ML15217A187
| ML15217A187 | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1998 |
| From: | Essig T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270, AND 50-287 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS The Duke Energy Corporation (Duke Energy) has submitted an application for renewal of operating licenses DPR-38, DPR 47, and DPR-55 for an additional 20 years of operation at the Oconee Nuclear Station (Oconee), Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The plant is located in Oconee County, South Carolina. The application for renewal was submitted by letter dated July 6, 1998, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54. A notice of receipt of application, including the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on July 14, 1998 (63 FR 37909). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating licenses was published in the Federal Register on August 11, 1998 (63 FR 42885).
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement in support of the review of the license renewal application and to give the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process as defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
In accordance with 10 CFR 54.23 and 10 CFR 51.53(c), Duke Energy submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room in the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C., and the Local Public Document Room located in the Oconee County Public Library, 501 West South Broad Street, Walhalla, SC 29691.
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-2 This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the Commission's "Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (NUREG-1437) in support of the review of the application for renewal of the Oconee operating licenses for an additional 20 years.
Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable altemative energy sources. 10 CFR 51.95 requires that the NRC prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the NRC's regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS for public comment.
Participation in this scoping process by members of the public and local, State, and Federal government agencies is encouraged. The draft supplement to the GEIS will be the subject of separate notices and a separate public meeting. Copies will be available for public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per request will be provided free of charge. After receipt and consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection.
The scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
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Define the proposed action, which is to be the subject of the supplement to the GEIS.
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Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.
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Identify, and eliminate from detailed study, those issues that are peripheral or that are not significant.
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Identify any environmental assessments and other environmental impact statements (EISs) that are being or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.
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Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action.
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Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning and decision making schedule.
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Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completion of the supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.
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Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, including any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the scoping process:
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The applicant, Duke Energy Corporation.
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Petitioners for leave to intervene in the proceeding, Norman (Buzz) Williams, William (Butch) Clay, W. S. Lesan, and the Chatooga River Watershed Coalition.
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Any other Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved or that is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
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Affected State and local government agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
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Any affected Native American tribe.
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Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process.
Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS does not, in itself, entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Notice of an opportunity for a hearing regarding the renewal application was the subject of the aforementioned Federal Register notice of acceptance of docketing (63 FR 42885).
Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold a public meeting for the Oconee license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn, Clemson, South Carolina, on Monday. October 19, 1998. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will continue until 5:00 p.m. 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. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include (1) an overview by the NRC staff of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; (2) an overview by Duke Energy of the proposed action, Oconee license renewal, and the environmental impacts as outlined in the ER; and (3) the opportunity for interested Government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS. Persons may pre-register to attend or to speak at the meeting on the NEPA scoping process by contacting Mr. James H. Wilson by telephone at 1-800-368-5642,
-5 Extension 1108, or by Internet to the NRC at oconeeis@nrc.gov no later than 12:00 noon on October 15, 1998. In addition, individuals may register to speak up until 15 minutes before the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Mr.
James H. Wilson's attention no later than October 13, 1998, so that the NRC staff can determine.
whether the request can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS to:
Chief Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Mailstop T-6 D 59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 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. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments should be postmarked by November 19, 1998. Electronic comments may be sent by the Internet to the NRC at oconeeis@nrc.gov. Electronic submittals should be sent no later than November 19, 1998, to be considered in the scoping process and will be available for inspection at the NRC and Local Public Document Rooms.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be available for inspection at the NRC and Local Public Document Rooms.
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-6 Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. James H. Wilson at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of September 1998.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Thomas H. Essig, Acting lef Generic Issues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Oconee Nuclear Station (License Renewal) cc:
Paul R. Newton, Esquire Mr. J. E. Burchfield Duke Energy Corporation Compliance Manager 422 South Church Street Duke Energy Corporation Mail Stop PB-05E Oconee Nuclear Site Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, South Carolina 29679 J. Michael McGarry, 111, Esquire Anne W. Cottingham, Esquire Ms. Karen E. Long Winston and Strawn Assistant Attorney General 1400 L Street, NW.
North Carolina Department of Washington, DC 20005 Justice P. O. Box 629 Mr. Rick N. Edwards Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Framatome Technologies Suite 525 L. A. Keller 1700 Rockville Pike Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Rockville, Maryland 20852-1631 Licensing Duke Energy Corporation Manager, LIS 526 South Church Street NUS Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection Senior Resident Inspector North Carolina Department of U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Environment, Health, and Commission Natural Resources 7812B Rochester Highway 3825 Barrett Drive Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Regional Administrator, Region II Gregory D. Robison U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation Atlanta Federal Center Mail Stop EC-12R 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 P. 0. Box 1006 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Virgil R. Autry, Director Robert L. Gill, Jr.
Division of Radioactive Waste Management Duke Energy Corporation Bureau of Land and Waste Management Mail Stop EC-12R Department of Health and Environmental P. O. Box 1006 Control Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 2600 Bull Street RLGILL@DUKE-ENERGY.COM Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Douglas J. Walters County Supervisor of Oconee County Nuclear Energy Institute Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 1776 I Street, N.W.
Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 DJW@NEI.ORG
Chatooga River Watershed Coalition P.O. Box 2006 Clayton, GA 30525 Norman "Buzz" Williams 190 Mountain Cove Rd.
Mountain Rest, SC 29664 William "Butch" Clay POB 53 Long Creek, SC 29658 W. S. Lesan POB 66 Long Creek, SC 29658