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            VOLUME I 
              Title Page 
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          | Executive Summary | 
        
         
          | ES.1  Introduction / Background | 
        
 
          | ES.2  Alternatives | 
        
 
          | ES.3  Environmental Impacts and Mitigation 
            Measures | 
        
 
          | ES.4  Summary Comparison of the Proposed 
            Project and Alternatives | 
        
 
          | ES.5  Impact Summary Tables | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            ES-1  Project Location | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            ES-2  SONGS Site Plan | 
        
 
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            ES-3  Photographs of SONGS 2 and 3 | 
        
 
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          |  A.  
            Introduction | 
        
 
          | A.1  Overview and History of SONGS | 
        
 
          | A.2  Purpose and Need | 
        
 
          | A.3  Coordination of Industry Resources | 
        
 
          | A.4  Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 
        
 
          | A.5  CPUC Jurisdiction | 
        
 
          | A.6  Agency Use of this Document | 
        
 
          | A.7  Reader's Guide to This EIR | 
        
 
          | A.8  References | 
        
 
          | Fig. A-1  Typical 
            Nuclear Power Plant Steam Supply System | 
        
 
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          |  B.  
            Project Description | 
        
 
          | B.1  Overview of Proposed Project | 
        
 
          | B.2  Project Background | 
        
 
          | B.3  Project Components | 
        
 
          | B.4  Decommissioning | 
        
 
          | B.5  Applicant-Proposed Measures | 
        
 
          | B.6  References | 
        
 
          | Fig. B-1 
             Project Location  | 
        
 
          | Fig. B-2 
             SONGS Site Plan  | 
        
 
          | Fig. B-3 
             Photographs of SONGS 2 and 3  | 
        
 
          | Fig. B-4 
             Original Steam Generator - Dimensions and Operating Parameters 
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          | Fig. B-5 
             Del Mar Boat Basin RSG Offloading Location  | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            B-6a  Proposed RSG Transport Route (5.8 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            B-6b  Proposed RSG Transport Route (6.8 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            B-6c  Proposed RSG Transport Route (6.4 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            B-6d  Proposed RSG Transport Route (6.4 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. B-7 
             Conceptual Mat Placement for Two Inches of Water Flow  | 
        
 
          | Fig. B-8 
             Conceptual Mat Placement for Four Inches of Water Flow  | 
        
 
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          |  C.  
            Alternatives | 
        
 
          | C.1  Applicant-Proposed Options  | 
        
 
          | C.2  Alternatives Development and Screening 
            Process  | 
        
 
          | C.3  Alternatives Screening Methodology 
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          | C.4  Alternatives Evaluated in this EIR 
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          | C.5  Alternatives Eliminated from Full 
            EIR Evaluation  | 
        
 
          | C.6  No Project Alternative  | 
        
 
          | C.7  References | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            C-1a  Alternative Transport Routes (5.9 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            C-1b  Alternative Transport Routes (6.9 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            C-1c  Alternative Transport Routes (6.6 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            C-1d  Alternative Transport Routes (6.4 MB) | 
        
 
          | Fig. C-2 
             Conceptual Drawing of Transport Over the Santa Margarita Bridge 
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          | Fig. C-3 
             Possible Onsite OSG Storage Facility Locations | 
        
 
          | Fig. C-4 
             Locations Associated with Alternatives Eliminated | 
        
 
          | Fig. C-5 
             Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure in Southern California | 
        
 
          | Fig. C-6 
             Transmission Infrastructure in Southern California  | 
        
 
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          |  D.1  
            Introduction to Environmental Analysis | 
        
 
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          |  D.2  
            Air Quality | 
        
