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18 April 2008 -- Federal regulators accepted an application from Entergy Corp. to build a nuclear reactor at the Grand Gulf site near Port Gibson, Miss. Entergy's application is the seventh combined license application accepted for review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which expects 10 more applications this year. Entergy submitted its application on Feb. 27.
"The NRC staff has concluded Entergy's submittal meets our requirements for a full review, and we have started their environmental and safety analyses," Bill Borchardt, director of the NRC's Office of New Reactors, said in a release. "We expect this work, as well as a hearing on the application, to continue through mid-2011."
Entergy wants approval to build and operate a simplified boiling water reactor at the site, and the NRC also currently is reviewing that design for possible certification. The agency expects to complete that review in mid-2010.
The commission is reviewing combined license applications from Dominion Resources Inc., Constellation Energy Group Inc., the Tennessee Valley Authority and other power providers.
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