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IntroductiontoBlueCastleHoldings andthe BlueCastleProjectESPApplication

Briefingfor NRCPreApplicationActivitiesandSeismicIssuesInvolved withthePendingBlueCastleProjectEarlySitePermit

October27th,2011

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BlueCastleHoldingsIntroduction
BlueCastleHoldingsInc.(BCH)isanenergyinfrastructuredevelopment companybasedinUtah,developingtheBlueCastleProject(BCP). BCHsbusinessmodelfornuclearpowerdevelopmentisfocusedonthe selection,acquisitionandlicensingofplantsiteswellsuitedforthe deploymentofnucleargeneratingstations. BCHisdevelopingtheBCPnearGreenRiver,Utah,andhasaccrued approximately5yearsofpreparation,studiesandstrategicbusiness development. development BCHhascommencedpreapplicationactivitieswiththeNRConanESP applicationforBCP.FollowingsubmittaloftheESP,BCHintendstoselect application for BCP Following submittal of the ESP BCH intends to select anNRCCertifiedReactorDesignandapplyforaCOL.

BCHOrganizationalChart g

BlueCastleProjectSite(BCPS)NearGreenRiver,Utah

Green River, River City Plant Sit Site Green River

Rail R il Line US70 Interstate I t t t Highway Transmission Line and ROW

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BlueCastleProject:ESPApplication j pp
BCHhascontractedwithENERCONtosupportthe pp developmentoftheESPapplication,undertherequisiteQA program,withanoptiontocarryoutsubstantialportionsofthe COLapplication,supportedbyareactorvendorwithanNRC COL application supported by a reactor vendor with an NRC certifieddesign. TheESPapplicationwillusethePlantParameterEnvelope approach. ENERCONhasbegunworkontheESPlicenseapplicationfor theBCP,supportedbygeotechnicalsubcontractorFugro the BCP supported by geotechnical subcontractor Fugro Consultants,Inc.(FCL).Thesiteisnowfunctioningunderthe requisiteQAprogramforsitecharacterizationdataacquisition.
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MeetingAgenda
Time 9:00am 9:1510:30am 9:15 10:30 am Topic Introduction/OpeningRemarks BCHOverview/SummaryofPreApplicationActivitiesto BCH Overview/Summary of Pre Application Activities to Date Presenter NRC/BCH BCH/ENERCON BCH /ENERCON

10:3010:45am 10:45am12:00pm

Break OverviewofESPSiteInvestigation SSHAC/SeismicOverview FCL FCL

12:001:00pm 1:002:30pm 2:302:45pm 2:453:45pm

Lunch SSHACProjectPlan Break SSHACProjectStatus NRCDiscussionItems NRC Discussion Items FCL FCL FCL FCL

3:454:00pm

Closing/Questions/ConcludingRemarks

FCL/BCH/NRC

ESPProject WorkinProgress j g
Worktoacquireandestablishwatersources Initiatedpublicoutreachactivities p Meteorologicaldatacollection Sitegeotechnicaldatacollection Geotechnical borings and down hole testing completed Geotechnicalboringsanddownholetestingcompleted Surfacegeophysicscompleted Coresamplesbeingsubmittedforlabtesting SSHACActivitiesunderway Groundwatermonitoringwellinstallation,development,testinganddata collection Terrestrialandaquaticecologyevaluations Socioeconomicdatacollectionandassessment Initialinteractionswithvariousstateandlocalagencies Initial interactions with various state and local agencies
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BCHESPSchedule

KeyNRCRegulations/Guidance
NRCRegulations 10CFR50 DomesticLicensingofProductionandUtilizationFacilities. 10CFR51 EnvironmentalProtectionRegulationsforDomestic LicensingandRelatedRegulatoryFunctions. 10CFR52 EarlySitePermits;Licenses,Certifications,andApprovals forNuclearPowerPlants. NUREGs NUREG0800 StandardReviewPlanfortheReviewofSafetyAnalysis ReportsforNuclearPowerPlants NUREG1555 StandardReviewPlansforEnvironmentalReviewsfor NuclearPowerPlants:EnvironmentalStandardReviewPlan N l P Pl t E i t l St d d R i Pl NUREG1437 GenericEnvironmentalimpactStatementforLicense RenewalofNuclearPlants ReviewStandards RS002 ProcessingApplicationsForEarlySitePermits

