ML15289A400
| ML15289A400 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2015 |
| From: | Nelson G - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch |
| References | |
| 80FR37664 00077, NRC-2009-0552 | |
| Download: ML15289A400 (4) | |
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9/1/2015 .4 9/1201 ~N RC-2009-0552-DRAFT-0072.htmt As of: 9/1/15 4:58 PM Received:
Aijrnist 30 2015 PUBLIC SUBMISSION Status: PendingPost Tracking No. ljz-8ku8-4316 Comments Due: August 31, 2015 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2009-0552 Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Diablo Canyon Nuclea wer Plant License Comment On: NRC-2009-0552-0026 Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
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NRC-2009-0552-DRAFT-0072 7 Comment on FR Doc # 2015-15921 Submitter Information Name: Gene Nelson ...General Comment I Gene Nelson, Ph.D. serve as the Government Liaison for Californians for Green Nuclear Power http ://www. CGNP. org.Attached find a relevant file in support of the renewal of the license application for Diablo Canyon Plant, Units 1 and 2.The Docket Number is NRC-2009-0552.
Attachments Desal could be on tap for south SLO County 08 26 15 SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM -013 E-RIDS= ADM-03 Add=file:lllC
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/1/1 Desal could be on tap for south SLO County 072815Diablo and Desal02.jpg Daniel Dreifuss, Staff San Luis Obispo County and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are exploring the possibility of using water produced by the nuclear power plant's desalination facility as a supplemental water source for the county.August 26. 2015 12.00 am *By April Charlton htt p~iisantaniarlat irnes coni/newsil ocail/desal-coutd-lbe-on-tal-tbr-south-so--
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"541L-Se7e-82ea-761I56becOf~e.htrnl April Charlton acharlton@leecentralcoastnews .corn (0) Comments If the four-year draught doesn't loosen its grip on a thirsty California heading into the new year, leaders in San Luis Obispo County plan to be as prepared as possible.To that end, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to direct county staff to prepare a preliminary design and develop permit strategies and financing options for an emergency project aimed at making desalinated water available to communities stretching from Nipomo to Avila Beach.As proposed, the county would purchase Diablo Canyon Power Plant's excess desal water -a potential 500 to 1,000 acre feet a year -- as a supplemental source for south San Luis Obispo County, using the wet stuff to help recharge severely depleted groundwater basins in the area.Although potential costs of the supplemental water have yet to be flushed out, it would require constructing at least a 7-mile pipeline from the nuclear power plant to Avila Beach Drive to get the desal water into the county's system. Rough estimates of $8 million to $11 million for construction of a pipeline were suggested during the meeting.'This is where we need to have our crystal ball," Chairwoman Debbie Arnold said about whether drought conditions will continue in 2016. "Are we going to have an emergency or not?'Diablo Canyon, which is owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., sits on the ocean bluffs between Avila Beach and Los Osos and is home to the largest desalination plant of its kind on the West Coast.The facility has the potential to produce up to 1.5 million gallons of fresh water a day, while Diablo Canyon only uses about 40 percent of the water that can be generated by the plant. Desalination is the process of removing salt and other minerals from saline water, making it safe for consumption.
South San Luis Obispo County relies on groundwater and Lopez Lake water -- both have been drastically depleted as a result of the ongoing drought -- to supply potable water for residences and businesses, while some municipalities in the area, like Pismo Beach and Oceano, also get state water, deliveries of which have been jeopardized by the drought.Public Works Deputy Director Mark Hutchinson told the supervisors if the drought continues into next year, levels at Lopez Lake are expected drop to the point of not being able to deliver each south San Luis Obispo County city or town's full allocation of water from the reservoir.
That could happen in the next 18 months, he said."If the drought continues, we need to be ready to go ._and to flow that water by the end of 2016," Hutchinson said.Staff is expected to have a preliminary design and financing options for the board's review and possible adoption in early January, when there should be a clearer picture of whether the drought will continue.
Third District Supervisor Adam Hill, who represents much of the South County, said the county was lucky to have the opportunity to potentially form a partnership with PG&E to utilize Diabto's unused desal water."If we had to build it from scratch, we wouldn't be looking at it," Hill said. "This is us asking ... to see if we can make an important project work. We are always going to need water ... sources that aren't precipitation." A4pril ('tlwrltfa, covers South San Luis Obispo County for Lee Central Coast Newspapers.
