Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Hearing and Opportunity to Petition for Leave to Intervene on An Early Site Permit for the Vogtle ESP Site, 60195-60196 [E6-16868]
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[Docket No. 52–011]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company;
Notice of Hearing and Opportunity to
Petition for Leave to Intervene on An
Early Site Permit for the Vogtle ESP
Site
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the
regulations in Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 50, Domestic
Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities, Part 52, Early Site Permits,
Standard Design Certifications, and
Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power
Plants, and Part 2, Rules of Practice for
Domestic Licensing Proceedings and
Issuance of Orders, notice is hereby
given that a hearing will be held, at a
time and place to be set in the future by
the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) or
designated Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board (Board). The hearing will
consider the application dated August
14, 2006, filed by Southern Nuclear
Operating Company (SNC), pursuant to
Subpart A of 10 CFR part 52 for an early
site permit (ESP). The application
which was supplemented by letters
dated August 17, September 6 (two
letters), and September 13, 2006
requests approval of a site located in
eastern Georgia (near Waynesboro,
Georgia) identified as the Vogtle ESP
site, for one or more new nuclear
reactors that would, if authorized for
construction and operation in a separate
licensing proceeding under subpart C of
10 CFR part 52 or under 10 CFR part 50,
have a capacity of no more than 6800
Megawatts (thermal) additional for the
site. The application was accepted for
docketing on September 19, 2006. The
docket number established for this
application is 52–011.
The hearing will be conducted by a
Board which will be designated by the
Chairman of the Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel or by the
Commission. Notice as to the
membership of the Board will be
published in the Federal Register at a
later date.
The NRC staff will complete a
detailed technical review of the
application and will document its
findings in a safety evaluation report
(SER) and an environmental impact
statement (EIS). In addition, the
Commission will refer a copy of the
application to the Advisory Committee
on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in
accordance with 10 CFR 52.23, and the
ACRS will report on those portions of
the application that concern safety.
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Upon receipt of the ACRS report and
completion of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) staff’s SER and EIS,
the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, NRC, will propose findings
on the following issues:
Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as Amended
(1) Whether the issuance of an ESP
will be inimical to the common defense
and security or to the health and safety
of the public (Safety Issue 1); and (2)
whether, taking into consideration the
site criteria contained in 10 CFR part
100, a reactor, or reactors, having
characteristics that fall within the
parameters for the site, can be
constructed and operated without
undue risk to the health and safety of
the public (Safety Issue 2).
Issue Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as Amended
Whether, in accordance with the
requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR
part 51, the ESP should be issued as
proposed.
The Board will conduct the hearing in
accordance with 10 CFR part 2. If the
hearing is contested as defined by 10
CFR 2.4, the Board will consider Safety
Issues 1 and 2 and the issue pursuant to
NEPA set forth above.
If the hearing is not a contested
proceeding as defined in 10 CFR 2.4, the
Board will determine without
conducting a de novo review: Whether
the application and the record of the
proceeding contain sufficient
information, and the review of the
application by the Commission’s staff
has been adequate to support a negative
finding on Safety Issue 1 above, and an
affirmative finding on Safety Issue 2
above, as proposed to be made by the
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation; and whether the review
conducted by the Commission pursuant
to NEPA has been adequate.
Regardless of whether the proceeding
is contested or uncontested, the Board
will: (1) Determine whether the
requirements of Section 102(2)(A), (C),
and (E) of NEPA and subpart A of 10
CFR part 51 have been complied with in
the proceeding; (2) independently
consider the final balance among the
conflicting factors contained in the
record of the proceeding with a view to
determining the appropriate action to be
taken; and (3) determine, after
considering reasonable alternatives,
whether the ESP should be issued,
denied, or appropriately conditioned to
protect environmental values.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309, any
person whose interest may be affected
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by this proceeding and who desires to
participate as a party must file a written
petition for leave to intervene and must
specify the contentions which the
person seeks to have litigated in the
hearing. A petition for leave to intervene
shall set forth with particularity the
interest of the petitioner in the
proceeding, and how that interest may
be affected by the results of the
proceeding. The petition must
specifically state: (1) The name, address
and telephone number of the petitioner;
(2) the nature of the petitioner’s right
under the Act to be made a party to the
proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of
the petitioner’s property, financial or
other interest in the proceeding; and (4)
the possible effect of any decision or
order that may be issued in the
proceeding on the petitioner’s interest.
