NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS FEB. 5 ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING 

FOR SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT NEW REACTOR APPLICATION 

 Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold public meetings Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Bay 

City, Texas, to discuss the agency’s review of a Combined License (COL) application for two 

new reactors at the South Texas Project site near Bay City, and the environmental issues the 

agency should consider in reviewing the application. 

 The meetings will be held from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the Bay City 

Civic Center, 201 7th St. in Bay City. The NRC will transcribe the meeting, including any 

follow-up answers the staff provides later, and post the transcript on the agency’s Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col/south-texas-project.html . NRC staff will be 

available for informal discussions with members of the public during “open house” sessions 

from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. and 6 - 7 p.m. No formal comments on the environmental review will be 

accepted during these open houses. 

NRG Energy and South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company submitted the COL 

application and associated information in a Sept. 20, 2007, letter. The companies seek approval 

to build and operate two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) at the site, approximately 

12 miles southwest of Bay City. The ABWR is a 1,300 megawatt electric design the NRC 

certified in 1997, and is currently in use overseas. The application is posted on the NRC Web site 

at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col/south-texas-project.html . In addition, the 

application’s environmental report is available for public inspection at the Bay City Public 

Library at 1100 7th Street in Bay City. 

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

contact Cristina Guerrero by telephone at 800-368-5642 x2981, or via e-mail at 

STP_COL@nrc.gov (the address is STP_COL) by Jan. 29. Members of the public should 

request special equipment or accommodations for attending or presenting information by that 

date so the staff can consider the request. Those wishing to speak may also register at each 

meeting no later than by 1:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., respectively. Individual comments could be 

limited by the time available, depending on how many people wish to speak. 

 

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

be submitted no later than Feb. 18, either by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, 

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No. 08-002 January 7, 2008
Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear 

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