NRC-009A-MA-CM01 Identified: 07/28/2016 Admitted: 07/28/2016 Withdrawn: Rejected: Stricken: Other
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NUREG-1941, Vol. 1 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit In the Matter of: DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (Levy Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2) Commission Mandatory Hearing Docket #: 05200029 | 05200030 Exhibit #: NRC-009A-MA-CM01 Identified: 07/28/2016 Admitted: 07/28/2016 Withdrawn: Rejected: Stricken: Other: Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COLs) for Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Final Report Chapters 1 to 5 Office of New Reactors AVAILABILITY OF REFERENCE MATERIALS IN NRC PUBLICATIONS NRC Reference Material Non-NRC Reference Material As of November 1999, you may electronically access Documents available from public and special technical NUREG-series publications and other NRC records at libraries include all open literature items, such as NRC=s Public Electronic Reading Room at books, journal articles, and transactions, Federal http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. 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NUREG-1941, Vol. 1 Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COLs) for Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Final Report Chapters 1 to 5 Manuscript Completed: March 2012 Date Published: April 2012 Division of New Reactor Licensing Office of New Reactors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Regulatory Division Jacksonville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement This NUREG references information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval numbers 3150-0011; 3150-0021; and 3150-0151. Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting documents displays a currently valid OMB control number. Abstract This environmental impact statement (EIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (PEF) for combined construction permits and operating licenses (combined licenses or COLs). The proposed actions related to the PEF application are (1) NRC issuance of COLs for two new power reactor units at the Levy Nuclear Plant (LNP) site in Levy County, Florida, and (2) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issuance of a permit to perform certain construction activities on the site. The USACE is participating in preparing this EIS as a cooperating agency and participates collaboratively on the review team (which comprises NRC staff, contractor staff, and USACE staff). This EIS includes the review team’s analysis that considers and weighs the environmental impacts of constructing and operating two new nuclear units at the LNP site and at alternative sites, and mitigation measures available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) requires that the USACE apply the criteria set forth in the 404(b)(1) Guidelines in evaluating projects that propose to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. The USACE must also determine through its Public Interest Review (PIR) whether the proposed project is contrary to the public interest. The USACE permit decision, including its evaluation under the 404 Guidelines and the PIR, will be documented in the USACE Record of Decision, which will be issued following the issuance of this EIS. After considering the environmental aspects of the proposed action, the NRC staff’s recommendation to the Commission is that the COLs be issued as proposed. This recommendation is based on (1) the application, including the Environmental Report (ER), submitted by PEF; (2) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies; (3) the review team’s independent review; (4) the consideration of public scoping and draft EIS comments; and (5) the assessments summarized in this EIS, including the potential mitigation measures identified in the ER and this EIS. April 2012 iii NUREG-1941 Contents Abstract...................................................................................................................................... iii Figures .................................................................................................................................... .xxi Tables ..................................................................................................................................... xxv Executive Summary ................................................................................................................xxxi Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................xxxv 1.0 Introduction .....................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................1-2 1.1.1 Application and Review ...............................................................................1-2 1.1.1.1 NRC COL Application Review .......................................................1-2 1.1.1.2 USACE Permit Application Review ...............................................1-4 1.1.2 Preconstruction Activities ............................................................................1-5 1.1.3 Cooperating Agencies .................................................................................1-5 1.1.4 Concurrent NRC Reviews ...........................................................................1-6 1.2 The Proposed Federal Actions................................................................................1-7 1.3 Purpose and Need for the Proposed Actions ..........................................................1-7 1.4 Alternatives to the Proposed Actions ......................................................................1-8 1.5 Compliance and Consultations ...............................................................................1-9 1.6 References ...........................................................................................................1- 10 2.0 Affected Environment......................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Site Location ...........................................................................................................2-1