Press Release-17-029, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Hearing Request for Turkey Point New Reactors

Press Release-17-029: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Hearing Request for Turkey Point New Reactors

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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	06/13/2017
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No: 17-029 June 13, 2017

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Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Hearing Request for Turkey Point New Reactors A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold a teleconference Tuesday, June 20, to hear oral arguments on a hearing request regarding Florida Power

& Lights (FPL) application for two new reactors at the Turkey Point site. The board is an independent body within the NRC that conducts adjudicatory hearings and renders decisions on legal challenges to licensing actions.

The board will hear arguments on the admissibility of a new contention filed by the City of Miami, the Village of Pinecrest, and the City of South Miami. The contention challenges whether FPL has the financial ability to complete the proposed project.

The teleconference will begin at 2 p.m. on June 20. Members of the public and media are welcome to listen via telephone, but participation will be limited to the representatives of the municipalities, FPL, and the NRC staff. Those interested in listening should contact Kimberly Hsu at 301-415-5939 or kimberly.hsu@nrc.gov by June 16.

Documents related to the hearing request are available on the NRCs Electronic Hearing Docket by clicking on the folder entitled Turkey_Point_52-040&52-041-COL on the left side of the page.

More information about the role of the ASLB in the licensing process is available on the NRC website.