 
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          |  D.3  
            Biological Resources | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-1  Proposed Project and Alternative Transport Routes Photo 
            Locations | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-2  Photographs - Boat Basin and Bulkhead | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-3  Photographs - Segment A (Camp Del Mar / Beach Transition) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-4  Photographs - Segment B (Santa Margarita River Estuary 
            and Nesting Habitat) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-5  Photographs - Segment C (Beach Military Road) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-6  Photographs - Segment D (Red Beach / Dirt Road Transition) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-7  Photographs - Segment E (Dirt Road Parallel to I-5) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-8  Photographs - Segment F (Dirt Road and I-5 
            Transition) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-9  Photographs - Segment G (Dirt Road / Old Highway 101) | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.3-10  Photographs - Segment H (Dirt Road / Old Highway 101 
            Transition "Y" Turn) | 
        
 
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          |  D.4  Cultural 
            Resources | 
        
 
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          |  D.5  
            Geology, Soils, and Paleontology | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.5-1  SONGS Local Geology  | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.5-2  Aerial Infrared Photograph Showing Existing Landslides 
            along San Onofre Bluffs  | 
        
 
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          |  D.6  
            Hazardous Materials | 
        
 
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          |  D.7  
            Hydrology and Water Quality | 
        
 
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            D.7-1  Map of Waterways in the Project Vicinity  | 
        
 
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          |  D.8  
            Land Use, Recreation, and Military Operations | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.8-1  Notable Land Uses in the Vicinity of the Proposed Project 
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          |  D.9  
            Noise and Vibration | 
        
 
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            D.9-1  Typical Range of Common Sounds Heard in the Environment | 
        
 
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          |  D.10  
            Public Services and Utilities | 
        
 
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          |  D.11  
            Socioeconomics | 
        
 
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          |  D.12  
            System and Transportation Safety | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.12-1  SONGS Emergency Planning Zone Map  | 
        
 
          | Fig. D.12-2  Sources of Radiation 
            Exposure  (figure embedded in text) | 
        
 
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          |  D.13  
            Traffic and Circulation | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            D.13-1  Project Area Roadway System | 
        
 
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          |  D.14  
            Visual Resources | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            D.14-1  Landscape Units, and KOPs within the Proposed Project's 
            Viewshed | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            D.14-2  Landscape Unit 1: Coastal Marine Terrace, Bluffs, and 
            Beaches | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            D.14-3  KOP 1: San Onofre State Beach | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            D.14-4  KOP 2: Interstate 5 Vista Point; MCBCP Facilities within 
            Landscape Unit 1 | 
        
 
          |  Fig. 
            D.14-5  Landscape Unit 2: Santa Margarita Mountains; Landscape 
            Unit 3: Santa Margarita River | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.14-6  KOP 3: Camp Del Mar | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.14-7  KOP 4: Interstate 5 | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.14-8  KOP 5: SONGS Site and Facilities | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.14-9  KOP 4: Interstate 5 / Las Pulgas Road Transition | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.14-10  KOP 1: San Onofre State Beach / Landscape Beds | 
        
 
          | Fig. 
            D.14-11  KOP 4: Interstate 5 / Segments L, N, Q, R | 
        
 
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          |  E.  
            Comparison of Alternatives | 
        
 
          |  E.1  Comparison Methodology | 
        
 
          |  E.2  Environmentally Superior Alternative | 
        
 
          |  E.3  No Project Alternative vs. the Environmentally 
            Superior Alternative | 
        
 
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          |  F.  
            Other CEQA Considerations | 
        
 
          |  F.1  Growth Inducing Effects | 
        
 
          |  F.2  Significant Irreversible Changes | 
        
 
          |  F.3  Cumulative Scenario | 
        
 
          |  F.4  Cumulative Impact Analysis | 
        
 
          |  F.5  References | 
        
 
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          |  G.  
            NRC License Renewal | 
        
 
          |  G.1  SCE's Position on NRC License Renewal | 
        
 
          |  G.2  NRC Licensing Process | 
        
 
          |  G.3  Status of License Renewal Applications | 
        
 
          | G.4  Issues Relevant to SONGS 2 & 3 License 
            Renewal | 
        
 
          |  G.5  References | 
        
 
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          |  H.  
            Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting | 
        
