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New Reactor Licensing

New Reactor Licensing . R. William Borchardt Director, Office of New Reactors US NRC February 19, 2008. New Reactor Licensing Applications (Site and Technology Selected). Hearing. Progress Energy - Harris (NC) (2). Duke – Lee Station (SC) (2). Hearing. TVA – Bellefonte (AL) (2). Hearing.

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New Reactor Licensing

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  1. New Reactor Licensing R. William Borchardt Director, Office of New Reactors US NRC February 19, 2008

  2. New Reactor Licensing Applications (Site and Technology Selected) Hearing Progress Energy - Harris (NC) (2) Duke – Lee Station (SC) (2) Hearing TVA – Bellefonte (AL) (2) Hearing Hearing South Carolina E&G-Summer (2) Florida P&L – Turkey Point (2) Progress Energy–Levy County (FL) (2) Hearing Hearing Hearing Vogtle ESP Hearing Southern – Vogtle (GA) (2) Legend: Post SER/EIS Hearing (other hearing activities occur during ESP/COL safety and environmental reviews) Number in ( ) next to COL name indicate number of units/site. Design Certification Grand Gulf ESP Hearing Early Site Permit Combined License Exelon – Victoria Co. (TX) (2) Entergy – Grand Gulf (MS) (1) Hearing Hearing Hearing North Anna ESP Hearing TXU Power –Comanche Peak (TX) (2) Hearing Dominion - North Anna (VA) (1) Hearing Entergy – River Bend (LA) (1) Hearing UniStar-Calvert Cliffs (MD) (1) Hearing AmerenUE – Callaway (1) UniStar-Nine Mile Pt (NY) (1) Hearing Hearing NRG Energy–South Texas Project (2) Hearing Alternate Energy Holdings (ID) (1) Amarillo Power (TX) (2) Hearing Hearing PPL Generation – Berwick (1) Hearing An estimated schedule by Fiscal Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 AP1000 Program Review * Schedules depicted for future activities represent nominal assumed review durations based on submittal time frames in letters of intent from prospective applicants. Actual schedules will be determined when applications are docketed. DC Amendment Design Cert ESBWR Program Review Design Certification EPR Program Review Design Certification ABWR Program Review USAPWR Program Review 1/02/08 DC – Mitsubishi USAPWR

  3. NRC Response to anticipated demand • Created new office • Hired and trained approximately 400 new staff • Updated and created regulations and guidance documents • Developed design-centered review approach and acceptance review process

  4. Licensing Process for current fleet Construction Permit Application Construction Permit Construction Begins Operating License Application Operating License Operation Begins • Design effort proceeded throughout process • Regulatory standards evolved as construction proceeded

  5. Completion Times for the Current Fleet Avg = 5.6 yrs Avg = 11.1 yrs

  6. Pre-Construction Early Site Permit OR Equivalent Site Information Construction Verification Combined License Review, Hearing, and Decision Verification of Regulations with ITAAC Reactor Operation Decision Optional Pre-Application Review Standard Design Certification OR Equivalent Design Information • Licensing decisions finalized before major construction begins • Inspections to verify construction • Limited work may be authorized before license is issued New Licensing Process – 10 CFR Part 52 -

  7. Combined License Review Process Combined License - 30 months + 12 month hearing Construction 24 – 48 Months (Industry Estimate) NRC Acceptance Review (1 month) NRC review and Independent confirmation of information Draft SER with Open Items (10 months) NRC review of information and Draft Supplement SER with Open Items (8 months) NRC resolution of open items issuance of SER (7 months) NRC Verifies ITAAC Completion Environment-al review begins upto 22 months prior to Application Environmental Review includes 18 months of review within a 24 month planning period NRC issues Final Environmental Impact Statement Fuel Load Applicant develops supplement information (2 months) Applicant responds to open items (2 months) Licensee Submits ITAAC Closure Letters Applicant develops application (3+ years) ACRS Interaction and Review Commission Finding- COL Acceptance Criteria Met Pre-hearing Hearing 12 months COL Issued with ITAAC Not To Scale

  8. How the design-centered concept works License Reviews within a Design Center are Related S-COL S-COL R-COL Sequencing of task closure affects ability to complete other tasks DC ESP ESP

  9. Completed New Reactor Actions • 3 Early Site Permits Approved • Clinton, North Anna and Grand Gulf • 4 Designs Certified • Westinghouse AP600 and AP1000 • GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor • C-E System 80+

  10. Applications Under Review • Combined License Applications Received • Calvert Cliffs, North Anna, Bellefonte, Lee, South Texas • Designs Certifications Under Review • General Electric Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) • AREVA Evolutionary Power Reactor • Mitsubishi U.S. Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US APWR) • Westinghouse AP1000 amendment

  11. Challenges for the NRC • Hiring and training staff • Implementation of the design-centered approach • Budget constraints

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