process Safety Review Independent Review License Renewal Application**
submitted to NRC              Hearings*              NRC Decision On Application**
Environmental Review Request for Hearing is Granted Available at www.nrc.gov                                          5


decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
Safety Review Process (10 CFR Part 54) 3/4 Safety Review 3/4Review of application and supporting documentation 3/4On-site audits 3/4On-site inspections 3/4Issuance of Safety Evaluation Report (SER) 3/4 Independent review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 6
11 Application Submitted Notice of Intent Scoping Public Meeting Scoping Comments Due Scoping Summary Report Draft SEIS Issued


Draft SEIS Public Meeting Draft SEIS Comments Due Final SEIS Issued Vermont Yankee Environmental Review Milestones January 27, 2006 April 21, 2006 June 7, 2006 June 23, 2006 October 30, 2006 December 13, 2006 January 31, 2007 March 7, 2007 August 2007 12 Team Expertise Regulatory Regulatory Compliance ComplianceRadiationRadiation Protection ProtectionTerrestrialTerrestrialEcologyEcology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric ScienceSocioeconomics/Socioeconomics/Environmental JusticeEnvironmental Justice Land Use Land UseArchaeology/Historical ResourcesArchaeology/Historical ResourcesHydrologyHydrologyAquaticAquaticEcologyEcology 13 Analysis ApproachPotentialPotential New Issue New Issue Generic Environmenta l Impact Statement Generic Environmenta l Impact Statement (GEIS)(GEIS)Category 1 Issues Category 2 Issues Category 1 Issues Category 2 Issues New and New and Significant SignificantInfo?Info?GEIS: Impacts SameGEIS: Impacts Same At All Sites At All SitesGEIS: Analyze GEIS: Analyze Impacts At All Sites Impacts At All SitesPerform SitePerform Site
Ongoing Regulatory Oversight 3/4Emergency Planning 3/410 CFR 50.47 3/4Security 3/410 CFR Part 73 3/4Current Safety Performance 3/4 http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html 7
--Specific AnalysisSpecific Analysis Adopt the Adopt theGEIS ConclusionGEIS ConclusionValidatedValidated New Issue?
New Issue?No FurtherNo FurtherAnalysisAnalysis NO NO YES YES 14 How Impacts are QuantifiedNRC-defined impact levels:SMALL:  Effect is not detectable or too small to destabilize or noticeably alter any important attribute of the resourceMODERATE:  Effect is sufficient to alter noticeably, but not destabilize important attributes of the resourceLARGE:  Effect is clearly noticeable and sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resourceConsistent with the Council on Environmental Quality guidance for NEPA analyses 15 Information Gathering SEIS SEIS Public Public Comments Comments Staff Staff''s s Site Audit Site Audit License Renewal License Renewal Application Application State & Local State & Local Agencies Agencies Social Social Services Services Permitting Permitting Authorities Authorities 16 Environmental Impacts of Continued OperationCooling systemRadiological Threatened or endangered speciesCumulative impactsAccidents 17 Cooling System Impacts Cooling System Impacts*Category 2 issues-Water use conflicts (plants wi th cooling ponds or cooling towers using make-up water from a small river with low flow)-Entrainment of fish and s hellfish in early life stages-Impingement of fish and shellfish-Heat shock-Microbiological organisms (public health) (plants using lakes or canals, or cooling to wers or cooling ponds that discharge to a small river)*Preliminary findings-Impacts would be SMALL 18 Radiological ImpactsCategory 1 issuesRadiation exposures to the publicPreliminary findings regarding Vermont YankeeNo new and significant information identifiedGEIS concluded impacts would be SMALL 19 Threatened or Threatened or Endangered Species Endangered Species
*One threatened or endangered species occurs in the vicinity: the bald eagle
*No impacts expected to bald


eagle*Impacts would be SMALL 20 Cumulative Impacts of OperationImpacts of renewal term operations combined with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable
Environmental Review Process NRC Decision cense Renewal                                                          on Hearings Application**                                                      Application bmitted to NRC Final Local Public                    Meeting/  Supplement Information/                  Comments    To GEIS Scoping                      On Draft    Issued**
Meeting Site          Draft nvironmental                  Supplement Environmental Review                        To GEIS Audit Issued**
                                          ** Available at www.nrc.gov 8


