Press Release-10-191, NRC Announces Opportunity for Hearing on Application to Renew Operating License for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-10-191: NRC Announces Opportunity for Hearing on Application to Renew Operating License for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant

ML102990387
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	10/26/2010
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Press Release 10-191
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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.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.10-191 October 26, 2010 NRC ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING ON APPLICATION TO RENEW OPERATING LICENSE FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the opportunity to request a hearing on an application to renew the operating license for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.

The Davis-Besse plant is a pressurized-water reactor located 21 miles southeast of Toledo, Ohio. The licensee, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., submitted the renewal application Aug. 30, and its current operating license expires on April 22, 2017.

The NRC staff has determined that the application contains sufficient information for the agency to formally docket, or file, the application and begin its technical review. Docketing the application does not preclude requesting additional information as the review proceeds; nor does it indicate whether the Commission will grant the application.

The deadline for requesting a hearing is 60 days following publication of a notice in the Federal Register, expected shortly. By that date, petitions must be filed by anyone whose interest may be affected by the license renewal and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding.

The notice includes detailed instructions for requesting a hearing through the NRCs E-filing systems electronic submittal page at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. For specific guidance and instructions on public involvement in hearings visit http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html.

Information about the license renewal process can be found on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html. The Davis-Besse renewal application is online at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/davis-besse.html.

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