Early Site Permit - North Anna Site
Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC submitted its application for an early site permit (ESP) for the North Anna site on September 25, 2003. Revision 9 to the ESP application was the final revision of the application submitted on September 12, 2006. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved the application and issued the North Anna ESP on November 27, 2007.
On July 14, 2026, Virginia Electric and Power Company (doing business as Dominion Energy Virginia) submitted an application to renew the ESP, along with an exemption and notification of the deferral of the North Anna Unit 3 combined license.
- Early Site Permit Renewal Application Information
- Early Site Permit Application Information
- Early Site Permit Review Schedule
- North Anna Early Site Permit
- Early Site Permit Safety Evaluation Report
- Early Site Permit Final Environmental Impact Statement
- Contacts
Early Site Permit Renewal Application Information
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Early Site Permit Application Information
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Early Site Permit Review Schedule
| Milestone | Completion Date Actual - A Target - T |
|---|---|
| Receive early site permit application | 09/25/03 - A |
| Press Release announcing receipt and availability | 10/09/03 - A |
| FRN published for receipt and availability | 10/16/03 - A |
| FRN published announcing acceptance | 10/30/03 - A |
| 1st inspection complete | 11/21/03 - A |
| FRN published for Notice of Intent (environmental scoping process) | 11/24/03 - A |
| FRN published for mandatory hearing | 12/02/03 - A |
| Environmental scoping meeting | 12/08/03 - A |
| Deadline for filing petitions for intervention | 01/02/04 - A |
| Scoping period ends | 01/09/04 - A |
| Environmental requests for additional information (RAIs) issued to applicant | 03/12/04 - A |
| Deadline for submitting contentions | 05/03/04 - A |
| Safety and emergency planning (EP) RAIs issued to the applicant | 06/03/04 - A |
| Applicant submits response to environmental RAIs | 08/12/04 - A |
| Applicant submits responses to safety and EP RAIs | 08/19/04 - A |
| Draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to EPA, Issue Notice of Availability | 12/10/04 - A* |
| Draft safety evaluation report (SER) issued | 12/20/04 - A |
| 2nd inspection complete | 02/08/05 - A |
| Public meeting to discuss draft EIS | 02/17/05 - A |
| End of draft EIS comment period | 03/01/05 - A |
| ACRS subcommittee meeting on draft SER | 03/02/05 - A |
| ACRS full committee meeting on draft SER | 03/03/05 - A |
| ACRS interim letter to Commission | 03/11/05 - A |
| Applicant submits responses to SER open items | 03/31/05 - A |
| Optional final inspection complete | N/A 1 |
| Final SER issued | 06/16/05 - A* |
| ACRS subcommittee meeting on final SER | N/A 1 |
| ACRS full committee meeting on final SER | 07/06/05 - A* |
| Regional Administrator's Letter | N/A 1 |
| ACRS letter to Commission | 07/18/05 - A |
| Final SER issued as NUREG | 09/30/05 - A* |
| Final EIS issued to EPA/Issue Notice of Availability | 12/14/06 - A |
| Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) initial decision | 06/29/07 - A |
| Commission decision | 11/20/07 - A |
1 Optional final inspection and ACRS subcommittee review of final SER not needed.
North Anna Early Site Permit
On November 27, 2007, the NRC issued the North Anna ESP for a site located approximately 40 miles north-northwest of Richmond, Virginia.
On January 30, 2013, the NRC issued a revised ESP Amendment 3.
Early Site Permit Safety Evaluation Report
NUREG-1835, containing the safety evaluation report for the North Anna ESP Application, was issued in September 2005, followed by Supplement 1 to NUREG-1835 in November 2006.
Early Site Permit Final Environmental Impact Statement
See NUREG-1811, "Final Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site."
Contacts
For additional information regarding the North Anna ESP, please Contact a Public Affairs Officer.
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, July 17, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, July 17, 2026