NRC SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF CRYSTAL 

RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL; MEETINGS APRIL 16 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold two public meetings on Thursday, April 

16, in Crystal River, Fla., to discuss the agency’s environmental review of the Crystal River Unit 

3 Nuclear Generating Plant license renewal application. 

The Crystal River plant’s single pressurized-water reactor is located approximately seven 

miles northwest of Crystal River. The current operating license expires Dec. 3, 2016. The plant’s 

owner, Florida Power Corporation, submitted the license renewal application Dec. 16, 2008. 

“This is the first of several opportunities for the Crystal River community to let us know 

what issues the NRC should look at while we review the potential environmental impacts of 

renewing the license,” said Sam Lee, deputy director in the NRC’s Division of License Renewal. 

“We’ll consider all the comments and publish them in a ‘scoping summary’ as we move forward 

with our review.” 

The staff will start the first session at 2 p.m., and the second session at 7 p.m., at the 

Plantation Inn Resort, 9301 West Fort Island Trail in Crystal River. The staff will describe the 

agency’s process for reviewing license renewal applications, followed by the opportunity for 

audience members to comment on issues they feel the agency should consider as the Crystal 

River review continues. NRC staff will be available for informal discussions with the public 

during “open house” sessions an hour before both meetings; formal comments on the renewal 

review will only be accepted during the meetings. 

The application is available on the NRC Web site at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/crystal-river.html and a 

copy is also available at the Coastal Region Library, 8619 W. Crystal St. in Crystal River. 

Members of the public may register to present oral comments at this meeting by April 13 

by contacting Elaine Keegan at (800) 368-5642, ext. 8517, or by email at 

elaine.keegan@nrc.gov. Those who wish to make comments may also register at the meeting 

within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the 

time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Those with special needs 

should contact the telephone or e-mail address above no later than April 10. 

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Members of the public may send written comments on issues to be considered in the 

Crystal River renewal environmental review by May 15 to: Chief, Rulemaking and Directives 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B–01M, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, or via e-mail to 

crystalriverEIS@nrc.gov. 

Additional information on the license renewal process is available on the NRC’s Web site 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html. 

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