ML062230129

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Powerpoint Presentation Associated with Oyster Creek Draft EIS Public Meetings

ML062230129
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/12/2006
From:	NRC/NRR/ADRO
To:
Ellis, Twana, NRR/DLR/RLRA 301-415-3134
References
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Download: ML062230129 (31)

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Preliminary Results of Preliminary Results of Environmental Review Environmental Review Oyster Creek Nuclear Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission July 12, 2006 July 12, 2006

2 Purpose of Todays Meeting Purpose of Todays Meeting

• Discuss NRCs license renewal process

• Describe the environmental review

• Discuss the results of our review

• Provide the review schedule

• Accept any comments you may have today

• Describe how to submit comments

3 NRCs NRCs Regulatory Oversight Regulatory Oversight

• Atomic Energy Act

- Issue operating licenses

- Regulate civilian use of nuclear materials

• NRCs Mission

- Public health and safety

- Promote common defense and security

- Protect the environment

4 Oyster Creek Nuclear Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Generating Station License Renewal License Renewal

• Operating license expires April 9, 2009

• Application requests authorization to operate Oyster Creek for an additional 20 years.

5 License Renewal Process License Renewal Process Environmental Environmental Review Review Application Application Review Review NRC Decision NRC Decision On Application**

On Application**

• If a Request for Hearing is Granted

• • Available at www.nrc.gov License Renewal License Renewal Application**

Application**

submitted to NRC submitted to NRC Safety Safety Review Review Onsite Onsite Inspections Inspections Independent Independent Review Review Hearings*

Hearings*

6 Scope of License Scope of License Renewal Safety Review Renewal Safety Review

• Limited to aging management

- Systems, structures and components important to safety

- Determined by license renewal scoping criteria

• Current issues that are out of scope

- Security

- Emergency Planning

- Safety Performance

7 Safety Review Process Safety Review Process

• Safety evaluation

- Audits

- Evaluation of technical information

• Plant inspections

• Independent review

- Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

8 Environmental Review Environmental Review Process Process Environmental Review Issue Draft Issue Draft Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Issue Final Issue Final Supplement Supplement To GEIS To GEIS Site Site Environmental Environmental Audit Audit Meeting/

Comments On Scoping Meeting/

Comments On Draft NRC Decision on Application Hearings Local Public Information Meeting License Renewal License Renewal Application Application submitted to NRC submitted to NRC

9 National Environmental National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Policy Act (NEPA)

• NEPA requires Federal agencies to use a systematic approach to consider environmental impacts.

• An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

• Commission has determined that a supplement to the Generic EIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants will be prepared for a license renewal application.

10 Decision Standard for Decision Standard for Environmental Review Environmental Review To determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

11 Application Received Application Received Notice of Intent Notice of Intent Scoping Public Meetings Scoping Public Meetings Scoping Period Ended Scoping Period Ended Draft SEIS Issued Draft SEIS Issued Draft SEIS Public Meetings Draft SEIS Public Meetings Draft SEIS Comments Due Draft SEIS Comments Due Final SEIS Issued Final SEIS Issued Environmental Review Environmental Review Milestones Milestones July 22, 2005 July 22, 2005 September 16, 2005 September 16, 2005 November 1, 2005 November 1, 2005 November 25, 2005 November 25, 2005 June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006 July 12, 2006 July 12, 2006 September 8, 2006 September 8, 2006 January 2007 January 2007

12 Team Expertise Team Expertise Nuclear Nuclear Safety Safety Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Compliance Radiation Radiation Protection Protection Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecology Ecology Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Science Socioeconomics/

Socioeconomics/

Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Land Use Land Use Archaeology/Historical Resources Archaeology/Historical Resources Hydrology Hydrology Aquatic Aquatic Ecology Ecology

13 Analytical Approach Analytical Approach Potential New Issue Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)

Category 1 Issues Category 2 Issues New and Significant Info?

GEIS: Impacts Same At All Sites GEIS: Analyze Impacts At All Sites Perform Site-Specific Analysis Adopt the GEIS Conclusion Validated New Issue?

