ML083660029
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| ML083660029 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 01/09/2009 |
| From: | Sayoc E License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| Sayoc, Manny, NRR/DLR/RLRB 415-1924 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML090020057 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC MD6595, TAC MD6596 | |
| Download: ML083660029 (34) | |
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January 09, 2009 LICENSEE:
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company FACILITY:
Beaver Valley Power Station
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REGARDING THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, LICENSE RENEWAL REVIEW (TAC NOS.
MD6595 AND MD6596)
On October 30, 2008, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) held public meetings at the Embassy Suites, 550 Cherrington Parkway, Pittsburgh, PA 15108, concerning the staff=s environmental review of the application submitted by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) for renewal of Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) operating licenses. The purpose of the meeting was to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) which was issued in September 2008. Formal presentations were made by the NRC staff.
The DSEIS is a site-specific supplement for BVPS to the ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants@ (NUREG-1437). The NRC staff described the overall license renewal process, and provided a description of the environmental review process. The NRC staff also described the preliminary results of their analyses. The environmental impacts of continued operation were preliminarily characterized as small in all areas. The impacts of alternatives (including the no-action alternative) were preliminarily characterized as potentially reaching moderate to large significance in at least some environmental areas.
After the formal presentations were given by the NRC staff, members of the public were invited to provide comments. Approximately 45 people attended the two sessions. Attendees included members of the public, representatives of the NRC, representatives of the licensee, representatives from State agencies, and local government officials.
In an effort to improve communication and increase interaction with members of the public, the NRC staff conducted open houses for one hour before each meeting. The staff provided displays and brochures and met with members of the public to answer questions about the proposed renewal of the BVPS operating licenses.
A combined listing of attendees for both public meetings is provided in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is the meeting agenda. Enclosure 3 is a copy of the meeting handouts provided during the public meeting open house. The official corrected transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are listed under Accession Nos.
ML083250519 and ML083250520, respectively.
A copy of the slides used during the NRC=s presentation is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML083240051. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
The closing date to accept comments on the BVPS DSEIS was December 17, 2008. The NRC staff will consider all comments on the BVPS DSEIS received by December 17, 2008, and make any necessary revisions to the document prior to issuing its final supplemental environmental impact statement, scheduled for May 2009.
/RA/
Emmanuel Sayoc License Renewal Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls.: See next page
- 1. Meeting Summary (w /Encls.): ML083660029
- 2. Afternoon Transcript (Corrected): ML083250519
- 3. Evening Transcript (Corrected): ML083250520
- 4. Package: ML090020057 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:RPB2 PM:DLR:RPB2 BC:DLR:RPB2 NAME SFigueroa ESayoc KHoward DWrona DATE 01/08/09 01/08/09 01/08/09 01/09/09
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ENCLOSURE 1 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS BVPS LICENSE RENEWAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS October 30, 2008 Participants Affiliation Bo Pham U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Richard Barkley NRC Emmanuel Sayoc NRC Dianne Screnci NRC David Werkheiser NRC Ron Bellamy NRC Nadiyah Morgan NRC Cliff Custer First Energy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)
Mike Banko FENOC Joe Tweddell FENOC Scott Waitlevertch FENOC Dave Jenkins FENOC Anthony Dometrovich FENOC Colin Keller FENOC Larry Freeland FENOC Jim Veglia FENOC Julie Firestone FENOC Kevin Ostrowski FENOC Carman Mancuso FENOC Dave Dillon FENOC Marla Lawres FENOC Ray Lieh FENOC Glenn Ritz FENOC Brian Sepelak FENOC Ken Woessner FENOC Levi Stahl FENOC Larry Ryan Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection Douglas Fleck Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Kathryn Sutton Morgan Lewis Linda Swaney Habitat for Humanity Larry Foulke University of Pittsburgh Robin Canei AVI Foodsystems Diane Dornenburdg Beaver County Chamber of Commerce Michael Costantino Public Memeber Rich Luczko Public Memeber David Banko Public Memeber Brandon Fischer Public Memeber Joey Borelli Public Memeber Patty Kelly Public Memeber James Hendrickson Public Memeber Ray Wacker Public Memeber Denise Taylor Public Memeber Stephen Catanzarite Public Memeber Joanna Greco Public Memeber Jeff Davis Public Memeber
ENCLOSURE 2 AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS RESULTS OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OCTOBER 30, 2008 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 5 minutes (Richard Barkley)
II.
Overview of Environmental Review Process 10 minutes (Emmanuel Sayoc)
III.
Overview of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Findings 20 minutes (Emmanuel Sayoc)
IV.
Public Comments As Required (Richard Barkley)
V.
