Press Release-I-04-035, NRC to Meet with Pacific Gas & Electric to Discuss Diablo Canyon Issues

Press Release-I-04-035: NRC to Meet with Pacific Gas & Electric to Discuss Diablo Canyon Issues

ML041830476
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Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	07/01/2004
From:	Diane Screnci, Neil Sheehan Office of Public Affairs Region I
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 www.nrc.gov No. I-04-035 July 1, 2004 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Email: opa1@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NRC TO MEET WITH PUBLIC IN NEW YORK ON NINE MILE POINT LICENSE RENEWAL The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public information meeting on Thursday evening, July 8th, to discuss the process the agency will follow in reviewing the application submitted by Constellation Nuclear to renew the licenses for Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2 in Scriba, N.Y.

Constellation Nuclear submitted a license renewal application for the two units on May

27. The current operating licenses for Units 1 and 2 expire on August 22, 2009, and October 31, 2026, respectively The meeting will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Joint News Center, 10 Airport Road, in Fulton, N.Y. The NRCs presentation will include information on how the process works and how the public can participate. Members of the public are invited to ask questions on the NRCs license renewal review process.

"Its an opportunity for the public to learn about the license renewal process early on. We look forward to helping the public better understand our review process," said Samson S. Lee, NRC license renewal section chief.

Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant is issued for 40 years. It may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met.

The license renewal process requires that both a technical review of safety issues and an environmental review be performed for each application. The NRC staff is currently reviewing Constellations application to determine whether it contains enough information to begin the required formal review. If the application has sufficient information, the NRC will formally docket, or file, the application and will announce an opportunity to request a hearing.

A copy of the license renewal application for the Nine Mile Point units is available for review at the Penfield Library (Selective Depository), Reference and Documents Department, State University of New York, Oswego, N.Y., and on the NRCs web site at www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/nine-mile-pt.html