Press Release-08-155, NRC Finds No Significant Environmental Impacts from Extended Operation of Harris Nuclear Plant

Press Release-08-155: NRC Finds No Significant Environmental Impacts from Extended Operation of Harris Nuclear Plant

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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.08-155 August 19, 2008 NRC FINDS NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM EXTENDED OPERATION OF HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its final environmental impact statement on the proposed renewal of the operating license for the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant. The report contains the NRCs finding that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude license renewal for an additional 20 years of operation.

The Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant is a pressurized water reactor located about 20 miles southwest of Raleigh, N.C. The current operating license expires Oct. 24, 2026. The operator, Progress Energy, submitted an application for renewal of the license Nov. 16, 2006.

As part of its environmental review of the application, the NRC held public meetings near the plant to discuss the scope of the review and the draft version of the environmental impact statement.

Comments were received and considered from members of the public, local officials, and representatives of state and federal agencies.

Publication of the final environmental impact statement does not represent final NRC action on the license renewal application. The agency staff is completing its safety evaluation report, and the NRCs Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards will evaluate that report and make its recommendation before the agency makes a final decision.

The Shearon Harris final environmental impact statement is available on the NRCs Web site at this address: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement33/.

The Shearon Harris license renewal application is posted at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/harris.html. Additional information about the license renewal process is available at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html.

The report is also available for review at the West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Dr.,

Cary, N.C., as well as the Eva H. Perry Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Dr., Apex, N.C.

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