[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68202-68203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23468]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 052-00008]


Notice of Issuance of Early Site Permit for Dominion Nuclear 
North Anna, LLC Located 40 Miles North-Northwest of the City of 
Richmond, VA

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Early Site Permit.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Kevern, Senior Project Manager, 
ESBWR/ABWR Projects Branch 1, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office 
of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    Telephone: (301) 415-0224; fax: (301) 415-5199; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    Pursuant to Title 10, Section 2.106, ``Notice of Issuance,'' of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 2.106), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) is providing notice of the issuance of early site 
permit (ESP) ESP-003 to Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion or 
the permit holder), for approval of a site located near Lake Anna in 
Louisa County, Virginia (VA), approximately 40 miles north-northwest of 
Richmond, VA, for one or more nuclear power reactors; this action is 
separate from the filing of an application for a construction permit or 
combined license for such a facility. The NRC has found that the 
application for an ESP filed by Dominion complies with the applicable 
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the 
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and all required 
notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made. Taking 
into consideration the site criteria contained in 10 CFR Part 100, 
``Reactor Site Criteria,'' a reactor, or reactors, having design 
characteristics that fall within the site characteristics and 
controlling parameters of the permit holder's ESP site can be 
constructed and operated without undue risk to the health and safety of 
the public.
    There is reasonable assurance that the permit holder will comply 
with the regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, and the health and safety of 
the public will not be endangered. Issuance of an ESP to the permit 
holder will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the 
health and safety of the public.
    There is no significant impediment to the development of emergency 
plans, as referenced in 10 CFR 52.17(b)(1) and 10 CFR 52.18, 
``Standards for Review of Applications.'' The descriptions of contacts 
and arrangements made with Federal, State, and local governmental 
agencies with emergency planning responsibilities, as referenced in 10 
CFR 52.17(b)(3), are acceptable. Major features A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, 
J, K, L, O, and P of the emergency plan are acceptable to the extent 
specified in NUREG-1835, ``Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site 
Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site,'' issued September 2005 and 
``Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North 
Anna ESP Site, Supplement 1'' issued November 2006. The issuance of 
this ESP is in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, 
as amended, and with applicable sections

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of 10 CFR Part 51, ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic 
Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' as referenced by Subpart 
A, ``Early Site Permits,'' of 10 CFR Part 52, ``Licenses, 
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,'' and all 
applicable requirements therein have been satisfied. The permit 
holder's request for the proposed permit was previously noticed in the 
Federal Register on December 2, 2003 (68 FR 67489), with a notice of 
hearing and opportunity to petition for leave to intervene.
    This ESP complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the NRC's rules and regulations as 
set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969. Accordingly, the NRC issued this ESP on November 27, 2007, and 
it was effective immediately.

 II. Further Information

    The NRC has prepared a Safety Evaluation Report (SER) and a Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that document the information 
that the staff reviewed and NRC's conclusion. In accordance with 10 CFR 
2.390, ``Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,'' 
details with respect to this action, including the SER and accompanying 
documentation included in the ESP package, are available electronically 
via the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, users can access the NRC's Agencywide 
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and 
image files of the NRC's public documents. The following ADAMS 
accession numbers apply to the documents related to this notice:

ML052710305 NUREG-1835, ``Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site 
Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site,'' September 2005
ML063170371 NUREG-1835, ``Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site 
Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site (NUREG-1835 Supplement 1),'' 
November 2006
ML063480261 NUREG-1811, Vol. 1, ``Environmental Impact Statement for an 
Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site, Final Report, Main 
Report,'' December 31, 2006
ML063480263 NUREG-1811, Vol. 2, ``Environmental Impact Statement for an 
Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site, Final Report, 
Appendices E & F,'' December 31, 2006
ML042010009 North Anna Early Site Permit Application Package, September 
25, 2003
ML073180440 North Anna Early Site Permit

    Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems 
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC 
Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-
415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].
    These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public 
computers located at the NRC's PDR, One White Flint North, Room O1 F21, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction 
contractor will copy documents for a fee.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of November 2007.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mohammed Shuaibi,
Chief, ESBWR/ABWR Projects Branch 1, Division of New Reactor Licensing, 
Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. E7-23468 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]
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