NRC SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING FOR 

 VICTORIA COUNTY EARLY SITE PERMIT; MEETINGS SCHEDULED DEC. 2 

 Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct public meetings in Victoria, Texas, on 

Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss the agency’s review of an Early Site Permit (ESP) application from 

Exelon Nuclear Texas Holdings (Exelon) for the Victoria County site near Victoria, and the 

environmental issues the agency should consider in reviewing the application. 

 The NRC will hold the meetings in the Victoria Community Center Dome located at 

2905 E. North St. in Victoria, from 1 – 4 p.m. and 7 – 10 p.m. 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. 

Exelon submitted its ESP application, including an environmental report, on March 25. The 

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

entering accession number ML101120186 in the ADAMS search engine at: 

http://adamspublic.nrc.gov/fnopenclient/. In addition, the Victoria Public Library at 302 North Main 

St. in Victoria has 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 Tomeka Terry 

or Alicia Williamson, by telephone at 800-368-5642 x1488 and x1878, respectively, or via e-mail at 

Victoria.ESPEIS@nrc.gov by Nov. 29. 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 Jan. 3, 2011, 

following the publication of a notice in the Federal Register

(http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-27631.pdf ). Please include Docket ID 

NRC-2010-0165 with your comment, via the http://www.regulations.gov website, by mail to the 

Chief, Rules Announcements and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of 

Administration, Mailstop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

D.C. 20555-0001, via e-mail at Victoria.ESPEIS@nrc.gov, or via fax to 301-492-3446. 

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No. 10-197 November 2, 2010
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/about-nrc/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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