Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for North Anna, Unit 3
Initially, Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) submitted an application to obtain a combined license (COL) for an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designated as North Anna, Unit 3. On June 28, 2010, Dominion revised their application to change the technology design to a United States - Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR).
The following table summarizes the key milestones in the schedule that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established for its review of the application that Dominion submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for one US-APWR designated as North Anna Power Station, Unit 3.
| Key Milestones | Completion Date Actual - A Target - T |
|---|---|
| Application Tendered | 11/27/07 - A |
| Acceptance Review | |
Acceptance Review Start |
12/03/07 - A |
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete |
01/28/08 - A |
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant |
03/02/11 - A |
| Safety Review | |
Phase A - Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report (SER) and Requests for Additional Information Issued |
TBD* |
Phase B - Advanced SER with no Open Items (OIs) Issued |
TBD* |
Phase C - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Review of SER with no Open Items Complete |
TBD* |
Phase D - Final SER Issued |
TBD* |
| Environmental Review | |
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued |
TBD |
Final Supplemental EIS issued |
TBD |
| Hearing | |
Commission hold mandatory hearing |
TBD* |
| License | |
Commission decision on issuance of COL application |
TBD* |
*The NRC staff is planning to revise North Anna 3 COLA review schedule to implement recent changes in the review schedules for US-APWR Design Certification and Comanche Peak, Units 3 and 4, COLA.
On March 2, 2011, the NRC staff established the review schedule for the North Anna Power Plant, Unit 3 Combined License Application.
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.
