ML091900138

Summary of Public Environmental Scoping Meetings Related to the Review of the Palo Verde License Renewal Application

ML091900138
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	08/04/2009
From:	Lisa Regner License Renewal Projects Branch 2
To:
Regner L M, NRR/DLR, 415-1906
References
TAC ME0261, TAC ME0262, TAC ME0263
Download: ML091900138 (10)

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August 4, 2009 LICENSEE:

Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

FACILITY:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, AND 3

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE PALO VERDE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. ME0261, ME0262, AND ME0263)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted environmental scoping meetings related to the review of the Palo Verde license renewal application submitted by APS.

Two public meetings were conducted on Thursday, June 25, 2009. The afternoon session was held from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. at the Tonopah Valley High School, 38201 West Indian School Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354. The evening session was held from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. at the Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392.

Approximately 60 people attended the meetings. The attendees included representatives of the NRC staff, representatives from APS and STARS, members of the public, and local government officials. Public comments and questions addressed a range of issues including the license renewal process, water use, emergency preparedness, radiation hazards, waste disposal, and poor plant performance.

A combined listing of attendees for both public meetings is provided in Enclosure 1. 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. ML092040121 and ML092040125, respectively. A copy of the slides used during the NRCs presentation is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML091810067. 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.

/RA/

Lisa M. Regner, Senior Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530

Enclosures:

1. Listing of Attendees

2. Meeting Handouts cc w/encls: See next page

1. Meeting Summary (w /Encls. 1 & 2): ML091900138

2. Afternoon Transcript (Corrected): ML092040121

3. Evening Transcript (Corrected): ML092040125

4. Slides: ML091810067

5. Package: ML091900148 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:RPB2 PM:DLR:RPB2 NAME JRowley LRegner DATE 07/ 22 /2009 07/ 27 /2009 08/ 4 /2009

Letter to Arizona Public Service Company from L. Regner, dated August 04, 2009 DISTRIBUTION:

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE PALO VERDE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. ME0261, ME0262, AND ME0263)

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ENCLOSURE 1 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL OVERVIEW AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS JUNE 25, 2009 Participants Affiliation Steve Marshall AL Department Emergency Management (ADEM)

A. K. Krainik Arizona Public Service Company (APS)

Michael Green APS Mark Fallon APS Betty Doyyo APS Glenn Michael APS Marty Eroh APS Henry Day APS Terry Young APS Scott Bauer APS Jim McDonald APS John Hessner APS Dwight Mims APS Dan Wool APS Greg Cameron APS Gordon James APS Joe Trujillo APS Zouhair Elawar APS Gordon James APS Jeanne Blackman APS Glenn Hamer Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Armando Contreras Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Toby Morales Arizona Radiation Regulation Agency (ARRA)

Brian Goretzki ARRA Joseph Gregg Bechtel National Inc.

John Armiger Citizen Barb Painter Citizen Sharalyn Hofman Citizen Edwina Vogan Citizen Dan Cates Citizen Phil McNeely City of Phoenix Adolfo Gamez City of Tolleson Stephen Brittner Dont Waste Arizona John Taylor El Paso Electric J. Rick Day J. Rick Day and Associates Luan Nguyen Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)

Travis Tate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Lisa Regner NRC Jonathan Rowley NRC Jay Robinson NRC Michele Catts NRC Jim Melfi NRC Don Allen NRC Victor Dricks NRC James Ray Public Service Company New Mexico (PNM)

Pam Miller Resident Rex Miller Resident Kevin Widner Resident of Tonopah Mary Widner Resident of Tonopah Walter Matthews Southern California Edison Company (SCE)

Milissa Morona SCE Kathy Yhip SCE Jose Perez SCE Rob Henry Salt River Project (SRP)

Jason Dudley SRP Janeen Rohovit SRP Al Saunders Strategic Training and Resource Sharing Alliance (STARS)

David Kunsemiller STARS Krista Dearing Tetra Tech NUS Darah Mann Western Maricopa Coalition (WESTMARC)

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009 MEETING HANDOUT The meeting slide show presentation is located at ML091810067.

ENCLOSURE 2 AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE LICENSE RENEWAL PROCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, & 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW Thursday, June 25, 2009 Two Identical Meeting Sessions First session:

Second session:

2:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m.

7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Tonopah Valley High School Estrella Mountain Community College 38201 W. Indian School Road 3000 North Dysart Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 Avondale, AZ 85392 I.

Welcome and Purpose of Meeting 10 minutes (J. Robinson)

II.

Overview of License Renewal Process 15 minutes (J. Rowley)

III.

Overview of the Environmental Process 15 minute (L. Regner)

IV.

Public Comments As Required (J. Robinson)

V.

Closing/Availability of Transcripts 5 minutes (J. Robinson)

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the meeting session. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the environmental impact statement will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing.

Welcome to the NRCs Open House Associated with the LICENSE RENEWAL OVERVIEW AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING PROCESS for the Proposed License Renewal at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 This open house is intended to provide an opportunity for interested members of the public and staff from other Federal, State, and local agencies to interact with the NRC staff in an informal information exchange.

The NRC is gathering information necessary to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) related to the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Please note that if you wish to provide formal comments regarding the scope of the environmental review for Palo Verde, they can be presented at either session of todays transcribed public meetings. Alternatively, they can be provided in writing or electronically by July 27, 2009. Comments received after this date will be considered while developing the draft SEIS if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before July 27, 2009. Written comments on the scope of the SEIS should be sent to:

Chief; Rulemaking and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop TWB-5B01M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Submittal of electronic comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at PaloVerde.EIS@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your participation.

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 40 Buckeye, AZ 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 S. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Scott Bauer, Director Regulatory Affairs Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Dwight C. Mims, Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7605 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. John C. Taylor Director, Nuclear Generation El Paso Electric Company 340 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mr. James Ray Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy., Bldg. D21 San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901 Mr. Eric Tharp Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Ms. Karen O'Regan Environmental Program Manager Office of Environmental Programs 200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003