Each contention must contain a
specific statement of the issue of law or
fact to be raised or controverted. A
petitioner must also provide the
following information with respect to
each contention: (1) A brief explanation
of the basis for the contention; (2) a
concise statement of the alleged facts or
expert opinions which support the
petitioner’s position on the issue and on
which the petitioner intends to rely at
hearing, together with references to the
specific sources and documents on
which the petitioner intends to rely to
support its position on the issue; and (3)
sufficient information to show that a
genuine dispute exists with the
applicant/licensee on a material issue of
law or fact. This information must
include references to specific portions
of the application (including the
applicant’s environmental report and
safety report) that the petitioner
disputes and the supporting reasons for
each dispute, or, if the petitioner
believes that the application fails to
contain information on a relevant matter
as required by law, the identification of
each failure and the supporting reasons
for the petitioner’s belief. For each
contention, the petition must
demonstrate that the issue raised in the
contention is within the scope of this
proceeding and that the issue raised in
the contention is material to the
findings the NRC must make to support
the action that is involved in this
proceeding. A petitioner who fails to
satisfy these requirements with respect
to at least one contention will not be
permitted to participate as a party.
All such petitions must be filed no
later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Non-timely filings will not be
entertained absent a determination by
the Commission, or the Atomic Safety
and Licensing Board designated to rule
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on the petition, that the petition should
be granted based upon a balancing of
the factors specified in 10 CFR
2.309(c)(i)–(viii).
A petition for leave to intervene must
be filed by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary
of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemaking
and Adjudications Staff; (2) courier,
express mail, and expedited delivery
services: Office of the Secretary,
Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking
and Adjudications Staff; (3) E-mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
HearingDocket@nrc.gov; or (4) facsimile
transmission addressed to the Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC,
Attention: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff at (301) 415–1101,
verification number is (301) 415–1966.
A copy of the request for hearing and
petition for leave to intervene should
also be sent to the Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, and it is requested that copies be
transmitted either by means of facsimile
transmission to (301) 415–3725 or by email to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy
of the request for hearing and petition
for leave to intervene should also be
sent to the attorneys for the licensee:
Bentina C. Terry, Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc., Bin B–022,
P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, Alabama
35201–1295, and Stanford M. Blanton,
Esq., Balch and Bingham, P.O. Box 306,
Birmingham, Alabama 35201. All
petitions must be accompanied by proof
of service upon all parties to the
proceeding or their attorneys of record.
A person who is not a party may, in
the discretion of the presiding officer, be
permitted to make a limited appearance
by making an oral or written statement
of his position on the issues at any
session of the hearing or any prehearing
conference within such limits and on
such conditions as may be fixed by the
presiding officer, but may not otherwise
participate in the proceeding.
A copy of the SNC ESP application is
available for public inspection at the
Commission’s Public Document Room,
located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records are
accessible from the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The accession
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number for the application is
ML062290248. The accession numbers
for the supplements to the application
are ML062340398, ML062510149,
ML062510145, and ML062580074.
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS, or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC Public
Document Room staff by telephone at 1–
800–397–4209, (301) 415–4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
The application is also available to
local residents at the Burke County
Library in Waynesboro, Georgia, and is
available on the NRC Web page at
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/newlicensing/esp.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 5th day
of October, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-011]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Hearing and
Opportunity to Petition for Leave to Intervene on An Early Site Permit
for the Vogtle ESP Site
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act),
and the regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,
Part 52, Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and
Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants, and Part 2, Rules of
Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders,
notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held, at a time and place
to be set in the future by the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) or designated Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board (Board). The hearing will consider the application
dated August 14, 2006, filed by Southern Nuclear Operating Company
(SNC), pursuant to Subpart A of 10 CFR part 52 for an early site permit
(ESP). The application which was supplemented by letters dated August
17, September 6 (two letters), and September 13, 2006 requests approval
of a site located in eastern Georgia (near Waynesboro, Georgia)
identified as the Vogtle ESP site, for one or more new nuclear reactors
that would, if authorized for construction and operation in a separate
licensing proceeding under subpart C of 10 CFR part 52 or under 10 CFR
part 50, have a capacity of no more than 6800 Megawatts (thermal)
additional for the site. The application was accepted for docketing on
September 19, 2006. The docket number established for this application
is 52-011.
The hearing will be conducted by a Board which will be designated
by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel or by
the Commission. Notice as to the membership of the Board will be
published in the Federal Register at a later date.
The NRC staff will complete a detailed technical review of the
application and will document its findings in a safety evaluation
report (SER) and an environmental impact statement (EIS). In addition,
the Commission will refer a copy of the application to the Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in accordance with 10 CFR 52.23,
and the ACRS will report on those portions of the application that
concern safety. Upon receipt of the ACRS report and completion of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's SER and EIS, the Director,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC, will propose findings on the
following issues:
Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended
(1) Whether the issuance of an ESP will be inimical to the common
defense and security or to the health and safety of the public (Safety
Issue 1); and (2) whether, taking into consideration the site criteria
contained in 10 CFR part 100, a reactor, or reactors, having
characteristics that fall within the parameters for the site, can be
constructed and operated without undue risk to the health and safety of
the public (Safety Issue 2).