future actionsEvaluated to end of 20-year renewal termGeographic boundaries dependent on resourceCumulative impacts would be SMALL 21 Other Environmental Impacts EvaluatedUranium fuel cycle and solid waste managementDecommissioning 22 AlternativesNo-actionAlternative energy sourcesNew generation (coal, natural gas, nuclear)Purchased electrical powerOther alternatives (wind, solar, conservation)Combination of alternativesEnvironmental effects of alternatives in at least some impact categories reach MODERATE or LARGE significance 23 Preliminary ConclusionsGEIS conclusions on Category 1 issues adoptedImpacts resulting from Category 2 issues are
Environmental Review (10 CFR Part 51) 3/4 National Environmental Policy Act requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts 3/4 NRC prepares an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for all proposed license renewals 3/4 Scope 3/4 Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) 3/4 Site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 3/4 Focused on assessment of site-specific issues 3/4 The staff also looks for new and significant information on generic conclusions reached in the GEIS 9


of SMALL significanceEnvironmental effects of alternatives may
Decision Standard for Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
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reach MODERATE or LARGE significance 24 Postulated AccidentsDesign-basis accidentsSevere accidentsSevere accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs) 25 Preliminary Results of Preliminary Results of SAMA Evaluation SAMA Evaluation302 potential SAMAs consideredNumber of SAMAs reduced to 66 based on screening process Detailed cost-benefit analysis shows that 6
Environmental Review Milestones Application Submitted      January 27, 2006 Notice of Intent              April 21, 2006 Scoping Public Meeting        June 7, 2006 Scoping Comments Due          June 23, 2006 Scoping Summary Report      October 30, 2006 Draft SEIS Issued        December 13, 2006 Draft SEIS Public Meeting  January 31, 2007 Draft SEIS Comments Due      March 7, 2007 Final SEIS Issued              August 2007 11


SAMAs could be cost beneficialNone of these are related to managing the
Team Expertise Atmospheric Science Radiation  Regulatory Protection Compliance Socioeconomics/                      Terrestrial Environmental Justice                    Ecology Aquatic Land Use                      Ecology Archaeology/Historical Resources Hydrology 12


effects of aging. Therefore, none are required
Analysis Approach Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)
Category 1 Issues            Category 2 Issues GEIS: Impacts Same                GEIS: Analyze          Potential At All Sites                Impacts At All Sites    New Issue New and      YES                              YES Perform Site-          Validated Significant Specific Analysis      New Issue?
Info?
NO                                                  NO Adopt the                                          No Further GEIS Conclusion                                        Analysis  13


to be implemented as part of license renewal 26 Environmental Review MilestonesDraft SEIS issued -
How Impacts are Quantified 3/4 NRC-defined impact levels:
December 13, 2006Comment period ends -
3/4 SMALL: Effect is not detectable or too small to destabilize or noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource 3/4 MODERATE: Effect is sufficient to alter noticeably, but not destabilize important attributes of the resource 3/4 LARGE: Effect is clearly noticeable and sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource 3/4 Consistent with the Council on Environmental Quality guidance for NEPA analyses 14
March 7 , 2007Issuance of Final SEIS -
 
August 2007 27 Additional Information Additional Information*NRC contact: Mr. Richard Em ch (800) 368-5642,   Ext. 1590*Documents located at the *Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT *Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT *Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, NH*Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, MA *Draft SEIS can also be viewed at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/s r1437/supplement30/index.html 28 Submitting Comments Submitting CommentsBy mail:Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555By e-mail:VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.govIn person:11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 29}}
Information Gathering Public Comments Staffs                    License Renewal Site Audit                      Application SEIS State & Local                      Social Agencies                        Services Permitting Authorities                15
 
Environmental Impacts of Continued Operation 3/4Cooling system 3/4Radiological 3/4Threatened or endangered species 3/4Cumulative impacts 3/4Accidents 16
 
Cooling System Impacts
* Category 2 issues
  - Water use conflicts (plants with cooling ponds or cooling towers using make-up water from a small river with low flow)
  - Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages
  - Impingement of fish and shellfish
  - Heat shock
  - Microbiological organisms (public health) (plants using lakes or canals, or cooling towers or cooling ponds that discharge to a small river)
* Preliminary findings
  - Impacts would be SMALL 17
 
