NRC SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING FOR 

 PSEG EARLY SITE PERMIT; MEETINGS SCHEDULED NOV. 4 

 Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct public meetings in Carneys Point, N.J., 

on Thursday, Nov. 4, to discuss the agency’s review of an Early Site Permit (ESP) application from 

PSEG for a site near Salem, N.J., and the environmental issues the agency should consider in 

reviewing the application. 

 The NRC will hold the meetings in the theater at Davidow Hall on the Salem Community 

College campus, 460 Hollywood Ave. in Carneys Point, from 1-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Parking will 

only be available in Lot “A” on campus. NRC staff presentations will describe the ESP process, 

focusing on the environmental review, followed by a public comment period. The NRC will host 

open houses from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. so members of the public have the opportunity to talk 

informally with agency staff. 

PSEG submitted its ESP application, including an environmental report, on May 25. The 

environmental report is available via the NRC’s electronic document database, ADAMS, by 

entering accession number ML101480763 in the ADAMS search engine at: 

http://adamspublic.nrc.gov/fnopenclient/. In addition, the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Public 

Library at 222 South Broad St. in Penns Grove; the Pennsville Public Library at 190 S. Broadway in 

Pennsville, N.J.; and the Salem Free Public Library at 112 W. Broadway in Salem, N.J., have all 

agreed to maintain a copy of the environmental report for public inspection. 

 Those wishing to register in advance to present their comments at the meetings, or with 

special needs for attending or presenting information at the meetings, should contact Allen Fetter or 

Alicia Williamson, respectively by telephone at 800-368-5642 x8556 or x1878, or via e-mail at 

PSEGSite.ESPEIS@nrc.gov by Oct. 27. Those wishing to speak may also register at each meeting 

no later than 12:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., respectively. 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 environmental issues until Dec. 14, 

following the publication of a notice in the Federal Register

(http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-25998.pdf ). Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-

0215 with your comment, via the http://www.regulations.gov website, by mail to the Chief, Rules 

NRC NEWS

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 

E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov

Site: http://www.nrc.gov

No. 10-186 October 15, 2010
and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop 

TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, via e-mail at 

PSEGSite.ESPEIS@nrc.gov, or fax to 301-492-3446. 

In the near future the NRC will publish in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to 

intervene in the required adjudicatory hearing. Petitions to intervene in a hearing must be filed 

within 60 days of the notice, by anyone whose interest may be affected by the proposed permit and 

who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding. More information on the hearing process is 

available on the NRC website at: http://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html. 

 An NRC decision to issue an ESP means the site is suitable for a nuclear power facility, 

contingent on the approval of an additional application for a construction permit or combined 

license. An ESP is valid for 10 to 20 years and can potentially be renewed for an additional 10 to 

20 years. More information on the NRC’s new reactor licensing process is available on the agency’s 

website at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors.html. 

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