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Duke Energy Carolina, LLC (Duke);
William States Lee III Combined
License Application; Notice of Intent
To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Conduct Scoping
Process
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke)
has submitted an application for a
combined license (COL) for its William
States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee) Site
to build Units 1 & 2, located in the
eastern portion of Cherokee County in
north central South Carolina,
approximately 7.5 miles southeast of
Gaffney, South Carolina. The
application for the COL was submitted
by letter dated December 12, 2007,
pursuant to the requirements of Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations part
52 (10 CFR part 52). A notice of receipt
and availability of the application,
including the environmental report
(ER), was published in the Federal
Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR
6218). A notice of acceptance for
docketing of the application for the COL
was published in the Federal Register
on February 29, 2008 (73 FR 11156). A
notice of hearing and opportunity to
petition for leave to intervene will be
published in the Federal Register at a
later date. 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 (EIS) in support of the
review of the COL application and to
provide the public an opportunity to
participate in the environmental
scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR
51.29.
In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR
800.8(c), ‘‘Coordination with the
National Environmental Policy Act,’’ the
NRC staff intends to use the process and
documentation required for the
preparation of an EIS to comply with
Section 106 of the National Historic
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Preservation Act, in lieu of the
procedures set for in 36 CFR 800.3
through 800.6. In accordance with 10
CFR 51.45 and 51.50, Duke submitted
the ER as part of the application. The ER
was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR parts
51 and 52 and 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
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html, which provides access
through the NRC’s Electronic Reading
Room (ERR) link. The ADAMS
Accession Number for the application
dated December 12, 2007 is
ML073510876. The ADAMS Accession
Number for supplemental information
related to the ER, submitted by letter
dated January 28, 2008, is
ML080350324. 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 1–800–
397–4209 or 301–415–4737 or by
sending an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The
application may also be viewed on the
Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/
new-licensing/col/lee.html.
In addition, the Cherokee County
Public Library, 300 E. Rutledge Avenue,
Gaffney, SC 29340 has 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 https://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. 10 CFR part 100, Reactor Site
Criteria,
d. NUREG–1555, Standard Review
Plans for Environmental Reviews for
Nuclear Power Plants,
e. NUREG/BR–0298, Brochure on
Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process,
f. Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant
Licensing Process,
g. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Preparation
of Environmental Reports for Nuclear
Power Stations,
h. Regulatory Guide 1.206, Combined
License Applications for Nuclear Power
Plants, and
i. NRR Office Instruction LIC–203,
Procedural Guidance for Preparing
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Environmental Assessments and
Considering Environmental Issues.
The regulations, NUREG-series
documents, regulatory guides, and fact
sheets 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 an EIS in support
of the review of the application for the
COL at the Duke COL Site. Possible
alternatives to the proposed action
(issuance of the COL at the Duke COL
Site) include no action and
consideration of alternative sites.
The NRC is required by 10 CFR
51.20(b)(2) to prepare an EIS in
connection with the issuance of a COL.
This notice is being published in
accordance with NEPA and NRC
regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping
process for the EIS and, as soon as
practicable thereafter, will prepare a
draft EIS for public comment.
Participation in the scoping process by
members of the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal government agencies
is encouraged. The scoping process for
the EIS will be used to accomplish the
following:
a. Define the proposed action which
is to be the subject of the EIS;
b. Determine the scope of the EIS and
identify the significant issues to be
analyzed in depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from
detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant;
d. Identify any environmental
assessments and other EISs that are
being or will be prepared that are
related to, but are not part of the scope
of the EIS being considered;
e. Identify other environmental
review and consultation requirements
related to the proposed action;
f. Identify parties consulting with the
NRC under the National Historic
Preservation Act, as set forth in 36 CFR
800.8(c)(1)(i);
g. Indicate the relationship between
the timing of the preparation of the
environmental analysis and the
Commission’s tentative planning and
decision-making schedule;
h. Identify any cooperating agencies
and as appropriate, allocate assignments
for preparation and schedules for
completing the EIS to the NRC and any
cooperating agencies; and
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i. Describe how the EIS will be
prepared and include any contractor
assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities
to participate in the scoping process:
a. The applicant, Duke Energy
Carolinas, LLC;
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 intends to petition
for leave to intervene.
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 will hold one public
scoping meeting for the EIS regarding
the Duke COL application. The scoping
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May
1, 2008, at the Gaffney High School
Auditorium, 149 Twin Lake Road,
Gaffney, South Carolina. The meeting
will convene at 7 p.m. and will continue
until 10 p.m. The meeting will be
transcribed and will include: (1) An
overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA
environmental review process, the
proposed scope of the EIS, the proposed
review schedule, and (2) the
opportunity for interested government
agencies, organizations, and individuals
to submit comments or suggestions on
the environmental issues or the
proposed scope of the EIS. Additionally,
the NRC staff will host informal
discussions from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. before
the start of the meeting at the Gaffney
High School. No formal comments on
the proposed scope of the EIS will be
accepted during the informal
discussions. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meeting or in
writing, as discussed below. Persons
may register to attend or present oral
comments at the meeting on the scope
of the NEPA review by contacting Ms.