KeyNRCRegulations/Guidance
RegulatoryGuides
RG1.206 CombinedLicenseApplicationsforNuclearPowerPlants(LWREdition) RG1.23 MeteorologicalMonitoringProgramsforNuclearPowerPlants RG1.27 UltimateHeatSink RG1.59 DesignBasisFloodsforNuclearPowerPlants RG1.109 CalculationofAnnualDosestoManfromRoutineReleasesofReactorEffluentsforthe PurposeofEvaluatingCompliancewith10CFRPart50,AppendixI RG1.111 MethodsforEstimatingAtmosphericTransportandDispersionofGaseousEffluentsinRoutine ReleasesfromLightWaterCooledReactors RG1.113 EstimatingAquaticDispersionofEffluentsfromAccidentalandRoutineReactorReleasesfor thePurposeofImplementingAppendixI RG1.145 AtmosphericDispersionModelsforPotentialAccidentConsequenceAssessmentsatNuclear PowerPlants RG1.183 Alt RG 1 183 AlternativeRadiologicalSourceTermsforEvaluatingDesignBasisAccidentsatNuclearPower ti R di l i l S T f E l ti D i B i A id t t N l P Reactors RG4.2 PreparationofEnvironmentalReportsforNuclearPowerStations RG4.7 GeneralSiteSuitabilityCriteriaforNuclearPowerStations RG4.10 IrreversibleandIrretrievableCommitmentofMaterialResources bl d bl f l RG4.11 TerrestrialEnvironmentalStudiesforNuclearPowerStations DC/COLISG013 InterimStaffGuidanceonNUREG0800StandardReviewPlanSection11.2andBranch TechnicalPosition116AssessingtheConsequencesofanAccidentalReleaseofRadioactiveMaterials fromLiquidWasteTanksforCombinedLicenseApplicationsSubmittedunder10CFRPart52 from Liquid Waste Tanks for Combined License Applications Submitted under 10 CFR Part 52 DC/COLISG014 AssessingGroundWaterFlowandTransportofAccidentalRadionuclideReleases

EMERGENCYPLANNING

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EmergencyPlanDevelopment Emergency Plan Development

ESP EP Minimum requirements: ESPEPMinimumrequirements:
Identifyphysicalcharacteristics,suchasegress limitationsfromtheareasurroundingthesite, limitations from the area surrounding the site thatcouldposeasignificantimpedimenttothe developmentofemergencyplans. Ifsignificantimpedimentsareidentified,identify measurestomitigateoreliminate.

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EmergencyPlanDevelopment Emergency Plan Development

Regulations allow the ESP applicant to submit RegulationsallowtheESPapplicanttosubmit completeandintegratedemergencyplans. ESP site safety analysis must include: ESPsitesafetyanalysismustinclude:
RadiologicalemergencyplansforStateandLocal governmentalentitieswithintheplumeexposure pathwayemergencyplanningzone(EPZ) nominallya 10mileradius PlansforStateandTribalgovernmentswithinthe l f d b l h h ingestionpathwayEPZ nominallya50mileradius

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EmergencyPlanDevelopment Emergency Plan Development

ESP site safety analysis will also include: ESPsitesafetyanalysiswillalsoinclude:
Descriptionofcontactsandarrangementsmadewith Federal,State,Tribal,andLocalgovernmentalagencies withemergencyplanningresponsibilities

Goodfaitheffortstoobtaincertificationsfrom governmentagencieswithemergencyplanning i ih l i responsibilities:

Proposed plans are practicable Proposedplansarepracticable Commitedtofurtherdevelopmentofplans Will execute their responsibilities during an emergency Willexecutetheirresponsibilitiesduringanemergency
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EmergencyPlanDevelopment Emergency Plan Development

