ML060450681

Notice of Availability of the Draft Plant-Specific Supplement 27 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (Geis) Regarding License Renewal for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML060450681
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/14/2006
From:	Gillespie F NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co
Pham B, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-8450
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ML060450696	List: ML060450681
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February 14, 2006Mr. Daniel J. MaloneSite Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Highway Covert, MI 49043

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT PLANT-SPECIFICSUPPLEMENT 27 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (GEIS) REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL FOR PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (TAC NO. MC 6434)

Dear Mr. Malone:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft plant-specificSupplement 27 to NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for LicenseRenewal of Nuclear Plants," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades) for an additional 20 years of operation. Enclosed is a copy of the draft report and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This noticeadvises the public that the draft report is available for public inspection at the NRC's PublicDocument Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's AgencywideDocuments Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC'sWeb site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. In addition, the South Haven MemorialLibrary, 314 Broadway Street, South Haven, MI has agreed to make the draft supplement available for public inspection.As discussed in Section 9.3 of the draft supplement, the preliminary recommendation of thestaff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of licenserenewal for Palisades are not so great such that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on:

(1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the Environmental Report submitted by Nuclear Management Company, LLC; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments.

D. Malone- 2 -A separate notice of filing of the draft environmental impact statement will be placed in theFederal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questionsregarding this matter, please contact the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Bo M. Phamat 301-415-8450 or by e-mail at bmp@nrc.gov

.Sincerely, /RA/

Frank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-255

Enclosures:

As statedcc w/enclosures: See next page

1. Letter to D. Malone w/Svc List, FRN: ML0604506812. Draft Supplement 27 to NUREG-1437, ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for LicenseRenewal of Nuclear Plants,": ML0604004303. Pkg: ML060450696Document name: E:\Filenet\ML060450681.wpdOFFICEREBB:DLR:LAREBB:DLR:PMREBB:DLR:BCOGC(NLO)DLR:DDNAMEM. JenkinsB. PhamR. FranovichS. UttalF. Gillespie DATE1/4/062/13/ 062/13/061/26/062/14/06 7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONNUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLCPALISADES NUCLEAR PLANTNOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 27 TO THE GENERICENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR THELICENSE RENEWAL OF PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANTNotice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRCor the Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the

?GenericEnvironmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437," regarding the renewal of operatinglicense DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) for an additional 20 years of operation.

Palisades is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Covert Township on the western side of Van Buren County, Michigan, approximately 4.5 miles south of the city limits of SouthHaven, Michigan. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources.The draft Supplement 27 to the GEIS is available for public inspection in the NRC PublicDocument Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,Maryland, 20852, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC'sAgencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accessionnumber for draft Supplement 27 to the GEIS is ML060400430. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov

. In addition, the South Haven Memorial Library, 314 Broadway Street,South Haven, MI has agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS forconsideration by the NRC staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by May 18, 2006.

Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRCstaff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS should be sent to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001.Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-6D59,Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electroniccomments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at PalisadesEIS@nrc.gov. All commentsreceived by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at theCommission's PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and from the PARS component of ADAMS.The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draftplant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on April 5, 2006, at the Lake Michigan College, 125 VeteransBoulevard, South Haven, Michigan. There will be two sessions to accommodate interestedparties. The first session will commence at 1:30 p.m.

and will continue until 4:30 p.m. Thesecond session will commence at 7:00 p.m.

and will continue until 10:00 p.m. Both meetingswill be transcri bed and will include: (1) a presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specificsupplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRCstaff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the samelocation. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during theinformal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Bo M. Pham, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 8450, or by e-mail at PalisadesEIS@nrc.gov no later than March 28, 2006. Membersof the public may also register to provide oral comments within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual, oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Mr. Pham'sattention no later than March 28, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determinewhether the request can be accommodated.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. Bo M. Pham, Environmental BranchB, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001. Mr. Pham may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of February, 2006.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/

Frank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice PresidentNuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 1945 Parnall Rd.

