ML102770176

09/15/09 - Slides from Public Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Dseis) for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

ML102770176
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	10/13/2010
From:	David Drucker NRC/NRR/DLR/RPOB
To:
DRUCKER D, NRR/DLR, 415-6223
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10/13/2010 9/15/10 - Slides from Public Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 9/15/10 Summary of the Public Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Preliminary Site-Specific Results of the License Renewal Environmental Review For Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station September 15, 2010

Meeting Overview NRC presentation (25 minutes)

Brief project background Summary of environmental review Upcoming milestones and how to submit comments outside this meeting Your comments and questions

NRCs Regulatory Oversight NRC regulates civilian use of nuclear materials, including power plants NRCs mission:

Protect public health and safety Promote common defense and security Protect the environment

Environmental Review Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement addresses site-specific issues Generic Environmental Impact Statement addresses issues common to many or all plants Review proposed action (license renewal) and alternatives

Scoping Comments

• Comments received during the scoping period are recorded in Appendix A

- pp A-3 to A-42

• Categories of comments:

- License Renewal and its processes

- Water Quality and Use

- Air Quality

- Human Health

- Alternatives

- Outside the scope of license renewal

Environmental Issues of Continued Operation Issues Impact Air Quality SMALL Groundwater SMALL Surface Water SMALL Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources SMALL Human Health SMALL Socioeconomics SMALL Waste Management SMALL

Cumulative Impacts Overall impacts to environment including past, present, and likely future actions Preliminary findings: SMALL Water Resources Electromagnetic Fields Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources Air Quality Human Health Socioeconomics

Alternatives Alternative energy sources Natural gas Coal New Nuclear Combinations of alternatives (conservation/efficiency, natural gas, and solar power)

No action - PVNGS shut down without further action or replacement

Preliminary Conclusion The environmental impacts of license renewal for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station are not so great as to make license renewal unreasonable

PVNGS Environmental Review Milestones Application Submitted December 11, 2008 Supplement Received April 14, 2009 Notice of Intent - acceptance May 9, 2009 Scoping Public Meeting June 24, 2009 Scoping Period Ended July 27, 2009 Scoping Summary Report April 26, 2010 Draft SEIS August 12, 2010 Draft SEIS Public Meeting September 15, 2010 Draft SEIS Comments Due October 29, 2010 Final SEIS January 2011

Additional Information Environmental PM: Safety PM:

David Drucker Lisa Regner (800) 368-5642, Ext. 6223 (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1906 david.drucker@nrc.gov lisa.regner@nrc.gov The draft SEIS can be viewed at:

Litchfield Park Branch Library, 101 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library, 495 East Western Avenue, Avondale, AZ 85323 Online:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/palo-verde.html

Submitting Comments By e-mail: PaloVerdeEIS@nrc.gov By mail: Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWB-5B01M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001