Quarterly Nuclear Deployment Summary
Moving Toward Deployment
October 2010
Quarterly News
- Constellation Energy Group announced on October 11th that it would not move forward with an application for a federal loan guarantee for the Calvert Cliff 3 nuclear power plant in Calvert County Maryland, citing high government financing costs as the reason.
- TVA signed a contract with AREVA on October 4 for Engineering and Development of TVA's Bellefonte Unit 1 Nuclear Plant. On September 29, TVA requested that NRC defer review of the COL application for Bellefonte Units 3 and 4. Previously, on August 20, TVA approved $248M toward engineering and site preparation for restart of Bellefonte Unit 1.
- Alternate Energy selected Payette County on August 10 as their sole Idaho nuclear site, terminating proceedings in Elmore County.
- NRC docketed PSEG's ESP application for a site adjacent to their Salem and Hope Creek reactors in New Jersey on August 6.
- NRC invited public input on the Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS) for Comanche Peak, Levy, and Vogtle COLAs and announced public meetings scheduled September 21, September 23, and October 7, 2010, respectively.
- NRC established Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards (ASLBs) for Comanche Peak and Turkey Point in response to petitions filed by interveners; an ASLB will hear arguments for STP October 21.
- Westinghouse awarded GSE Systems two AP1000 simulator contracts: for Vogtle on July 30, and V.C. Summer on September 23.
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COL Applications Submitted
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| UTILITY |
SITE/
LOCATION |
REACTOR/
NO. UNITS |
COLA
DATES |
REVIEW PHASE |
| Submitted |
Docketed |
Safety4 |
Environ.5 |
| Southern Nuclear |
Vogtle |
GA |
AP10001 |
2 |
3/08 |
5/30/08 |
Ph. 4 |
ESP |
| STP Nuclear Operating Co. |
South Texas Project |
TX |
ABWR1 |
2 |
9/07 |
11/29/07 |
Ph. 2 |
Ph. 4 |
| Luminant (TXU) |
Comanche Peak |
TX |
US-APWR1 |
2 |
9/19/08 |
12/2/08 |
Ph. 2 |
Ph. 3 |
| UniStar (Constellation) |
Calvert Cliffs |
MD |
US-EPR1 |
1 |
3/08 |
6/3/08 |
Ph. 1 |
Ph. 4 |
| DTE Energy |
Fermi |
MI |
ESBWR |
1 |
09/18/08 |
11/25/08 |
Ph. 1 |
Ph. 2 |
| Dominion Energy |
North Anna |
VA |
US-APWR |
1 |
11/07 |
1/28/08 |
Ph. 4 |
EIS Issued |
| Duke Energy |
William States Lee |
SC |
AP1000 |
2 |
12/07 |
2/25/08 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 2 |
| Florida Power and Light |
Turkey Point |
FL |
AP1000 |
2 |
6/30/09 |
9/8/09 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 1 |
| PPL (UniStar) |
Bell Bend |
PA |
US-EPR |
1 |
10/10/08 |
12/19/08 |
Ph. B |
Ph. 2 |
| Progress Energy |
Shearon Harris |
NC |
AP1000 |
2 |
2/08 |
4/17/08 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 2 |
| Progress Energy |
Levy County |
FL |
AP1000 |
2 |
7/30/08 |
10/6/08 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 3 |
| SCE&G |
V.C. Summer |
SC |
AP1000 |
2 |
3/08 |
7/31/08 |
Ph. B |
Ph. 2 |
| TVA (NuStart) |
Bellefonte |
AL |
AP1000 |
2 |
10/07 |
1/18/08 |
Ph. 1 |
Ph. 2 |
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Suspended
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| Entergy (NuStart) |
Grand Gulf |
MS |
Unspecified |
1 |
2/08 |
4/17/08 |
Suspended |
Suspended |
| Entergy |
River Bend |
LA |
Unspecified |
1 |
9/25/08 |
12/4/08 |
Suspended |
Suspended |
| AmerenUE (UniStar) |
Callaway |
MO |
US-EPR |
1 |
7/24/08 |
12/12/08 |
Suspended |
Suspended |
| UniStar (Constellation) |
Nine Mile Point |
NY |
US-EPR |
1 |
9/30/08 |
12/12/08 |
Suspended |
Ph. 1 |
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Planned COL Applications
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| Alternate Energy (UniStar) |
Payette County |
ID |
TBD |
2 |
2011 (2nd Quarter) |
N/A |
| Alternate Energy (UniStar) |
Pueblo, Colorado |
CO |
TBD |
2 |
2012 (2nd Quarter) |
N/A |
| Southern Nuclear |
Unspecified, greenfield |
– |
Unspecified |
1 |
2011 |
N/A |
| Transition Power |
Blue Castle |
UT |
Unspecified |
1 |
2011 |
N/A |
| Unidentified Utility 'A' |
Unspecified |
– |
Unspecified |
1 |
2011 |
N/A |
| Unidentified Utility 'B' |
Unspecified |
– |
Unspecified |
1 |
2011 |
N/A |
1 Reference COL Application (R-COL)
4 Safety Review Phases:
| R-COL: |
Ph 1 |
Issue RAIs |
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Ph 2 |
SER w/ Open Items |
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Ph 3 |
ACRS Review |
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Ph 4 |
Advanced SER/ No OI |
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Ph 5 |
ACRS Review |
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Ph 6 |
Final SER |
| S-COL: |
Ph A |
Issue RAIs & supplemental RAIs |
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Ph B |
Advanced SER/ No OI |
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Ph C |
ACRS Review |
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Ph D |
Final SER |
5 Environmental Review Phases:
| Ph 1 |
Environmental Scoping Report |
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Ph 2 |
Draft EIS |
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Ph 3 |
Public comment |
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Ph 4 |
Final EIS |
Nuclear Power Deployment Status |
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Early Site Permit (ESP) >
- Four ESPs issued by NRC.
- Two ESP applications under NRC review.
- Two ESP applications expected in 2010-2012.
Design Certification (DC) >
- Two advanced reactor designs certified by NRC.
- Four reactor designs undergoing NRC review.
Combined Construction & Operating License (COL) >
- Eighteen COL applications submitted to NRC.
- Thirteen COL applications under NRC review.
- Four COL applications suspended pending technology decision or for financial reasons.
- One COL application withdrawn and replaced with ESP application.
New Nuclear Plant Orders >
- Eight utilities have ordered large, long-lead nuclear component forgings from three reactor vendors.
- Four Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contracts signed (Vogtle, V.C. Summer, STP, and Shearon Harris).
- TVA resumed construction of Watts Bar 2; construction permits reinstated for Bellefonte 1 & 2.
- Site prep work has started at four facilities.
Federal Financial Incentives >
- Nuclear Power Loan Guarantees – DOE authorized to guarantee $20.5 billion in loans for nuclear projects; $10.33 billion has been conditionally committed.
- Standby Support (Risk Insurance) – DOE authorized to issue insurance to six reactors to cover delays in operations attributed to NRC licensing reviews or litigation.
- Production Tax Credits – 1.8 cents/kw tax credit for the first 6,000 Mwe of deployed nuclear power.
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