Letter from Eskom’s Consultants, Gibb, 19 June 2012
Dear Interested and Affected Party,
Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia) For The Proposed Nuclear-1 Nuclear Power Station (Nps) And Associated Infrastructure
Progress Feedback And Next Step Of The EIA
Gibb (Pty) Ltd would like to express its sincere appreciation to all registered Interested and Affected Parties (I&AP’s) for their continued participation in the EIA process for the proposed Nuclear-1 power station and associated infrastructure. This letter serves to provide you with feedback on the current status of the EIA process and the next steps in this process.
1 Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report Dated 26 April 2011
A Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) dated 26 April 2011 was provided to the public and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for comment. All registered I&APs were notified via letters of the Revised Draft EIR’s availability at twenty four (24) public venues during the comment period (09 May to 7 August 2011). Public meetings were held from 23 May to 02 June 2011. Feedback was received on the Revised Draft EIR from the DEA in January 2013.
2 Draft EIR Version 2 And Specialist Studies
Substantive changes are being made to the Draft EIR and some specialist studies in response to the DEA and public comments.
It is anticipated that the Draft EIR Version 2 will be provided for public comment towards the end of the last quarter of 2013.
All registered I&AP’s will be advised in good time of the availability of the Draft EIR Version 2 and the venues where they will be placed.
The dates of public meetings, the venues for these meetings and the venues where the EIR will be provided will also be communicated in due course. The availability of the EIR and the public meetings will be extensively advertised in the press.
3 Issues And Response Reports
All the comments received to date have been captured into the Issues and Response Reports (IRRs) that have been continuously updated. GIBB will make the IRRs available in due course. We wish to assure you that all your comments raised previously were captured into the IRRs. IRRs will also be made available on the GIBB and Eskom websites at the following links:
http://projects.gibb.co.za/en-us/projects/eskomnuclear1reviseddrafteirversion2.aspx
www.eskom.co.za/eia
Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact:
Contact person: Kabelo Mphake
Email: nuclear1@gibb.co.za / nuclear-1@gibb.co.za
Tel: (012) 348 5880
Fax: (012) 348 5878
Post: PO Box 35007, Menlo Park, 0102
Your participation in this process is highly appreciated and valued.
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