Press Release-06-101, NRC Announces Availability of Vogtle Early Site Permit Application

Press Release-06-101: NRC Announces Availability of Vogtle Early Site Permit Application

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Issue date:	08/15/2006
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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@nrc.gov Web Site:

http://www.nrc.gov No. 06-101August 15, 2006 NRC ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF VOGTLE EARLY SITE PERMIT APPLICATIONThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission is making available an application from Southern NuclearOperating Co. for an Early Site Permit (ESP) for pr operty located near the Vogtle nuclear power plant,about 23 miles southeast of Augusta, Ga. Last May the NRC held two public meetings in Waynesboro, Ga., to discuss the permit reviewprocess. The ESP process allows an applicant to address site-related issues, such as environmental impacts, for possible future construction and operati on of a nuclear power plant at the site. The NRC'sformal review will address site safety, environmental protection and emergency planning issues. If the agency approves the request, Southern Nuclear could reference the permit at any time for up to 20 years in an application with the NRC for approval to begin construction of one or more nuclear

reactors at the site. The Vogtle Early Site Permit application will be available electronically on the NRC's Web site on this page: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/esp.html . A copy of the application willalso be available for public review at the NRC Public Document Room, located at 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD; telephone: 800/397-4209 or 301/415-4737. Local residents may view theapplication at the Burke County Library, 130 Highway 24 South in Waynesboro.The NRC staff is currently conducting an initial review of the application to determine whetherit contains enough information for the staff to perform a comprehensive technical review. If the application has sufficient information, the NRC will formally "docket," or file, the application and will announce an opportunity for affected persons to participate in the required hearing.