What opportunities does the public have to participate in the power uprate review?
Our process for reviewing license amendments includes placing a notice in the Federal Register and providing the public an opportunity to comment or seek hearing. The Federal Register notice for Vermont Yankee’s power uprate request was published on July 1, 2004. For all EPUs, we perform an environmental review to assess potential environmental impacts. The environmental assessment is also published in the Federal Register for public comment. Also for EPU applications, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reviews our draft safety evaluation. The ACRS review process involves a public meeting between the ACRS and the NRC staff to discuss the draft safety evaluation. All portions of this meeting except discussions of any proprietary information are open to the public. The public may also make oral statements during the meeting.
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