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ESBWR Application Review Schedule
The staff's updated review schedule for the ESBWR Design Certification was provided to GEH on November 5, 2009.
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 Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR).
| Key Milestones |
Completion Date
Actual - A
Target - T |
| Application |
| Received design certification application |
08/24/05 - A |
| |
| Acceptance Review |
| Federal Register Notice (FRN) published for receipt and availability |
09/28/05 - A |
| FRN published announcing acceptance |
12/09/05 - A |
| Updated review schedule published |
11/05/09 - A |
| |
| Review |
| Advanced SER with no Open Items issued to ACRS |
08/26/10 - T |
| Final SER issued |
01/18/11 - T |
| |
| Rulemaking |
| Issue proposed rule |
January 2011 - T |
| Issue final rule |
September 2011 - T |
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