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September 13, 2006
APPLICANT: Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC
FACILITY: North Anna Early Site Permit
SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC MEETING HELD TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THESUPPLEMENT TO DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FORTHE NORTH ANNA EARLY SITE PERMIT APPLICATION
On Tuesday, August 15, 2006, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)staff held a public meeting at the Louisa County Middle School, in Mineral, Virginia, concerningthe staff’s environmental review of the early site permit (ESP) application submitted byDominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion). The purpose of the meeting was to present thepreliminary findings of draft Supplement 1 to NUREG-1811, “Draft Environmental ImpactStatement for an Early Site Permit at the North Anna ESP Site” (SDEIS), and provide the publicwith an opportunity to comment on the SDEIS, which was issued in July 2006. The SDEISanalyzed the impacts of the change to the cooling system for proposed Unit 3 from a oncethrough system to a combination wet and dry cooling system, and the increase in power levelfor proposed Units 3 and 4 from 4300-4500 MWt.
Formal presentations, including the NRC’s preliminary recommendation, were made by theNRC and its contractor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The staff’s preliminaryrecommendation is that the ESP should be issued. This preliminary recommendation is basedon: (1) the Environmental Report (ER) submitted by Dominion, as revised; (2) consultation withFederal, State, Tribal and local agencies; (3) the staff’s independent review; and (4) theassessments summarized in the SDEIS, including the mitigation measures identified in the ERand the EIS. In addition, in making its preliminary recommendation, the staff has concludedthat there are no environmentally preferable or obviously superior alternative sites. Finally, thestaff has preliminarily concluded that the site preparation and preliminary construction activitiesallowed by 10 CFR 50.10(e)(1) will not result in any significant adverse environmental impactthat cannot be redressed.
After the formal presentations were given by the NRC staff, members of the public were invitedto provide comments. Approximately 300 people attended the meeting. Attendees includedmembers of the public and media; representatives of the NRC; representatives from publicinterest groups, the nuclear industry, Dominion; and State and local government officials. Comments were in support of, and opposition to, the ESP. Topics discussed included theimpact of the new cooling system on Lake Anna, the waste heat treatment facility and theNorth Anna River downstream of the lake, and the change in power level. The public providedcomments on emergency preparedness and security, spent fuel storage, alternative energysources, water use, health impacts, and radiological effluent releases.
In an effort to improve communication and increase interaction with members of the public, theNRC staff conducted a open house 1 hour before the meeting and encouraged the public tosubmit public comments and meeting feedback forms. The staff provided displays andbrochures and met with members of the public to answer questions about the proposedNorth Anna ESP. Enclosure 1 is a list of attendees. Enclosure 2 is the corrected meetingtranscript. Enclosure 3 is the Meeting Agenda and Open House Welcome letter. Enclosure 4is a copy of the meeting slides. The NRC staff extended the comment period on the SDEIS by15 days to September 12, 2006.
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The staff will consider the public comments and make any warranted revisions prior to issuingits final EIS, scheduled for December 2006. A list of the Agencywide Documents Access andManagement System (ADAMS) accession numbers of the written documents submitted by thepublic at the meeting is provided in Enclosure 5.
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Jack Cushing, Senior Project ManagerNew Reactor Environmental Projects Branch Division of New Reactor LicensingOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:1. List of Attendees (ML062440233)2. Corrected Official Transcript (ML062440240)3. Meeting Agenda and
Open House Welcome Letter (ML062440248)4. Presentation Slides (ML062430303)5. Accession Numbers of Written Comments
Provided at the Public Meeting (ML062580115)
cc w/encls: See next page
Docket No.: 52-0008
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The staff will consider the public comments and make any warranted revisions prior to issuingits final EIS, scheduled for December 2006. A list of the Agencywide Documents Access andManagement System (ADAMS) accession numbers of the written documents submitted by thepublic at the meeting is provided in Enclosure 5.
