Omaha Public Power District APPENDIX E APPLICANT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT OPERATING LICENSE RENEWAL STAGE FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT 1 JANUARY 2002 FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS 1.0 PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTION ...................................................1 1.1 Introduction And Background ...............................................................1 1.2 Statement Of Purpose And Need .........................................................1 1.3 Environmental Scope And Methodology ...............................................2 1.4 References ...........................................................................................5 2.0 SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFACES .............................................1 2.1 Location And Features ..........................................................................1 2.2 Missouri River .......................................................................................9 2.3 Biological Resources ..........................................................................15 2.4 Demography .......................................................................................26 2.5 Area Economic Base ..........................................................................39 2.6 Taxes ..................................................................................................39 2.7 Social Services And Public Facilities ..................................................40 2.8 Land Use Planning .............................................................................42 2.9 Historic And Archaeological Resources ..............................................44 2.10 References .........................................................................................45 3.0 PROPOSED ACTION ...................................................................................1 3.1 General Plant Information .....................................................................1 3.2 Refurbishment Activities .....................................................................11 3.3 Programs And Activities For Managing The Effects Of Aging ............12 3.4 Employment ........................................................................................12 3.5 References .........................................................................................15 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED ACTION AND MITIGATING ACTIONS ........................................................1 4.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................1 4.2 Entrainment Of Fish And Shellfish In Early Life Stages ........................4 4.3 Impingement Of Fish And Shellfish ......................................................6 4.4 Heat Shock ...........................................................................................7 4.5 Impacts Of Refurbishment On Terrestrial Resources .........................10 4.6 Threatened Or Endangered Species ..................................................11 4.7 Air Quality During Refurbishment (Nonattainment Areas) ..................13 4.8 Impact On Public Health Of Microbiological Organisms .....................13 4.9 Electric Shock From Transmission Line-induced Currents .................15 4.10 Housing Impacts .................................................................................17 4.11 Public Utilities: Public Water Supply Availability ................................18 4.12 Education Impacts From Refurbishment ............................................19 4.13 Offsite Land Use .................................................................................20 4.14 Transportation .....................................................................................22 4.15 Historic And Archaeological Resources ..............................................23 4.16 Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives .............................................24 TABLE OF CONTENTS i FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.17 Environmental Justice .........................................................................47 4.18 References .........................................................................................49 5.0 ASSESSMENT OF NEW AND SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ..................1 5.1 References ...........................................................................................2 6.0 SUMMARY OF LICENSE RENEWAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATING ACTIONS ...............................................................................1 6.1 License Renewal Impacts .....................................................................1 6.2 Mitigation ..............................................................................................5 6.3 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts ..............................................................5 6.4 Irreversible Or Irretrievable Resource Commitments ...........................6 6.5 Short-term Use Versus Long-term Productivity Of The Environment ...7 6.6 References ...........................................................................................7 7.0 ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION ........................................1 7.1 No-action Alternative ............................................................................2 7.2 Alternatives That Meet System Generating Needs ...............................3 7.3 References .........................................................................................37 8.0 COMPARISON OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LICENSE RENEWAL WITH THE ALTERNATIVES .....................................................1 8.1 References .........................................................................................11 9.0 STATUS OF COMPLIANCE ........................................................................1 9.1 Proposed Action ...................................................................................1 9.2 Feasible Alternatives ............................................................................7 9.3 References ...........................................................................................7 APPENDIXES 1.0 DISCUSSION OF NRC LICENSE RENEWAL NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT ISSUES ................................................. 1 2.0 CLEAN WATER ACT DOCUMENTATION ...................................................1 3.0 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CORRESPONDENCE ....1 4.0 CULTURAL RESOURCES CORRESPONDENCE ......................................1 5.0 SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS ..............1 5.1 FCS PRA Model And Risk Profile .........................................................2 5.2 Melcor Accident Consequence Code System Modeling .......................6 5.3 SAMA Identification And Screening ....................................................17 5.4 SAMA Evaluation Summaries .............................................................44 TABLE OF CONTENTS ii FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.5 References .........................................................................................66 6.0 OTHER AGENCY CORRESPONDENCE ....................................................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS iii FORT CALHOUN STATION UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION LIST OF TABLES Table 1.3-1 Environmental Report Responses To License Renewal Environmental Regulatory Requirements ..3 Table 2.3-1 Threatened And Endangered Species With Potential For Occurrence In The Fort Calhoun Site Vicinitya ............................. 21 Table 2.4-1 Estimated Populations And Average Annual Growth Rates In Washington, Douglas, And Sarpy Counties From 1980 To 2030... 30 Table 2.4-2 Nebraska Minority And Low-income Population Census Tracts.... 31 Table 2.4-3 Iowa Minority And Low-income Population Census Tracts............ 32 Table 2.7-1 Level Of Service Definitions........................................................... 42 Table 4.16-1 Estimated Present-dollar Value Equivalent For Severe Accidents At Fort Calhoun Station .............................. 36 Table 4.16-2 Disposition Of Samas Related To Fort Calhoun Station ................ 42 Table 6.1-1 Environmental Impacts Related To License Renewal Of Fort Calhoun Station Unit 1.......................................... 1 Table 7.2-1 Representative Coal-fired Generation Alternative ........................... 9 Table 7.2-2 Representative Gas-fired Generation Alternative .......................... 13 Table 7.2-3 Other Generation Technology Options Considered ....................... 17 Table 8.0-1 Impacts Comparison Summary........................................................ 2 Table 8.0-2 Impacts Comparison Detail.............................................................. 3 Table 9.1-1 Environmental Authorizations For Current Fort Calhoun Station Operations ..................................................... 2 Table 9.1-2 Environmental Authorizations For Fort Calhoun Station License Renewala ........................................................................... 5 Appendices Table 1.0-1 Fort Calhoun Station Environmental Report Discussion Of License Renewal Nepa Issues ................................. 1 Table 5.2-1 Fcs Core Inventory ......................................................................... 7 Table 5.2-2 MACCs2 Agricultural Data............................................................