Quarterly Nuclear Deployment Summary
Moving Toward Deployment
October 2011
Quarterly News
- TVA has decided to complete its Bellefonte 1 reactor, a Babcock & Wilcox Pressurized Water Reactor. The $4.9 billion project is reported to begin operation between 2018-2020 and generate 1260 MWe. The NRC approved the October 8, 2010 request to extend the construction permit until October 1, 2020.
- The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has stated that it agrees with the NRC staff’s Final Safety Evaluation Report on the AP1000 design certification amendment, which was issued in August.
- Southern Company has received the Final Safety Evaluation Report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Vogtle Units 3 and 4. The NRC held the first mandatory hearing in the new Part 52 new reactor licensing process on September 27-28. The Vogtle COL application is the first to reach the final stages in the new Part 52 new reactor licensing process.
- South Carolina Electric & Gas have received the Final Safety Evaluation Report for V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 from the NRC and had a mandatory hearing on the application for Combined Licenses (COL) on October 12 and 13.
- Duke Energy Carolinas signed a letter of intent for a potential minority interest in Santee Cooper’s 45 percent ownership at the V.C. Summer site in South Carolina.
- Detroit Edison’s COL application for Fermi Unit 3 is now expected to be completed in May 2013 due to delays in the safety review.
- Fluor Corp. has invested $30 million into NuScale’s 45 MW small modular reactor, giving Fluor 55% ownership of NuScale.
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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 |
Completed |
Completed |
| SCE&G |
V.C. Summer |
SC |
AP1000 |
2 |
3/27/08 |
7/31/08 |
Completed |
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 is proceeding with the completion of the Watts Bar 2 and Bellefonte 1 reactors.
- Vogtle Units 3 and 4 and V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 are on schedule with COLs expected to be issued in late 2011 and early 2012.
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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