Application Review Schedule for the Combined License Application for South Texas Project, 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 STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) submitted to obtain a combined license (COL) for two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) designated as South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4.
| Key Milestones |
Completion Date
Actual - A
Target - T |
| Application Tendered |
09/20/07 - A |
| Acceptance Review |
|
Acceptance Review Start
|
10/01/07 - A |
|
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete
|
11/29/07 - A |
|
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant
|
02/10/09 - A |
| Safety Review |
|
Phase 1 - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant
|
09/17/09 - A |
|
Phase 2 - SER with Open Items issued
|
10/29/10 - A |
|
Phase 3 - ACRS Review of SER with Open Items Complete
|
11/30/10 - A |
|
Phase 4 - Advanced SER with no Open Items Issued
|
09/29/14 - A |
|
Phase 5 - ACRS Review of SER with no Open Items Complete
|
12/03/14 - A |
|
Phase 6 - Final SER Issued
|
09/29/15 - A |
| Environmental Review |
|
Phase 1 - EIS Scoping Summary Report issued
|
09/26/08 - A |
|
Phase 2 - Draft EIS issued to EPA
|
03/19/10 - A |
|
Phase 3 - Response to public comments on draft EIS resolved
|
09/03/10 - A |
|
Phase 4 - Final EIS issued to EPA
|
02/24/11 - A |
| Hearing |
|
ASLB holds contested hearing
|
08/17-18/11 - A
10/31/11 - A |
|
Commission holds mandatory hearing
|
11/19/15 - A |
| License |
|
Commission decision on issuance of COL application
|
02/09/16 - A |
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.