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Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: U.s. Nuclear Reglatory CommissionPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500202859
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared this Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site (SDEIS) because Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Dominion or applicant) amended its ESP application, as described in Revision 6 to its application for an ESP. In Revision 6 (which was submitted to the NRC on April 13, 2006), Dominion described a new approach for cooling its proposed Unit 3. Under the revised approach, Unit 3 would use a closed-cycle cooling system, rather than the originally proposed once-through cooling system. The newly-proposed system would not use the 1376-ha (3400-ac) waste heat treatment facility for cooling. Dominion also proposed to increase the power level of both proposed Units 3 and 4 from 4300 megawatts-thermal (MW(t)) to 4500 MW(t).
Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site, Final Report
Author: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Division of Site and Environmental ReviewsPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear power plants
Languages : en
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Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: U.s. Nuclear Regulation ComionPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500610838
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC submitted its application for an early site permit (ESP) for the North Anna site on September 25, 2003. Then, on April 13, 2006, Dominion submitted Revision 6 of the application to propose a change tothe cooling system for postulated Unit 3, and an increase in the power level for both postulated Units 3 and 4.
Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Division of Regulatory Improvement ProgramsPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear power plants
Languages : en
Pages :
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site
Author: Report on Lessons Learned from the NP 2010 Early Site Permit Program FINAL REPORT.
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This report provides a summary of lessons learned from the demonstration of the licensing process for three Early Site Permit (ESP) applications supported as part of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Power 2010 (NP 2010) program. The ESP process was established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enable completion of the site evaluation component of nuclear power plant licensing under 10 CFR Part 52 before a utility makes a decision to build a plant. Early Site Permits are valid for 10 to 20 years and can be renewed for an additional 10 to 20 years. NRC review of an ESP application addresses site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies. Successful completion of the ESP process will establish that a site is suitable for possible future construction and operation of a nuclear power plant. Most importantly, an ESP resolves significant site-related safety and environmental issues early in the decision process and helps achieve acceptance by the public. DOE competitively selected Dominion Nuclear Energy North Anna, LLC (Dominion); System Energy Resources, Inc. (an Entergy subsidiary); and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) in 2002 to demonstrate the ESP process and provided cost-shared support through the NP 2010 program. Dominion pursued an ESP for the North Anna site in Virginia; System Energy Resources, Inc. pursued an ESP for the Grand Gulf site in Mississippi; and Exelon pursued an ESP for the Clinton site in Illinois. After successfully demonstrating the process, the NRC issued an ESP for Clinton on March 17, 2007; Grand Gulf on April 5, 2007; and North Anna on November 27, 2007. As with all successful projects, there are lessons to be learned from the NP 2010 early site permitting demonstration that can help improve future implementation guidance documents and regulatory review standards. In general, these lessons pertain to the effectiveness of the regulatory process, experience related to guidance for developing and reviewing ESP applications, issues involving ESP plant parameters, and suggestions for future ESP applicants. The development, submittal, and issuance of these first ESPs under DOE's NP 2010 program started the momentum to exercise NRC's new 10 CFR Part 52 licensing process. Several key questions that define critical issues regarding the effectiveness of regulations pertaining to ESPs have been identified and summarized in this report. However, the final resolution of whether the ESP component of the Part 52 process significantly contributes to the predictability in nuclear power plant licensing requires more experience and time, such as the completion of the ongoing combined Construction and Operating License (COL) process for the North Anna and Grand Gulf sites. The three ESP project participants prepared and submitted to DOE lessons learned reports from their experience in developing, submitting, and receiving an ESP. This document summarizes these reports, which are appended hereto. The Nuclear Energy Institute (http://www.nei.org/) and NRC (http://www.nrc.gov/) have also prepared reports regarding their perspectives on lessons learned during the ESP process. Their documents can be accessed on their respective web sites. Following is a summary of the lessons learned from the NP 2010 ESP projects. Effectiveness of the ESP Process: In general, the ESP process is expected (subject to demonstration of the ESP finality provisions in the North Anna and Grand Gulf ESPs) to provide high value for applicants as a site banking and risk mitigation strategy. However, several aspects of the initial process, such as NRC hearings and determining an acceptable approach to the NRC's Emergency Planning requirements, proved challenging for the applicants. Project Execution: Initial regulatory and industry guidance for planning and executing an ESP application program proved to be insufficient to address NRC's document review expectations. However, continuo ...