NRC ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING
ON NEW REACTOR APPLICATION FOR CALVERT CLIFFS SITE
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced the opportunity to participate in the hearing on a Combined License (COL) application for a new reactor at the Calvert Cliffs site near Lusby, Md.

UniStar submitted the application in two parts -- the safety analysis and related information on March 17, 2008, and the environmental report on July 13, 2007, along with supplemental information on Dec. 14, 2007. The application, minus proprietary or security-related details, is available on the NRC Web site at:  http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/calvert-cliffs.html.

On Jan. 25, the NRC staff determined that the application contains sufficient information for the agency to formally “docket,” or file, the application and begin its technical review. Docketing the application does not preclude additional requests for information as the review proceeds; nor does it indicate whether the Commission will issue the license. The docket number established for this application is 52-016.

The NRC has published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to intervene. The deadline for petitioning to intervene is Nov. 25. Petitions may be filed by anyone whose interest may be affected by the proposed license, who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding, and who meets criteria set out in the NRC’s regulations. NRC staff provided background information regarding the hearing process during an August 2007 public outreach meeting held in Solomons, Md.

A petition to intervene must be electronically submitted in a timely manner to the NRC's Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) system.  The petition to intervene must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing Rule that appeared in the Federal Register on Aug. 28, 2007.  Additional guidance and instructions regarding electronic submissions to the NRC EIE system is available on the NRC web pages at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
 
The NRC has received 15 COL applications and the agency expects two additional applications in 2008. 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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Wednesday, November 26, 2008