Press Release-11-019, NRC Seeks Public Comment for Updated Environmental Impact Statement for North Anna New Reactor Application
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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 Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No.11-019 February 8, 2011 NRC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR NORTH ANNA NEW REACTOR APPLICATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on an update to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for a proposed third reactor at the North Anna site, near Mineral, Va.
NRC staff will consider written comments on environmental issues until March 9, following the publication of a Federal Register notice (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011-2599.pdf).
Please include Docket ID NRC-2008-0419 with your comment, via the http://www.regulations.gov website, by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, via e-mail at NorthAnnaCOLEIS@nrc.gov, or via fax to (301) 492-3446.
In applying for a Combined License (COL) for North Anna Unit 3, Dominion Virginia Power referenced the North Anna Early Site Permit (ESP) the NRC issued in November 2007. In order to supplement the ESP's environmental findings, the NRC reviewed the COL applications environmental information, issuing the FSEIS in March 2010. Dominion revised the application in June 2010 to reflect a change in reactor design from GE-Hitachis Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor to Mitsubishis U.S. Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR). The US-APWR is a 1,500 MWe design currently under NRC review for possible certification. The staff will consider any findings concerning the design in reviewing the North Anna application. Information on the US-APWR application is available on the NRC website at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/design-cert/apwr.html.
The NRCs examination of environmental issues is only part of the overall North Anna COL review. The agency staff continues to develop its final safety evaluation report, incorporating recommendations from the NRCs Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. The NRCs Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is also considering possible legal challenges to the revised application; the Board must complete its work before the NRC can reach a final decision on Dominions application.
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