ML071640021
| ML071640021 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 05/31/2007 |
| From: | Constellation Energy Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Kimberly Sargent, OCA, 301-415-1776 | |
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| References | |
| CORR-07-0093 | |
| Download: ML071640021 (2) | |
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As a community memberConstellation Energy serves as one of the largest privateemployers in the county, providing about 1,000 jobs at Calvert
Clif fs. The staf f is dedicated to the community
.Employeesdonated more than $270,000 for the United Way in SouthernMaryland in 2006 through Constellation Energys matching contribution campaign. Each year, employees conduct at-work blood drives, collectrecycling materials and provide countless hours of service tocommunity organizations. Employees donate their lunch hours tolocal schools, mentoring children with unique needs, teachingstudents about nuclear energy and electricity, and assisting teachers. Each December the staff also sponsors needy familieswith gifts through the communitys Tree of Angels Program. As a business, Constellation Energy, through Calvert Cliffs, supports the county economy
, paying about $15.5 million in county taxes and $3.4 million in Maryland income taxes in 2005.The company also supports local organizations with monetary donations and volunteer time.Our Neighbor, Calvert CliffsFor 30 years, Constellation Energys Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant has taken pride in operating safely, reliably and efciently. As a member of the Southern Maryland community, the Constellation Energy team renews that commitment everyday at Calvert Cliffs, earning industry-wide recognition for maintaining operational excellence.
May 2007Each year, Calvert Cliffs employees work with the CalvertCounty Department of Social Services to provide gifts forneedy children through the Tree of Angels program.As an environmental stewardIn addition to caring for the community, the Constellation Energyteam at Calvert Cliffs takes pride in caring for the environment, holding a 30-year record of environmental responsibility.
Constellation Energy manages mor ethan 2,000 acres of pristineforest and shoreline at Calvert Cliffs, with only 380 acres used
for facilities.
Media Corporate Communications 1-888-232-1919 constellation.com C alvert Cliffs is home to 90percent of the worlds totalpopulation of threatened worlds Puritan and Northeastern Beach tiger beetles, protected by C onstellation Energy andmonitored by The Nature
Conservancy.Constellation Energy monitors more than 700 deer that make their home at Calvert Cliffs.Constellation Energys environmental staff partners with government agencies and environmental organizations, ensuring that Calvert Cliffs operates within the letter and the spirit of the law. The Maryland Department of the Environment regularlyinspects Calvert Cliffs to ensure compliance with state and federal environmental regulations for air and water quality.At Calvert Cliffs, Constellation Energy works continually with
The Natur eConservancy to study and protect 90 percent of the worldstotal population of threatened Puritan and NortheasternBeach tiger beetles. The staff also works with the Academy ofNatural Sciences Estuarine Research Center to monitor theChesapeake Bay oyster population near Calvert Cliffs. TheAcademys oyster study along Calvert Cliffs shoreline stands asone of the Bays longest studies and shows no impact from the plant, proving that business and natur e can and do work and live in harmony.
The wildlife habitat enhancement team encourages employeeinvolvement in environmental activities. Employee projects haveincluded installing and monitoring bluebird and kestrel nestingboxes; planting a wildower garden for butteries, hummingbirdsand songbirds; monitoring mor e than 700 deer; dozens of other animal and plant species; and helping the Academy of NaturalSciences plant disease-resistant oysters to help the ChesapeakeBay oyster population. Constellation Energys environmental program at Calvert Cliffs attracts national attention. The Wildlife Habitat Council began recognizing Calvert Cliffs as a certiedsite in 1993, and in 2002, honored the plant with a fth biannual
certication. In 2001, Calvert Cliffs also received state-widerecognition with the Maryland Community Forest Councils PLANT award for tree planting and maintenance initiatives. In2004, Calvert Cliffs was certied as a Maryland Tree Farm for the
sitesexcellent forestry management practices.