Two public scoping meetings were held in July 1998 in Solomons, Maryland. During this comment period, two public meetings were held in Solomons, Maryland, in April 1999. In these meetings, the staff described the approach and results of the NRC environmental review and answered questions to give members of the public information to assist them in formulating their comments. The comment period for the draft SEIS ended on May 20, 1999. The staff evaluated the comments received on the draft SEIS and completed its analysis, considering and weighing the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and the alternatives available for reducing or avoiding adverse effects.
Expiration is expressed in terms of the time of the expiration of the licenses specified.
Therefore, conforming changes to account for the expiration term of the proposed renewed licenses are unnecessary. The staff notes that the current indemnity agreement for Calvert Cliffs states in Article VII that the agreement shall terminate at the time of expiration of that license specified in Item 3 of the attachment to the agreement. Item 3 of the attachment to the indemnity agreement lists two license numbers. By maintaining the license numbers on issuance of the renewed license, conforming changes need not be made to the indemnity agreement. NWC appealed the ASLB's denial to the Commission and the Commission upheld the ASLB's decision on December 23, 1998.