Jackson, MI 49201Arunas T. Udrys, EsquireConsumers Energy Company 1 Energy Plaza Jackson, MI 49201 Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4351SupervisorCovert Township

P.O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043Office of the GovernorP.O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 525 West Ottawa St.

Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams BuildingLansing, MI 48913Manager, Regulatory AffairsNuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Director of Nuclear AssetsConsumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043John Paul CowanExecutive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Jonathan Rogoff, EsquireVice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Douglas E. CooperSenior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Robert A. VincentLicensing Lead - License Renewal Project Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:-2-Darrel G. TurnerLicense Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043Ms. Lois BemisSouth Haven Memorial Library 314 Broadway St.

South Haven, MI 49090Mr. Daniel J. MaloneSite Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Highway Covert, MI 49043Mr. Douglas F. JohnsonDirector, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Newton EllensU.S. EPA Mail Stop: B19J 77 W Jackson Chicago, IL 60604Laura Barringer 01655 67 th StSouth Haven, MI 49090Jon Towne24760 CR 681 Bangor, MI 49013Jane GardnerNIRS 28386 Sturtevant Walk Covert, MI 49043Kenneth Richards72772 CR 380 South Haven, MI 49090-9441Corinne Carey2213 Riverside Dr. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505Kevin KampsNIRS 1424 16 th St NW, #404Washington, DC 20036Elizabeth M. Anderson 145 66 th St.South Haven, MI 49090Gary Karch251 Cass St, #714 Niles, MI 49120 Maynard Kantman25485 CR 681 Bangor, MI 49013Michael Keegan P.O. Box 331 Monroe, MI 48161LeRoy Wolins P.O. Box 305 South Haven, MI 49090Barbara Geisler25485 CR 681 Bangor, MI 49013Nancy Whaley 63133 16 th AveBangor, MI 49013Gregory C. DeCampConstellation Nuclear Services 2008 Lundes Dr.

Aiken, SC 29803 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:-3-Yvonne AbernethyConstellation Nuclear Services 1159 Grasmere Ct Aiken, SC 29803James M. MiddaughConsumer Energy

35361 51 st St AvePaw Paw, MI 49079Douglas JohnsonNMC 500 W. Bradley Rd Apt. A-318 Fox Point, WI 53217 Darrel TurnerNMC 27780 Blue Star Hwy Covert, MI 49043David LewisPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037Thomas V. SkinnerRegional Administrator US EPA Region 5 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, IL 60604Brian ConwayMichigan State Historic Preservation Office Michigan Historical Center PO Box 30740 717 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48909Craig CzarneckiField Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service East Lansing Field Office 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101 East Lansing, MI 48823 Don Klima, DirectorOffice of Federal Agency ProgramsAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation Old Post Office Building 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 809 Washington, DC 20004 The Honorable John Miller, ChairpersonPokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan P.O. Box 180 58620 Sink Road Dowagiac, MI 49047The Honorable Audrey Falcon, ChiefSaginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan 7070 East Broadway Road Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858The Honorable Lee Sprague, OgemaLittle River Band of Ottawa Indians 375 River Street Manistee, MI 49660The Honorable John A. Barrett, Jr.,Chairperson Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 South Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801The Honorable Charles Todd, ChiefOttawa Tribe of Oklahoma

P.O. Box 110 Miami, OK 74355The Honorable Floyd E. Leonard, ChiefMiami Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1326 Miami, OK 74355The Honorable Laura Spurr, ChairpersonNottawaseppi Huron Pottawatomi 2221 11/2 Mile Road Fulton, MI 49052 Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:-4-The Honorable David K. Sprague,Chairperson Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians

P.O. Box 218

1743 142 nd AvenueDorr, MI 48323The Honorable Frank Ettawageshik,President Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians 7500 Odawa Circle Harbor Springs, MI 49740The Honorable Robert Kewaygoshkum, Chairperson Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians 2605 N.W. Bayshore Dr.

Suttons Bay, MI 49682The Honorable Kenneth Meshigaud,Chairperson Hannahville Indian Community CouncilN14911 Hannahville B1 RoadWilson, MI 49896-9728