ML072840963

Summary of Public Environmental Scoping Meetings Related to the Review of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, License Renewal Application (TAC Nos. MD5905 and MD5906)

ML072840963
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	10/12/2007
From:	Leous J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Leous, JP, DLR/REBB 301-415-2864
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ML072840805	List: ML072840963
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October 12, 2007

LICENSEE: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc

FACILITY: Vogtle Elerctic Generating Plant, Units 1 And 2

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS (TAC NOS. MD5905 AND MD5906)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted environmental scoping meetings related to the review of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (VEGP),

license renewal applications submitted by Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc (SNOC).

Two public meetings were conducted on Thursday, September 27, 2007, at the Augusta Technical College Waynesboro Campus, 216 Highway 24 South, Augusta, Georgia 30830.

Approximately 50 people attended the meetings. The attendees included representatives of the NRC staff, NRC contractors from EarthTech, members of the public, representatives from SNOC, news media, and local government officials. Public comments and questions addressed a wide range of issues including license renewal process, environmental justice, water use issues, and alternatives to license renewal.

A combined listing of attendees for both public meetings is provided in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 is a copy of the meeting handouts provided during the public meeting open house. The transcripts for the afternoon and evening meetings are publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One Whit e 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. ML072840529 and ML072840530, respectively. A copy of the slides used during the NRC

=s presentation is also available in ADAMS under

Accession No. ML072750261. 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/ J.P. Leous, Environmental Project Manager Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425

Enclosures:

1. Listing of Attendees

2. Meeting Handouts

cc w/encls: See next page

1. Meeting Summary (w /Encls. 1 & 2): ML072840963

2. Afternoon Transcript (Corrected): ML072840529

3. Evening Transcript (Corrected): ML072840530

4. Slides: ML072750261

5. Package: ML072840805

OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:REBB BC:DLR:REBB

NAME I. King JP Leous S. Hernandez for R. Franovich DATE 10/12/07 10/12/07 10/12/07 ENCLOSURE 1 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS September 27, 2007

PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION J.P. Leous U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Chip Cameron NRC Eric Benner NRC Christian Jacobs NRC Susan Uttal NRC Kimberly Sexton NRC Ken Clark NRC Bobbie Hurley EarthTech Steve Duda EarthTech Strant Colwell US Fish and Wildlife Service Jerry Coalson City of Waynesboro Dick Byne City of Waynesboro, City Council Dick Byne City of Waynesboro, City Council Bill Tinley City of Waynesboro, City Council Jesse Stone Mayor, City of Waynesboro Jerry Lay Development Authority of Burke County W.H. Harper, Jr. Development Authority of Burke County Beverly Black Capital City Bank Sean Hayes Georgia Dept of Natural Resources Merv Waldrop Burke County Board of Commissioners William Edwards Georgia Power Walter Dukes Georgia Power Jon Cudworth TetraTech Karen Patterson TetraTech Tom Moorer Southern Nuclear William Ellie Daniel Southern Nuclear Mike Macfarlane Southern Nuclear Mike McCracken Southern Nuclear Dale Fulton Southern Nuclear Carrie Phillips Southern Nuclear Michael E. Chawe Southern Nuclear Jim Williams Southern Nuclear K.R. Hairston Balch & Bingham Grady Moore Balch & Bingham Bobbie Paul WAND Sara Barczak Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Teresa Carter American Cancer Society Rusty Sanders Burke County Emergency Management Charles Utley Resident Ed Burke Resident Lenard Hogan Resident 2 George Odom Resident Marolyn Odom Resident Sandi Shields Resident Eilis Godbee Resident Billy Hopper Resident Willie Tomlin Resident Andrea Stein Resident James W. Cleary Resident Bob Masse Oglethorpe Power Corp Rep. Gloria Frazier Georgia State Representative Sen. J.B. Powell Georgia State Senator ENCLOSURE 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETING VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION Augusta Technical College, Waynesboro Campus Waynesboro, GA

AGENDA September 27, 2007 Two Identical Meetings* (1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.)

I. Welcome and Purpose of Meeting 10 minutes **

II. Overview of the Environmental Review Process 15 minutes

III. Public Comments As Needed

IV. Closing/Availability of Transcript 5 minutes

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each m eeting 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, as described in the enclosed Federal Register notice.

• • Times in this agenda are approximates.

ENCLOSURE 2

Welcome to the NRC's Open House Associated with the Environmental Review for the Proposed License Renewal at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2

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 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. Please note that if you wish to provide formal comments regarding the scope of the environmental review for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, they can be presented at either session of today's transcribed public meetings. Alternatively, they can be provided in writing or electronically by October 24, 2007. 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 October 12, 2007. Written comments on the scope of the SEIS should be sent to:

Chief, Rules, Directives, and Editing Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mailstop T-6D 59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

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 Vogtle_LR_EIS@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your participation.

Letter to Southern Nuclear From J.P. Leous Dated October xx, 2007

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETINGS RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. MD5905 AND MD5906)

DISTRIBUTION:

E-Mail P.T. Kuo (RidsNrrDlr)

R. Franovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

E. Benner (RidsNrrDlrReba)

L. Lund J. Leous C. Jacobs Bobbie.hurley@earthtech.com D. Ashley B. Singal B. Anderson G. McCoy S. Shaeffer S. Uttal RidsOGCMailRoom DLR/REBB DLR/REBA Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2

cc: Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

Mr. N. J. Stringfellow Manager, Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

Mr. Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30328-4684

Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334

Mr. Harold Reheis, Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334

Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334

Mr. Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation 2100 East Exchange Place P.O. Box 1349 Tucker, GA 30085-1349

Arthur H. Domby, Esquire Troutman Sanders Nations Bank Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308-2216

Resident Inspector Vogtle Plant 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830

Mr. Stanford M. Blanton, esq.

Balch & Bingham LLP P.O. Box 306 Birmingham, AL 35201

Ms. Moanica M. Caston Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

Mr. Michael A. Macfarlane Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

Mr. T. C. Moorer - Project Manager -

Environmental Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295