Linda M. Tello at 1–800–368–5642,
extension 2907 or by email to the NRC
at Lee.COLAEIS@nrc.gov, no later than
April 18, 2008. Members of the public
may also register to speak at the meeting
within 15 minutes of the start of the
meeting. Individual oral comments may
be limited by the time available,
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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 EIS. Ms.
Linda M. Tello will need to be contacted
no later than April 18, 2008, if special
equipment or accommodations are
needed to attend or present information
at the public meeting, so that the NRC
staff can determine whether the request
can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send
written comments on the environmental
scope of the Duke COL 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. 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.
To be considered in the scoping
process, comments should be received
by the end of the scoping comment
period, which is May 20, 2008. Written
comments should be postmarked by
May 20, 2008. Electronic comments may
be sent via the Internet to the NRC at
Lee.COLAEIS@nrc.gov. Submissions
should be sent no later than May 20,
2008, to be considered in the scoping
process. Comments will be available in
the scoping summary report
electronically and accessible through
the NRC’s ERR link at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Participation in the scoping process
for the EIS does not entitle participants
to become parties to the proceeding to
which the EIS relates.
At the conclusion of the scoping
process, the NRC staff will prepare a
concise summary of the determination
and conclusions reached including the
significant issues identified and will
make it publicly available. The
summary will also be available for
inspection through the NRC’s ERR link.
The staff will then prepare and issue for
comment the draft EIS which will be the
subject of separate notices and a
separate public meeting. A copy of the
draft 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 EIS
(which will also be available for public
inspection).
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Information about the proposed EIS
and the scoping process may be
obtained from Ms. Linda M. Tello,
Environmental Project Manager at (301)
415–2907 or by email at LMT2@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
of March 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John R. Tappert,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Site and
Environmental Reviews, Office of New
Reactors.
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I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption, pursuant to
10 CFR 72.7, from the provisions of 10
CFR 72.70 to the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E, or the
licensee). This regulation requires that
each specific licensee under 10 CFR part
72 shall update periodically the final
safety analysis report (FSAR) to assure
that the information included in the
report contains the latest information
developed. 10 CFR 72.70(c)(6) requires
that updates shall be filed every 24
months from the date of issuance of the
license.
The NRC granted a license for the
Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI), to be
located on the site of the Diablo Canyon
Power Plant, to PG&E on March 22,
2004. The requested exemption would
allow PG&E to submit an updated FSAR
for the Diablo Canyon ISFSI no later
than July 1, 2008, or no later than 30
days prior to the commencement of
onsite dry-run testing activities,
whichever occurs first. PG&E submitted
the exemption request on January 22,
2008.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The licensee requested an exemption
from the requirement in 10 CFR
72.70(c)(6), which states that each
licensee shall submit an updated FSAR
to the NRC every 24 months from the
date of issuance of the license. The
requested exemption would allow the
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licensee to delay the submittal of the
updated FSAR for the Diablo Canyon
ISFSI by up to approximately 100 days
(no later than July 1, 2008, or 30 days
prior to the commencement of onsite
dry-run testing activities, whichever
comes first).
The proposed action before the
Commission is whether to grant this
exemption pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7.
Need for the Proposed Action
The NRC granted a license to
construct and operate the Diablo
Canyon ISFSI to PG&E on March 22,
2004. PG&E has constructed the facility
and plans to commence operation in the
summer of 2008. The exemption would
allow the licensee additional time to
submit an updated FSAR beyond March
22, 2008, which is 24 months from the
date of the last required update. In its
justification for the exemption request,
PG&E stated that it is currently
completing certain design changes to
the facility that will impact the
information in the FSAR, and that these
changes will be reflected in the FSAR
update, after the required evaluations
are finalized. Further, if the exemption
is granted, the extra time provided will
be sufficient to ensure that the updated
FSAR will contain current and accurate
information related to the ISFSI design,
analysis and operation, in time for
planned NRC inspection activities. In
order to ensure that the information in
the updated FSAR contains the latest
information developed and is of the
greatest value to its users, the licensee
has requested the subject exemption.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff previously evaluated
the environmental impacts resulting
from the construction, operation and
decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon
ISFSI, and determined that such
impacts would be acceptably small. The
staff’s conclusions are documented in
the ‘‘Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Related to the Construction and
Operation of the Diablo Canyon
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation,’’ issued on October 24,
2003 (October 24, 2003 EA); and in the
‘‘Supplement to the Environmental
Assessment and Final Finding of No
Significant Impact Related to the
Construction and Operation of the
Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation,’’ dated August 30,
2007 (Supplement). The proposed
action under consideration would not
change the staff’s previous conclusions
in the October 24, 2003 EA and the
Supplement regarding environmental
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Duke Energy Carolina, LLC (Duke); William States Lee III Combined
License Application; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) has submitted an application for
a combined license (COL) for its William States Lee III Nuclear Station
(Lee) Site to build Units 1 & 2, located in the eastern portion of
Cherokee County in north central South Carolina, approximately 7.5
miles southeast of Gaffney, South Carolina. The application for the COL
was submitted by letter dated December 12, 2007, pursuant to the
requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 52 (10
CFR part 52). A notice of receipt and availability of the application,
including the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal
Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6218). A notice of acceptance for
docketing of the application for the COL was published in the Federal
Register on February 29, 2008 (73 FR 11156). A notice of hearing and
opportunity to petition for leave to intervene will be published in the
Federal Register at a later date. 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 (EIS) in support of
the review of the COL application and to provide the public an
opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), ``Coordination with
the National Environmental Policy Act,'' the NRC staff intends to use
the process and documentation required for the preparation of an EIS to
comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, in
lieu of the procedures set for in 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6. In
accordance with 10 CFR 51.45 and 51.50, Duke submitted the ER as part
of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and
52 and 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 https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRC's
Electronic Reading Room (ERR) link. The ADAMS Accession Number for the
application dated December 12, 2007 is ML073510876. The ADAMS Accession
Number for supplemental information related to the ER, submitted by
letter dated January 28, 2008, is ML080350324. 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 1-800-
397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or by sending an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The
application may also be viewed on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/
reactors/new-licensing/col/lee.html.
