ML24003A890

Letter to P. Gerfen - Diablo Canyon Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

ML24003A890
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	01/24/2024
From:	Stephen Koenick NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB
To:	Gerfen P Pacific Gas & Electric Co
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ML24003A888	List: ML24003A889 ML24003A890
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EPID L-2023-LNE-0004
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Paula Gerfen Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Mail Code 104/6 Avila Beach, CA 93424

SUBJECT:

DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS (EPID NUMBER: L-2023-LNE-0004)

Dear Paula Gerfen:

By letter dated November 7, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Package Accession No. ML23311A154), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the applicant) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for the renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82 for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Diablo Canyon). As stated in a letter to you dated December 19, 2023 (ML23341A004), the NRC staff determined that the application is acceptable for docketing and that the staff will proceed with its detailed technical review. In support of the application and in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and Part 54, PG&E also submitted an environmental report. This letter provides information related to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application.

The NRC staff has prepared a Notice of Intent (NOI) advising the public that the NRC intends to conduct a scoping process to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (ML13107A023), related to the review of the application for the renewal of the Diablo Canyon operating licenses. Enclosed is a copy of the NOI that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.28, PG&E is invited to participate in the environmental scoping process.

Also, as discussed in the NOI, the NRC staff is providing the public with the opportunity to participate in an online webinar and teleconference call to be held on February 1, 2024, and an in-person public scoping meeting to be held on February 8, 2024. Both meetings will be transcribed. At these meetings, the NRC staff will present an overview of the safety and environmental review processes and describe how these processes will be implemented for the review of the Diablo Canyon license renewal application. The NRC staff will also provide members of the public an opportunity to provide comments.

January 24, 2024

P. Gerfen If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Kim Conway via email at kimberly.conway@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Stephen S. Koenick, Chief Environmental Project Management Branch 1 Division of Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323

Enclosure:

Copy of Federal Register Notice cc w/encl: Listserv Signed by Koenick, Stephen on 01/24/24

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