Distribution of Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 10, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3, Supplement 1, Draft Report for Comment

Greetings:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is issuing for public comment, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 10, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3, Supplement 1, Draft Report for Comment (NUREG-1437).” The draft supplement updates NUREG-1437, Supplement 10, Second Renewal, Final Report issued in January 2020. The supplement includes the NRC staff’s evaluation of the environmental impacts of Peach Bottom subsequent license renewal including new information obtained since issuance of the 2020 report.

The draft supplement is available in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML25111A147. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC’s website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.

The draft supplement has been submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via e-NEPA. The supplement is being distributed to interested Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, industry organizations, interest groups, and members of the public via this notice and other appropriate methods. 

A notice of availability of the draft supplement including request for comment and opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene will be published in the Federal Register on or about May 30, 2025.

When the comment period opens, comments on this draft supplement may be submitted by: going to https://www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2024-0214; Emailing PeachBottom-SLRSEISS1@nrc.gov; or Mailing Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. Comments should be submitted by July 14, 2025, to ensure their consideration.

For further information, contact Kevin Folk, Senior Environmental Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–6944; email: kevin.folk@nrc.