Radiological Impacts 3/4 Category 1 issues 3/4 Radiation exposures to the public 3/4 Preliminary findings regarding Vermont Yankee 3/4 No new and significant information identified 3/4 GEIS concluded impacts would be SMALL 18
 
Threatened or Endangered Species One threatened or endangered species occurs in the vicinity: the bald eagle No impacts expected to bald eagle Impacts would be SMALL 19
 
Cumulative Impacts of Operation 3/4 Impacts of renewal term operations combined with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions 3/4Evaluated to end of 20-year renewal term 3/4Geographic boundaries dependent on resource 3/4 Cumulative impacts would be SMALL 20
 
Other Environmental Impacts Evaluated 3/4 Uranium fuel cycle and solid waste management 3/4 Decommissioning 21
 
Alternatives 3/4 No-action 3/4 Alternative energy sources 3/4 New generation (coal, natural gas, nuclear) 3/4 Purchased electrical power 3/4 Other alternatives (wind, solar, conservation) 3/4 Combination of alternatives 3/4 Environmental effects of alternatives in at least some impact categories reach MODERATE or LARGE significance 22
 
Preliminary Conclusions 3/4 GEIS conclusions on Category 1 issues adopted 3/4 Impacts resulting from Category 2 issues are of SMALL significance 3/4 Environmental effects of alternatives may reach MODERATE or LARGE significance 23
 
Postulated Accidents 3/4 Design-basis accidents 3/4 Severe accidents 3/4Severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs) 24
 
Preliminary Results of SAMA Evaluation 3/4 302 potential SAMAs considered 3/4 Number of SAMAs reduced to 66 based on screening process 3/4 Detailed cost-benefit analysis shows that 6 SAMAs could be cost beneficial 3/4 None of these are related to managing the effects of aging. Therefore, none are required to be implemented as part of license renewal 25
 
Environmental Review Milestones 3/4 Draft SEIS issued - December 13, 2006 3/4 Comment period ends - March 7, 2007 3/4 Issuance of Final SEIS - August 2007 26
 
Additional Information
* NRC contact: Mr. Richard Emch (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1590
* Documents located at the
* Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT
* Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
* Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, NH
* Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, MA
* Draft SEIS can also be viewed at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement30/index.html 27
 
Submitting Comments 3/4 By mail:   Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555 3/4 By e-mail: VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov 3/4 In person: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland                 28
 
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Preliminary Results of Environmental Review Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 31, 2007

Purpose of Todays Meeting 3/4 Discuss NRCs license renewal process 3/4 Describe the environmental review process 3/4 Discuss the results of our review 3/4 Provide the review schedule 3/4 Describe how to submit comments 3/4 Accept any comments you may have today 2

NRCs Regulatory Oversight 3/4 Atomic Energy Act 3/4Issue operating licenses for commercial nuclear power reactors 3/4Regulate civilian use of nuclear materials 3/4 NRCs Mission 3/4Public health and safety 3/4Promote common defense and security 3/4Protect the environment 3

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License Renewal 3/4 Operating license expires March 21, 2012 3/4 Application requests authorization to operate Vermont Yankee for an additional 20 years 4

License Renewal Process Safety Review Independent Review License Renewal Application**

submitted to NRC Hearings* NRC Decision On Application**

Environmental Review Request for Hearing is Granted Available at www.nrc.gov 5

Safety Review Process (10 CFR Part 54) 3/4 Safety Review 3/4Review of application and supporting documentation 3/4On-site audits 3/4On-site inspections 3/4Issuance of Safety Evaluation Report (SER) 3/4 Independent review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 6

Ongoing Regulatory Oversight 3/4Emergency Planning 3/410 CFR 50.47 3/4Security 3/410 CFR Part 73 3/4Current Safety Performance 3/4 http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html 7

Environmental Review Process NRC Decision cense Renewal on Hearings Application** Application bmitted to NRC Final Local Public Meeting/ Supplement Information/ Comments To GEIS Scoping On Draft Issued**

Meeting Site Draft nvironmental Supplement Environmental Review To GEIS Audit Issued**

    • Available at www.nrc.gov 8

Environmental Review (10 CFR Part 51) 3/4 National Environmental Policy Act requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts 3/4 NRC prepares an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for all proposed license renewals 3/4 Scope 3/4 Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) 3/4 Site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 3/4 Focused on assessment of site-specific issues 3/4 The staff also looks for new and significant information on generic conclusions reached in the GEIS 9

