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Application Review Schedule
Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for Levy County, Units 1 and 2
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 Progress Energy Florida, now Duke Energy Florida, LLC, submitted to obtain combined licenses (COLs) for two Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized-water reactors (PWRs) designated as Levy County, Units 1 and 2.
| Key Milestones | Completion Date Actual - A Target - T |
|---|---|
| Application Tendered | 07/30/08 - A |
| Acceptance Review | |
Acceptance Review Start | 08/04/08 - A |
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete | 10/06/08 - A |
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant | 02/18/09 - A |
| Safety Review | |
Phase A - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) and Supplemental RAIs (Formerly Phase 1) | 03/29/10 - A |
Phase B - Advanced Final safety evaluation report (SER) without Open Items (Formerly Phase 2) | 09/15/11 - A |
Phase C - ACRS Review of Advanced Final SER (Formerly Phase 3) | 01/24/12 - A |
Phase D - Final SER (Formerly Phase 4) | 05/31/16 - A |
| Environmental Review | |
Phase 1 - Environmental impact statement (EIS) scoping summary report issued | 05/28/09 - A |
Phase 2 - Draft EIS issued to EPA | 08/06/10 - A |
Phase 3 - Responses to public comments on draft EIS completed* | 04/27/12 - A |
Phase 4 - Final EIS issued to EPA | 04/27/12 - A |
| Hearing | |
Commission holds mandatory hearing | 07/28/16 - A |
| License | |
Commission decision on issuance of COL | 10/20/16 - A |
* NRC staff responses to public comments on the Draft EIS are included in Appendix E of the Final EIS
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 Thursday, September 03, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, September 03, 2026