[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 47 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12780-12781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4718]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-021]
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Acceptance for Docketing of an
Application for Standard Design Certification of the US-APWR
On December 31, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,
the Commission) received a design certification application from
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Ltd., dated December 31, 2007, filed
pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act and Subpart B,
``Standard Design Certification,'' of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52, al Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52,
``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' A
notice of receipt and availability of this application was previously
published in the Federal Register (73 FR 3495) on January 18, 2008.
The NRC staff has determined that MHI has submitted information in
accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, ``Rules of Practice for Domestic
Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders,'' and 10 CFR Part 52 that
is acceptable for docketing. The docket number established for this
application is 52-021.
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The NRC staff will perform a detailed technical review of the
design certification application. Docketing of the design certification
application does not preclude the NRC from requesting additional
information from the applicant as the review proceeds, nor does it
predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. A
notice relating to the rulemaking pursuant to 10 CFR 52.51 for design
certification, including provisions for participation of the public and
other parties, will be published in the future.
The US-APWR design is an approximately 1,700 megawatts electric,
four loop, advanced pressurized water reactor (APWR). MHI developed the
US-APWR based on technologies for a 1,538 megawatts electric APWR
planned for use in Japan. The US-APWR is based on the latest
technologies to improve plant efficiency, reduce plant building volume,
and provide a 24-month fuel cycle. The US-APWR application includes the
entire power generation complex, except those elements and features
considered site-specific.
Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public
File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland 20852, and will be accessible electronically through the
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room link at the NRC Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing documents located in ADAMS should
contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-4209, 301-
415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected]. The application is also
available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/design-cert.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of February 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeffrey A. Ciocco,
Sr. Project Manager, US-APWR Projects Branch, Division of New Reactor
Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. E8-4718 Filed 3-7-08; 8:45 am]
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