[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44623-44624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18826]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-12-COL and 52-13-COL; ASLBP No. 09-885-08-COL-BD01]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Nuclear 
Innovation North America LLC (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4); 
Notice of Hearing; Opportunity To Submit Written Limited Appearance 
Statements; and Notice of Oral Argument

July 7, 2011.
    Before Administrative Judges: Michael M. Gibson, Chairman, Dr. 
Gary S. Arnold, Dr. Randall J. Charbeneau.

    The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that it 
will convene an evidentiary hearing to receive testimony and exhibits 
in the contested portion of this proceeding regarding the application 
of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) for combined licenses 
that would authorize NINA to construct and operate two new nuclear 
reactor units on an existing site near Bay City, Texas. In addition, 
the Board gives notice that, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), it 
will entertain written limited appearance statements from members of 
the public in connection with this proceeding. Finally, the Board gives 
notice that it will hold oral argument on a new contention proposed by 
Intervenors \1\ related to foreign control.
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    \1\ Intervenors are the Sustainable Energy and Economic 
Development Coalition, the South Texas Association for Responsible 
Energy, and Public Citizen.
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A. Matters To Be Considered at Evidentiary Hearing

    This evidentiary hearing will concern two environmental 
contentions: one related to estimating replacement power costs in the 
evaluation of severe accident mitigation design alternatives, the other 
related to accounting for energy efficient building code rules in the 
assessment of a need for power.

B. Date, Time, and Location of Evidentiary Hearing

    The Board will conduct this evidentiary hearing \2\ beginning at 
9:30 a.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 
the Campus of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Building 
E, Room 201S, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX 78753. The hearing will 
continue day-to-day until concluded.
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    \2\ NINA, NRC Staff and Intervenors will be parties to the 
hearing and will present witnesses and evidentiary material.
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    Any members of the public who plan to attend the evidentiary 
hearing are advised that security measures will be employed at the 
entrance to the facility, including searches of hand-carried items such 
as briefcases or backpacks.

C. Submitting Written Limited Appearance Statements

    As provided in 10 CFR 2.315(a), any person (other than a party or 
the representative of a party to this proceeding) may submit a written 
statement setting forth his or her position on matters of concern 
relating to this proceeding. Although these statements do not 
constitute testimony or evidence, they nonetheless may help the Board 
or the parties in their consideration of the issues in this proceeding.
    A written limited appearance statement may be submitted at any time 
and should be sent to the Office of the Secretary using one of the 
methods prescribed below:
    Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966).
    E-mail: [email protected].
    In addition, using the same method of service, a copy of the 
written limited appearance statement should be sent to the Chairman of 
this Licensing Board as follows:
    Mail: Administrative Judge Michael M. Gibson, Atomic Safety and 
Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T-3 F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax: (301) 415-5599 (verification (301) 415-7332).
    E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected].

D. Notice of Oral Argument

    The Board will hold oral argument on Intervenors' newly proffered 
foreign control contention beginning at 9:30 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, 
August 17, 2011, at the Campus of the Texas Commission on Environmental 
Quality, Building F, Room 2210, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX 78753. 
As with hearing attendance, members of the public are welcome to attend 
oral argument, subject to facility security protocol.

E. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding

    NINA's application and various Staff documents relating to the 
application are available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/south-texas-project.html.
    These and other documents relating to this proceeding are available 
for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, located 
at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 
Rockville, MD 20852, or electronically from the publicly available 
records component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible 
from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the 
Public Electronic Reading Room). 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 reference staff by 
telephone at (800) 397-4209 or (301) 415-4737 (available

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between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday 
except federal holidays), or by e-mail to [email protected].
    It is so ordered.

    Dated: July 7, 2011.

    For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
Michael M. Gibson,
Administrative Judge, Rockville, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 2011-18826 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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