ML101750655

Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Application - Environmental Review

ML101750655
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	07/02/2010
From:	Doyle D I License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Oxenford W S Energy Northwest
Doyle D, NRR/DLR, 415-3748
References
TAC ME3121
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July 2, 2010

Mr. W.S. Oxenford, Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Columbia Generating Station Energy Northwest MD PE08 P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (TAC NO. ME3121)

Dear Mr. Oxenford:

By letter dated January 19, 2010, Energy Northwest submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew Operating License NPF-21 for Columbia Generating Station for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). The staff is reviewing the information contained in the license renewal application and the associated Environmental Report. The staff has identified, in the enclosure, areas where additional information is needed to complete the review. Further requests for additional information may be issued in the future.

Items in the enclosure were discussed with Mr. Abbas Mostala. A mutually agreeable date for the response is within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3748 or by e-mail at daniel.doyle@nrc.gov. Sincerely, /RA/ Daniel Doyle, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397

Enclosure:

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (TAC NO. ME3121)

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Columbia Generating Station cc: Mr. J.V. Parrish, Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest MD 1023 P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Mr. S. K. Gambhir Energy Northwest MD PE04 P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Mr. Douglas W. Coleman, Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 MD PE20 Richland, WA 99352-0968

Mr. William A. Horin, Esq. Winston and Strawn 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3817

Chairman, Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350-0190

Mr. Richard Cowley Washington State Department of Health 111 Israel Road, SE Tumwater, WA 98504-7827

Mr. Ron Cohen U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 69 Richland, WA 99352 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC Region IV Texas Health Resources Tower 612 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125

EFSEC Manager Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, WA 98504-3172 Mr. Abbas Mostala Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 MD PE 29 Richland, WA 99352-0968 ENCLOSURE Request for Additional Information For Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Environmental Review

RAI 4.11-1

Request: Please provide a list of all known uranium fuel cycle facilities within a 50-mile radius of the Columbia Generating Station (CGS) site.

Background:

This information is requested to assist the staff in its preparation of section 4.11 on cumulative impacts.

RAI 2.1.3-1

Request: Section 3.1.2.1 of the ER describes the intake system including buried pipes that are "approximately 900 feet long." Provide a reference point for the measurement of these pipelines.

Background:

ESRP 2.1.3 and CFR 51.53(c) direct NRC staff to prepare a section in the SEIS that provides a description of the circulating water system. In addition, a biological assessment and essential fish habitat assessment has to be prepared to fulfill consultation requirements with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. During discussions at the site audit, further information was provided by the applicant on the coordinates for the approximate location of the intake and discharge structures in the river. However, the coordinates do not match the description in the ER.

RAI 5.1.3-1

Request: Based on review of documents provided during the site audit, provide documentation describing Energy Northwest's cultural resources protection procedures for conducting work in undisturbed, disturbed and culturally sensitive areas and for inadvertent discoveries of human remains or archaeological material. Additionally, based on discussions held during the site audit and per Tribal request, provide documentation describing the cultural resources qualifications of the Cultural Resources Program Representative that oversees cultural resource compliance issues at CGS, as well as training on artifact/archaeological site identification and cultural resources protection for CGS site-wide personnel.

Background:

ESRP 5.1.3 directs the staff to consider the impacts of operation on significant historic properties and the adequacy of proposed methods to mitigate any adverse impacts on these resources. Where appropriate, review operating procedures that would mitigate predicted adverse impacts. The review should be of sufficient detail to enable the reviewer to predict and assess potential impacts and to evaluate how these impacts should be treated in the licensing process. During the site audit, efforts to avoid adverse impacts to specific sites were discussed, along with the need to document specific actions that would be taken at individual sites.

RAI 3.2-1 Request: Section 3.1.5 of the ER references Regulatory Order 672, which limits air emissions from CGS to below regulatory thresholds (EFSEC 1996). Provide a list of air emission sources that are permitted under Order 672, as well as the associated annual air emissions (pollutant and amount) for the most recent five years.

Background:

ESRP 3.2 directs NRC staff to prepare a section in the SEIS that provides background information to be used in evaluating air quality. 10 CFR 51.45(d) states that the "environmental report shall also include a discussion of the status of compliance with applicable environmental quality standards and requirements-which have been imposed by Federal, State, regional, and local agencies having responsibility for environmental protection."