NRC MEETING WITH PUBLIC JAN. 14 IN MONROE, MICH., ON SCOPE OF 

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR FERMI NEW REACTOR APPLICATION 

 Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold public meetings Wednesday, Jan. 14, in 

Monroe, Mich., to discuss the agency’s review process for Detroit Edison’s Combined License 

(COL) application for a new reactor at the Fermi site near Monroe, and the environmental issues 

the agency should consider in reviewing the application. 

The NRC will meet with the public from 1 – 4 p.m. and 7 – 10 p.m. at Meyer Theater in 

the Monroe County Community College’s La-Z-Boy Center, 1555 S. Raisinville Road in 

Monroe. The application’s environmental report is available on the agency’s Web site at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/fermi.html . Copies of the report are also available 

at the Ellis Reference & Information Center, Monroe County Libraries, 3700 South Custer Road 

in Monroe. 

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

“open house” sessions from noon – 1 p.m. and 6 – 7 p.m. No formal comments on the 

environmental review will be accepted during the open house. In case of inclement weather, the 

NRC will hold the meetings and open houses on Jan. 15 at the same times. 

Detroit Edison submitted its application Sept. 18, seeking approval to build and operate 

an Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) at the site, approximately 25 

miles northeast of Toledo, Ohio. The ESBWR is a 1,500 MWe design currently under NRC 

review for possible certification. The staff will consider any findings concerning the design in 

reviewing the Fermi application. Information on the ESBWR application is available on the NRC 

Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/design-cert/esbwr.html . 

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

contact Stephen Lemont or Michelle Moser by telephone at 800-368-5642 x5163 or x6509, 

respectively, or via e-mail at Fermi3.COLEIS@nrc.gov by Jan. 6. Those with special needs for 

attending or presenting information at the meeting should notify the staff using those phone 

numbers or e-mail addresses by Dec. 30. Those wishing to speak may also register at the 

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meetings no later than 12:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Individual comments could be limited by the 

time available and the number of people wishing to speak. 

NRC staff will also consider written comments on consideration of environmental issues. 

Comments should be submitted no later than Feb. 9, either by mail to the Chief, Rules and 

Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop 

TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or via email at Fermi3.COLEIS@nrc.gov . 

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