ML072250488

Request for Comments Concerning the Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 2 and 3, License Renewal Application Review - Delaware Tribe of Indians

ML072250488
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	08/24/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Douglas J Delaware Tribe of Indians
Caverly J, PM, DLR/REBB - 415-6699
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August 24, 2007 The Honorable Jerry Douglas, Chief Delaware Tribe of Indians Delaware Tribal Headquarters 170 North East Barbara Bartlesville, OK 74006

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Douglas:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from Entergy Nuclear Operations (Entergy) for the renewal of the operating licenses for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (Indian Point), located in Buchanan, NY, approximately 24 miles north of the New York City boundary line. Indian Point is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to the Delaware Tribe of Indians. As described below, the NRCs process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51, Section 51.28(b), the NRC invites the Delaware Tribe of Indians to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRCs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating licenses for Indian Point will expire in September, 2013, and December, 2015. Entergy submitted its application for renewal of the Indian Point operating licenses in a letter dated April 23, 2007, as supplemented by letters dated May 3 and June 21, 2007.

The NRC is gathering information for an Indian Point site-specific supplement to its ?Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),

NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the Indian Point site related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others), and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action.

J. Douglas To accommodate interested members of the public, the NRC will hold two public scoping meetings for the Indian Point license renewal supplement to the GEIS on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at The Colonial Terrace, located at 119 Oregon Rd. in Cortlandt Manor, NY. 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 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the start of each session.

The license renewal application (LRA) is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.html. The accession number for the LRA is ML071210507. 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 by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

The Indian Point LRA is also available on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/indian-point.html. In addition, the Hendrick Hudson Free Library, located in Montrose, NY, the Field Library, located in Peekskill, NY, and the White Plains Public Library located in White Plains, NY, have agreed to make the LRA available for public inspection.

The GEIS, which documents the NRCs assessment of the scope and impact of environmental effects that would be associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, can also be found on the NRCs website or at the NRCs PDR.

Please submit any comments that the Delaware Tribe of Indians may have to offer on the scope of the environmental review by October 12, 2007. Written comments should be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at IndianPointEIS@nrc.gov. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you.

J. Douglas The staff expects to publish the draft supplement to the GEIS in July 2008. The NRC will hold another set of public meetings in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS). A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment. After consideration of public comments received on the draft, the NRC will prepare a final SEIS. The issuance of a final SEIS for Indian Point is planned for April 2009. If you need additional information regarding the environmental review process, please contact Ms. Jill Caverly, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-6699 or at jsc1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA Christian Jacobs for/

Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 cc: See next page

ML072250488 OFFICE PM:REBB:DLR LA:DLR PM:REBB:DLR BC:REBB:DLR NAME J. Caverly (B. Pham for)

Y. Edmonds B. Pham R. Franovich (C. Jacobs for)

DATE 08/24/07 08/23/07 08/24/07 08/24/07

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Indian Point Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:

Mr. Michael R. Kansler President & CEO / CNO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John T. Herron Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Sr. Vice President Engineering & Technical Services Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Fred R. Dacimo Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. Anthony Vitale - Acting General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Joseph P. DeRoy Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John A. Ventosa GM, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Ernest J. Harkness Director, Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Patric W. Conroy Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Mr. T.R. Jones - Acting Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanana, NY 10511-0249 Mr. William C. Dennis Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

Indian Point Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc: Mr. Michael Balboni Deputy Secretary for Public Safety State Capitol, Room 229 Albany, NY 12224 Mr. John P. Spath New York State Energy, Research and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspectors Office Indian Point 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511 Senior Resident Inspectors Office Indian Point 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 59 Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mayor, Village of Buchanan 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511 Mr. Raymond L. Albanese Four County Coordinator 200 Bradhurst Avenue Unit 4 Westchester County Hawthorne, NY 10532 Mr. William DiProfio PWR SRC Consultant 48 Bear Hill Road Newton, NH 03858 Mr. Garry Randolph PWR SRC Consultant 1750 Ben Franklin Drive, 7E Sarasota, FL 34236 Mr. William T. Russell PWR SRC Consultant 400 Plantation Lane Stevensville, MD 21666-3232 Mr. Jim Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Mr. Phillip Musegaas Riverkeeper, Inc.

828 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY 10591 Mr. Mark Jacobs IPSEC 46 Highland Drive Garrison, NY 10524 Ms. Julie Keys Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 The Honorable Nita Lowey 222 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310 White Plains, NY 10605

Indian Point Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc: Mr. John Sipos, Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General The Capitol State Street Albany, NY 12224 Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. William J. Ryan, Chairman Westchester County Board of Legislators 800 Michaelian Office Building 148 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Thomas J. Abinanti, Chair Committee on Environment & Energy Westchester County Board of Legislators 800 Michaelian Office Building 148 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael B. Kaplowitz, 4th District Legislator Westchester County Board of Legislators 800 Michaelian Office Building 148 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Jerry Nappi New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance 707 Westchester Avenue, Suite 302 White Plains, NY 10604