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Jack Cushing, Senior Project ManagerNew Reactor Environmental Projects Branch Division of New Reactor LicensingOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:1. List of Attendees (ML062440233)2. Corrected Official Transcript (ML062440240)3. Meeting Agenda and
Open House Welcome Letter (ML062440248)4. Presentation Slides (ML062430303)5. Accession Numbers of Written Comments
Provided at the Public Meeting (ML062580115)
cc w/encls: See next page
Docket No.: 52-0008
DISTRIBUTION:See next page
Accession Nos: Summary of Meeting (w/Enclosure 1 and Svc. List): ML062440233Enclosure 2: Corrected Transcript ML062440240Enclosure 3: DEIS Meeting Agenda and Open House Letter ML062440248Enclosure 4: Meeting Slides and Handouts: ML062430303Enclosure 5: ADAMS Accession Nos. of Written Comments Provided at Public Meeting
ML062580115Package: ML062440229 *See previous concurrence
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NAME MViera (via e-mail) JCushing RWeisman CNolan-AJK for:
DATE 09/05/06 09/05/06 09/07/06 09/13/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC, Re: North Anna Early Site Permit MeetingSummary, Dated September 13, 2006
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Enclosure 1: List of Attendees
LIST OF ATTENDEES FOR THE MEETING ON THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT FOR AN EARLY SITE PERMIT (ESP)AT THE NORTH ANNA ESP SITE MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006
PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION
Jack Cushing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)George Wunder NRCEtoy Hilton NRCDavid Matthews NRCChip Cameron NRCElaine Rodriguiz-Cruz NRCBruce Musico NRCRichard Emch NRCScott Burnell NRCCindy Harbaugh NRCGerald Wilson NRCAndrew Kugler NRCLaura Quinn NRCHarriet Nash NRCChris Nolan NRCJames Reece NRCNathan Sanfilippo NRCMike McCoppin NRCBarry Zalcman NRCMary Ann Parkhurst Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)Lance Vail PNNLJeffrey Ward PNNLBeverly Miller PNNLLouis Zeller* BREDLJerry Rosenthal* People Alliance for Clear EnergyJim Adams*Dr. Lee S. Anthony* Physics Assoc. H.P.S.Richard Ball* Sierra Club- VA ChapterMike Beers*Gary W. Breeden* Aspen Hill Homeowner Assoc.Kirsten L. Breeden*Sama Bilbao y Leow* NA-YGN/ANSBill Campbell*Gina Casadri* NA-YGNBill Casino* North American Young Generation in NuclearKeith Cheatham* VA. Chamber of CommerceRobert V. Clarke Jr* Louisa County Industrial development AuthorityOlin Cempton*Julie Curry*Elera Day* PACERebecca Ferris* PACETodd Flowers*Paul H. Genoa*Gerald Giaccai*Aviv Goldsmith*Kevin Haggerty* NAYGNPatrick Hanley* Chamber of CommerceJohn J Higgins*
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PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION
Jean Moss Holland*Rob Horne* Louisa School BoardDelbert Horn*Melissa Kemp*Allan Lassitor*C. Lee Liwtecum*Bill McGrath* Friends of Lake AnnaRon Mickens* DominionSteve Montgomery* DominionBill Murphey* Lake Anna Civic AssociationRick Parrish* Southern Environmental Law CenterKenneth Remmers* Water Side Property Owners AssociationHarry Ruth* Friends of Lake AnnaDennis Schaible*Lisa Stiles-Shell* NA-YGNLouis Zeller* Blue Ridge Environmental Defense LeagueBen Slone*Sylena Smith* DominionMichael Stuart * NA-YGNKelly Taylor*Robert BakerPat Balgie Virginia PowerTom Balgie Dominion (retired)George BamfordLorena BamfordLetty Beament DominionPeter R. Beament VA Power RetireeClara BeasleyRachel Birckhead VEPCORusell BlankenshipMelissa BollbachBob Britt PRORobert E. Brown GEJean Brehmer Dominion Power retired spousePatricia Campbell GEWayne ChandlerHenry ChapmanAlex Christian NA-YGNFaren Clair Surry Power Station SNFCPeggy Wiff DominionCal Coghill DominionDavid C. ComptonPat ComptonShara Copeland DominionBob Copeland DominionAustin CrispensJoan Crowther DEQJohn Daly DominionJamie L. Daniel SRMary DealJim Debiec Old Dominion Elect. CoopRusty Denna The Freelance-StarMike Duffey Dominion
