Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 and 4
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 Luminant Generation Company LLC (Luminant) submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for two United States Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) designated as Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 and 4.
Key Milestones |
Completion Date
Actual - A
Target - T |
Application Tendered |
09/19/08 - A |
Acceptance Review |
Acceptance Review Start
|
09/22/08 - A |
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete
|
12/02/08 - A |
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant
|
03/16/09 - A |
Safety Review |
Phase 1 - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant
|
10/09/09 - A |
Phase 2 - SER with Open Items issued
|
TBD |
Phase 3 - ACRS Review of SER with Open Items Complete
|
TBD |
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
|
07/02/09 - A |
Phase 2 - Draft EIS Complete
|
08/06/10 - A |
Phase 3 - Public Comment Period for DEIS ends
|
10/27/10 - A |
Phase 4 - Final EIS issued
|
05/13/11 - A |
Hearing |
Commission hold mandatory hearing
|
TBD |
License |
Commission decision on issuance of COL application
|
TBD |
On November 7, 2013, Luminant informed the staff that it plans to suspend all reviews associated with the COLA by March 31, 2014.
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.