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Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for Calvert Cliffs, Unit 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 Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC and UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for an AREVA U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR) designated as Calvert Cliffs, Unit 3.

Key Milestones Completion Date
Actual - A
Target - T
Application Tendered 07/13/07 &
03/14/08 - A
Acceptance Review
Acceptance Review Start
 07/16/07 &
04/01/08 - A
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete
 01/25/08 &
06/03/08 - A
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant
 07/14/09 - A
Safety Review*
Phase 1 - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant
 04/12/10 - A
Phase 2 - SER with Open Items issued
 10/2013 - A
Phase 3A - ACRS Review of SER with Open Items Complete (early chapters)
 02/19/10 - A
Phase 3B - ACRS Review of SER with Open Items Complete (late chapters)
 12/2013 - A
Phase 4 - Advanced SER with no Open Items Issued
 TBD*
Phase 5 - ACRS Review of SER with no Open Items Complete
 TBD*
Phase 6 - Final SER Issued
 TBD*
Environmental Review
Phase 1 - Environmental impact statement (EIS) summary report issued
 10/06/08 - A
Phase 2 - Draft EIS issued to EPA
 04/16/10 - A
Phase 3 - Response to public comments on draft EIS resolved
 08/27/10 - A
Phase 4 - Final EIS issued to EPA
 05/13/11 - A
Hearing
Commission or ASLB hold mandatory hearing
  
License
Commission decision on issuance of COL application
  

* The target milestone dates for Safety Review Phases 4, 5 and 6 have been marked as "TBD" because the review of the UniStar's COL application has been suspended till further notice per the applicant's request.

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 Sunday, September 18, 2022