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Palisades Nuclear Plant - License Renewal Application

Renewed License Issued 01/17/2007

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Application Information
License Renewal Review Schedule
Environmental Impact Statement
Safety Evaluation Report
Public Involvement
Project Managers for Palisades Nuclear Plant

Application Information:

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License Renewal Review Schedule*

* These schedules reflect work plans that are subject to change. Early completion of a milestone may affect the target date of future milestones. Subsequent meetings and comment periods may change based on the revised schedule. This work plan will be updated on a periodic basis. Please see the NRC Public Meetings Page or contact the listed PM for the latest information on meetings and status.

Milestones	Schedule Date	Actual Date
Receive License Renewal (LR) Application	03/31/05	03/31/05
Federal Register Notice (FRN) Published - Receipt & Availability Review	04/12/05	04/12/05
Public Information Meeting - LR Process & Safety Review Overview	04/28/05	04/28/05
Receive License Renewal Application Supplement	05/05/05	05/05/05
FRN Published - Acceptability/Opportunity for Hearing	06/05/05	060/8/05
FRN Published - Intent/Environmental Scoping Meeting	06/24/05	06/24/05
Public Exit Meeting - Scoping & Screening Methodology Audit	07/01/05	07/01/05
Public Meeting - Environmental Scoping	07/28/05	07/28/05
Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention	08/08/05	08/08/05
Environmental Scoping Periods Ends	08/22/05	08/22/05
Public Exit Meeting - AMP/AMR Audit	09/02/05	09/02/05
Environmental Requests for Additional information (RAIs) - Issued	09/19/05	09/19/05
Environmental RAIs - Responses Received	10/31/05	10/31/05
Public Exit Meeting - Scoping & Screening/AMP Inspections	12/01/05	12/01/05
Safety RAIs - Issued	12/09/05	11/30/05
Safety RAI - Responses Received	01/09/05	01/13/06
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Issued	02/25/06	02/14/06
FRN Published - Availability/Comment on draft SEIS	02/27/06	02/23/06
Public Meeting - draft SEIS	04/05/06	04/05/06
End of draft SEIS Comment Period	05/18/06	05/18/06
Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Item(s) - Issued	06/02/06	06/01/06
ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on SER with Open Item(s)	07/11/06	07/11/06
SER Open Item(s) - Response(s) Received	07/28/06	07/05/06
Final SEIS - Issued	10/13/06	10/12/06
SER - Issued	09/29/06	09/28/06
FRN Published - Availability of Final SEIS	10/20/06	10/19/06
ACRS Full Committee Meeting on SER	11/01/06	11/01/06
Decision - Director, NRR (license issued, if approved and no hearing is granted - 23 months)	01/17/07	01/17/07

Environmental Impact Statements

NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," Supplement 27, regarding Palisades Nuclear Plant, was published October 2006.

This supplement documents the NRC staff's review of the environmental issues at Palisades regarding Nuclear Management Company, LLC's application for license renewal of that facility. The supplement was prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 51.71. This supplemental environmental impact statement includes the staff's analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and alternatives available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also includes the staff's recommendation regarding the proposed actions.

Safety Evaluation Report

The NRC staff reviewed the Palisades license renewal application for compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54, "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants," and prepared this report to document its findings. The document was issued June 1, 2006, as "Safety Evaluation Report With a Confirmatory Item Related to the License Renewal of the Palisades Nuclear Plant." The report is available in ADAMS under accession number ML061530042.

In January 2007, the report "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Palisades Nuclear Plant" was issued as NUREG-1871. The report is available in ADAMS under accession numbers ML062710074.

Public Involvement

The public is encouraged to participate in the reactor license renewal process through public meetings, and public comment periods on rules, renewal guidance, and other documents. The Reactor License Renewal Public Involvement page provides general information to help the public participate.

Project Managers for Palisades Nuclear Plant

Palisades PMs
License Renewal	Juan Ayala
Lead Power Plant	L. Mark Padovan
Environmental	Bo Pham