Press Release-07-090, - License Renewal Application for Vogtle Nuclear Plant Available for Public Inspection
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 07/25/2007 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs |
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No.07-090 July 25, 2007 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today that an application for a 20-year renewal of the operating licenses for the Vogtle nuclear power plant, Units 1 and 2, is available for public review.
Vogtle Units 1 and 2 are pressurized water reactors located about 26 miles southeast of Augusta, Ga. The current operating licenses expire Jan. 16, 2027, for Unit 1 and Feb. 9, 2029, for Unit 2.
Vogtles operator, Southern Nuclear Operating Co., submitted the license renewal application June 29. The application is available on the NRC Web site at this address:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. The application is also available at the Burke County Library, 130 Highway 24 South, Waynesboro, Ga. 30830.
The NRC staff is currently conducting its initial reviews of the application to determine whether it contains sufficient information required for the formal safety and environmental reviews. If the application has sufficient information, the NRC will formally docket, or file it and will announce an opportunity for the public to request an adjudicatory hearing on the renewal request. Additional information about the NRCs review of reactor license renewal applications is available on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html.
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov