United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Protecting People and the Environment

Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for Shearon Harris Nuclear Site, Units 2 and 3

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 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. (PEC) submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for two Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized-water reactors (PWRs) designated as Shearon Harris Nuclear Site, Units 2 and 3.

Detailed Review Schedule for COL Application: The schedule for the Westinghouse design certification amendment is currently under review. The design certification amendment schedule will affect the Shearon Harris SCOL combined license schedule for dependent sections such as Advanced SER with No Open Items, ACRS Review and Final SER Issuance. The posted Shearon Harris SCOL schedule does not currently reflect the necessary changes and will be updated after the Westinghouse schedule is revised.

Key Milestones Completion Date
Actual - A
Target - T
Application Tendered 02/19/08 - A
Acceptance Review
Acceptance Review Start
02/20/08 - A
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete
04/17/08 - A
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant
05/16/08 - A
Safety Review
Phase A - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant
(Formerly Phases 1, 2, and 3)
04/20/10 - A
Phase B - Advanced Final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) without Open Items
(Formerly Phase 4)
04/13 - T*
Phase C - ACRS Review of Advanced Final SER
(Formerly Phase 5)
07/13 - T*
Phase D - Final SER
(Formerly Phase 6)
09/13 - T*
Environmental Review
Phase 1 - Environmental impact statement (EIS) summary report issued
11/18/08 - A
Phase 2 - Draft EIS issued to EPA
01/13 - T
Phase 3 - Response to public comments on draft EIS completed
06/13 - T
Phase 4 - Final EIS issued to EPA
01/14 - T
Hearing
Commission or ASLB hold mandatory hearing
 
License
Commission decision on issuance of COL application
 

* Dates do not yet reflect the recent changes to the Westinghouse and Vogtle (reference COL) review schedules.

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.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 29, 2012