ML072130211

Request for List of Protected Species within the Area Under Evaluation for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 License Renewal Application Review

ML072130211
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	08/16/2007
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Stillwell D US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service
Caverly J
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Download: ML072130211 (8)

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August 16, 2007 Mr. David Stillwell Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New York Field Office 3817 Luker Road Cortland, NY 13045

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS.

2 & 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Mr. David Stillwell:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing an application submitted by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for the renewal of the operating licenses for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 (Indian Point). Indian Point is located in Buchanan, New York, approximately 24 miles north of the New York City boundary line. As part of the review of the license renewal application (LRA), the NRC is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51), the NRCs regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The SEIS includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, including endangered or threatened species and impacts to fish and wildlife. This letter is being submitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.

The proposed action is to renew the facility operating licenses for Indian Point for an additional 20 years beyond the expiration of the current operating licenses. The proposed action would include the use and continued maintenance of existing plant facilities and transmission lines.

The Indian Point site covers approximately 239 acres. Indian Point is bordered on the north, south and east by partially wooded privately owned land and on the west by the Hudson River.

Enclosures 1 and 2 provide a general overview of the site location and site layout.

Indian Point is equipped with a once-through open-cycle cooling system that withdraws cooling water from and discharges back into the Hudson River. The intake system includes seven bays for each unit located at the shore. Six 96-inch pipes discharge water beneath the waters surface within a 40-foot wide discharge canal.

The transmission lines in the scope of NRCs environmental review for license renewal are those that were originally constructed for the specific purpose of connecting the plant to the transmission system. The transmission line corridor to the Buchanan Substation (approximately 2100 feet southeast from the reactors, just across Broadway from the facilitys main entrance) is located in the industrial portion of the site, except for where the lines cross Broadway. This transmission line corridor is being evaluated as part of the environmental review process.

D. Stillwell The enclosed transmission line map shows the transmission system that is being evaluated in the SEIS. Two 345-kilovolt (kV) lines connect Indian Point to the Buchanan Substation. This corridor also includes 138-kV transmission lines that supply offsite power from the substation into Indian Point.

To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the NRC requests information on Federally-listed, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of Indian Point and its associated transmission line rights-of-way. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.

The NRC staff plans to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings on September 19, 2007, at Colonial Terrace, located at 119 Oregon Road in Cortlandt Manor, New York. The first meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. In addition, the NRC staff plans to conduct a site audit at Indian Point during the week of September 10, 2007. You and your staff are invited to attend both the public meetings and the site audit. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is late July 2008.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staffs review of this LRA, please contact Ms. Jill Caverly, Project Manager, at 301-415-8450 or via e-mail at jsc1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosures:

1. Site Location

2. Site Layout cc w/encls: See next page

D. Stillwell The enclosed transmission line map shows the transmission system that is being evaluated in the SEIS. Two 345-kilovolt (kV) lines connect Indian Point to the Buchanan Substation. This corridor also includes 138-kV transmission lines that supply offsite power from the substation into Indian Point.

To support the SEIS preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the NRC requests information on Federally-listed, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of Indian Point and its associated transmission line rights-of-way. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.

The NRC staff plans to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings on September 19, 2007, at Colonial Terrace, located at 119 Oregon Road in Cortlandt Manor, New York. The first meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as necessary. In addition, the NRC staff plans to conduct a site audit at Indian Point during the week of September 10, 2007. You and your staff are invited to attend both the public meetings and the site audit. Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is late July 2008.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staffs review of this LRA, please contact Ms. Jill Caverly, Project Manager, at 301-415-8450 or via e-mail at jsc1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286

Enclosures:

1. Site Location

2. Site Layout cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Adam Accession No.: ML072130211 (Ltr. to w/Encls. 1, 2, Svc. List)

OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:REBB BC:DLR:REBB NAME I. King J. Caverly R.Franovich DATE 08/2/07 08/6/07 08/16/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to Mr. David Stillwell from Rani Franovich, dated August 16, 2007

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS.

2 & 3 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:

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Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 cc:

Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Michael Balduzzi Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 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. Paul Rubin 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.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwarz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, 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. Michael J. Columb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James Comiotes Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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

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

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Peter R. Smith, President 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

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 cc:

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 139 Depot Road East Kingston, NH 03827 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 Mr. John Herron Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213