Press Release-09-026: NRC Staff Finalizes Safety Evaluation for Vogtle Early Site Permit, Limited Work Request ApplicationsML090420086 |
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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 Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.09-026 February 11, 2009 NRC STAFF FINALIZES SAFETY EVALUATION FOR VOGTLE EARLY SITE PERMIT, LIMITED WORK REQUEST APPLICATIONS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has issued the final safety evaluation report (FSER) for a requested Early Site Permit (ESP) and limited work authorization (LWA) at the Vogtle site, about 25 miles southeast of Augusta, Ga.
The 800-page FSER contains the agency's review of Southern Nuclears ESP and LWA applications, and incorporates comments from the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
The NRC staff reviewed information on:
- site seismology, geology, meteorology and hydrology;
- risks from potential accidents resulting from operation of a nuclear plant at the site;
- the sites ability to support adequate physical security for a nuclear plant; and
- proposed major features of the emergency plan Southern Nuclear would implement if reactors are eventually built at the site.
The report is available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md., and on the NRCs Web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/esp/vogtle.html.
The ESP process allows an applicant to address site-related issues, such as environmental impacts, for possible future construction and operation of a nuclear power plant at the site.
Southern Nuclear filed the Vogtle ESP application Aug. 15, 2006. Southern filed a related LWA request on Aug. 16, 2007, seeking permission for construction activities limited to placement of engineered backfill, retaining walls, lean concrete, mudmats, and a waterproof membrane.
The staff issued a final Environmental Impact Statement for the ESP and LWA in August 2008. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board must also conclude a hearing on the application before the agencys final decision on the Vogtle ESP, which is currently expected by late 2009.
In a separate review, the NRC is considering Southern Nuclears application for a Combined License to build and operate two AP1000 reactors on the Vogtle ESP site. Southern currently operates two reactors on land adjacent to the site.
Information about the new reactor licensing process is available on the NRC Web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors.html.
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