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{{#Wiki_filter:No: II-08-034                                                                                                     June 2, 2008 CONTACT: Ken Clark (404)562-4416             E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov   Roger Hannah (404)562-4417  
{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov No: II-08-034                                                                                       June 2, 2008 CONTACT: Ken Clark (404)562-4416                                                         E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Roger Hannah (404)562-4417 NRC STAFF TO MEET WITH VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have scheduled a meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on June 6, 2008, in Waynesboro, Ga., to discuss the results of the agencys inspection of the Vogtle nuclear power plants license renewal program.
 
The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Augusta Technical College, 216 Highway 24 South, in Waynesboro. It will be open to public observation, and NRC officials will be available prior to the close of the meeting to answer questions from interested observers. A report on the inspection will be issued approximately 45 days after the meeting and will be available to the public.
NRC STAFF TO MEET WITH VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have scheduled a meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on June 6, 2008, in Waynesboro, Ga., to discuss the results of the agency's inspection of the Vogtle nuclear power plant's license renewal program.  
The inspection, which began May 19 and ends June 6, is conducted to verify that programs are in place to manage the material condition of the plants systems, structures and components during 20 additional years of operation should the NRC approve the license renewal application.
 
Company officials submitted an application to the NRC to renew the licenses for the two Vogtle units on June 27, 2007. That application, if approved, would extend the expiration date of the operating license for Unit 1 from its current expiration date in 2027 to 2047 and Unit 2 from its current expiration date of 2029 until 2049.
The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Augusta Technical College, 216 Highway 24 South, in Waynesboro. It will be open to public observation, and NRC offici als will be available prior to the close of the meeting to answer questions from interested observers. A report on the inspection will be issued approximately 45 days after the meeting and will be available to the  
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The inspection, which began May 19 and ends June 6, is conducted to verify that programs are in place to manage the material condition of the plant's systems, structures and components during 20 additional years of operatio n should the NRC approve the license renewal application.  
 
Company officials submitted an application to the NRC to renew the licenses for the two Vogtle units on June 27, 2007. That application, if approved, would extend the expiration date of the operating license for Unit 1 from its current expiration date in 2027 to 2047 and Unit 2 from its current expiration date of 2029 until 2049.  
 
###   News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.       NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov}}

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Press Release-II-08-034: NRC Staff to Meet with Vogtle Nuclear Plant Officials to Discuss Nuclear Plant License Renewal Inspection
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov No: II-08-034 June 2, 2008 CONTACT: Ken Clark (404)562-4416 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Roger Hannah (404)562-4417 NRC STAFF TO MEET WITH VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have scheduled a meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company on June 6, 2008, in Waynesboro, Ga., to discuss the results of the agencys inspection of the Vogtle nuclear power plants license renewal program.

The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Augusta Technical College, 216 Highway 24 South, in Waynesboro. It will be open to public observation, and NRC officials will be available prior to the close of the meeting to answer questions from interested observers. A report on the inspection will be issued approximately 45 days after the meeting and will be available to the public.

The inspection, which began May 19 and ends June 6, is conducted to verify that programs are in place to manage the material condition of the plants systems, structures and components during 20 additional years of operation should the NRC approve the license renewal application.

Company officials submitted an application to the NRC to renew the licenses for the two Vogtle units on June 27, 2007. That application, if approved, would extend the expiration date of the operating license for Unit 1 from its current expiration date in 2027 to 2047 and Unit 2 from its current expiration date of 2029 until 2049.

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.

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