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Draft Supplement Environmental Impact Statement Meeting Slides March 24, 2010
ML101310419
Person / Time
Site: Kewaunee Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 05/18/2010
From:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
Dominion Energy Kewaunee
References
TAC MD9409
Download: ML101310419 (12)


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Preliminary Site-Specific Results of the License Renewal Environmental Review For Kewaunee Power Station March 24, 2010

Meeting Overview NRC presentation (25 minutes)

Brief project background Summary of environmental review Upcoming milestones and how to submit comments outside this meeting Your comments (remaining time)

NRCs Regulatory Oversight NRC regulates civilian use of nuclear materials, including power plants NRCs mission:

Protect public health and safety Promote common defense and security Protect the environment

Environmental Review Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement addresses site-specific issues Generic Environmental Impact Statement addresses issues common to many or all plants Review proposed action (license renewal) and alternatives

Taxes and Waste Storage

  • Comments received during the scoping period are recorded in Appendix A

- pp A-3 to A-9

  • Discussion of taxes in Chapter 2 under socioeconomic factors

- pp 2-47 to 2-53

Environmental Issues of Continued Operation Issues Impact Air Quality SMALL Ground Water SMALL Surface Water SMALL Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources SMALL Human Health SMALL Socioeconomics SMALL Waste Management SMALL

Cumulative Impacts Overall impacts to environment including past, present, and likely future actions Preliminary findings MODERATE cumulative impacts on aquatic resources SMALL cumulative impacts on terrestrial resources SMALL cumulative socioeconomic impacts SMALL cumulative impacts in other areas.

Alternatives Alternative energy sources Natural gas Coal Combinations of alternatives (conservation/efficiency, wood-fired generation, and wind power)

No action - KPS shut down without further action or replacement

Preliminary Conclusion The environmental impacts of license renewal for Kewaunee Power Station are not so great as to make license renewal unreasonable

KPS Environmental Review Milestones Application Submitted August 12, 2008 Information Public Meeting October 22, 2008 Notice of Intent October 9, 2008 Scoping Public Meeting October 22, 2008 Scoping Period Ended December 8, 2008 Scoping Summary Report April 6, 2009 Draft SEIS January 29, 2010 Draft SEIS Public Meeting March 24, 2010 Draft SEIS Comments Due April 23, 2010 Final SEIS TBD, 2010

Additional Information Environmental PM: Safety PM:

Daniel Doyle John Daily (800) 368-5642, Ext. 3748 (800) 368-5642, Ext. 3873 daniel.doyle@nrc.gov john.daily@nrc.gov The draft SEIS can be viewed at:

Kewaunee Public Library, 822 Juneau St, Kewaunee, WI 54216 Online:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/kewaunee.html

Submitting Comments By e-mail: KewauneeEIS@nrc.gov By mail: Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWB-5B01M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001