ML030730135

Letters to Public Officials Expressing Invitation April 1, 2003, Public Meeting on the ESP Review Process for North Anna

ML030730135
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna, PROJ0719
Issue date:	03/19/2003
From:	Lyons J NRC/NRR/NRLPO
To:	Rodneshia Green Orange County, VA, Emergency Services
Scott M L, NRR/ADIP/NRLPO, 301-415-1421
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+reviewedDominionESP, +reviewedmls, TAC MB5383
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March 19, 2003 Mr. R. Duff Green Orange County Emergency Manager P.O. Box 111 Orange, Virginia 22960

Dear Mr. Green:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

A. Warren, VA Dept. of Emergency Management R. Trojanowski, REG II Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. R. Duff Green Orange County Emergency Manager P.O. Box 111 Orange, Virginia 22960

Dear Mr. Green:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

A. Warren, VA Dept. of Emergency Management R. Trojanowski, REG II Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

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RidsOgcRp NRLPO Group Invited Officials R. Duff Green Orange County Emergency Manager P.O. Box 111 Orange, Virginia 22960 Ashland Fortune Sheriff, Louisa County P.O. Box 504 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Donald S. Gallihugh, Mayor Town of Louisa P.O. Box 366 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Ed Kube County of Louisa 26 Lakewood Landing Drive Bumpass, Virginia 23024 Ms. Cara H. Metz, Director Division of Resource Services and Review Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221 Denise Rigney U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 3ES30 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Jackson Wright Louisa County Board of Supervisors 217 West Chapel Drive Bumpass, Virginia 23024 Ftizgerald Barnes Louisa County Board of Supervisors 7307 Courthouse Road Louisa, Virginia 23093 David Morgan Board of Supervisors 1487 Poindexter Road Louisa, Virginia 23093 Mr. C. Lee Lintecum County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.

State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218 Dr. Oula Shehab Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 4949-A Cox Road Glen Allan, VA 23060 Mr. Leslie P Foldesi, CHP, Director Bureau of Radiological Health Division of Health Hazards Control Department of Health Main Street Station 1500 East Main, Room 240 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Chief Charles Carneal Hanover County P.O. Box 470 Hanover, VA 23069-0470 Captain Douglas Boggs Spotsylvania County P.O. Box 818 Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Mr. Michael Schlemmer Louisa County Emergency Services P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Mr. Mark Garnett Caroline County P.O. Box 447 Bowling Green, VA 22427 Mr. Arthur S. Warren, Chief Radiological Planning Virginia Department of Emergency Management 1051 Trade Court Richmond, Virginia 23236-3713 February 28, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO: Marsha Gamberoni, Deputy Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Michael L. Scott, Project Manager /RA J. N. Wilson for:/

New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR DOMINION ENERGYS EARLY SITE PERMIT (ESP)

APPLICATION FOR THE NORTH ANNA SITE (TAC NO. MB5383)

DATE & TIME:

Tuesday, April 1, 2003 First Session: 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Second Session: 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

LOCATION:

Louisa County Library 881 Davis Highway Mineral, VA 23117 CATEGORY 3:*

This is a Category 3 meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.

PARTICIPANTS:

Participants from the NRC include members from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of the General Counsel.

NRC F. Cameron, OGC J. Lyons, NRR M. Scott, NRR A. Kugler, NRR PURPOSE:

To discuss the review process for the early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna Site. These meetings will provide information to the public on the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal open house beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The open house will provide members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally one-on-one with the NRC staff.

MEETING CONTACT:

Michael L. Scott, NRR 301-415-1421, mls3@nrc.gov

• Commissions Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002 Attachments:

1. Agenda

2. FR Notice Project No. 719 cc: See next page

AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS TO DISCUSS EARLY SITE PERMIT (ESP) REVIEW FOR NORTH ANNA SITE ESP APPLICATION TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2003 Two Meeting Sessions* - 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Welcome and Purpose of Meeting - F. Cameron Overview of the NRC - J. Lyons Overview of the Licensing Process (10 CFR Part 52) - J. Lyons Overview of Early Site Permit Review Process - M. Scott Questions and Answers - F. Cameron Overview of Opportunities for Public Involvement - M. Scott Questions and Answers - F. Cameron Closing - F. Cameron

• The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. No comments on the proposed Dominion early site permit application will be accepted during the informal discussions or the formal sessions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings after the filing of the ESP application or in writing, as described during the subject information meeting (see agenda, above).