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PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION
Catherine DunstonCharlie Ellis VA DEQLarry Ellis Dominion RetireePam Faggert DominionThomas Fahe VA DEQMuhammad Fahmy North American Young Generation in NuclearDorothy Garton VA Power retiredNancy Gasser VA Power retiredO.F. Gasser VA PowerMeghan Goldman U.S.Dept of EnergyBeonze Many Gotschalk DominionDoug GrahamWilliam Gross Nuclear Energy Inst.Brian A. Hamid DominionRaj Harndal DominionWillie HarperFrank Hartsoe Boilermakers Local 45Richard Havasy Louisa BOSJoe Hegner DominionJames E. Hiter Nick HowardEdward H. HughesSara Jessop AREVAJohn Kauffman VA Dept. Game & FishLewis KellerBurton KennedyScott C. Kern Dominion-NAPSDavid Kerske NA-YGNRick Kingston GEBob KitchenWes Kleene VDHGeonne Lean DominionDavid Levis PiIlsbury Winthor Shan PittmanJoey Lindner DominionBuliha LimbertaJoyce Livingstone DominionChris LloydThomas LongleyBarbara LongleyIrene Luck The Central Virginian NewspaperBurton Marshall Dominion -retireeBrenda Hill-MartinJohn C. MartinEric Mc Erlain NEIHarriet McKnight Dominion Power retireeFB McNeil Dominion retireeRobert J. MeierPaul Merril NBC 29Ran Mickens DominionF. Kenneth Moore Dominion retireeJames W Moore III VA Dept. of HealthJohn Mosticone DominionMichael Neland
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PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATION
Jeff Pathon AREVA NP Inc.Donna PienkowskiAva PippinWilliam Phillips Asbedio Worben # 85Kristen PriceCatherine C. Prince VEPCOFred PyineeVyvyou PowersSteve Routh BechtelShayla RipleyRichard Rowland MWTS UnionFred Salmons IUOE Local 147Hal SchafferAndy ShreveAlexander Smiths Jc. DominionCarl E. SmithDan Stoddasvl DominionEugene Strohkorb DominionJoyce Strohkorb DominionJim Subic Kathy SwarthourSteve SwarthourCathy Taylor DominionRay TerryCharles K. Trible VA Power- retiredSusie TribleStuart WatersConrad Weirup Dominion Power retiredJunihs H. William J. DominionLanny WoolfolkBerry Wright JrPatti Lee WyckoffMichael L. Young DominionAndrew Zadnik VA Dept of Game and Fish
North Anna Early Site Permit Mailing List
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Mr. David A. ChristianSenior Vice President and Chief NuclearOfficerDominion Resources Services, Inc.Innsbrook Technical Center5000 Dominion Blvd.Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.Senior CounselDominion Resources Services, Inc.Rope Ferry RoadBuilding 475, 5th FloorWaterford, CT 06385
Mr. C. Lee LintecumCounty AdministratorLouisa CountyP.O. Box 160Louisa, VA 23093
Mr. David R. LewisPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman2300 N Street, NWWashington, DC 20037
Dr. W. T. LoughVirginia State Corporation CommissionDivision of Energy RegulationP. O. Box 1197Richmond, VA 23209
Office of the Attorney GeneralCommonwealth of Virginia900 East Main StreetRichmond, VA 23219
Senior Resident InspectorNorth Anna Power StationU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission1024 Haley DriveMineral, VA 23117
