[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50560-50561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15826]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-008; NRC-2008-0476]
Virginia Electric and Power Company, (Doing Business as Dominion
Energy Virginia); North Anna Site; Early Site Permit Renewal
Application
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; receipt.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing
public notice each week, for four consecutive weeks, of receipt and
availability of an application for renewal of early site permit (ESP)
ESP-003 for the North Anna ESP site from Virginia Electric and Power
Company, doing business as (dba) Dominion Energy Virginia. Renewal of
the ESP would allow the licensee to reference ESP-003 in a construction
permit (CP) or combined license (COL) application for an additional 20-
year period beyond the period specified in the ESP. The location for
the North Anna ESP site is in Louisa County, Virginia, and the current
ESP-003 expires on November 27, 2027.
DATES: The application for renewal of the North Anna ESP is available
as of July 14, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0476 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0476. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further
Information Contact section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to [email protected]. The North Anna ESP renewal application is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML26195A323.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Billy Gleaves, Office of Advanced
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
On July 14, 2026, Virginia Electric and Power Company, dba Dominion
Energy Virginia (Dominion), filed with the NRC, pursuant to Section 103
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and part 52 of title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,'' an
application to request that the NRC renew ESP-003 for an additional 20
years beyond the current November 27, 2027, expiration date or from the
date of issuance, whichever is later.
In accordance with subpart A of 10 CFR part 52, an applicant may
seek an ESP separate from the filing of an application for a CP or COL.
The ESP process allows resolution of issues relating to siting. Renewal
of ESP-003 would allow for the licensee to reference the ESP in a CP or
COL application for an additional 20-year period beyond the period
specified in ESP-003 or from the date of issuance, whichever is later.
If an application for a CP or COL references an ESP, the Commission
shall treat as resolved those matters resolved in the proceeding on the
application for issuance or renewal of the ESP, except as provided for
in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of 10 CFR 52.39.
In the case of the North Anna site, Dominion holds COL NPF-103 for
a reactor designated as North Anna, Unit 3. In the renewal application
for ESP-003, Dominion notified the NRC of its decision to place COL
NPF-103 in deferred status. Dominion also included in its renewal
application for ESP-003 a request for an exemption from the subsumption
requirements of 10 CFR 52.26(d), ``Duration of permit,'' to provide for
the renewal of the ESP in its entirety, rather than renewal of only the
portions of ESP-003 not subsumed into NPF-103.
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II. Further Information
The NRC will publish subsequent Federal Register notices addressing
the acceptability of the tendered ESP renewal application for docketing
and provisions for participation of the public in the ESP renewal
process. These notices of the receipt of the application are being
provided once each week for four consecutive weeks.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: July 31, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher Cook,
Chief, Advanced Reactor Science Branch 4, Division of Advanced Reactor
Science, Office of Advanced Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2026-15826 Filed 8-4-26; 8:45 am]
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