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Dominion to move toward third reactor
NRC tc review process for expected Dominion
a pitcatton to 5UilP new reactor at North Anna plants
By RUSR DENNEN
Sometime this fall, Dominion power is expected to tak the
neZ step in plans for a thlrd nuclear reactor at North Anna
sower Station
P?e utility will apply for a combined operating license that, if
approved, would allow it to build Unit 3 at the Louisa County
3lant on Lake Anna.
The Nuclear Regciatory Commission will hold a public meeting
act. 2A at 7 p.m. at Louisa County Middle School to review the
-c-c application orocess , . ~ __u____^_~_ .,-. I.
The YRC IS ready to review this applicatioc and t'?e others we're expecting over the next couple of years
i Cormunities pear these sites ?eed to know whats ahead, said David Matthews, director of the Division of New
Reactor Licensing
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\ Pie review includes safety and environmental assessments, as well as how the public can take part in the
t process A combined operating license wmld a l b Dominion to build and, with conditions, operate Unit 3
Baltimo-e Gas & Electric's Calvert Cliffs plant on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Md , ~ a the 5 first to apply
for a combined operating license, though nearly a dozen utilities are prepanng them
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Meanwhile, Domimops early site permit application-the first step in the review process-is wendlng its way
tirough the regulatory process The NRC is expected to make a decision on that by early next year
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lhe early site Oermit allows Dominion to envi-onmental and safety issues, and :o complete orelimiqary
n officials say they have not yet decided whether to build a new reactor at North Anna, out that they want
if the aarly-site permit and the combined operating-license applications are approved, construction
as early as 2015
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me applications are opposed by several envimnmentai groups. They say another reactor is unnecessary at E! time
ihen utilities should be exploring alternative energy sources, and would present a new target for terronsts
4 citizens group on the lake has expressed conceris about increased water temperatures ard how that would
affect aquatic life and recreational use
Dornlnion plans to use a 1,600-megawatt General Electnc Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor for Unit 3
me NRC IS reviewing thar: design
The 'Lake Anna area, where the North Anna Power Station is situated, is in Fredencksburg's backyard, and is
bordered by Spotsylvanra, Louisa and Orange counties. Surrounded by thousands of homes, it is a recreational
draw in central Virginia.
For more information, nrc gov/reactors/new-wactor-iicenslng.html Qusty Dennen: 5401374-5431
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September 2003- Dominion power applies for early Site $emit
=all 2007--Dominion to apply for combined operating license
Early 2008--Nuclear Regulatory Commission to decide on early site permit
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