NRC TO SEEK PUBLIC INPUT ON SEPT. 15 ON DRAFT REPORT ASSESSING 

POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SEABROOK LICENSE EXTENSION

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a pair of public meetings on Thursday, Sept. 

15, to solicit public comments on an NRC draft report which assesses possible environmental 

impacts of a proposed 20-year extension of the Seabrook nuclear power plant’s operating license. 

Seabrook is a pressurized-water reactor located in Seabrook, N.H., and operated by NextEra Energy 

Seabrook, LLC.

NextEra submitted the license renewal application for the plant on June 1, 2010.

The first session will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the One Liberty Lane Office and Conference 

Center, at 1 Liberty Lane East (directions) in Hampton, N.H. A second session, which will follow 

the same format as the first meeting, will start at 7 p.m. at the same location.

In addition, the NRC staff will host informal discussions with interested members of the 

public for one hour prior to the start of each meeting. This will be opportunity for citizens to talk 

informally with agency staff. However, formal comments must be expressed during the transcribed 

meetings.

“The NRC began reviewing the Seabrook license renewal application last year and that 

comprehensive evaluation process is continuing,” said Brian Holian, Director of the NRC’s 

Division of License Renewal. “A key step in that process is the development of an environmental 

assessment. These meetings will provide a perfect opportunity for members of the public to share 

their insights on the NRC’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which will help inform our 

ongoing reviews.”

After consideration of comments on the draft report, the NRC staff will prepare a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. It will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental 

acceptability of the license renewal action.

A copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Seabrook is available in ADAMS

on the NRC’s website and at the Seabrook Library, at 25 Liberty St. in Seabrook, and the Amesbury 

Public Library, at 149 Main St. in Amesbury, Mass.

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 Neil Sheehan, (610) 337-5331

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Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a nuclear power plant has a term 

of 40 years. The license may be renewed for up to an additional 20 years, provided that NRC 

requirements are met. The current operating license for Seabrook is set to expire on 

March 15, 2030.

As part of the application, NextEra submitted an environmental report for the plant. The 

report is also available for review at the NRC’s Public Document Room in Rockville, Md., which 

can be reached by phone at 1-800-397-4209 and at the library.

Interested individuals may register to attend or present oral comments at the Sept. 15

meetings by contacting NRC Project Manager Michael Wentzel by telephone at 301-415-6459, or 

by e-mail by Sept. 14. Those who wish to comment may also register at the meetings within 15 

minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, 

depending on the number of persons who register.

Additional information on the license renewal review process is available on the NRC 

website.

 

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