 
          |  H.1  Introduction to MMCRP | 
        
 
          |  H.2  Roles and Responsibilities | 
        
 
          |  H.3  General Monitoring Procedures | 
        
 
          |  H.4  Mitigation Compliance Plan | 
        
 
          |  H.5  Condition Effectiveness Review | 
        
 
          |  H.6  Mitigation Monitoring Program Tables | 
        
 
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          |  I.  
            Public Participation | 
        
 
          |  I.1  EIR Scoping Process | 
        
 
          |  I.2  Public Notification | 
        
 
          | I.3  Final EIR Release | 
        
 
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          |  J.  
            Report Preparation | 
        
 
          |  J.1  EIR Preparers | 
        
 
          |  J.2  EIR Information Contacts | 
        
 
          |  J.3  List of Definitions and Acronyms | 
        
 
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          | Appendices | 
        
 
          |  Appendix 1.  Notice 
            of Preparation | 
        
 
          |  Appendix 2.  
            Biological Resources | 
        
 
          | Appendix 3.  
            Cultural Resources | 
        
 
          |  Appendix 
            4.  Summary of Pertinent Federal Regulations | 
        
 
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          VOLUME II 
            Title Page | 
        
         
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          | Introduction 
            to Volume II | 
        
         
          | Table 1.  Commenters and Comment Set Numbers | 
        
         
          | Master Responses to Major Comments | 
        
         
          | Master Response MR-1: Baseline | 
        
         
          | Master Response MR-2: NRC License Renewal | 
        
         
          | Master Response MR-3: NRC vs. CPUC Jurisdiction | 
        
         
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          | Comments and Responses to Comments | 
        
         
          | Comments Received from Public 
            Agencies | 
        
         
          | Comment Set A - State of California, Department of Transportation 
            (Caltrans District 12) | 
        
         
          | Comment Set B - U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 
        
         
          | Comment Set C - County of Orange, Resources & Development Management 
            Department | 
        
         
          | Comment Set D - State of California, Department of Transportation 
            (Caltrans District 11) | 
        
         
          | Comment Set E - California Coastal Commission | 
        
         
          | Comment Set F - City of San Clemente Planning Division | 
        
         
          | Comment Set G - State of California, Department of Fish and Game | 
        
         
          | Comment Set H - Native American Heritage Commission | 
        
         
          | Comment Set I - State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, 
            Orange Coast District | 
        
         
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          | Comments Received 
            from Organizations and Companies | 
        
         
          | Comment Set CC1 - Physicians for Social Responsibility | 
        
         
          | Comment Set CC2 - The Utility Reform Network (TURN) | 
        
         
          | Comment Set CC3 - Los Osos Community Advisory Council | 
        
         
          | Comment Set CC4 - Alliance 
            for Nuclear Responsibility | 
        
         
          | Comment Set CC5 - California 
            Earth Corps | 
        
         
          | Comment Set CC6 - CREED | 
        
         
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          | Comments Received at Public Workshops | 
        
         
          | Comment Set 
            PM1 - Public Workshop, 2:00 p.m. May 12, 2005 | 
        
         
          | Comment Set 
            PM2 - Public Workshop, 7:00 p.m. May 12, 2005 | 
        
         
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          | Comments Received from Private Individuals | 
        
         
          | Comment Sets 1-4 | 
        
         
          | Comment Sets 5-9 | 
        
         
          | Comment Sets 10-12 | 
        
         
          | Comment Sets 13-15 | 
        
         
          | Comment Set 16:  Part 1  
            Part 2  
            Part 3  
            Part 4  
            Part 5 (responses) 
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          | Comment Sets 17-20 | 
        
         
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          | Comments Received from the Applicant (Southern California Edison) | 
        
         
          | Comment Set SCE:  Part 1  
            Part 2  Part 3  
            Part 4  Part 5 (responses) 
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