Nuclear Power Deployment Scorecard

Powering Future Decades

January 18, 2008
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New Nuclear Plant Deployment
Current State of the Industry

Combined Construction and Operating License (COL)

Summary: Of four COL applications submitted, two have been docketed for NRC review. 18 power companies intend to submit 21 license applications to the NRC for 32 units.

Combined Construction and Operating License Applications (COLA) Submitted:

• STP Nuclear Operating Co. – South Texas Project (STP), TX (2 units, ABWR) – Submitted September 2007 and docketed for NRC review November 29, 2007.
• TVA (NuStart) – Bellefonte site, AL (2 units, AP1000) – Submitted October 2007 and docketed for NRC review January 18, 2008.
• Dominion Energy – North Anna site, VA (1 unit, ESBWR) – Submitted November 28, 2007.
• Duke Energy – William Lee site, SC (2 units, AP1000) – Submitted December 13, 2007.

Combined Construction and Operating License Applications (COLA) Planned:

• Alternate Energy Holding – Bruneau region, ID (1 unit EPR) – submit COLA 4th Qtr. 2008
• Amarillo Power – Amarillo vicinity (undeclared), TX (2 units, EPR) – submit COLA 4th Qtr. 2008
• AmerenUE – Callaway site, MO (1 unit EPR) – submit COLA in 3rd Qtr. 2008
• DTE Energy – Fermi site, MI (1 unit, technology unspecified) – submit COLA in October 2008
• Entergy – River Bend site, LA (1 unit, ESBWR) – submit COLA in October 2008
• Exelon Generation –Victoria County, TX (2 unit, ESBWR) – submit COLA in November 2008
• Florida Power and Light – Turkey Point site, FL (2 units, AP1000) – COLA in 2009
• Entergy (NuStart) – Grand Gulf site, MS (1 unit, ESBWR) – submit COLA in February 2008
• Luminant (formerly TXU) – Comanche Peak site, TX (2 units, US APWR) – COLA in December 2008
• Mid American – Boise ID, (undeclared, possibly US-APWR) submit COLA in December, 2008
• PPL (UniStar) – Susquehanna site, PA, (1 unit, EPR) submit COLA in late 2008
• Progress Energy – Harris site, NC (2 units, AP1000) – submit COLA in January 2008
• Progress Energy – Levy County, FL (2 units, AP1000) – submit COLA July 2008
• SCE&G – Summer site, SC (2 units, AP1000) – submit COLA in February 2008
• Southern Nuclear – Vogtle site, GA (2 units, AP1000) – submit COLA in March 2008
• UniStar – Calvert Cliffs site, MD (1 unit, EPR) – partial COLA submitted July 2007, remainder expected in March 2008.
• UniStar – Nine Mile Point site, NY (1 unit, EPR) – submit COLA in 4th Qtr. 2008

Licenses to Build Issued By NRC – No license applications have been issued by NRC