Press Release-I-07-046, - NRC to Solicit Public Comments on Sept. 19 as Part of Indian Point License Renewal Application Review

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Press Release-I-07-046 - NRC to Solicit Public Comments on Sept. 19 as Part of Indian Point License Renewal Application Review
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No. I-07-046 Contact: Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 September 11, 2007 NRC TO SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SEPT. 19 AS PART OF INDIAN POINT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW Public comments on potential environmental impacts from a license renewal for the Indian Point nuclear power plant will be accepted by Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff at two meetings on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The meetings are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, at the Colonial Terrace catering facility, 119 Oregon Road in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

Directions to the facility are available at: www.colonialterracecaterers.com/ . Those planning to attend are advised that parking may be limited.

An "open house" will be held 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> before each meeting to provide citizens with an opportunity to talk informally with agency staff. It is important to note, however, that formal comments must be expressed during the transcribed meetings.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., which operates the Buchanan (Westchester County), N.Y., plant, applied to the NRC on April 30, 2007 to extend the operating licenses for the two-reactor plant by 20 years each. The current operating license for Indian Point 2 is due to expire on Sept. 28, 2013 and Indian Point 3's on Dec. 12, 2015.

As part of its review of the application, the NRC staff will prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS). The comments provided at the meetings on Sept. 19 will be considered as that report is being developed. Once a draft version of the report is completed, the NRC staff will once again meet with the public to solicit comments on that document. Following consideration of those comments, a final EIS will be prepared.

More information on the Indian Point license renewal application is available on the NRC web site at: www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/indian-point.html . ### NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov

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