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Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 & 3- License Renewal Application

Renewed License Issued 05/23/00

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Application Information
License Renewal Review Schedule
Environmental Impact Statement
Safety Evaluation Report

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License Renewal Application

License Renewal Review Schedule

Milestones	Schedule Date	Actual Date
Receive License Renewal Application	07/07/98	07/07/98
FRN Published for Receipt & Acceptability	07/22/98	07/08/98
FRN Published for Acceptance/Rejection/Opportunity for Hearing of LRA	08/06/98	08/05/98
Environmental Scoping Meeting	10/19/98	10/19/98
Deadline for Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention	10/30/98	10/30/98
Safety RAIs Issued	12/04/98	12/04/98
Environmental RAIs Issued	01/03/99	12/29/98
Safety RAI Responses Received	02/17/99	02/17/99
Environmental RAI Responses Received	03/04/99	03/04/99
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Issued	06/02/99	05/20/99
FRN Published for Availability/Comment on Draft SEIS	06/02/99	05/20/99
SER with Open Items Issued	06/17/99	06/16/99
ACRS Subcommittee Mtg on SER with Open Items	06/30/99-07/01/99	06/30/99-07/01/99
Public Mtg to Discus Draft SEIS	07/02/99	07/08/99
ACRS Full Committee Mtg on SER with Open Items	not required	---
End of Draft SEIS Comment Period	08/16/99	08/16/99
SER Open Item Responses Received	10/15/99	10/15/99
Final SEIS Issued	02/12/00	12/09/99
FRN Published for Availability of Final SEIS	02/12/00	12/09/99
SER Issued	02/12/00	02/03/00
ACRS Subcommittee Mtg on SER	02/00	02/24/00
Optional Final Inspection Complete	02/28/00	02/28/00
ACRS Full Committee Mtg on SER	03/03/00	03/02/00
ACRS Letter Issued	03/10/00	03/13/00
Regional Administrator's Letter Issued	03/31/00	03/16/00
Commission Paper with Staff Recommendations	04/14/00	04/10/00
Commission Meeting	06/15/00	05/02/00
Commission Decision	06/26/00	05/23/00

Environmental Impact Statement

NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," Supplement 2, Regarding Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 & 3, was published December 1999.

This supplement documents the NRC staff's review of the environmental issues at the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 in support of Duke Energy'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 Oconee's 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 first issued in June1999, as "Safety Evaluation Report with open items related to the license renewal of Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3". The report is available in ADAMS under accession number ML022690417.

In March 2000, the "Final Safety Evaluation Report related to the license renewal of Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3" was issued as NUREG-1723.