ML24045A103

News Release-23-028: NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Comanche Peak License Renewal

ML24045A103
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	04/11/2023
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No: 23-028 April 11, 2023 CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Comanche Peak License Renewal

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will conduct an oral argument via WebEx on April 19. The session concerns a petition to hold an adjudicatory hearing on Vistra Operations Companys application to renew the operating licenses of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2, near Glen Rose, Texas, for an additional 20 years.

The oral argument will begin at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The oral argument will concern three questions posed by the Board regarding the admissibility of the four proposed contentions from petitioner Citizens for Fair Utility Regulation that challenge safety and environmental aspects of the application. The three administrative judges on the Board will hear argument from representatives for the petitioner, Vistra, and the NRC staff.

The public will have listen -only access to the oral argument by dialing 301-576-2978 and entering the passcode 371 346 201, followed by the # sign. The Board is composed of three administrative judges from the NRCs Atomic Safety and Licens ing Board Panel. Boards conduct adjudicatory hearings on major NRC licensing and enforcement actions, and they are independent of the NRC staff. A Boards rulings may be appealed to the Commission, the five-member body that sets NRC policy.