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May 14, 2009

Mr. Joshua Weston, President Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe P.O. Box 283 Flandreau, SD 57028 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Weston: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

J. Weston - 2 – You are invited to submit comments on the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS). On June 15, 2009, we plan to conduct a site audit. You and your staff are invited to attend this site review. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The accession number for the Environmental Report (ER) is ML082980483. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at [email protected]. The DAEC ER is also available on the Internet at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/duane-arnold-energy-center.html. In addition, the Hiawatha Public Library, located at 150 West Willman Street, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233, has agreed to make the application available for public inspection. The GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that are associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, and can also be found on the NRC=s website or at the NRC=s PDR. Please submit any comments that you may have to the Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at [email protected]. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you. The draft SEIS is anticipated to be issued for public comment by the NRC on January 29, 2010; the NRC will hold another public meeting in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment.

J. Weston - 3 – If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Charles Eccleston, Environmental Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at [email protected], or Maurice Heath at 301-415-3137 by e-mail at [email protected].

Sincerely, /RA by Jay E. Robinson Acting For/

David L. Pelton, Chief Project Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-331 Enclosures: 1. Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Description 2. Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Boundary Map 3. Duane Arnold Energy Center Transmission System cc w/encls: See next page

May 14, 2009

Mr. Wilfred Cleveland, President Ho-Chunk Nation W9814 Airport Road P.O. Box 667 Black River Falls, WI 54615 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Cleveland: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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You are invited to submit comments on the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS). On June 15, 2009, we plan to conduct a site audit. You and your staff are invited to attend this site review. Your office will also receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The license renewal application is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The accession number for the Environmental Report (ER) is ML082980483. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC=s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at [email protected]. The DAEC ER is also available on the Internet at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/duane-arnold-energy-center.html. In addition, the Hiawatha Public Library, located at 150 West Willman Street, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233, has agreed to make the application available for public inspection. The GEIS assesses the scope and impact of environmental effects that are associated with license renewal at any nuclear power plant site, and can also be found on the NRC=s website or at the NRC=s PDR. Please submit any comments that you may have to the Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at [email protected]. At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC staff will prepare a summary of the significant issues identified and the conclusions reached, and mail a copy to you. The draft SEIS is anticipated to be issued for public comment by the NRC on January 29, 2010; the NRC will hold another public meeting in the site vicinity to solicit comments on the draft. A copy of the draft SEIS will be sent to you for your review and comment.

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If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Charles Eccleston, Environmental Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-8537 or by e-mail at [email protected], or Maurice Heath at 301-415-3137 by e-mail at [email protected].




May 14, 2009

Ms. Christie Modlin, Chairperson Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Route 1, Box 721 Perkins, OK 74059 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Ms. Modlin: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Steve Cadue, Chairman Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas P.O. Box 271 Horton, KS 66439 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Cadue: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Steve Ortiz, Chairman Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians 16281 Q Road Mayetta, KS 66509 Dear Mr. Cadue: SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Ortiz: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Ronald Johnson, President Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Johnson: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Ms. Fredia Perkins, Chairperson Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri 305 North Main Street Reserve, KS 66434 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Ms. Perkins: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. George Thurman, Principal Chief Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma Route 2, Box 246 Stroud, OK 74079 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Thurman: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Roger Trudell, Chairman Santee Sioux Nation 108 Spirit Lake Avenue, West Niobrara, SD 68760 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Trudell: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Stanley R. Crooks, Chairman Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Crooks: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Kevin Jensvold, Chairman Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Jensvold: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. John Blackhawk, Chairman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska 100 Bluff Street P.O. Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Blackhawk: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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May 14, 2009

Mr. Adrian Pushetonequa, Chairman The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi 349 Meskwaki Road Tama, IA 52339 SUBJECT: DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

REVIEW Dear Mr. Pushetonequa: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking input for its environmental review of an application from FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC for the renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DAEC is in close proximity to lands that may be of interest to your tribe. As described below, the NRC process includes an opportunity for public and inter-governmental participation in the environmental review. We want to ensure that you are aware of our efforts and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51.28(b) (10 CFR 51.28(b)), the NRC invites your tribe to provide input relating to the NRC=s environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NRC has sent copies of this letter to the tribal contacts for the following Federally-recognized tribes: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Prairie Island Indian Community, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Santee Sioux Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for up to 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for DAEC will expire on February 21, 2014. FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its license renewal application, which was dated September 30, 2008. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The NRC is gathering information for a DAEC site-specific supplement to its “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (GEIS), NUREG-1437. The supplement will contain the results of the review of the environmental impacts on the area surrounding the DAEC site that are related to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, cultural resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the license renewal action. Enclosed for your information, are the DAEC Site Layout and Transmission Line Map.

