Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant
The following table summarizes the key milestones in the schedule that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established for its review of the application that PPL Bell Bend, LLC submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for an AREVA U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR) designated as Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant.
| Key Milestones | Completion Date Actual - A Target - T |
|---|---|
| Application Tendered | 10/10/08 - A |
| Acceptance Review | |
Acceptance Review Start |
10/14/08 - A |
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete |
12/19/08 - A |
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant |
05/27/09 - A |
| Safety Review * | |
Phase A - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant (Formerly Phases 1, and 2) |
03/20/2011 - T |
Phase B - Advanced Final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) without Open Items (Formerly Phase 4) |
03/2012 - T |
Phase C - ACRS Review of Advanced Final SER (Formerly Phase 5) |
06/2012 - T |
Phase D - Final SER (Formerly Phase 6) |
08/2012 - T |
| Environmental Review | |
Phase 1 - Environmental impact statement (EIS) summary report issued |
07/22/2009 - A |
Phase 2 - Draft EIS issued to EPA |
04/23/2010 ** |
Phase 3 - Response to public comments on draft EIS completed |
11/04/2010 ** |
Phase 4 - Final EIS issued to EPA |
03/31/2011 ** |
| Hearing | |
Commission or ASLB hold mandatory hearing |
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| License | |
Commission decision on issuance of COL application |
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* Dates do not yet reflect the recently made and impending changes to the U.S. EPR and Calvert Cliffs 3 (reference COL) review schedules.
** Based on the NRC staff's September 17, 2012, schedule letter, these dates will be revised upon receipt of sufficient water availability information for the project.
Information on Federal Register notices for receipt of the application and opportunity to request a hearing or petition to intervene can be found on the Hearing Opportunities page.