Issue Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969,
as Amended
Whether, in accordance with the requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR
part 51, the ESP should be issued as proposed.
The Board will conduct the hearing in accordance with 10 CFR part
2. If the hearing is contested as defined by 10 CFR 2.4, the Board will
consider Safety Issues 1 and 2 and the issue pursuant to NEPA set forth
above.
If the hearing is not a contested proceeding as defined in 10 CFR
2.4, the Board will determine without conducting a de novo review:
Whether the application and the record of the proceeding contain
sufficient information, and the review of the application by the
Commission's staff has been adequate to support a negative finding on
Safety Issue 1 above, and an affirmative finding on Safety Issue 2
above, as proposed to be made by the Director, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation; and whether the review conducted by the Commission
pursuant to NEPA has been adequate.
Regardless of whether the proceeding is contested or uncontested,
the Board will: (1) Determine whether the requirements of Section
102(2)(A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have
been complied with in the proceeding; (2) independently consider the
final balance among the conflicting factors contained in the record of
the proceeding with a view to determining the appropriate action to be
taken; and (3) determine, after considering reasonable alternatives,
whether the ESP should be issued, denied, or appropriately conditioned
to protect environmental values.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309, any person whose interest may be
affected
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by this proceeding and who desires to participate as a party must file
a written petition for leave to intervene and must specify the
contentions which the person seeks to have litigated in the hearing. A
petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the
interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may
be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition must
specifically state: (1) The name, address and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to
be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the
petitioner's property, financial or other interest in the proceeding;
and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order that may be issued
in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
Each contention must contain a specific statement of the issue of
law or fact to be raised or controverted. A petitioner must also
provide the following information with respect to each contention: (1)
A brief explanation of the basis for the contention; (2) a concise
statement of the alleged facts or expert opinions which support the
petitioner's position on the issue and on which the petitioner intends
to rely at hearing, together with references to the specific sources
and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its
position on the issue; and (3) sufficient information to show that a
genuine dispute exists with the applicant/licensee on a material issue
of law or fact. This information must include references to specific
portions of the application (including the applicant's environmental
report and safety report) that the petitioner disputes and the
supporting reasons for each dispute, or, if the petitioner believes
that the application fails to contain information on a relevant matter
as required by law, the identification of each failure and the
supporting reasons for the petitioner's belief. For each contention,
the petition must demonstrate that the issue raised in the contention
is within the scope of this proceeding and that the issue raised in the
contention is material to the findings the NRC must make to support the
action that is involved in this proceeding. A petitioner who fails to
satisfy these requirements with respect to at least one contention will
not be permitted to participate as a party.
All such petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Non-timely
filings will not be entertained absent a determination by the
Commission, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule
on the petition, that the petition should be granted based upon a
balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(i)-(viii).
A petition for leave to intervene must be filed by: (1) First class
mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and
expedited delivery services: Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor,
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852,
Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (3) E-mail addressed to
the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
HearingDocket@nrc.gov; or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff at (301)
415-1101, verification number is (301) 415-1966. A copy of the request
for hearing and petition for leave to intervene should also be sent to
the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, and it is requested that copies be
transmitted either by means of facsimile transmission to (301) 415-3725
or by e-mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy of the request for
hearing and petition for leave to intervene should also be sent to the
attorneys for the licensee: Bentina C. Terry, Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc., Bin B-022, P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, Alabama
35201-1295, and Stanford M. Blanton, Esq., Balch and Bingham, P.O. Box
306, Birmingham, Alabama 35201. All petitions must be accompanied by
proof of service upon all parties to the proceeding or their attorneys
of record.
A person who is not a party may, in the discretion of the presiding
officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance by making an oral or
written statement of his position on the issues at any session of the
hearing or any prehearing conference within such limits and on such
conditions as may be fixed by the presiding officer, but may not
otherwise participate in the proceeding.
A copy of the SNC ESP application is available for public
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, located at One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records are accessible from the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The accession number for the application is
ML062290248. The accession numbers for the supplements to the
application are ML062340398, ML062510149, ML062510145, and ML062580074.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC Public
Document Room staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, (301) 415-4737 or
by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
The application is also available to local residents at the Burke
County Library in Waynesboro, Georgia, and is available on the NRC Web
page at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/esp.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 5th day of October, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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