Press Release-08-216, NRC Accepts Application for New Reactor at Fermi Site

Press Release-08-216: NRC Accepts Application for New Reactor at Fermi Site

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Issue date:	11/25/2008
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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.08-216 November 25, 2008 NRC ACCEPTS APPLICATION FOR NEW REACTOR AT FERMI SITE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has docketed, or accepted for review, a combined license (COL) application for a new reactor at the Fermi site in Michigan. Detroit Edisons application, submitted Sept. 18, is the 12th COL request the agency has accepted for review.

The application, minus proprietary or security-related details, is available on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/fermi.html. Detroit Edison seeks approval to build and operate an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) at the site, about 25 miles northeast of Toledo, Ohio.

The NRC currently is reviewing the ESBWR design for possible certification. The staff will consider any findings concerning the design during the review of the Fermi application.

Information on the ESBWR application is available on the NRC Web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/design-cert/esbwr.html .

Docketing the Fermi application does not indicate whether the Commission will approve or reject the request. The docket number established for this application is52-033. The NRC will shortly issue in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to participate, or intervene, in a hearing on the application. Petitions to intervene in a hearing may be filed within 60 days of the notice, by anyone whose interest may be affected by the proposed license and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding. More information on the hearing process is available on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html.

Information about the new reactor licensing process is available on the NRC Web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors.html.

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