ML041140404

Summary of Telecommunication to Discuss Environmental Review of License Renewal Application and Schedule

ML041140404
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	04/21/2004
From:	Dam W NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:
Dam W, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-4014
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April 21, 2004 APPLICANT: Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

FACILITY:

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PBNP)

SUMMARY

OF TELECOMMUNICATION TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION AND SCHEDULE On April 8, 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and experts from Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) conducted a conference call to discuss the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, (PBNP) Units 1 and 2 environmental review and site audit schedule. Enclosure 1 is the list of participants. The conference call was conducted to prepare for the June 2004 environmental site audit and public meetings.

The conference call began with an overview of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the process for full disclosure of information and public participation in the environmental review. The February 26, 2004, letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to Nuclear Management Company (NMC) was discussed, as well as the environmental compliance and permit status of the spoils pile and closure of the wastewater retention pond at PBNP. NRC staff needs for the environmental site audit were discussed, including NMC personnel and documents that should be available to the NRC staff and contractors during the audit.

NMC agreed to provide the following information to the NRC staff:

• documentation of fish and bird collections;

• documentation related to the wastewater retention pond and spoils pile;

• the renewed Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit including documentation on the new mercury rule incorporated into the WPDES permit.

NMC has agreed to verify the following items:

• a list of any enforcement actions against PBNP;

• that there will be no land-disturbing activity during the term of license renewal;

• that there is no hazardous waste stored on-site that is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA);

• the method and location for disposal of PCBs used in transformers.

2 NMC has agreed to keep NRC aware of the following developments:

• NMC procedure for disposing of additional waste onto the spoils pile;

• methods for complying with the EPA Clean Water Act Section 316(b) rule for cooling water intake structures.

No staff decisions were made during the telephone conference.

/RA/

William Dam, Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-266, 50-301

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/enclosure: See next page

2 NMC has agreed to keep NRC aware of the following developments:

• NMC procedure for disposing of additional waste onto the spoils pile;

• methods for complying with the EPA Clean Water Act Section 316(b) rule for cooling water intake structures.

No staff decisions were made during the telephone conference.

/RA/

William Dam, Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-266, 50-301

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/enclosure: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

D. Matthews/F. Gillespie H. Chernoff P. T. Kuo C. Marco J. Tappert L. Kozak, RIII W. Dam M. Moore, RIII R. Emch P. Krohn, RIII B. Zalcman OGC S. Imboden Paul Schumann (LANL)

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LIST OF ATTENDEES NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC REGARDING POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 APRIL 8, 2004 TELECOMMUNICATION PARTICIPANTS Attendees Affiliation Bill Dam U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Barry Zalcman NRC Stacey Imboden NRC Paul Schumann Los Alamos National Lab (LANL)

Ted Doerr LANL Roger Newton Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

Jim Knorr NMC Gary Corell NMC Gene F. LeClair NMC Kris McKinney WE Energies David Lee WE Energies Elizabeth Hellman WE Energies Susan Martin WE Energies Dave Michaud WE Energies Ann Lovell TetraTech

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Richard R. Grigg President and Chief Operating Officer Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Regulatory Affairs Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks 13017 State Highway 42 Mishicot, WI 54228 Chairman Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Douglas E. Cooper Senior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Site Director of Operations Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Gary D. Middlesworth Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Kenneth Westlake Chief, Environmental Planning and Evaluation Branch U.S. EPA Mail Code B-195 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, IL 60604 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Nick Niederlander Lester Public Library 1001 Adams Street Two Rivers, WI 54241