ML092740412

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct the Scoping Process for License Renewal for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and the Hope Creek Generating Station

ML092740412
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Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/15/2009
From:	Pham B M License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
FERRER, NATHANIEL, NRR/DLR/RPB2 415-1045
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October 15, 2009 Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, AND THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION

Dear Mr. Joyce:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (NRC or the staff) has received your applications dated August 18, 2009, for the renewal of the Operating Licenses DPR-70, DPR-75, and NPF-57 for Salem Nuclear Generating Station (SALEM) Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS), respectively. In support of each application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear) and Exelon Generation Company, LCC (EGC) also submitted environmental reports (ER) for SALEM and HCGS. This letter provides information related to the staff's environmental reviews of the applications.

The NRC has prepared a notice of intent advising the public that the NRC intends to gather information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commission's "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," (NUREG-1437) related to the review of the applications for the renewal of the SALEM and HCGS operating licenses. Enclosed is a copy of the Notice of Intent, which have been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, PSEG Nuclear and EGC are invited to participate in the environmental scoping process. As discussed in the enclosed notice, the staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in two environmental scoping meetings to be held Thursday, November 5, 2009. The meetings will be held at Salem County Emergency Services Building, 135 Cemetery Road, Woodstown, New Jersey 08098. The first session will be held in the afternoon, and the second session, covering the same subjects, will be held in the evening. The NRC will present an overview of the environmental review process and will describe how the process will be implemented for the review of the SALEM and HCGS license renewal applications. A separate NRC meeting notice with a more detailed agenda is forthcoming. You will be provided a copy of that notice.

In the interim, should you have any questions regarding the scoping meeting, please contact the NRC's Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Eccleston, at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at charles.eccleston@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Bo M. Pham, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, 50-354 Enclosures As stated

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Package (ML092740417), Letter (ML092740412), FRN (ML092740421) OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:RPB2 PM:DLR:RPB1 PM:DLR:RPB1 OGC NAME SFigueroa N.Ferrer C.Eccleston D.Ashley BHarris DATE 10/6/09 10/8/09 10/9/09 10/14/09 10/14/09 OFFICE BC:DLR:RPB1 AME B. Pham DATE 10/15/09 Letter to PSEG Nuclear from B. Pham, dated October 15, 2009 DISTRIBUTION:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR THE SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, AND THE HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION

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Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Dennis Winchester Vice President - Nuclear Assessment PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Robert Braun Site Vice President - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. George Barnes Site Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Carl Fricker Vice President - Operations Support PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. George Gellrich Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Larry Wagner Site Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. James Mallon Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Michael Gaffney Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Steven Mannon Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Township Clerk Lower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102

Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Senior Resident Inspector Salem Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Michael Gallagher Vice President - License Renewal Projects Exelon Nuclear LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

Mr. Ed Eilola Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Larry Wagner Plant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Davison Director - Nuclear Oversight PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Ms. Christine Neely Director - Regulator Affairs PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Ali Fakhar Manager, License Renewal PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. William Mattingly Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear LLC One Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

Mr. Earl R. Gage Salem County Administrator Administration Building 94 Market Street Salem, NJ 08079

Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038