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Aijrnist 30 2015 PUBLIC SUBMISSION Status: PendingPost Tracking No. ljz-8ku8-4316 Comments Due: August 31, 2015 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2009-0552 Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Diablo Canyon Nuclea wer Plant License Comment On: NRC-2009-0552-0026 Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
,/ /.Document:
NRC-2009-0552-DRAFT-0072 7 Comment on FR Doc # 2015-15921 Submitter Information Name: Gene Nelson ...General Comment I Gene Nelson, Ph.D. serve as the Government Liaison for Californians for Green Nuclear Power http ://www. CGNP. org.Attached find a relevant file in support of the renewal of the license application for Diablo Canyon Plant, Units 1 and 2.The Docket Number is NRC-2009-0552.
Attachments Desal could be on tap for south SLO County 08 26 15 SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM -013 E-RIDS= ADM-03 Add=file:lllC
- lUserslCAGIDowr~oadslNRC-2009-O552-DRAFT-0O72.html
/1/1 Desal could be on tap for south SLO County 072815Diablo and Desal02.jpg Daniel Dreifuss, Staff San Luis Obispo County and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are exploring the possibility of using water produced by the nuclear power plant's desalination facility as a supplemental water source for the county.August 26. 2015 12.00 am *By April Charlton htt p~iisantaniarlat irnes coni/newsil ocail/desal-coutd-lbe-on-tal-tbr-south-so--
county/ar icle 9)c02V7bc-
"541L-Se7e-82ea-761I56becOf~e.htrnl April Charlton acharlton@leecentralcoastnews .corn (0) Comments If the four-year draught doesn't loosen its grip on a thirsty California heading into the new year, leaders in San Luis Obispo County plan to be as prepared as possible.To that end, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to direct county staff to prepare a preliminary design and develop permit strategies and financing options for an emergency project aimed at making desalinated water available to communities stretching from Nipomo to Avila Beach.As proposed, the county would purchase Diablo Canyon Power Plant's excess desal water -a potential 500 to 1,000 acre feet a year -- as a supplemental source for south San Luis Obispo County, using the wet stuff to help recharge severely depleted groundwater basins in the area.Although potential costs of the supplemental water have yet to be flushed out, it would require constructing at least a 7-mile pipeline from the nuclear power plant to Avila Beach Drive to get the desal water into the county's system. Rough estimates of $8 million to $11 million for construction of a pipeline were suggested during the meeting.'This is where we need to have our crystal ball," Chairwoman Debbie Arnold said about whether drought conditions will continue in 2016. "Are we going to have an emergency or not?'Diablo Canyon, which is owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., sits on the ocean bluffs between Avila Beach and Los Osos and is home to the largest desalination plant of its kind on the West Coast.The facility has the potential to produce up to 1.5 million gallons of fresh water a day, while Diablo Canyon only uses about 40 percent of the water that can be generated by the plant. Desalination is the process of removing salt and other minerals from saline water, making it safe for consumption.
South San Luis Obispo County relies on groundwater and Lopez Lake water -- both have been drastically depleted as a result of the ongoing drought -- to supply potable water for residences and businesses, while some municipalities in the area, like Pismo Beach and Oceano, also get state water, deliveries of which have been jeopardized by the drought.Public Works Deputy Director Mark Hutchinson told the supervisors if the drought continues into next year, levels at Lopez Lake are expected drop to the point of not being able to deliver each south San Luis Obispo County city or town's full allocation of water from the reservoir.
That could happen in the next 18 months, he said."If the drought continues, we need to be ready to go ._and to flow that water by the end of 2016," Hutchinson said.Staff is expected to have a preliminary design and financing options for the board's review and possible adoption in early January, when there should be a clearer picture of whether the drought will continue.
Third District Supervisor Adam Hill, who represents much of the South County, said the county was lucky to have the opportunity to potentially form a partnership with PG&E to utilize Diabto's unused desal water."If we had to build it from scratch, we wouldn't be looking at it," Hill said. "This is us asking ... to see if we can make an important project work. We are always going to need water ... sources that aren't precipitation." A4pril ('tlwrltfa, covers South San Luis Obispo County for Lee Central Coast Newspapers.
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