[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 138 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41132-41133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16444]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-017]
Virginia Electric And Power Company, D/B/A Dominion Virginia
Power, and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative North Anna Nuclear Station
Unit 3 Combined License Application; Correction and Supplement to
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct Scoping Process
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Correction and Supplement.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects and supplements a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process
(regarding an application for a combined license) published in the
Federal Register on March 13, 2008 (73 FR 13589). This action is
necessary: (1) To correctly identify the document the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff intends to prepare, the applicants
for the combined license (COL) and the matters that the scoping process
is intended to accomplish, (2) to inform the public and other scoping
participants that alternative sites will not be considered in the
review of the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or
Commission) or in the environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared in
connection with the COL application, and (3) to reopen the scoping
comment period so as to provide the public with an opportunity to
participate in the environmental scoping process, as described in 10
CFR 51.29, in regard to the correctly identified matters that the
scoping process is intended to accomplish. With respect to item (3),
this action provides thirty (30) days from the date of this Notice for
the submission of written comments on the scope of the North Anna Unit
3 COL application environmental review. Comments should be submitted in
accordance with the procedures specified in the ADDRESSES section.
DATES: The scoping comment period is reopened for thirty (30) days and
closes on August 15, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document corrects a notice published on
March 13, 2008 (73 FR 13589). The Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process is corrected
as follows:
(1) On page 13589, second column, the heading is corrected to read,
``Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power and
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; North Anna Power Station Combined
License Application; Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplement to the
Early Site Permit Environmental Impact Statement.''
(2) On page 13589, second column, the first complete paragraph, the
first two lines, replace ``Dominion Nuclear Power, LLC (Dominion)''
with ``Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion
Virginia Power (DVP or Dominion), and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
(ODEC).''
(3) On page 13590, in the first column, the second complete
paragraph through paragraph i are removed, and replaced with the
following:
On November 27, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
issued ESP-003 to Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC, for the North Anna
ESP Site (the site of proposed Unit 3), located in Louisa County, near
Lake Anna, approximately 40 miles north northwest of Richmond,
Virginia. An early site permit (ESP) is an NRC approval of a site as
suitable for construction and operation of one or more new nuclear
units. The NRC's detailed review of the environmental impacts of
constructing and operating the proposed North Anna Unit 3 is documented
in NUREG-1811, ``Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site
Permit at the North Anna ESP Site,'' dated December 2006. Pursuant to
NRC regulations in 10 CFR 51.50(c)(1), a COL applicant referencing an
ESP need not submit information or analyses regarding environmental
issues that were resolved in the ESP EIS, except to the extent the COL
applicant has identified new and significant information regarding such
issues. Pursuant to 10 CFR 52.39, matters resolved in the ESP
proceedings are considered to be resolved in any subsequent
proceedings, absent identification of new and significant information.
The application dated November 27, 2007, for a COL for North Anna
Unit 3 submitted by Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion
Virginia Power and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Applicants)
references the ESP for the North Anna ESP site, ESP-003. For a COL
application that references an ESP, the NRC staff, pursuant to 10 CFR
51.75(c), prepares a supplement to the ESP EIS in accordance with 10
CFR 51.92(e). Accordingly, the purpose of this notice is to inform the
public that the NRC staff will be preparing a supplement to NUREG-1811,
the ESP Final EIS, in support of the review of the COL application for
North Anna Unit 3 at the North Anna ESP site described in ESP-003
referenced in the COL application, and to provide the public an
opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as
described in 10 CFR 51.29.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45 and 10 CFR 51.50(c)(1), the
Applicants submitted an environmental report (ER) as part of the COL
application, which need not contain information or analysis submitted
in the ER for the ESP stage or resolved in the final EIS for the ESP
stage. The ER for the COL stage, in addition to the environmental
information and analyses otherwise required must provide:
a. Information to demonstrate that the design of the facility falls
within the site characteristics and design parameters specified in the
ESP;
b. Information to resolve any significant environmental issue that
was not resolved in the ESP;
c. New and significant information related to impacts of
construction and operation that were resolved in the ESP;
d. A description of the process used to identify new and
significant information regarding the NRC's conclusions in the EIS for
the ESP; and
e. A demonstration that all environmental terms and conditions that
have been included in the ESP will be satisfied by the date of issuance
of the combined license.