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Docket No. 50-331 Enclosures: 1. Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Description 2. Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Boundary Map 3. Duane Arnold Energy Center Transmission System cc w/encls: See next page Identical letters have been to: John Weston, Wilfred Cleveland, Christie Modlin, Steve Cadue, Steve Ortiz, Ronald Johnson, Fredia Perkins, George Thurman, Roger Trudell, Stanley R. Crooks, Kevin Jensvold, John Blackhawk, and Adrian Pushetonequa. DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS Accession No.: ML091340056

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Duane Arnold Energy Center cc:

Mr. Mano Nazar Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. M. S. Ross Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Ms. Marjan Mashhadi Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004 T. O. Jones Vice President, Nuclear Operations Mid-West Region Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Steven R. Catron Manager, Regulatory Affairs Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector=s Office Rural Route #1 Palo, IA 52324 Mr. D. A. Curtland Plant Manager Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

Abdy Khanpour Vice President, Engineering Support Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Daniel K. McGhee Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Radiological Health 321 East 12th Street Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors 930 1st Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Peter Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear Training and Performance Improvement Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mark E. Warner Vice President, Nuclear Plant Support Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Richard L. Anderson Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Description

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SITE DESCRIPTION The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) site is located on the western side of a north-south reach of the Cedar River, approximately 2.5 miles north-northeast of the Village of Palo, Iowa, in Linn County (T-84N, R-8W, Sections 9 and 10). The closest city is Cedar Rapids with its outer boundary being 8 miles to the southeast. The site is approximately 500 acres in size, on a flat strip of land running northeast and parallel to the Cedar River. The distance from the plant stack to the nearest site boundary is approximately 440 meters (m). A paved county highway provides access to the site. TOPOGRAPHY A relatively flat plain approximate 750 feet (ft) above mean sea level (msl) extends from the site toward the village of Palo on the southwest, and most of this land is now being farmed. At Palo, the elevation is 747 to 750 ft. Across the river from the site, the land rises from an elevation of 750 ft to an elevation of about 900 ft within a horizontal distance of approximately 2000 ft. These slopes are rather heavily wooded with only an occasional field or pasture dotting the landscape. Beyond this rise, the land is gently rolling farmland. To the northwest, the land rises to an elevation of 850 ft. Adjacent to the east is another heavily wooded low area that constitutes the current flood plain. This area is flat and extends approximately 1500 ft to the west bank of the river. The general topographical features in this portion of the Cedar River consist of broad valleys with relatively narrow flood plains. In many places, these broad valleys merge almost imperceptibly into the adjacent uplands. Away from the immediate vicinity of the river, the land is gently rolling farmland. TRANSMISSION LINE CORRIDORS Five transmission-line systems extend westward in a 665-ft wide corridor from the southwest edge of the plant site for a distance of one mile to a north-south county road. Near this road, two 161-kV lines depart and continue within a 100-ft basic width corridor (generally narrower along railroad and public rights-of way) in a southerly direction. At the village of Palo, one of these lines follows a railroad right-of-way in a southeasterly direction to the Sixth Street substation in Cedar Rapids. The total distance of this line is 11.2 miles. The other 161 kV line continues in a southerly direction west of Cedar Rapids and then eastward, via Fairfax, to the Bertram substation. The total distance is 28 miles. The remaining 161-kV line and two 345-kV lines continue along a 500-ft wide corridor for a distance of 1.7 miles beyond the county road in a westerly direction. There, one 345 line turns south to the Hills substation, the other 345 line turns north to the Hazelton substation. The 161-kV line continues for a distance of 16 miles to the Garrison substation and then an additional 30 miles to the Washburn substation. A sixth transmission line leaves the plant site in a generally easterly direction, crosses the Cedar River, and continues for a distance of 8 miles to the Hiawatha substation.

Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Boundary Map

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Duane Arnold Energy Center Transmission System

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