NRC MEETING JUNE 12 IN GLEN ROSE, TEXAS, TO DISCUSS
REVIEW PROCESS FOR EXPECTED NEW REACTOR APPLICATION
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct a public meeting in Glen Rose, Texas, on Thursday, June 12, to discuss how the agency will review an expected Combined License (COL) application for two reactors at the Comanche Peak site, about four miles north of Glen Rose. The prospective applicant, Luminant Power, has told the NRC it intends to apply later this year for a license to build and operate two U.S.-Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors
(US-APWR) reactors at the site.

“The NRC is coming to Glen Rose so that the community can learn about what’s being proposed and how we’ll review the application,” said David Matthews, Director of the Division of New Reactor Licensing in the NRC’s Office of New Reactors. “When residents better understand the process they’re in a better position to provide valuable information we need during our reviews.”

The NRC will hold the meeting at the Expo and Texas Amphitheatre, 202 Bo Gibbs Blvd. in Glen Rose, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. NRC staff presentations will describe the overall Combined License review process, which includes safety and environmental assessments, as well as how the public can participate in the process. The NRC will host an open house for an hour prior to the meeting so members of the public have the opportunity to talk informally with agency staff.

A COL, if issued, provides authorization from the NRC to construct and, with conditions, operate a nuclear power plant at a specific site and in accordance with laws and regulations. More information on the NRC’s new reactor licensing process is available on the agency’s Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactor-licensing.html.

The US-APWR is a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-designed 1,700 MWe pressurized-water reactor the NRC is currently reviewing for possible certification. More information regarding the review is available on the NRC’s Web site at:  
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/design-cert/apwr.html.

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