Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for River Bend Station, 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 Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOI) submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designated as River Bend Station, Unit 3.
| Key Milestones |
Completion Date
Actual - A
Target - T |
| Application Tendered |
09/25/08 - A |
| Acceptance Review |
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Acceptance Review Start
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10/01/08 - A |
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Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete
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12/04/08 - A |
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Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant
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Suspended |
| Safety Review |
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Phase 1 - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant
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Suspended |
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Phase 2 - SER with Open Items issued
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Phase 3 - ACRS Review of SER with Open Items Complete
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Phase 4 - Advanced SER with no Open Items Issued
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Phase 5 - ACRS Review of SER with no Open Items Complete
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Phase 6 - Final SER Issued
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| Environmental Review |
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Phase 1 - Environmental impact statement (EIS) summary report issued
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Suspended |
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Phase 2 - Draft EIS issued to EPA
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Phase 3 - Response to public comments on draft EIS issued
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Phase 4 - Final EIS issued to EPA
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| Hearing |
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Commission or ASLB hold mandatory hearing
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| License |
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Commission decision on issuance of COL application
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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.