River Bend Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 – License Renewal Application
Renewed License Issued on 12/20/2018
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Note: The River Bend license renewal application is contained in ADAMS Package ML17153A282.
License Renewal Review Schedule
| Milestones |
Schedule Date |
Actual Date |
| Receive license renewal application (LRA) |
05/31/2017 |
05/31/2017 |
| Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) – LRA availability |
06/20/2017 |
06/20/2017 |
| Publish FRN – acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing |
08/2017 |
08/14/2017 |
| Public Meeting – License Renewal Overview and Environmental Scoping meeting |
09/2017 |
09/19/2017 |
| Environmental scoping period ends |
10/2017 |
10/23/2017 |
| Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention |
10/2017 |
10/13/2017 |
| Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) |
05/2018 |
05/25/2018 |
| End of draft SEIS comment period |
07/2018 |
07/23/2018 |
| Issue final safety evaluation report (SER) |
08/2018 |
08/16/2018 |
| Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee meeting |
09/2018 |
09/20/2018 |
| Issue final SEIS |
11/2018 |
11/08/2018 |
| ACRS full committee meeting |
11/2018 |
12/01/2018 |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published – availability of final SEIS |
12/2018 |
11/16/2018 |
| Decision – Director, NRR |
02/2019 |
12/20/2018 |
Environmental Impact Statements
NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding River Bend Station, Unit 1 (NUREG-1437, Supplement 58) Final Report," was published in November 2018. This supplement documents the NRC staff's review of the environmental issues at the River Bend Station, Unit 1 regarding the Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc., 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 NRC staff's analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action (license renewal) and the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action. It also includes the NRC staff's recommendation regarding the proposed action.
Safety Evaluation Report
The NRC staff reviewed the River Bend Station, Unit 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 a report to document its findings. The document was issued on August 16, 2018, as "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of River Bend Station, Unit 1," as revised on October 19, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18346A644).
Public Involvement
The public was 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.
| Date |
Description |
| 09/19/2017 |
Meeting to discuss the license renewal process and environmental scoping for River Bend Station, Unit 1
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