No Further Analysis NO NO YES YES

14 How Impacts are Quantified How Impacts are Quantified

• NRC-defined impact levels:

- SMALL: Effect is not detectable or too small to destabilize or noticeably alter any important attribute of the resource

- MODERATE: Effect is sufficient to alter noticeably, but not destabilize, important attributes of the resource

- LARGE: Effect is clearly noticeable and sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource

• Consistent with the Council on Environmental Quality guidance for NEPA analyses

15 Information Gathering Information Gathering SEIS License Renewal Application Staffs Site Audit Social Services Permitting Authorities State & Local Agencies Public Comments

16 Environmental Impacts of Environmental Impacts of Continued Operation Continued Operation

• Cooling system

• Transmission line

• Radiological

• Socioeconomics

• Groundwater use and quality

• Threatened or endangered species

• Cumulative impacts

• Accidents

17 Cooling System Impacts Cooling System Impacts

• Category 2 issues

- Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages

- Impingement of fish and shellfish

- Heat shock

• Preliminary findings

- Impacts would be SMALL

18 Radiological Impacts Radiological Impacts

• Category 1 issues

- Radiation exposures to the public

- Occupational radiation exposures

• Preliminary findings

- No new and significant information identified

- GEIS concluded impacts would be SMALL

19 Threatened or Threatened or Endangered Species Endangered Species

• Threatened or endangered species in the vicinity include five species of sea turtles and the bald eagle

• 2005 Biological Opinion for sea turtle establishes incidental take limits

• No impacts expected to bald eagle

• Impacts would be SMALL

20 Cumulative Impacts Cumulative Impacts of Operation of Operation

• Impacts of renewal term operations combined with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions

- Evaluated to end of 20-year renewal term

- Geographic boundaries dependent on resource

• Cumulative impacts would be SMALL

21 Other Environmental Other Environmental Impacts Evaluated Impacts Evaluated

• Uranium fuel cycle and solid waste management

• Decommissioning

22 Alternatives to Alternatives to License Renewal License Renewal

• No-action

• Alternative energy sources

- New generation (coal, natural gas, nuclear)

- Purchased electrical power

- Other alternatives (oil, wind, solar, conservation)

- Combination of alternatives

• Environmental effects of alternatives, in at least some impact categories, reach MODERATE or LARGE significance

23 Cooling System Cooling System Alternatives Alternatives

• Closed-cycle cooling using hybrid mechanical draft cooling towers

• Modification of existing once-through system with wetland restoration

• Most impacts would be SMALL except closed-cycle system could have MODERATE impacts on air quality

24 Preliminary Conclusions Preliminary Conclusions

• GEIS conclusions on Category 1 issues adopted

• Impacts resulting from Category 2 issues would be of SMALL significance

• Environmental effects of alternatives may reach MODERATE or LARGE significance

25 Postulated Accidents Postulated Accidents

• Design-basis accidents

• Severe accidents

- Severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs)

26 Preliminary Results of Preliminary Results of SAMA Evaluation SAMA Evaluation

• 136 potential SAMAs considered

• Number of SAMAs reduced to 37 based on screening process

• Detailed cost-benefit analysis shows that 15 SAMAs could be cost beneficial

• None are required to be implemented as part of license renewal

27 Preliminary Conclusions Preliminary Conclusions

• Impacts of license renewal would be SMALL for all impact areas.

• Impacts of alternatives may reach MODERATE to LARGE.

• The staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.

28 Environmental Review Environmental Review Milestones Milestones

• Draft SEIS issued - June 9, 2006

• Comment period ends - September 8, 2006

• Issuance of Final SEIS - January 2007

29 Additional Information Additional Information

• NRC contact: Dr. Michael T. Masnik (800) 368-5642, Ext. 1191

• Documents located at the Lacey Township Library (10 East Lacey Road, Forked River, New Jersey 08731)

• Draft SEIS can also be viewed at: www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement28/

30 Submitting Comments Submitting Comments

• By mail:

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555

• In person:

11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland

• By e-mail:

OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov

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