NRC NEWS

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION II

61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303

Web Site: www.nrc.gov

EDITORS: This is a resend of News Release No. II-07-034 which corrects the DAY in the first

paragraph from Thursday to TUESDAY. The date, July 17 is correct.

No: II-07-034 June 29, 2007

CONTACT: Ken Clark (404)562-4416 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov

Roger Hannah (404)562-4417

ORAL COMMENTS TO BE ACCEPTED IN RALEIGH ON JULY 17 REGARDING

 PROCEEDINGS ON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION

Interested citizens can comment on TUESDAY, July 17, on matters of concern related to an

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) proceeding regarding the license renewal application for

Unit 1 of the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant. The plant, operated by Progress Energy (Carolina

Power & Light Company) at New Hill, N.C. is about 23 miles southwest of Raleigh.

Known as “limited appearance statements,” oral comments will be accepted from interested

persons at a session to be held from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. on July 17 at the Holiday Inn Brownstone

Hotel & Conference Center, located at 1707 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Members of the public

will be permitted to make short oral statements of approximately five minutes or less of their positions

on matters of concern relating to this proceeding. Although these statements do not constitute

testimony or evidence in the proceeding, they nonetheless may assist the Board and/or the parties to

the proceeding in their consideration of the issues.

The limited appearance session will follow a session in which lawyers for the parties will make

oral argument on legal issues relating to the proposed license renewal filed by two public interest

groups, the North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NCWARN) and Nuclear

Information and Resource Service (NIRS). The public is welcome to attend and observe this oral

argument session, which begins at 10:00 A.M. and ends at 5:00 p.m. in the same location. 

Persons wishing to make an oral statement who have submitted a timely written request and

who are present when their names are called will be given priority over those who have not filed such

a request. To be considered timely, a written request to make an oral statement must be mailed, faxed

or sent by e-mail so as to be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 13, 2007. 

Written requests to make an oral statement should be submitted to: Office of the Secretary,

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

20555-0001. Fax requests should be sent to (301) 415-1101 and may be verified at (301)415-1966.

E-mail requests should be sent to hearingdocket@nrc.gov . In addition, using the same method of

service, a copy of the written request to make an oral statement must be sent to the Chair of this

Licensing Board as follows: Mail: Administrative Judge Ann Marshall Young, c/o Debra Wolf, Esq.,
Law Clerk, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board panel, Mail Stop T-3 F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; Fax: (301)415-5519 with verification at (301)415-6094;

and E-mail at daw1@nrc.gov .

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A written limited appearance statement may be submitted to the Board regarding this

proceeding at any time, either in lieu of, or in addition to, any oral statement. Such statements should

be sent to the Office of the Secretary, using the methods prescribed above, with a copy to the

Licensing Board Chair.

This proceeding involves the application of Progress Energy (Carolina Power & Light

Company) to renew the operating license for the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, Unit 1, for an

additional 20-year period, commencing in 2026. In response to a March 20, 2007, NRC notice of

opportunity for a hearing, NCWARN and NIRS filed on May 18 a request for a hearing and a petition

to intervene. On May 31, an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) was established to preside

over the proceeding.

Interested members of the public may obtain updated or revised scheduling information

regarding the limited appearance session on the NRC public website at 

www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm Or by calling 1-800-368-5642 or

301-368-5036 or 301-415-5036. 

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NOTE: Persons who plan to attend either the oral argument or the limited appearance session

are advised that security measures may be employed at the entrance of the facility, including searches

of hand-carried items such as briefcases, backpacks, packages, etc. In addition, for the limited

appearance session only, signs no larger than 18" by 18" will be permitted, but they may not be waved,

attached to sticks, held up or moved about in the room. No signs will be permitted in the oral

argument session.