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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Notice of Public Meeting Pre-application Early Site Permit Meetings for the North Anna Site AGENCY:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ACTION:

Notice of public meetings in Mineral, Virginia

SUMMARY

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold facilitated meetings on April 1, 2003, to provide information to the public on the NRC Early Site Permit (ESP) review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site. Dominion Energy, Incorporated (Dominion) is expected to file an ESP in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site.

DATE/TIME: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, beginning with the first meeting from 2:00 p.m. through 4:30 p.m., followed by a later meeting from 7:00 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. Each meeting will be preceded by an open house one hour prior to the meeting to allow for individual discussions with staff members.

LOCATION: Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral Virginia FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Council for Public Liaison, Office of General Council, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

20555-0001, or by telephone: (301) 415-1642 or e-mail: fxc@nrc.gov. Mr. Cameron will facilitate the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information can be obtained from the website (http://nrcweb.nrc.gov:300/reactors/new-licensing/license-reviews/esp.html), or by contacting Mr. Michael Scott at (301) 415-1421, or via e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day of February 2003.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

March 19, 2003 Mr. Ashland Fortune Sheriff, Louisa County P.O. Box 504 Louisa, Virginia 23093

Dear Mr. Fortune:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Donald S. Gallihugh, Mayor Town of Louisa P.O. Box 366 Louisa, Virginia 23093

Dear Mr. Gallihugh:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Ed Kube County of Louisa 26 Lakewood Landing Drive Bumpass, Virginia 23024

Dear Mr. Kube:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Ms. Cara H. Metz, Director Division of Resource Services and Review Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221

Dear Ms. Metz:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Ms. Denise Rigney U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 3ES30 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Dear Ms. Rigney:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Jackson Wright Louisa County Board of Supervisors 217 West Chapel Drive Bumpass, Virginia 23024

Dear Mr. Wright:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Fitzgerald Barnes Louisa County Board of Supervisors 7307 Courthouse Road Louisa, Virginia 23093

Dear Mr. Barnes:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. David Morgan Board of Supervisors 1487 Poindexter Road Louisa, Virginia 23093

Dear Mr. Morgan:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. C. Lee Lintecum County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, Virginia 23093

Dear Mr. Lintecum:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23209

Dear Dr. Lough:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.

State Health Commissioner Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23218

Dear Dr. Strobe:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Dr. Oula Shehab Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 4949-A Cox Road Glen Allan, Virginia 23060

Dear Dr. Shehab:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Leslie P. Foldesi, CHP, Director Bureau of Radiological Health Division of Health Hazards Control Department of Health Main Street Station 1500 East Main, Room 240 Richmond, Virginia 23219

Dear Mr. Foldesi:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Chief Charles Carneal Hanover County P.O. Box 470 Hanover, Virginia 23069-0470

Dear Mr. Carneal:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Captain Douglas Boggs Spotsylvania County P.O. Box 818 Spotsylvania, Virginia 22553

Dear Mr. Boggs:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Michael Schlemmer Louisa County Emergency Services P.O. Box 160 Louisa, Virginia 23093

Dear Mr. Schlemmer:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Mark Garnett Caroline County P.O. Box 447 Bowling Green, Virginia 22427

Dear Mr. Garnett:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice

March 19, 2003 Mr. Arthur S. Warren, Chief Radiological Planning Virginia Department of Emergency Management 1051 Trade Court Richmond, Virginia 23216-3713

Dear Mr. Warren:

The purpose of this letter is to invite you, as a public official who may have an interest in activities related to the North Anna Power Station, to public meetings on April 1, 2003, with representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the review process for Dominion Energys (Dominion) early site permit (ESP) application for the North Anna site. Dominion is expected to file an ESP application with the NRC in September 2003 for a new reactor or reactors at the North Anna site. At the meetings, the NRC will discuss the NRC ESP review process, as well as the opportunities for public involvement in that process for the North Anna site.

Under the NRCs regulations in Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, the NRC can issue an ESP for approval of one or more sites for possible future construction of a nuclear power plant or plants. The issuance of an ESP is separate from the issuance of a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant. The review of an ESP addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies, independent of the review of a specific nuclear plant design. Should an ESP be issued for North Anna, Dominion could reference the ESP in seeking, at some time during the term of the ESP, a license to construct or operate a nuclear power plant or plants on the site.

The public meetings will take place on April 1, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Louisa County Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA. The meeting notice for the public meetings is enclosed for your information. If you have any questions regarding the meetings, please contact Mike Scott of my staff by e-mail at mls3@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James E. Lyons, Director New Reactor Licensing Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 719

Enclosures:

1. List of Invited Officials

2. Public Meeting Notice