ML063600250

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process for License Renewal for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

ML063600250
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	03/28/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Gannon C Carolina Power & Light Co
Hernandez S, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-4049
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TAC MD3611
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March 28, 2007Mr. Robert J. Duncan II, Vice PresidentShearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 165 New Hill, NC 27562

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD3611)

Dear Mr. Duncan:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received your application datedNovember 14, 2006, for the renewal of the Operating License No. NPF-63 for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP). In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51) and 10 CFR Part 54, CarolinaPower & Light Company (CP&L) doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas Inc., submitted an environmental report (ER). This letter provides information related to the staff's review of the HNP ER.The NRC prepared a notice that was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2007, (72 FR 13139), advising the public that the NRC intends to gather information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commission's

?Generic Environmental ImpactStatement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS), NUREG-1437, related to the review of the application for the renewal of the HNP operating license.Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, CP&L is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process. As discussed in the aforementioned notice, the staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in two environmental scoping meetings to be held Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

The meetings will be held at the New Horizons Fellowship, 820 East Williams St., Apex, NorthCarolina 27502. 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 will present an overview of the environmental review process and will describe how the process will be implemented for the review of the HNP license renewal application.

R. Duncan-2-A separate NRC meeting notice with a more detailed agenda is forthcoming. You will beprovided a copy of that notice.In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contactthe NRC's Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Samuel Hernandez, at 301-415-4049 or by e-mail at shq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/Rani Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

Federal Register Noticecc w/encl: See next page

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ML070790553 (Package)OFFICELA:DLRPM:DLR:REBBBC:DLR:REBBNAMES. FigueroaS. HernandezR.Franovich DATE3/06/063/27/073/28/07 Letter from R. Franovich to R. Duncan, dated March 28, 2007

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSTATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MD3611)DISTRIBUTION:P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)T. Combs, OCA R. Shane, OCA B. Keeling, OCA R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

S. Hernandez J. Muir R. Emch C. Quinly (quinly2@llnl.gov)

M. Heath L. Regner P. O'Bryan, RII S. Hoffman R. Schaff OPA (RidsOpaMail)

D. McIntyre, OPA S. Uttal, OGC OGC (RidsOGCMailRoom)

DLR/REBB DLR/REBA D. Roth, OGC Shearon Harris Nuclear Power PlantUnit 1 cc:

David T. ConleyAssociate General Counsel II -

Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Resident Inspector / Harris NPSc/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562-9998Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602Public Service CommissionState of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, SC 29211Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefDivision of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721Mr. J. Paul Fulford, ManagerPerformance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 5 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Mr. Eric McCartneyPlant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Chris L. BurtonDirector of Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert P. GruberExecutive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission P. O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510Mr. Herb Council, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602Mr. Tommy Emerson, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 Pittsboro, NC 27312Mr. Thomas J. Natale, ManagerSupport Services Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. David H. Corlett, SupervisorLicensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power PlantUnit 1 cc:-2-Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128