Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1- License Renewal Application
Renewed License Issued 06/20/2001
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License Renewal Review Schedule
| Milestones |
Schedule Date |
Actual Date |
| Receive License Renewal Application |
02/01/00 |
02/01/00 |
| FRN Published for Receipt & Acceptability |
02/15/00 |
02/11/00 |
| FRN Published for Acceptance/Rejection/ Opportunity for Hearing of LRA |
03/03/00 |
03/03/00 |
| FRN Published for Intent/Environmental Scoping Mtg |
03/06/00 |
03/10/00 |
| Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention |
04/03/00 |
04/03/00 |
| Environmental Scoping Meeting |
04/04/00 |
04/04/00 |
| Environmental Scoping Period Ends |
05/09/00 |
05/09/00 |
| Environmental RAIs Issued |
06/23/00 |
06/05/00 |
| Safety RAIs Issued |
06/29/00 |
06/21/00 |
| Environmental RAI Responses Received |
08/18/00 |
08/08/00 |
| Safety RAI Responses Received |
09/12/00 |
09/12/00 |
| Scoping Inspection Complete |
12/01/00 |
12/15/00 |
| Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Issued |
12/05/00 |
10/03/00 |
| FRN Published for Availability/Comment of Draft SEIS |
12/05/00 |
10/03/00 |
| SER with Open Items Issued |
01/10/01 |
01/10/01 |
| Public Mtg to Discuss Draft SEIS |
01/15/01 |
11/14/00 |
| ACRS Subcommittee Mtg on SER with Open Items |
02/22/01 |
02/22/01 |
| Aging Management Review Inspection Complete |
02/16/01 |
02/09/01 |
| ACRS Full Committee Mtg on SER with Open Items |
03/01/01 |
03/01/01 |
| End of Draft SEIS Comment Period |
02/26/01 |
01/04/01 |
| SER Open Item Responses Received |
05/10/01 |
03/14/01 |
| Final SEIS Issued |
04/26/01 |
04/15/01 |
| FRN Published for Availability of Final SEIS |
04/26/01 |
04/15/01 |
| Optional Final Inspection Complete |
not required |
--- |
| SER Issued |
04/13/01 |
04/12/01 |
| Regional Administrator's Letter Issued |
05/07/01 |
05/04/01 |
| ACRS Subcommittee Mtg on SER |
not required |
--- |
| ACRS Full Committee Mtg on SER |
05/10/01 |
05/10/01 |
| ACRS Letter Issued |
05/18/01 |
05/18/01 |
| Commission Paper with Staff Recommendations |
05/21/01 |
05/21/01 |
| Commission Decision |
06/22/01 |
06/12/01 |
Public Involvement
The public is encouraged to participate in the reactor license renewal process through public meetings, and public comment periods on rules, renewal guidance, and other documents. The Reactor License Renewal Public Involvement page provides general information to help the public participate.
Environmental Impact Statement
NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," Supplement 3, Regarding Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, was published April 2001.
This supplement documents the NRC staff's review of the environmental issues at the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 in support of Entergy Operations, Inc.'s application for license renewal of that facility. The supplement was prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 51.71. This supplemental environmental impact statement includes the staff's analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and alternatives available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also includes the staff's recommendation regarding the proposed actions.
Safety Evaluation Report
The NRC staff reviewed the ANO-1 license renewal application for compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54, "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants," and prepared this report to document its findings. The document was first issued in January 2001, as "Safety Evaluation Report with open items related to the License Renewal of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1." The report is available in ADAMS under accession number ML010110042.
In April 2001, the "Final Safety Evaluation Report related to the License Renewal of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1" was issued as NUREG-1743.