Mr. Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.State Health CommissionerOffice of the CommissionerVirginia Department of HealthP. O. Box 2448Richmond, VA 23218
Mr. David Lochbaum
Union of Concerned Scientists1707 H Street, NWSuite 600Washington, DC 20006-3919
Mr. Paul GunterDirector of the Reactor Watchdog ProjectNuclear Information & Resource Service1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 404Washington, DC 20036
Mr. Adrian HeymerNuclear Energy InstituteSuite 4001776 I Street, NWWashington, DC 20006-3708
Mr. Russell BellNuclear Energy InstituteSuite 4001776 I Street, NWWashington, DC 20006-3708
Mr. James RiccioGreenpeace702 H Street, NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20001
Mr. Jay M. GutierrezMorgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20004
Mr. Gary Wright, ManagerDivision of Nuclear SafetyIllinois Emergency Management Agency1035 Outer Park DriveSpringfield, IL 62704
Mr. Glenn H. ArchinoffAECL Technologies481 North Frederick AvenueSuite 405Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Mr. Ed Wallace, General ManagerProjectsPBMR Pty LTDPO Box 9396Centurion 0046Republic of South Africa
Mr. Brendan HoffmanResearch Associate on Nuclear Energy
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Public Citizens Critical Mass Energy and Environmental Program215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20003
Mr. Paul LeventhalNuclear Control Institute1000 Connecticut Avenue, NWSuite 410Washington, DC 20036
Mr. Charles BrinkmanWestinghouse Electric Co.Washington Operations12300 Twinbrook Pkwy., Suite 330Rockville, MD 20852
Mr. Marvin FertelSenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear OfficerNuclear Energy InstituteSuite 4001776 I Street, NWWashington, DC 20006-3708
Mr. Arthur R. WoodsEnercon Services, Inc.500 TownPark LaneKennesaw, GA 30144
Ms. Vanessa E. Quinn, ChiefRadiological Emergency PreparednessBranchNuclear and Chemical Preparedness andProtection DivisionDepartment of Homeland Security1800 South Bell Street, Room 837Crystal City-Arlington, VA 22202-3546
Mr. Michael M. Cline, State CoordinatorVirginia Department of EmergencyManagement10501 Trade CourtRichmond, VA 23236-3713
Mr. Jim DebiecDirector - Power ProductionOld Dominion Electric Cooperative4201 Dominion BlvdGlen Allen, VA 23060
Mr. Thomas Mundy
Director, Project DevelopmentExelon Generation200 Exelon Way, KSA3-NKennett Square, PA 19348
Ms. Joanne TetraultLibrarianLouisa County Public Library881 Davis HighwayMineral, VA 23117
Ms. Abhaya Thiele406 Key West Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911
Mr. J. Randall WheelerSpotsylvania County AdministratorP.O. Box 99Spotsylvania CourthouseSpotsylvania, VA 22553
Mr. William C. RolfeAssistant County AdministratorP.O. Box 111Orange, VA 22690
Ms. Sandra SloanAreva NP, Inc.3315 Old Forest RoadP.O. Box 10935Lynchburg, VA 24506-0935
Mr. Robert E. SweeneyIBEX ESI4641 Montgomery AvenueSuite 350Bethesda, MD 20814
Mr. Dick ClarkPresident, Oakridge Civic Assn.2212 Founders Bridge Rd.Midlothian, VA 23113
Mr. Harry RuthFor the Friends of Lake AnnaC/O 230 Heather DriveBumpass, VA 23024
Ms. Myra Cramer, ManagerHanover Branch Library7527 Library DriveHanover, VA 23069
Louisa County Library Branch
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Jefferson-Madison Regional Library881 Davis Highway Mineral, VA 23117
Ms. Barbara Davidson, ManagerSalem Church Library2607 Salem Church RoadFrederick, VA 22407
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