Closing Comments 5 minutes (Bo Pham)
Slide 1 Preliminary Results of the Environmental Review for Beaver Valley Power Station Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 Units 1 and 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission October 30, 2008 ENCLOSURE 3
Slide 2 Purpose of Todays Meeting Discuss the results of environmental review Provide the review schedule Describe how to submit comments in the future Accept oral and written comments
Slide 3 NRCs Regulatory Oversight Atomic Energy Act Issue operating licenses Regulate civilian use of nuclear materials NRC Mission Public health and safety Security Environment Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
Slide 4 Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 Current operating licenses expire in January 2016, and May 2027 Application requests authorization to operate Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 for an additional 20 years
Slide 5 Environmental Review Environmental Environmental Audit Audit NRC Decision Draft SEIS Draft SEIS Issued Issued Final SEIS Final SEIS Issued Issued Scoping Meeting Draft SEIS Meetiing License Renewal Application Submitted to NRC Environmental Environmental Review Review
Slide 6 Environmental Review National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment The Commission has determined that a Supplement (SEIS) to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants will be prepared for a license renewal application
Slide 7 Information Gathering SEIS SEIS License Renewal License Renewal Application Application NRC Staff NRC Staffss Site Audit Site Audit Public Public Comments Comments State & Local State & Local Agencies Agencies Permitting Permitting Authorities Authorities
Slide 8 Team Expertise Radiation Radiation Protection Protection Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecology Ecology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science Socioeconomics/
Socioeconomics/
Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Land Use Land Use Archaeology/Historical Archaeology/Historical Resources Resources Hydrology Hydrology Aquatic Aquatic Ecology Ecology
Slide 9 9
Environmental Review Scope Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) 69 Category 1 issues Site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 23 remaining issues New and Significant Information
Slide 10 Decision Standard for Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2 are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
Slide 11 Environmental Impacts of Continued Operation Cooling system Transmission Lines Radiological Impacts Socioeconomic Impacts Threatened or Endangered Species Refurbishment Postulated Accidents Cumulative Impacts
Slide 12 How Impacts are Quantified NRC-defined impact levels:
SMALL: Effect is not detectable or too small to destabilize or noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource MODERATE: Effect is sufficient to alter noticeably, but not destabilize important attributes of the resource LARGE: Effect is clearly noticeable and sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource
Slide 13 Cooling System Category 2 issues Water Use Conflicts Microbiological Organisms (Public Health)
Preliminary findings Impacts are SMALL No mitigation identified
Slide 14 Radiological Impacts Category 1 issues Radiation exposures to the public Occupational radiation exposures Preliminary findings No new and significant information identified GEIS concluded impacts are SMALL
Slide 15 Threatened or Endangered Species Bald Eagle Piping Plover Indiana Bat Images: http://images.fws.gov, http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/indianabat/.
Category 2 issues No Federally-listed T&E terrestrial species No aquatic species Preliminary findings No Impacts No mitigation required
Slide 16 Socioeconomics Category 1 issues Public services, aesthetic impacts Category 2 issues Housing, public utilities, offsite land use, transportation, historic resources Environmental Justice Preliminary findings No new and significant information None to SMALL impact
Slide 17 17 Refurbishment Category 1 issues Category 2 issues Preliminary findings No new and significant information None to SMALL impact
Slide 18 Postulated Accidents Category 1 issues Design-basis accidents Severe Accidents Severe accidents Severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs)
Slide 19 19 SAMA Evaluation Process 63 and 56 for Units 1 and 2 respectively potential SAMAs considered 5 and 3 for Units 1 and 2 respectively SAMAs identified as cost-beneficial None relate to managing the effects of aging; therefore, neither are required as part of license renewal
Slide 20 Other Environmental Impacts Evaluated Uranium Fuel Cycle and Solid Waste Management Decommissioning
Slide 21 21 Cumulative Impacts of Operation Considered impacts of renewal term operations combined with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions Evaluated to end of 20-year renewal term Preliminary Findings Considered industrial actions and facilities in the region.
Impacts could range from SMALL to MODERATE
Slide 22 Alternatives Alternatives Considered No-action (license not renewed)
Alternative energy sources New generation (Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear)
Purchased electrical power Combination of alternatives Preliminary Findings Environmental impacts of alternatives could reach SMALL or MODERATE significance in some impact areas
Slide 23 Preliminary Conclusions Impacts of license renewal are SMALL for all impact areas Impacts of alternatives may reach SMALL to MODERATE The NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for BVPS Units 1 and 2 are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable
Slide 24 Application Received Notice of Intent Scoping Public Meeting Scoping Period Ended Scoping Summary Report Draft SEIS Draft SEIS Public Meeting Draft SEIS Comments Due Final SEIS Beaver Valley Environmental Review Milestones August 27, 2007 October 29, 2007 November 27, 2007 December 17, 2007 January 30, 2008 September 23, 2008 October 30, 2008 December 17, 2008 May 25, 2009
Slide 25 Additional Information Project Manager:
Project Manager:
Kent Howard Emmanuel Sayoc (800) 368-5642, Ext. 2989 (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1924 Kent.Howard@nrc.gov Emmanuel.Sayoc@nrc.gov The draft SEIS and GEIS can be viewed at:
Local Libraries: Beaver Area Memorial Library, and Beaver County Library System Online: NRC Reading Room or ADAMS http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement36/
Slide 26 Submitting Comments By e-mail: BeaverValleyEIS@nrc.gov By mail:
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. NRC Washington DC 20555 In person: 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Danny L. Pace Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Fleet Licensing FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Richard Anderson Vice President, Nuclear Support FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Jennifer Kagel Pennsylvania Field Office 315 South Allen St., Suite 322 State College, PA 16801-4850 Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364 Dr. Judith Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077 Tony Gonyea Onondaga Nation RR#1, Route 11A Box 319B Via Nedrow, NY 13120 Cliff Custer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Mike Banko FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Julie Firestone FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 Sherry White Cultural Preservation Officer Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1, P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416 Greg Bunker Director Environmental/NEPA Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Wisconsin Route 1, P.O. Box 70 Bowler, WI 54416