In addition, the Cherokee County Public Library, 300 E. Rutledge
Avenue, Gaffney, SC 29340 has 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 https://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. 10 CFR part 100, Reactor Site Criteria,
d. NUREG-1555, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for
Nuclear Power Plants,
e. NUREG/BR-0298, Brochure on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing
Process,
f. Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process,
g. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for
Nuclear Power Stations,
h. Regulatory Guide 1.206, Combined License Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants, and
i. NRR Office Instruction LIC-203, Procedural Guidance for
Preparing
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Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental Issues.
The regulations, NUREG-series documents, regulatory guides, and
fact sheets 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 an EIS in support of the review of the
application for the COL at the Duke COL Site. Possible alternatives to
the proposed action (issuance of the COL at the Duke COL Site) include
no action and consideration of alternative sites.
The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.20(b)(2) to prepare an EIS in
connection with the issuance of a COL. This notice is being published
in accordance with NEPA and NRC regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the EIS and, as soon
as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft EIS for public comment.
Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and
local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged.
The scoping process for the EIS will be used to accomplish the
following:
a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the
EIS;
b. Determine the scope of the EIS and identify the significant
issues to be analyzed in depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant;
d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are
being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of the
scope of the EIS being considered;
e. Identify other environmental review and consultation
requirements related to the proposed action;
f. Identify parties consulting with the NRC under the National
Historic Preservation Act, as set forth in 36 CFR 800.8(c)(1)(i);
g. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation
of the environmental analysis and the Commission's tentative planning
and decision-making schedule;
h. Identify any cooperating agencies and as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the EIS to the
NRC and any cooperating agencies; and
i. Describe how the EIS will be prepared and include any contractor
assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the
scoping process:
a. The applicant, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC;
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 intends to petition for leave to intervene.
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 will hold one public scoping meeting
for the EIS regarding the Duke COL application. The scoping meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the Gaffney High School
Auditorium, 149 Twin Lake Road, Gaffney, South Carolina. The meeting
will convene at 7 p.m. and will continue until 10 p.m. The meeting will
be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview by the NRC staff of
the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the EIS,
the proposed review schedule, and (2) the opportunity for interested
government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments
or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the
EIS. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m. before the start of the meeting at the Gaffney High
School. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the EIS will be
accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments
must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in
writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present
oral comments at the meeting on the scope of the NEPA review by
contacting Ms. Linda M. Tello at 1-800-368-5642, extension 2907 or by
email to the NRC at Lee.COLAEIS@nrc.gov, no later than April 18, 2008.
Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within
15 minutes of the start of the meeting. 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 EIS. Ms. Linda M. Tello will
need to be contacted no later than April 18, 2008, if special equipment
or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the
public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request
can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the
environmental scope of the Duke COL 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. 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.
To be considered in the scoping process, comments should be
received by the end of the scoping comment period, which is May 20,
2008. Written comments should be postmarked by May 20, 2008. Electronic
comments may be sent via the Internet to the NRC at
Lee.COLAEIS@nrc.gov. Submissions should be sent no later than May 20,
2008, to be considered in the scoping process. Comments will be
available in the scoping summary report electronically and accessible
through the NRC's ERR link at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Participation in the scoping process for the EIS does not entitle
participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the EIS
relates.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will
prepare a concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached
including the significant issues identified and will make it publicly
available. The summary will also be available for inspection through
the NRC's ERR link. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment
the draft EIS which will be the subject of separate notices and a
separate public meeting. A copy of the draft 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 EIS
(which will also be available for public inspection).
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Information about the proposed EIS and the scoping process may be
obtained from Ms. Linda M. Tello, Environmental Project Manager at
(301) 415-2907 or by email at LMT2@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of March 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John R. Tappert,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews,
Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. E8-5644 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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