ML091750075

06/15/09 - 06/17/09-Summary of Environmental Site Information Review (Site Audit), Related to Review of the License Renewal Application for Duane Arnold Energy Center

ML091750075
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	07/02/2009
From:	Eccleston C License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Richard Anderson Duane Arnold
ECCLESTON C. H. 415-8537, NRR/DLR/RPB1
References
TAC MD9770
Download: ML091750075 (6)

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July 2, 2009 Mr. Richard L. Anderson, Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, Iowa 52324

SUMMARY

OF ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INFORMATION REVIEW (SITE AUDIT), RELATED TO REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (TAC NO. MD9770)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

From June 15, 2009 to June 17, 2009, a review team participated in an environmental site information review (site audit) at the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) in Palo, Iowa, related to the environmental review of the DAEC license renewal application (LRA). This environmental review was performed to support the preparation of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the DAEC license renewal application.

The environmental review team consisted of seven U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff members and four contract support staff members (Argon National Laboratory

[ANL]). The primary goal of the site visit was to review documentation, gather information, and interface with Federal, State and local government officials on issues relevant to the environmental review of the LRA.

Enclosed is a list of NRC staff, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and DAEC employees and representatives who participated in the site audit, as well as ANL contract support staff members.

On Monday afternoon, June 15, 2009, the environmental review team participated in a general tour of the site with DAEC staff. The general site tour focused on areas relevant to preparation of the SEIS, including pertinent site facilities and structure of environmental interest, and the site environs and cultural resources.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009 and Wednesday, June 17, 2009, team members examined the data used by DAEC in preparing the Environmental Report for the SEIS that is scheduled to be issued on January 29, 2010. The team members met with DAEC representatives with corresponding environmental expertise in smaller groups. These break-out groups participated in various activities, including interviews and tours of: site facilities, the intake and discharge structures, the meteorological tower and instruments, transmission line rights of way, and site environs including the aquatic environment and cultural resources.

R. Anderson The environmental review team also met at the DAEC with State officials from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa SHPO. Team members also met off-site with representatives from the Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa and SHPO.

At the conclusion of the site audit, the NRC staff summarized the status of the review with DAEC representatives. A formal request for additional information to address issues identified during the environmental site audit is forthcoming.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Charles Eccleston, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331

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ML091750075 OFFICE PM:RPB1:DLR LA:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR NAME CEccleston IKing DPelton CEccleston (Signature)

DATE 06/25/09 06/24/09 07/02/09 07/02/09

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INFORMATION REVIEW (SITE AUDIT)

JUNE 15, 2009 - JUNE 17, 2009 PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION C. Eccleston U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

B. Pham NRC D. Beissel NRC B. Balsam NRC J. Rikhoff NRC J. Davis NRC A. Travers NRC D. Jones Iowa SHPO M. Wade Iowa Department of Natural Resources R. Kolpa Argon National Laboratory (ANL)

J. Quinn ANL T. Allison ANL D. ORourke ANL H. Giorgio Duane Arnold (DAEC)

C. Bock DAEC D. Curtland DAEC J. Diericks DAEC M. Fairchild DAEC M. Fetzer DAEC M. Fetzer DAEC S. Funk DAEC J. Hogan DAEC T. Holt DAEC S. Huebsch DAEC A. LaGrange DAEC S. McVay DAEC A. Nebola DAEC J. Probst DAEC K. Putnam DAEC C. Rushworth DAEC N. Sikka DAEC J. VanSickle DAEC T. Weaver DAEC T. Zimmerman DAEC N. Hill TetraTech A. Lovell TetraTech A. Standford TetraTech K. Chew BCP Technical Services ENCLOSURE

PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION D. Jones GE Betz J. Harthoorn ITC Midwest J. Moriarity ITC Midwest T. Butler Louis Berger Group

Duane Arnold Energy Center cc:

Mr. M. S. Ross Mr. Abdy Khanpour Managing Attorney Vice President, Engineering Support Florida Power & Light Company Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Ms. Marjan Mashhadi Ms. Melanie Rasmusson Senior Attorney Iowa Department of Public Health Florida Power & Light Company Bureau of Radiological Health 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 321 East 12th Street Suite 220 Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20004 Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 T. O. Jones Chairman, Linn County Vice President, Nuclear Operations Board of Supervisors Mid-West Region 930 1st Street SW Florida Power & Light Company Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Mr. Peter Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear Steven R. Catron Training and Performance Improvement Manager, Regulatory Affairs Florida Power & Light Company Duane Arnold Energy Center P.O. Box 14000 3277 DAEC Road Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Palo, IA 52324 Mr. Mark E. Warner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vice President, Nuclear Plant Support Resident Inspector=s Office Florida Power & Light Company Rural Route #1 P.O. Box 14000 Palo, IA 52324 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Mano Nazar Senior Vice President and Nuclear Chief Operating Officer Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Mr. D. A. Curtland Plant Manager Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785