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Oceanographic research has long relied
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Acceptance
for Docketing of an Application for
Combined License for Grand Gulf Unit
3
By letter dated February 27, 2008, as
supplemented by letters dated April 9
and 11, 2008, Entergy Operations, Inc.
(EOI), on behalf of itself and Entergy
Mississippi, Inc., Entergy Louisiana,
LLC, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
LLC, and System Energy Resources, Inc.,
submitted an application to the U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
for a combined license (COL) for one
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economic simplified boiling water
reactor (ESBWR) in accordance with the
requirements contained in 10 CFR part
52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.’’
The application references an early site
permit (ESP) granted to System Energy
Resources, Inc. for the Grand Gulf ESP
site. The reactor will be identified as
Grand Gulf Unit 3 and located at the
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) site
in Claiborne County, Mississippi. A
notice of receipt and availability of this
application was previously published in
the Federal Register (73 FR 14849 on
March 19, 2008).
The NRC staff has determined that
Entergy has submitted information in
accordance with 10 CFR part 2, ‘‘Rules
of Practice for Domestic Licensing
Proceedings and Issuance of Orders,’’
and 10 CFR part 52 that is acceptable for
docketing. The docket number
established for this COL application is
52–024.
The NRC staff will perform a detailed
technical review of the COL application.
Docketing of the COL application does
not preclude the NRC from requesting
additional information from the
applicant as the review proceeds, nor
does it predict whether the Commission
will grant or deny the application. The
Commission will conduct a hearing in
accordance with Subpart L, ‘‘Informal
Hearing Procedures for NRC
Adjudications,’’ of 10 CFR part 2 and
will receive a report on the COL
application from the Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards in
accordance with 10 CFR 52.87, ‘‘Referral
to the Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS).’’ If the Commission
finds that the COL application meets the
applicable standards of the Atomic
Energy Act and the Commission’s
regulations, and that required
notifications to other agencies and
bodies have been made, the Commission
will issue a COL, in the form and
containing conditions and limitations
that the Commission finds appropriate
and necessary.
In accordance with 10 CFR part 51,
the Commission will also prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action. Pursuant to 10 CFR
51.26, and as part of the environmental
scoping process, the staff intends to
hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed
information regarding this meeting will
be included in a future Federal Register
notice.
Finally, the Commission will
announce in a future Federal Register
notice the opportunity to petition for
leave to intervene in the hearing
required for this application by 10 CFR
52.85.
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Documents may be examined, and/or
copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One
White Flint North, Public File Area O1
F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland 20852, and will be
accessible electronically through the
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room link at the
NRC Web site https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The
application is also available at https://
www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/
col.html. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing documents
located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone
at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737,
or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day
of April 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric R. Oesterle,
Senior Project Manager, ESBWR/ABWR
Projects Branch 1, Division of New Reactor
Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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[Docket No. 52-024]
Entergy Operations, Inc.; Acceptance for Docketing of an
Application for Combined License for Grand Gulf Unit 3
By letter dated February 27, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated
April 9 and 11, 2008, Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOI), on behalf of
itself and Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy
Gulf States Louisiana, LLC, and System Energy Resources, Inc.,
submitted an application to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) for a combined license (COL) for one
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economic simplified boiling water reactor (ESBWR) in accordance with
the requirements contained in 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The
application references an early site permit (ESP) granted to System
Energy Resources, Inc. for the Grand Gulf ESP site. The reactor will be
identified as Grand Gulf Unit 3 and located at the Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station (GGNS) site in Claiborne County, Mississippi. A notice of
receipt and availability of this application was previously published
in the Federal Register (73 FR 14849 on March 19, 2008).
The NRC staff has determined that Entergy has submitted information
in accordance with 10 CFR part 2, ``Rules of Practice for Domestic
Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders,'' and 10 CFR part 52 that
is acceptable for docketing. The docket number established for this COL
application is 52-024.
The NRC staff will perform a detailed technical review of the COL
application. Docketing of the COL application does not preclude the NRC
from requesting additional information from the applicant as the review
proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny
the application. The Commission will conduct a hearing in accordance
with Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for NRC Adjudications,''
of 10 CFR part 2 and will receive a report on the COL application from
the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in accordance with 10 CFR
52.87, ``Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS).'' If the Commission finds that the COL application meets the
applicable standards of the Atomic Energy Act and the Commission's
regulations, and that required notifications to other agencies and
bodies have been made, the Commission will issue a COL, in the form and
containing conditions and limitations that the Commission finds
appropriate and necessary.
In accordance with 10 CFR part 51, the Commission will also prepare
an environmental impact statement for the proposed action. Pursuant to
10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the
staff intends to hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed information
regarding this meeting will be included in a future Federal Register
notice.
Finally, the Commission will announce in a future Federal Register
notice the opportunity to petition for leave to intervene in the
hearing required for this application by 10 CFR 52.85.
Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public
File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland 20852, and will be accessible electronically through the
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room link at the NRC Web site https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The application is also available at https://
www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col.html. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing documents
located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by
telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of April 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric R. Oesterle,
Senior Project Manager, ESBWR/ABWR Projects Branch 1, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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