Quarterly Nuclear Deployment Summary
Moving Toward Deployment
April 2012
Quarterly News
- The U.S. NRC voted to approve the issuance of the COLs for Southern Nuclear’s Vogtle Units 3 and 4 on February 9, 2012. The issuance marks the first COL ever to be issued and the construction of a new nuclear power plant in more than 30 years.
- SCE&G’s V.C Summer Units 2 and 3 received approval for COLs on March 30, 2012, making them the second US new-build in 30 years.
- The Tennessee Valley Authority has revised the cost and time estimates of Unit 2 at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The new schedule estimates the cost to be in the range of $4 billion with a completion date of late 2015.
- South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) has signed a letter of intent with Santee Cooper for negotiations in a power purchase agreement, which would allow them to buy between 2-7% of the capacity and power output of the new VC Summer units. The agreement also allows for SMEPA to purchase a portion of Santee Cooper’s 45% ownership interest.
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COL Applications Submitted |
| UTILITY |
SITE/
LOCATION |
REACTOR/
NO. UNITS |
COLA
DATES |
REVIEW PHASE IN PROGRESS |
| Submitted |
Docketed |
Issued |
Safety4 |
Environ.5 |
| Southern Nuclear |
Vogtle |
GA |
AP10001 |
2 |
3/31/08 |
5/30/08 |
2/10/12 |
Completed |
Completed |
| SCE&G |
V.C. Summer |
SC |
AP1000 |
2 |
3/27/08 |
7/31/08 |
4/10/12 |
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. 3 |
| 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. D |
Ph. 3 |
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Suspended |
| 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 |
|
Ph 2 |
SER w/ Open Items |
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Ph 3 |
ACRS Review |
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Ph 4 |
Advanced SER/ No OI |
|
Ph 5 |
ACRS Review |
|
Ph 6 |
Final SER |
| S-COL: |
Ph A |
Issue RAIs & supplemental RAIs |
|
Ph B |
Advanced SER/ No OI |
|
Ph C |
ACRS Review |
|
Ph D |
Final SER |
5 Environmental Review Phases:
| Ph 1 |
Environmental Scoping Report |
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Ph 2 |
Draft EIS |
|
Ph 3 |
Public comment |
|
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; five SMR designs are in the pre-application stage and two renewal applications 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.
- Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts have been signed for six plants.
New Plant Construction, Operation, Deferral >
- TVA is proceeding with the completion of the Watts Bar 2 and Bellefonte 1 reactors.
- COLs for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 and V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 have been issued.
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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