MetwithStateandlocalagenciesinvolvedwithemergency g g y response;establishedpointsofcontactwith: UtahDepartmentofPublicSafety,DivisionofEmergency Management M t UtahDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality,Divisionof RadiationControl EmeryCountySheriff,EmergencyManagementDirector GrandCountySheriff,EmergencyManagementDirector (MoabFireChief) FireDepartments,Hospitals,AmbulanceServices

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EmergencyPlanDevelopment Emergency Plan Development

Develop an annex to the Utah Emergency DevelopanannextotheUtahEmergency OperationsPlan ProposedState RadiologicalEmergencyPlan Radiological Emergency Plan DevelopProposedLocalRadiological EmergencyPlans Emergency Plans ProposedplanswillmeetNRCandFEMAREP requirementsandguidance,butSOPs/SOGs i d id b SOP /SOG arenotyetrequired.
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EmergencyPlanDevelopment Emergency Plan Development

NUREG0654/FEMAREP1, Criteria for Preparation NUREG 0654/FEMA REP 1, CriteriaforPreparation andEvaluationofRadiologicalEmergencyResponse PlansandPreparednessinSupportofNuclearPower Plants
16PlanningStandardsmustbeaddressed Supplement2,CriteriaforEmergencyPlanninginanEarly SitePermitApplication

Evacuation Time Estimate consistent with EvacuationTimeEstimateconsistentwith NUREG/CR7002

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ECOLOGYandSOCIOECONOMICS

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TerrestrialEcology
InitialTerrestrialSurveyshavebeenconducted. Initial Terrestrial Surveys have been conducted SitevisitinJulyrevealedlizardsareprevalentonsite,suitablehabitat forwhite tailedprairiedogs,butno for whitetailed prairie dogs, but no actualobservations. Only9plantspecieswereidentified inJuly. Saltdesertshrubistheonlycovertype forthesite. Migratorybirdsurveyis plannedinthefuture. Migratorybirdsurveyandseasonal Migratory bird survey and seasonal monitoringareplannedforthefuture. Nolistedspeciesareofconcernon site. No listed species are of concern onsite
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AquaticEcology
UpperColoradoRiverEndangeredFishRecoveryProgram pp g y g maintainsextensiveresearchandmonitoringthroughoutthe ColoradoRiverBasin,whichincludestheGreenRiver.Resultsof samplingeffortsarepublic. The Green River is a habitat for TheGreenRiverisahabitatfor severalendangeredspecies. Duringthesummersamplingevent therewereobservationswithin0.5 milesoftheproposedintake location. Samplingsitesconsistoftwo upstreamsites,theintakelocation upstream sites the intake location andtwositesdownstream.Total samplingdistanceisapproximately twomiles. BCProjectiscurrentlyworkingwithUSFWS,recentsurveyefforts haveincludedparticipationwithUtahDepartmentofWildlife Resourcestoensureadequatesurveytechniques. Threeadditionalsamplingeventsarescheduled. Three additional sampling events are scheduled.
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Socioeconomics
Ongoingcollectionofsocioeconomic andlocalcommunitycharacteristics dataforthe50mileregion, including: availablelaborsupply transportationfacilities taxesandpoliticalstructure schools schools hospitalsanddoctors policeresources firefightingresources potablewaterandwastewater t bl t d t t historicalandculturalcharacteristics Analysisisunderwayregardingthe makeupofthepopulationlivingin thesixcountiesthatfallwithinthe the six counties that fall within the 50mileregion. Landusedataisinprocessofbeing collectedforfurtheranalysis.
50MileRegion

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GroundWaterandRegionalAquifers g q

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 TheBCPSislocatedonthesurfaceofathicksequenceoftheCretaceousage MancosShale. M Sh l
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RegionalAquifers Regional Aquifers

TheMancosShale,orMancosconfiningunit, isconsideredtheupperconfiningunittothe i id d h fi i i h DakotaGlenCanyonaquifersystem. Aquifersarepredominantlythicksequencesof poorlytowellconsolidatedconglomerate, sandstone,siltstone,andshale. TheDakotaandGlenCanyonaquifersarethe y q majoraquifersinthesystembeneathBCPS, reportedtobenear2000ftbgs. p g
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HydrologyDataCollection
18 on-site groundwater monitoring wells installed: depths 30 to 150 ft. First Quarter surface water and groundwater sampling completed. completed Water quality analysis is in p g progress. Initial groundwater gauging has been completed. Packer testing (hydraulic conductivity) performed and data is being evaluated.

