ML030790593

Forthcoming Meeting to Discuss Environmental Scoping Process for Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Dresden) License Renewal Application (LRA)

ML030790593
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	03/21/2003
From:	Guerrero C NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	John Tappert NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
Guerrero, C, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2981
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March 21, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO: John R. Tappert, Chief Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Cristina Guerrero, General Scientist /RA/

Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION (DRESDEN) LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)

DATE AND TIME:

April 10, 2003 (Two identical sessions)

First session: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Second session: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

LOCATION:

Jennifers Garden Banquet and Convention Center 555 West Gore Road Morris, IL 60450 CATEGORY 3:*

This is a Category 3 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.

PURPOSE:

To discuss the environmental scoping process for the LRA for Dresden.

These meetings will provide members of the public with the opportunity to provide comments regarding environmental issues the NRC should consider during its review of the LRA. This meeting is being conducted as part of the scoping process outlined in 10 CFR Part 51 to support development of an environmental impact statement in support of the LRA. See the attached agenda and Federal Register Notice (68 FR 12386). The license renewal application is available on the NRC web page, http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/

applications/dresden-quad.html or in ADAMS (Accession No. ML030090359).

MEETING CONTACTS: Duke Wheeler, NRR Cristina Guerrero 301-415-1444 301-415-2981 DXW@NRC.GOV CXG3@NRC.GOV

• Commissions Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002 Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Duke Wheeler, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 1444, Cristina Guerrero, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 2981, or by Internet at DresdenEIS@nrc.gov by April 2, 2003. Those who wish to make comments may also register at Jennifers Garden Banquet and Convention Center meeting site within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register.

PARTICIPANTS:

NRC Members of the Public Who Register to Speak F. Cameron D. Wheeler T.J. Kim J. Tappert Docket No.: 50-237, 50-249 Attachments: 1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Notice cc w/attachments: See next page Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Duke Wheeler, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 1444, Cristina Guerrero, at (800) 368-5642, ext. 2981, or by Internet at DresdenEIS@nrc.gov by April 2, 2003. Those who wish to make comments may also register at Jennifers Garden Banquet and Convention Center meeting site within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register.

PARTICIPANTS:

NRC Members of the Public Who Register to Speak F. Cameron D. Wheeler T.J. Kim J. Tappert Docket No.: 50-237, 50-249 Attachments: 1. Agenda

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DATE 03/20/03 03/21/03 03/20/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS FOR DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 2 & 3, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2003 Two Meeting Sessions - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

I.

Welcome and Purpose of Meeting - 15 minutes (F. Cameron)

II.

Overview of License Renewal Process - 10 minutes (J. Tappert/T.J. Kim)

III.

Overview of Environmental Review Process - 10 minutes (D. Wheeler)

IV.

Public Comment - 21/2 hours (as required) (F. Cameron)

V.

Closing/Availability of Transcripts, etc. (F. Cameron)

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Federal Register Notice.

Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dresden Resident Inspectors Office 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9766 Chairman Grundy County Board Administration Building 1320 Union Street Morris, IL 60450 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director - Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. John L. Skolds, President Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Ms. Jolene Franciskovich Director Coal City Public Library District 85 North Garfield Street Coal City, IL 60416 Ms. Deborah Steffes Reference Manager Morris Area Public Library 604 West Liberty Street Morris, IL 60450 William D. Maher License Renewal Environmental Lead Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Frederick W. Polaski License Renewal Manager Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Albert A. Fulvio Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

[Federal Register: March 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 50)]

[Notices] [Page 12386-12387]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-237, 50-249] Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) has submitted an application for renewal of Facility Operating License DPR-19 and DPR-25 for an additional 20 years of operation at the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (DNPS). DNPS is located in Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois, on the shoreline of the Illinois River at the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee Rivers. The application for renewal was submitted by letter dated January 3, 2003, pursuant to 10 CFR part 54. A notice of receipt of the application, which included the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2003 (68 FR 4800). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2003 (67 FR 68 FR 10273). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) in support of the review of the license renewal application and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.23 and 10 CFR 51.53(c), Exelon submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51 and is available for public inspection at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland, or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at http://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRCs Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR) link. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

The application may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/dresden-quad.html. In addition, the Morris Area Public Library, located at 604 West Liberty Street, Morris, Illinois; and the Coal City Public Library District, located at 85 North Garfield Street, Coal City, Illinois, have agreed to make the ER available for public inspection. This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commissions Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, (NUREG-1437) in support of the review of the application for renewal of the DNPS operating licenses for an additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the

renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the NRCs regulations found in 10 CFR part 51. The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and local, State, tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the

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supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:

a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the supplement to the GEIS.

b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.

c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are peripheral or that are not significant.

d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.

e. Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action.

f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of the environmental analyses and the Commissions tentative planning and decision-making schedule.

g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.

h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and include any contractor assistance to be used. The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the scoping process:

a. The applicant, Exelon Generation Company, LLC.

b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.

c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.

d. Any affected Indian tribe.

e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process.

f. Any person who intends to petition for leave to intervene. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for the DNPS license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings will be held at Jennifers Garden Banquet and Convention Center located at 555 West Gore Road, Morris, Illinois on Thursday, April 10, 2003.

There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at

1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include (1) an overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session at Jennifers Garden Banquet and Convention Center. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting Mr. Louis L. Wheeler, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1444, or by Internet to the NRC at DresdenEIS@nrc.gov no later than April 2, 2003. Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session.

Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. Mr. Wheeler will need to be contacted no later than March 25, 2003, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated.

Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental scope of the DNPS license renewal review to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6 D 59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may also be delivered to Room 6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments should be postmarked by May 12, 2003. Electronic comments may be sent by the Internet to the NRC at DresdenEIS@nrc.gov. Electronic submissions should be sent no later than May 12, 2003, to be considered in the scoping process. Comments will be available electronically and accessible through the NRCs PERR link at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS relates.

Notice of opportunity for a hearing regarding the renewal application was the subject of the aforementioned Federal Register notice of acceptance for docketing. Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.

At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be available for inspection through the PERR link. The staff will then prepare and issue for

comment the draft supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of separate notices and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per request will be provided free of charge. After receipt and consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection.

Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Wheeler at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of March, 2003.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 03-6158 Filed 3-13-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P