United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Protecting People and the Environment

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 – License Renewal Application

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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 below listed PM for the latest information on meetings and status.

Milestones Schedule Date Actual Date
Receive license renewal application (LRA) 08/30/10 08/30/10
Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA receipt and availability 09/17/10 09/20/10
Publish FRN - LRA acceptability and opportunity for hearing 10/20/10 10/25/10
Publish FRN - intent to conduct environmental scoping 10/20/10 10/28/10
Public Meeting - license renewal process and environmental scoping 11/04/10 11/04/10
Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 12/24/10 12/24/10
Environmental scoping periods ends 12/27/10 12/27/10
Audit - scoping and screening methodology 01/24/11 01/24/11
Audit - aging management programs (AMPs) 02/14/11 02/14/11
Audit - environmental 03/07/11 03/07/11
Inspection - scoping, screening, and AMPs 04/2011 04/25/11
Environmental Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) - Issued 04/08/11 02/23/11
Safety RAIs - Issued 04/29/11 04/29/11
Environmental RAIs - Response Received 05/13/11 03/23/11
Safety RAI - Responses Received 05/30/11 05/30/11
Issue safety evaluation report (SER) with open item(s) 07/2012 07/31/12
ACRS subcommittee meeting on SER with open item(s) 09/19/12 09/19/12
Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) 05/2013  
Public Meeting - draft SEIS 06/2013  
End of comment period for the draft SEIS 06/2013  
Issue SER 07/2013  
ACRS full committee meeting on SER 09/2013  
Issue final SEIS 11/2013  
Decision - Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation TBD  
Commission decision (hearing pending) TBD  

Note: The Davis-Besse review schedule was revised as described in the letter below:

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Safety Evaluation Report

The NRC staff reviewed the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 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 preliminary findings. The document was issued on July 31, 2012, as "Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the License Renewal of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station."

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Project Managers for Davis-Besse

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 PMs
License Renewal (Safety) Samuel Cuadrado de Jesús
License Renewal (Environmental) Elaine Keegan
Lead Power Plant Michael Mahoney

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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, February 01, 2013