Press Release-08-075, Deadline Extended Until April 23 to Pre-Register for Public Comment Sessions on Vogtle Early Site Permit

Press Release-08-075: Deadline Extended Until April 23 to Pre-Register for Public Comment Sessions on Vogtle Early Site Permit

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Site:	Vogtle, PROJ0755
Issue date:	04/15/2008
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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 Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.08-075 April 15, 2008 DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 23 TO PRE-REGISTER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSIONS ON VOGTLE EARLY SITE PERMIT Members of the public now have until April 23 to pre-register for "oral limited appearance statement sessions" before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), an independent judicial arm of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, concerning an Early Site Permit (ESP) application for the Vogtle site near Waynesboro, Ga.

The ASLB will conduct the sessions Sunday, April 27, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, and Monday, April 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. The Board will hold the sessions at the DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center, 2651 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta, Ga. Additional details regarding the matter before the Board are available in the NRCs March 25 press release.

Updates to the sessions scheduling information will appear on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm , and will be available by phone at (800) 368-5642 x5036, or (301) 415-5036.

Members of the public are encouraged to pre-register to speak, and those who do so will receive priority to speak at the meetings. Written pre-registration requests must be mailed, faxed, or sent by e-mail and arrive at the ASLB by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 23. The request must specify the session (Sunday or Monday) when the requester wishes to make an oral statement. The Board reserves the right to conclude a session ahead of the scheduled ending time if all speakers present have made a presentation.

The ASLB strongly advises those attending the sessions to arrive early to allow time for security screening. The Board also requests attendees avoid bringing unnecessary hand-carried items, such as packages, briefcases, backpacks, or other items that might need individual examination. Attendees will not be able to store such items outside the rooms, and items requiring inspection could delay a persons admission to a session. Items that could readily be used as weapons are banned from the room where these sessions will be held. The ASLBs rules limit signs to 18 square inches, and signs may not be attached to sticks, held above ones head, or moved about in the room. Attempting to disrupt the sessions will not be tolerated.

Anyone wishing to submit a written request to make an oral statement may do so by e-mail to map4@nrc.gov and gpb@nrc.gov , by fax to (301) 415-5599, or by mail to:

Administrative Judge G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail

Stop: T-3F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Anyone wishing to submit a written statement may do so by e-mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov , by fax to (301) 415-1101, or by mail to Office of the Secretary, Attn: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff, Mail Stop: O-16C1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, with a copy to Judge Bollwerk.

Documents related to the proceeding are available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md., and on the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/esp/vogtle.html . Documents also are available for inspection at the Burke County Library in Waynesboro.

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http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.