ML033220249

NRC Usace, NOAA Fisheries Meeting, November 3, 2003, Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries (Encl.2)

ML033220249
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Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	11/03/2003
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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MASNIK M, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1191
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November 3, 2003 Southeast Regional Office NOAA Fisheries 31 October 2003 NRC-USACE-NMFS Meeting 1 I

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ParticiDants NRC - - -USACE - -NMFS David Matthews Carol Bernstein Roy Crabtree tI Division Director Section Leader Regional Administrator (RA)

John Tappert Richard Morgan Buck Sutter iI Section Chief Chief, Southern Section Dep RA i

Antonio Fernandez Georgia Cranmore I

I Attorney Asst. RA Protected Resources Michael Masnik David Bernhart Project Manager Team Leader i

Bob Hoffman

.________________________________ _______________________________ Fishery Biologist Eric Hawk Fishery Biologist Cheryl Scannell

_________________________________ ________________________________ Attorney 31 October 2003 NRC-USACE-NMFS Meeting 2

2 Meeting Agenda The NRC License Renewal Process w Hatch Nuclear Plant Biological Assessment 6 Development of Biological Opinions Modification of Biological Opinions

BNear Term License Renewals and Early Site Permits in Southeast Region 31 October 2003 NRC-USACE-NMFS Meeting 3

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. j Agreement with the Hatch proposal and a commitment for a timely review w Commitment to solicit comments from the Federal agency on draft Biological Opinions Develop a mechanism to make minor changes to Biological Opinions in a timely manner b Obtain a commitment for timely consultations for near term reviews 31 October 2003 NRC-USACE-NMFS Meeting 4

NRC License Renewal Process 40 year license authorized by AEC i b First renewed license issued in 2000

About 1/3 of all licenses have been renewed or i

are under review

- Environmental impact statement developed for each review

'6 Timely consultation critical to schedule

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Y I I Plant Name Type Action Location Site J Farley - Unit 1 License Renewal Dothan, AL Chattahoochee, River Arkansas Nuclear One - License Renewal Russeliville AR Unit 2 Arkansas River Browns Ferry - License Renewal Decatur, AL Units 1,2 and 3 Tennessee River Grand Gulf - 2 Units Early Site Permit Port Gibson, MS Mississippi River

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& Agreement with the Hatch proposal and a commitment for a timely review

& Commitment to solicit comments from the Federal agency on draft Biological Opinions

'6 Develop a mechanism to make minor changes to Biological Opinions in a timely manner r

& Obtain a commitment for timely consultations for near term reviews r

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