ML15051A473

Notice of Availability of the Final Plant-Specific Supplement 53 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 (TAC Nos. MF0057 and MF0058)

ML15051A473
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	03/19/2015
From:	Wittick B D License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:	Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority
Drucker D M, 415-6223
References
TAC MF0057, TAC MF0058
Download: ML15051A473 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 19, 2015 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, EB 9W Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 53 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 & 2 (TAC NOS. MF0057 AND MF0058) Dear Mr. Shea:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed final plant-specific Supplement 53 to NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GElS)," regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-77 and DPR-79 for an additional 20 years of operation for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN), Units 1 and 2. Enclosed is a copy of the final supplement and the associated Federal Register Notice of Availability. This notice advises the public that the final supplement is publicly available at the NRC public document room (PDR) or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The Accession Number for final Supplement 53 is ML15075A438. In addition, the following library has agreed to make the final supplement available: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Library, Northgate Branch, 520 Northgate Mall, Chattanooga, TN 37415. As discussed in Chapter 5 of the final supplement, the recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for SQN are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GElS; (2) review of the SQN Environmental Report; (3) consultation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies; (4) the NRC staff's independent review; and (5) the NRC staff's consideration of public comments received during the scoping process and on the draft supplement.

M.Shea - 2 - A separate Notice of Availability of the final supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. David Drucker, Senior Project Manager, for the environmental review of the SQN license renewal application, by telephone at 301-415-6223 or by e-mail at david.drucker@nrc.gov. Sincerely,

/RA/ Brian D. Wittick, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Enclosures: As stated cc: Listserv M.Shea - 2 - A separate Notice of Availability of the final supplemental environmental impact statement will be placed in the Federal Register through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. David Drucker, Senior Project Manager, for the environmental review of the SQN license renewal application, by telephone at 301-415-6223 or by e-mail at david.drucker@nrc.gov. Sincerely,

/RA/ Brian D. Wittick, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Enclosures: As stated cc: Listserv DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS Accession Nos. 1. Letter: ML15051A473 2. Federal Register Notice: ML15051A489 3. Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Supplement 53 to NUREG-1437: ML15075A438 4. Package: ML15051A93 *concurrence via e-mail OFFICE PM:RPB2:DLR LA:DLR* BC:RPB2:DLR NAME DDrucker IBetts BWittick DATE 3/18/15 2/25/15 3/19/15 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Letter to M. Shea from B. Wittick dated March 19, 2015 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 53 TO THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 & 2 (TAC NOS. MF0057 AND MF0058) DISTRIBUTION: HARD COPY: DLR RF E-MAIL: PUBLIC RidsNrrDlr Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb1 Resource RidsNrrDlrRpb2 Resource RidsNrrDlrRerb Resource RidsNrrDlrRsrg Resource RidsNrrDraApla Resource RidsOgcMailCenter --------------------- ESayoc BHarris, OGC JPelchat, RII RPlasse DMcIntyre, OPA GWoodruff, RII DDrucker GSmith, RII CJulian, RII BWittick WDeschaine, RII SShaeffer, RII DWrona CKontz, RII JHamman, RII BMizuno, OGC AHon, DORL RHagar, RIV