[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13229]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-317 AND 50-318]


Baltimore Gas & Electric Company; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power 
Plant Units 1 and 2; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the 
Application for Renewal of Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-53 and 
DPR-69 for an Additional 20-Year Period

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 
considering the renewal of operating license Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69, 
which authorize Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BG&E), the applicant, 
to operate its Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP), Units 1 and 
2 at 2700 megawatts thermal. The renewed licenses would authorize the 
applicant to operate CCNPP Units 1 and 2 for an additional 20 years 
beyond the current 40-year period. The current license for Unit 1 
expires on July 31, 2014, and the current license for Unit 2 expires on 
August 13, 2016.
    On April 10, 1998, BG&E submitted an application to renew the 
operating licenses for its CCNPP units. A Notice of Receipt of 
Application, ``Baltimore Gas & Electric Company; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear 
Power Plant Units 1 & 2; Notice of Receipt of Application for Renewal 
of Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 for an Additional 
20-Year Period,'' was published in the Federal Register on April 27, 
1998, (63 FR 20663). The Commission's staff has determined that BG&E 
has submitted information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 
54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c) that is complete and acceptable for 
docketing. The current Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318 for License Nos. 
DPR-53 and DPR-69 will be retained. If the Commission determines that 
new license or docket numbers are necessary, any such changes will be 
published in a subsequent Federal Register notice.
    The docketing of the renewal application does not preclude 
requesting additional information as the review proceeds, nor does it 
predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. The 
license will not be renewed unless the Commission makes the findings 
required by 10 CFR 54.29. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, as part of the 
environmental scoping process, the staff intends to hold a public 
scoping meeting. The details of the public scoping meeting will be 
included in a future Federal Register notice. In addition, the 
Commission also intends to hold public meetings to discuss the license 
renewal process and schedule for conducting the review. The Commission 
will provide prior notice for these meetings.
    An opportunity to request a hearing on the application for a 
renewed license will be the subject of a subsequent Federal Register 
notice.
    Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found 
under the nuclear reactors icon of the NRC's web page, http://
www.nrc.gov.
    A copy of the application to renew the CCNPP Units 1 and 2 licenses 
is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document 
Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, and 
the Local Public Document Room for the CCNPP Units 1 and 2 located in 
the Calvert County Public Library, 30 Duke Street, Prince Frederick, MD 
20678.

    Dated at Rockville Maryland, this 8th day of May 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher I. Grimes,
Director, License Renewal Project Directorate, Division of Reactor 
Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-13229 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]
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