NRC MEETING WITH PUBLIC APRIL 16 ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING 

FOR NORTH ANNA NEW REACTOR APPLICATION 

 Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public meeting Wednesday, April 16, in 

Mineral, Va., to discuss the agency’s review process for a Combined License (COL) application 

from Dominion Virginia Power for a new reactor at the North Anna site near Louisa, Va., and 

the environmental issues the agency should consider in reviewing the application. 

 The NRC will meet with the public from 7 - 10 p.m. at the Louisa County High School, 

757 Davis Highway in Mineral. The NRC will transcribe the meeting, including any follow-up 

answers the staff provides after the meeting, and post the information on the agency’s Web page 

for the North Anna application at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col/northanna.html . 

NRC staff will be available for informal discussions with members of the public during 

an “open house” session from 6 - 7 p.m. No formal comments on the environmental review will 

be accepted during the open house. 

Dominion submitted its application Nov. 27, 2007, seeking approval to build and operate 

an Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) at the site, approximately 40 

miles northwest of Richmond. The ESBWR is a 1,500 MWe design currently under NRC review 

for possible certification. The agency expects to complete its ESBWR review in mid-2010. The 

staff will consider any findings concerning the design in reviewing the North Anna application. 

Information on the ESBWR application is available on the NRC Web site at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/design-cert/esbwr.html . 

 Those wishing to register in advance to present their comments at the meeting should 

contact Alicia Williamson or Laura Quinn by telephone at 800-368-5642 x1878 or x2220, 

respectively, or via e-mail at NORTHANNA.COLAEIS@nrc.gov by April 10. Those with 

special needs for attending or presenting information at the meeting should notify the staff by 

April 7. Those wishing to speak may also register at the meeting no later than 6:45 p.m. 

Individual comments could be limited by the time available and the number of people wishing to 

speak. 

 

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NRC staff will also consider written comments on the scoping process. Comments should 

be submitted no later than May 16, either by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, 

Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; via e- mail at 

NORTHANNA.COLAEIS@nrc.gov ; or hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Md., between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on federal workdays. 

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