Decision Standard for Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

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Environmental Review Milestones Application Submitted January 27, 2006 Notice of Intent April 21, 2006 Scoping Public Meeting June 7, 2006 Scoping Comments Due June 23, 2006 Scoping Summary Report October 30, 2006 Draft SEIS Issued December 13, 2006 Draft SEIS Public Meeting January 31, 2007 Draft SEIS Comments Due March 7, 2007 Final SEIS Issued August 2007 11

Team Expertise Atmospheric Science Radiation Regulatory Protection Compliance Socioeconomics/ Terrestrial Environmental Justice Ecology Aquatic Land Use Ecology Archaeology/Historical Resources Hydrology 12

Analysis Approach Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)

Category 1 Issues Category 2 Issues GEIS: Impacts Same GEIS: Analyze Potential At All Sites Impacts At All Sites New Issue New and YES YES Perform Site- Validated Significant Specific Analysis New Issue?

Info?

NO NO Adopt the No Further GEIS Conclusion Analysis 13

How Impacts are Quantified 3/4 NRC-defined impact levels:

3/4 SMALL: Effect is not detectable or too small to destabilize or noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource 3/4 MODERATE: Effect is sufficient to alter noticeably, but not destabilize important attributes of the resource 3/4 LARGE: Effect is clearly noticeable and sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource 3/4 Consistent with the Council on Environmental Quality guidance for NEPA analyses 14

Information Gathering Public Comments Staffs License Renewal Site Audit Application SEIS State & Local Social Agencies Services Permitting Authorities 15

Environmental Impacts of Continued Operation 3/4Cooling system 3/4Radiological 3/4Threatened or endangered species 3/4Cumulative impacts 3/4Accidents 16

Cooling System Impacts

  • Category 2 issues

- Water use conflicts (plants with cooling ponds or cooling towers using make-up water from a small river with low flow)

- Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages

- Impingement of fish and shellfish

- Heat shock

- Microbiological organisms (public health) (plants using lakes or canals, or cooling towers or cooling ponds that discharge to a small river)

  • Preliminary findings

- Impacts would be SMALL 17

Radiological Impacts 3/4 Category 1 issues 3/4 Radiation exposures to the public 3/4 Preliminary findings regarding Vermont Yankee 3/4 No new and significant information identified 3/4 GEIS concluded impacts would be SMALL 18

Threatened or Endangered Species One threatened or endangered species occurs in the vicinity: the bald eagle No impacts expected to bald eagle Impacts would be SMALL 19

Cumulative Impacts of Operation 3/4 Impacts of renewal term operations combined with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions 3/4Evaluated to end of 20-year renewal term 3/4Geographic boundaries dependent on resource 3/4 Cumulative impacts would be SMALL 20

Other Environmental Impacts Evaluated 3/4 Uranium fuel cycle and solid waste management 3/4 Decommissioning 21

Alternatives 3/4 No-action 3/4 Alternative energy sources 3/4 New generation (coal, natural gas, nuclear) 3/4 Purchased electrical power 3/4 Other alternatives (wind, solar, conservation) 3/4 Combination of alternatives 3/4 Environmental effects of alternatives in at least some impact categories reach MODERATE or LARGE significance 22

Preliminary Conclusions 3/4 GEIS conclusions on Category 1 issues adopted 3/4 Impacts resulting from Category 2 issues are of SMALL significance 3/4 Environmental effects of alternatives may reach MODERATE or LARGE significance 23

Postulated Accidents 3/4 Design-basis accidents 3/4 Severe accidents 3/4Severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs) 24

Preliminary Results of SAMA Evaluation 3/4 302 potential SAMAs considered 3/4 Number of SAMAs reduced to 66 based on screening process 3/4 Detailed cost-benefit analysis shows that 6 SAMAs could be cost beneficial 3/4 None of these are related to managing the effects of aging. Therefore, none are required to be implemented as part of license renewal 25

Environmental Review Milestones 3/4 Draft SEIS issued - December 13, 2006 3/4 Comment period ends - March 7, 2007 3/4 Issuance of Final SEIS - August 2007 26

Additional Information

  • NRC contact: Mr. Richard Emch (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1590
  • Documents located at the
  • Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT
  • Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
  • Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, NH
  • Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, MA

Submitting Comments 3/4 By mail: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555 3/4 By e-mail: VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov 3/4 In person: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 28

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