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PreExistingSurfaceWaterFeatures g
Withtheexceptionofthearroyosthatrunthroughandnear p plantsite,thereisnopermanentwaterfeaturesinthevicinity. , p y Allwaterfeaturesarefedbyintermittentrainfallandflash floods. LittleprecipitationoccursnearBCPS(<10in./yr).

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OnsiteMonitoringWellField g
GroundwaterMonitoringWellswereinstalledin10locations: Three single well installations to 3080 ft bgs. Threesinglewellinstallationsto30 80ftbgs. Sixtwowellclusterswithpairedshallow(30ft)anddeep wells. Onethreewellclusterwithshallow(30ft),intermediate, anddeepwell. Eight wells are completed to 30 ft bgs Eightwellsarecompletedto30ftbgs. Sevenwellsarecompletedbetween50to80ftbgs. Three wells are completed between 130 to 150 ft bgs. Threewellsarecompletedbetween130to150ftbgs. Welldevelopmenthasbeencompleted.

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SiteHydrologyandCooling WaterSources
Generalliteratureresearchanddatabasereviewssuggestthe gg Mancosisnotcommonlyconsideredagroundwateraquifer, buthasbeenrecognizedtostorelimitedquantitiesofvery lowqualitygroundwater. low quality ground water Nogroundwatersourceforcoolingornoncoolingusesis availableorplannedforatBCPS. Watersourceplanninghasnotbeencompleted;however: CoolingwaterisexpectedtobesuppliedfromtheGreen River. Ri NoncoolingwaterisexpectedtobesuppliedfromtheCity ofGreenRivermunicipalsupply. of Green River municipal supply.
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SurfaceWaterHydrology y gy

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GreenRiverWatershed Green River Watershed

GreenRiver Watershed~ 45,000sq.mi. Tributaryof ColoradoRiver Includes portionsof Wyoming, Colorado,and Colorado and Utah Approximately 70majordams j (NationalAtlas)

GreenRiver,UT

Source:NationalAtlas

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SurfaceWaterHydrology
MajorSurfaceWaterBodies TributariesoftheSaleratusWashflowacrossthesitearea.The SaleratusWashjoinstheGreenRiverapproximately5mileseastofthe Saleratus Wash joins the Green River approximately 5 miles east of the site. RiverBasins Green Ri er is a major trib tar to the Colorado Ri er GreenRiverisamajortributarytotheColoradoRiver. StorageReservoirs. Nodamsintheimmediatevicinityofthesite. Investigatingexistenceofotherdamsinthewatershed. Lakes Twoverysmallpondseastofthesite,willnotinfluencesitearea. y p , Canals AnumberofcanalsdrawingwaterfromupstreamontheGreenRiver willnotinfluencethesitearea. will not influence the site area
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SurfaceWaterHydrology
NaturalGrades/Topography Rangefrom4360ftto4240ft,NGVD29withacontourat4280ft GeneralslopingtopographyfromNWtotheSE ProbableMaximumStreamFlooding,PMF PMFfortheGreenRiverwatershedwillutilizeHMR49Guidance. All i f ll ill b Allrainfallwillbeconvertedtorunoff(i.e.nolosses). d ff (i l ) UnitHydrographcoefficientswillbeconservativelyselected. UnitHydrographswillbemodifiedbyincreasingthepeaktoaccountforeffectsof nonlinearbasinresponse. p Snowmeltwillbeincludedintherunoffmodel. RunofftransformationandroutingwillbeperformedwithUSArmyCorpsofEngineers HECHMSandHECRAS. Wi d Windwaveeffectswillalsobeevaluated. ff t ill l b l t d UpstreamDams The National Atlas and USACE National Inventory of Dams evaluated for upstream dams TheNationalAtlasandUSACENationalInventoryofDamsevaluatedforupstreamdams failures.Withconsiderationforlocalhazards.
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