Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix A NRC NEPA Issues for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants
APPENDIX A NRC NEPA ISSUES FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Exelon has prepared this Environmental Report in accordance with the requirements of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulation 10 CFR 51.53. NRC included in the regulation a list of National Environmental Policy Act issues for license renewal of nuclear power plants. Table A-1 lists these 92 issues and identifies the section in which Exelon addressed each issue in the Environmental Report. For expediency, Exelon has assigned a number to each issue and uses the issue numbers throughout the Environmental Report.
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Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix A NRC NEPA Issues for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants
TABLE A-1 PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DISCUSSION OF LICENSE RENEWAL NEPA ISSUESa
Issue 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Category 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Section of this Environmental Report 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1
14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Impacts of refurbishment on surface water quality Impacts of refurbishment on surface water use Altered current patterns at intake and discharge structures Altered salinity gradients Altered thermal stratification of lakes Temperature effects on sediment transport capacity Scouring caused by discharged cooling water Eutrophication Discharge of chlorine or other biocides Discharge of sanitary wastes and minor chemical spills Discharge of other metals in waste water Water use conflicts (plants with once-through cooling systems) Water use conflicts (plants with cooling ponds or cooling towers using make-up water from a small river with low flow) Refurbishment impacts to aquatic resources Accumulation of contaminants in sediments or biota Entrainment of phytoplankton and zooplankton Cold shock Thermal plume barrier to migrating fish Distribution of aquatic organisms Premature emergence of aquatic insects Gas supersaturation (gas bubble disease) Low dissolved oxygen in the discharge Losses from predation, parasitism, and disease among organisms exposed to sublethal stresses Stimulation of nuisance organisms (e.g., shipworms) Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages for plants with once-through and cooling pond heat dissipation systems
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2
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Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix A NRC NEPA Issues for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants
TABLE A-1 (Cont’d) PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DISCUSSION OF LICENSE RENEWAL NEPA ISSUESa
Section of this Environmental Report 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Issue 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. Impingement of fish and shellfish for plants with oncethrough and cooling pond heat dissipation systems Heat shock for plants with once-through and cooling pond heat dissipation systems Entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages for plants with cooling-tower-based heat dissipation systems Impingement of fish and shellfish for plants with coolingtower-based heat dissipation systems Heat shock for plants with cooling-tower-based heat dissipation systems Impacts of refurbishment on groundwater use and quality Groundwater use conflicts (potable and service water; plants that use < 100 gpm) Groundwater use conflicts (potable, service water, and dewatering; plants that use > 100 gpm) Groundwater use conflicts (plants using cooling towers withdrawing make-up water from a small river) Groundwater use conflicts (Ranney wells) Groundwater quality degradation (Ranney wells) Groundwater quality degradation (saltwater intrusion) Groundwater quality degradation (cooling ponds in salt marshes) Groundwater quality degradation (cooling ponds at inland sites) Refurbishment impacts to terrestrial resources Cooling tower impacts on crops and ornamental vegetation Cooling tower impacts on native plants Bird collisions with cooling towers Cooling pond impacts on terrestrial resources Power line right-of-way management (cutting and herbicide application)
Category 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
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Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix A NRC NEPA Issues for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants
TABLE A-1 (Cont’d) PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DISCUSSION OF LICENSE RENEWAL NEPA ISSUESa
Section of this Environmental Report 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.10 4.11 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.12
Issue 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. Bird collisions with power lines Impacts of electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna (plants, agricultural crops, honeybees, wildlife, livestock) Floodplains and wetlands on power line right-of-way Threatened or endangered species Air quality during refurbishment (non-attainment and maintenance areas) Air quality effects of transmission lines Onsite land use Power line right-of-way land use impacts Radiation exposures to the public during refurbishment Occupational radiation exposures during refurbishment Microbiological organisms (occupational health) Microbiological organisms (public health) (plants using lakes or canals, or cooling towers or cooling ponds that discharge to a small river) Noise Electromagnetic fields, acute effects (electric shock) Electromagnetic fields, chronic effects Radiation exposures to public (license renewal term) Occupational radiation exposures (license renewal term) Housing impacts Public services: public safety, social services, and tourism and recreation Public services: public utilities Public services: education (refurbishment) Public services: education (license renewal term) Offsite land use (refurbishment) Offsite land use (license renewal term) Public services: transportation Historic and archaeological resources Aesthetic impacts (refurbishment)
Category 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.
1 2 NAb 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1
4.0 4.13 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.14 4.0 4.15 4.16 4.0 4.17.1 4.17.2 4.18 4.19 4.0
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Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix A NRC NEPA Issues for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants
TABLE A-1 (Cont’d) PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DISCUSSION OF LICENSE RENEWAL NEPA ISSUESa
Section of this Environmental Report 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.20 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.11
Issue 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. Aesthetic impacts (license renewal term) Aesthetic impacts of transmission lines (license renewal term) Design basis accidents Severe accidents Offsite radiological impacts (individual effects from other than the disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste) Offsite radiological impacts (collective effects) Offsite radiological impacts (spent fuel and high-level waste disposal) Nonradiological impacts of the uranium fuel cycle Low-level waste storage and disposal Mixed waste storage and disposal Onsite spent fuel Nonradiological waste Transportation Radiation doses (decommissioning) Waste management (decommissioning) Air quality (decommissioning) Water quality (decommissioning) Ecological resources (decommissioning) Socioeconomic impacts (decommissioning) Environmental justice
Category 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NAb
a. Source: 10 CFR 51, Subpart A, Appendix A, Table B-1. (Issue numbers added to facilitate discussion.) b. Not applicable. Regulation does not categorize this issue. NEPA = National Environmental Policy Act.
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Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix B NPDES Permit
APPENDIX B NPDES PERMIT
The NPDES permit for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is approximately 35 pages long. Only the cover page, providing the authority to discharge is provided. No other pages are pertinent to any Category 2 issues.
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Appendix E – Environmental Report Appendix B NPDES Permit
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