United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Protecting People and the Environment

US-APWR Application Review Schedule

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 design certification application for the U.S. Advanced Pressurized-Water Reactor (US-APWR).

Key Milestones Completion Date
(Actual - A)
(Target - T)
Application
Received design certification application 12/31/07 - A
 
Acceptance Review
Issue acknowledgement letter to applicant 01/14/08 - A
Publish Federal Register Notice of receipt of application 01/18/08 - A
Issue acceptance letter to applicant 02/29/08 - A
Publish Federal Register Notice of docketing of application 03/10/08 - A
 
Safety Review
Phase 1 - Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) issued to applicant 06/09 - A
Phase 2 - SER with Open Items issued 01/13 - T
Phase 3 - Response to ACRS regarding SER with Open Items issued 05/13 - T
Phase 4 - Advanced SER with no Open Items issued 10/13 - T
Phase 5 - Response to ACRS regarding SER with no Open Items issued 12/13 - T
Phase 6 - Final SER issued 05/14 - T
 
Rulemaking
Issue proposed rule  
Issue final draft rule  
Issue final rule 10/14 - T
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 29, 2012