Quarterly Nuclear Deployment Summary
Moving Toward Deployment
July 2011
Quarterly News
- Westinghouse submitted DCD Revision 19, which should allow the NRC to continue with the final design approval of the AP1000 later this year, although no schedule has yet been announced.
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission completed its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed South Texas Project Units 3 and 4, Comanche Peak Units 3 and 4, Virgil C. Summer Units 2 and 3, and Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 and concluded that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude issuing Combined Licenses for construction and operation of the plants
- Toshiba and Babcock & Wilcox have agreed to extend the deadline for USEC to secure a conditional approval for a loan guarantee with the Department of Energy until mid-August.
- TVA has received a fuel handling license for Watts Bar 2 and expects to begin loading during the summer of 2012.
- Ur-Energy has obtained the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for its Lost Creek in situ Uranium recovery project. The NRC is also completing the Safety Evaluation Report, which it anticipates to release with the final license.
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COL Applications Submitted
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| UTILITY |
SITE/
LOCATION |
REACTOR/
NO. UNITS |
COLA
DATES |
REVIEW PHASE IN PROGRESS |
| Submitted |
Docketed |
Safety4 |
Environ.5 |
| Southern Nuclear |
Vogtle |
GA |
AP10001 |
2 |
3/31/08 |
5/30/08 |
Ph. 6 |
Completed |
| SCE&G |
V.C. Summer |
SC |
AP1000 |
2 |
3/27/08 |
7/31/08 |
Ph. D |
Completed |
| STP Nuclear Operating Co. |
South Texas Project |
TX |
ABWR1 |
2 |
9/07 |
11/29/07 |
Ph. 2 |
Completed |
| Luminant (TXU) |
Comanche Peak |
TX |
US-APWR1 |
2 |
9/19/08 |
12/2/08 |
Ph. 2 |
Completed |
| UniStar (Constellation) |
Calvert Cliffs |
MD |
US-EPR1 |
1 |
3/08 |
6/3/08 |
Ph. 2 |
Completed |
| DTE Energy |
Fermi |
MI |
ESBWR |
1 |
09/18/08 |
11/25/08 |
Ph. 2 |
Ph. 2 |
| Dominion Energy |
North Anna |
VA |
US-APWR |
1 |
11/27/07 |
1/28/08 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 2 |
| Duke Energy |
William States Lee |
SC |
AP1000 |
2 |
12/13/07 |
2/25/08 |
Ph. B |
Ph. 2 |
| Florida Power and Light |
Turkey Point |
FL |
AP1000 |
2 |
6/30/09 |
9/8/09 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 2 |
| PPL (UniStar) |
Bell Bend |
PA |
US-EPR |
1 |
10/10/08 |
12/19/08 |
Ph. A |
Ph. 2 |
| Progress Energy |
Shearon Harris |
NC |
AP1000 |
2 |
2/19/08 |
4/17/08 |
Ph. B |
Ph. 2 |
| Progress Energy |
Levy |
FL |
AP1000 |
2 |
7/30/08 |
10/6/08 |
Ph. B |
Ph. 3 |
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Suspended
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| Entergy (NuStart) |
Grand Gulf |
MS |
ESBWR |
1 |
2/08 |
4/17/08 |
Suspended |
Suspended |
| Entergy |
River Bend |
LA |
ESBWR |
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 |
12/11/08 |
Suspended |
Suspended |
| TVA (NuStart) |
Bellefonte |
AL |
AP1000 |
2 |
10/07 |
1/18/08 |
Suspended |
Suspended |
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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Design Certification (DC) >
- Two reactor designs that are being considered for future builds are certified; three new designs and two amendments are under NRC review.
Early Site Permit (ESP) >
- Four ESPs issued by NRC.
- Two ESP applications under NRC review.
- Two ESP applications anticipated in the near future.
New Nuclear Plant Orders >
- Nine 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 Levy).
New Plant Construction, Operation, Deferral >
- TVA resumed construction of Watts Bar 2 and re-considering completion of Bellefonte 1 & 2.
- Site prep work progressing for two 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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