ML13227A388
| ML13227A388 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 08/13/2013 |
| From: | Wong M C NRC/NRR/DLR/RERGUB |
| To: | Barrett J, Blackhawk J, Cadue S, Dougherty M, Frank H G, Froman J P, Greendeer J, Lankford D G, Meshigaud K, Ortiz S, Salazar G, Sanache A, Thurman G, Wesaw M Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Shawnee, OK, Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Community, Hannahville Indian Community, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Sac and Fox Nation, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska |
| Larson E C, 415-1151 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13227A388 (33) | |
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August 13, 2013 Mr. Jon Greendeer, President Ho-Chunk Nation
W9814 Airport Road P.O. Box 667 Black River Falls, WI
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear President Greendeer:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.
50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv J. Quackenbush, THPO August 13, 2013 Mr. Douglas G. Lankford, Chief
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1326
Miami, OK 74355
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chief Lankford:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv G. Strack, THPO August 13, 2013 Mr. John P. Froman, Chief Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
118 S. Eight Tribes Trail P.O. Box 1527 Miami, Oklahoma 74355
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chief Froman:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv August 13, 2013 Mr. John "Rocky" Barrett, Chairman Citizen Potawatomi Nation
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
Shawnee, OK 74801
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Barrett:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv K. Mosteller, THPO August 13, 2013 Mr.Alvin Sanache, Chairman Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa/Meskwaki
349 Meskwaki Road Tama, IA 52339
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Sanache:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov
. Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv J.Buffalo, Historic Preservation Director August 13, 2013 Mr. Michael Dougherty, Chairperson Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
305 N. Main Street
Reserve, KS 66434
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairperson Dougherty:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov
. Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv
August 13, 2013 Mr. George Thurman, Principal Chief
Sac and Fox Nation Administration Building 920883 S. Hwy 99 Bldg A Stroud, OK 74079
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Principal Chief Thurman:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv S. Massey August 13, 2013 Mr. Matt Wesaw, Chairman
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 58620 Sink Road Box 180 Dowagiac, MI 49047
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Wesaw:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv M. Zimmerman, Jr., THPO August 13, 2013 Mr. Harold "Gus" Frank, Chairman Forest County Potawatomi
5416 Everybody's Rd.,
Crandon, WI 54520
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Frank:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
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August 13, 2013 Mr. Kenneth Meshigaud, Tribal Chairperson Hannahville Indian Community, Band of Potawatomi
N14911 Hannahville B-1 Rd.
Wilson MI, 49896
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Tribal Chairperson Meshigaud:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
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August 13, 2013 Mr. Steve Ortiz, Chairman
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation 16281 Q Road
Mayetta, KS 66509
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Ortiz:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
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August 13, 2013 Mr. John Blackhawk, Chairman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
100 Bluff Street PO Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Blackhawk:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping
process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop 3 WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv August 13, 2013 Mr. Steve Cadue, Chairman Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
1107 Goldfinch Rd.
Horton, KS 66439
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Cadue:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration
Mailstop 3WFN, 06A44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for
/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
cc w/encls: Listserv August 13, 2013 Mr. Gilbert Salazar, Chairman Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
105673 Oklahoma 102
McLoud, OK 74851
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Chairman Salazar:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review of the effects of renewing the operating license for Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and
2 (Braidwood).
Braidwood is located in Will County, Illinois, approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and 25 mile south southwest of Joliet, Illinois. Braidwood is operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon). The application for renewal was submitted by Exelon in a letter dated May 29, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years, and the license may be renewed for up to 20 years. The existing license for Unit 1 will expire on October 17, 2026 and Unit 2 will expire on December 18, 2027.
As part of the NRC's review, a site-specific supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to its "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The SEIS will include an analysis of environmental issues and will include analyses of potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
As your Tribe has historic ties to Illinois, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC's environmental revi ew of the application.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by September 27, 2013.
Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration
Mailstop 3WFN, 06a44M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov.
The Braidwood license renewal application is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/byron-braidwood.html and searching for docket ID NRC-2013-0169.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 21, 2013 at the Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood, IL 60408. The first meeting will convene at 2:00 pm and will continue until 4:00 pm, as necessary; the second meeting will convene at 7:00 pm and will continue until 9:00 pm, as necessary. The NRC expects to publish the draft SEIS in 2014. A copy of the document will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS, which is scheduled to be issued in 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the NRC's review of this license renewal application, please contact Emily Larson, Social Scientist, at 301-415-1151 or by e-mail at Emily.Larson@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA Dennis Logan for/
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius 3. Braidwood Site Area Map
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ML13191B336 OFFICE LA:DLR:RPB1 PM:DLR:RPB2RERB Technical Staff Member BC:DLR:RERB NAME YEdmonds TTran ELarson MWong (DLogan for) DATE 8/5/13 8/6/13 8/6/13 8/13/13 Identical letters have been sent to: Mr. Jon Greendeer, President, Ho-Chunk Nation Mr. Douglas G. Lankford, Chief, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Mr. John P. Froman, Chief, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Mr. John "Rocky" Barrett, Chairman, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Mr. Alvin Sanache, Chairman, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa/Meskwaki Mr. Michael Dougherty, Chairperson, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska Mr. George Thurman, Principal Chief, Sac and Fox Nation Mr. Matt Wesaw, Chairman, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Mr. Harold "Gus" Frank, Chairman, Forest County Potawatomi Mr. Kenneth Meshigaud, Tribal Chairperson, Hannahville Indian Community, Band of Potawatomi Mr. Steve Ortiz, Chairman, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation Mr. John Blackhawk, Chairman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Mr. Steve Cadue, Chairman, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Mr. Gilbert Salazar, Chairman, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
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Enclosure 1 Braidwood 50-Mile Radius Map
Enclosure 2 Braidwood Six Mile Radius Map
Enclosure 3 Braidwood Site Map