ADDRESSES: The COL ER is available for public inspection at the NRC
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, or from the Publicly
Available Records component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the
NRC's Electronic Reading Room (ERR) link. The accession number in ADAMS
for the ER is ML073321238.
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 at (800) 397-4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by sending
an e-mail to [email protected]. The application may also be viewed
on the Internet at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col/north-anna.html. In addition, the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in
Mineral, Virginia; Hanover Branch Library in Hanover, Virginia; Orange
County Library in Orange, Virginia; Salem Church Library in
Fredericksburg, Virginia; and C. Melvin Snow Memorial Branch Library
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in Spotsylvania, Virginia have agreed to make the ER available for
public inspection.
The following key reference documents related to the COL
application and the NRC staff's review process are available through
the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov:
a. 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for
Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,
b. 10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for
Nuclear Power Plants,
c. NUREG-1555, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for
Nuclear Power Plants,
d. NUREG/BR-0298, Brochure on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing
Process,
e. Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process,
f. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for
Nuclear Power Stations,
g. Regulatory Guide 1.206, Combined License Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants,
h. NRR Office Instruction LIC-203, Procedural Guidance for
Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental
Issues, and
i. NUREG-1811, Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site
Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site (Dec. 2006).
The regulations, NUREG-series documents, regulatory guides, and
fact sheet can be found under Document Collections in the Electronic
Reading Room on the NRC Web page.
Finally, Office Instruction LIC-203 can be found in ADAMS in two
parts under accession numbers ML011710073 (main text) and ML011780314
(charts and figures).
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare a supplement to the ESP EIS related to
the review of the application for a COL at the North Anna COL site in
accordance with 10 CFR 51.92(e).
This notice is being published in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and NRC regulations found in 10 CFR
part 51. The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the
supplement to the ESP EIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will
prepare a draft supplement for the ESP EIS for public comment.
Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and
local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged.
Pursuant to NRC regulations in 10 CFR 51.92(e), the scoping process for
the supplemental EIS to the ESP Final EIS will be used to accomplish
the following:
a. Identification of the economic, technical, and other benefits
and costs of the proposed action, to the extent that the EIS for the
ESP did not include an assessment of these benefits and costs;
b. Identification of other energy alternatives, to the extent that
the EIS for the ESP did not include an assessment of energy
alternatives;
c. Identification of the issues related to the impacts of
construction and operation of the facility that were not resolved in
the ESP proceeding; and
d. Identification of the issues related to the impacts of
construction and operation that were resolved in the ESP proceeding but
where new and significant information exists, including but not limited
to, new and significant information demonstrating that the design of
the facility falls outside the site characteristics and design
parameters specified in the ESP.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the
scoping process:
a. The applicant, Dominion;
b. Any 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;
c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
d. Any affected Indian tribe;
e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to
participate in the scoping process; and
f. Any person who has submitted a petition for leave to intervene.
In light of the above information, the NRC staff has determined to
reopen the scoping comment period for thirty (30) days to enhance the
ability of members of the public to participate in the scoping process.
Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental
scope of the North Anna COL application review to the Chief,
Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001 and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice.
Written comments should be postmarked by August 15, 2008. Comments may
also be delivered to Room T-6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., during
Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be sent via e-mail to
[email protected]. To be considered in the scoping process,
comments should be received by the end of the scoping comment period,
which is August 15, 2008. The NRC staff is considering all comments
submitted in response to the March 13, 2008, notice, and members of the
public need not resubmit any comments previously submitted. In
addition, participation in the scoping process for the supplement to
the ESP EIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the
proceeding to which the supplement to the EIS relates.
The NRC staff will prepare and issue for comment the draft
supplemental EIS, which will be the subject of separate notices and a
public meeting. A copy of the draft supplement to the ESP EIS will be
available for public inspection at the above-mentioned address, and one
copy per request will be provided free of charge. After receipt and
consideration of the comments, the NRC staff will prepare a final
supplement to the ESP EIS, which will also be available for public
inspection.
Information about the scoping process and development of the
supplement to ESP EIS may be obtained from Ms. Alicia Williamson,
Environmental Project Manager, by phone at (301) 415-1878 or via e-mail
at [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of July, 2008.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott C. Flanders,
Director, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of New
Reactors.
[FR Doc. E8-16444 Filed 7-16-08; 8:45 am]
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