ML021560599
| ML021560599 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 06/05/2002 |
| From: | Hernan R NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Hernan R W, NRR/NRC/DLPM,301-415-2010 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB2549, TAC MB2550 | |
| Download: ML021560599 (8) | |
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June 5, 2002 Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR EXTENSION OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS (TAC NOS. MB2549 AND MB2550)
Dear Mr. Scalice:
Enclosed is a Request for Additional Information regarding the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for extension of the expiration dates of Construction Permits CPPR-122 and CPPR-123, dated July 11, 2001. The proposed action would extend the construction permit for Bellefonte Unit 1 from October 1, 2001, to October 1, 2011, and the construction permit for Bellefonte Unit 2 from October 1, 2004, to October 1, 2014.
The staff is preparing an Environmental Assessment and requires responses to the enclosed questions prior to publishing the assessment in the Federal Register.
Please have your staff contact me at (301) 415-2010 if there are any questions regarding the enclosed request.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ronald W. Hernan, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc w/enclosure: See next page
ML021560599 OFFICE PDII-2\PM PDII-2\LA PDII-2\SC NAME RHernan BClayton TKoshy DATE 05/28/02 05/28/02 05/29/02 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION PERMIT EXTENSION FOR BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT
- 1. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commissions (AEC) June 1974 Final Environmental Statement (FES) for the construction of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant discussed one historic property and two potential archeological sites near the facility. Have any additional archaeological sites in the area been identified that may be potentially impacted by the resumption of construction at Bellefonte? Have such sites been listed, or are they eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places? Have all excavation activities been completed near the two potential archeological sites? If not, what actions will be taken to ensure that the interests of the Alabama Historical Commission are preserved during excavation activities? How did Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) respond to the Alabama Historical Commissions recommendation regarding restoration and adaptive reuse of the 1845 Tavern and Inn?
(FES, p. A-39)
- 2. If construction of Bellefonte were to be resumed, what construction-related activities remain that might disturb previously undisturbed land or impact other natural resources? For example, are there access roads, transmission lines, buildings, facilities, etc., left to be completed, and do such activities differ from those previously evaluated in the FES?
- 3. Does the projected construction workforce of 2200 persons remain bounding should Bellefonte construction be resumed? Since issuance of the construction permits, have there been changes to the demographics of the region that may lead to significant socioeconomic impacts different from those previously evaluated in the 1974 FES? Examples of this are demands on the local schools, hospitals, public facilities, utilities (e.g., water use),
transportation infrastructure, construction worker shortages, etc.
- 4. Are there any projects or activities occurring or planned for the area that may lead to additional cumulative impacts to the surrounding population or to the natural environment?
- 5. The AECs 1974 FES referenced Appendices B2 and B3 of the Draft Environmental Statement (DES) for Bellefonte, which contained information about terrestrial and aquatic biota expected to occur in the environs of the Bellefonte site. Table 1 lists the species identified in Appendix B2 as rare or endangered. Table 2 is the list of species currently classified as threatened and endangered for Jackson County, Alabama, according to the Environmental Protection Agencys website. Have any biota been added to or removed from the list of threatened or endangered species for the Bellefonte site environs (including transmission line rights-of-way) based on field studies or revisions to the threatened and endangered species list? Are there any known potential adverse impacts to any listed or candidate species that might result from the resumption of construction at Bellefonte?
Enclosure
Table 1- List of rare and endangered animals (vertabrates) in Jackson County, Alabama from Appendix B2 of TVAs DES for Bellefonte Common Name Southeastern Shrew Southeastern Myotis (Bat)
Hoary Bat Indiana Myotis (Bat)
Sharpshinned Hawk Cooper Hawk Golden Eagle Bald Eagle Osprey Peregrine Falcon Bewicks Wren Ruffled Grouse Red Milk Snake Tennessee Cave Salamander Red-Cockaded Woodpecker1 1
Table B2-1 of TVA DES did not include Red-Cockaded Woodpecker; however, text of Appendix B2 lists this bird as having been seen at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Table 2 - List of plants and animals listed as threatened or endangered species for Jackson County, Alabama, by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)2 Common Name Species Classification Bald Eagle Bird Threatened Red-Cockaded Woodpecker3 Bird Endangered American Peregrine Falcon4 Bird Delisted Gray Bat Mammal Endangered Indiana Bat Mammal Endangered Pale-Zone Shiner Fish Endangered American Hearts Tongue Fern Plant Threatened Harperella Plant Endangered Green Pitcher Plant Plant Endangered Anthonys River Snail Mollusk Endangered Finerayed Pigtoe Clam Mollusk Endangered Shiny Pigtoe Clam Mollusk Endangered Alabama Lamp Pearly Mussel Mollusk Endangered Pale Lilliput Pearly Mussel Mollusk Endangered Pink Mucket Pearly Mussel Mollusk Endangered 2
Threatened and endangered species are listed on EPA website at htty://www.epa.gov/espp/database.htm 3
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker is not listed for Jackson County, Alabama; however, Appendix B2 of TVAs DES lists this bird as having been seen at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge 4
American Peregrine Falcon was listed in 1974; has been delisted
Mr. J. A. Scalice Tennessee Valley Authority BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT cc:
Mr. Karl W. Singer, Senior Vice President Mr. Mark D. Phillippe, Manager Nuclear Operations Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Bellefonte Nuclear Plant 6A Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Hollywood, AL 35752 Mr. Jon R. Rupert, Vice President (Acting) Chairman Engineering & Technical Services Jackson County Commission Jackson County Courthouse Tennessee Valley Authority Scottsboro, AL 35768 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street State Health Officer Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Mr. Nicholas C. Kazanas, General Manager Suite 1552 Bellefonte Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 303017 6A Lookout Place Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Director Alabama Emergency Management Agency General Counsel P.O. Drawer 2160 Tennessee Valley Authority Clanton, AL 35045-5160 ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Mr. Robert J. Adney, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801