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Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 22, 2008 UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) has announced it has notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its plans to submit a Combined License (COL) application in late 2008 for a potential advanced design nuclear reactor at Constellation Energy's Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in upstate New York. UNE submitted a letter on Feb. 8 to the NRC formally selecting Nine Mile Point as the site for a potential U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR). UniStar noted that it has yet to make a final decision to build a new reactor at Nine Mile Point. "This notification to the NRC is an important step in UniStar's plans to develop Nine Mile Point as a potential site for one of four advanced design reactors in the United States," said Michael J. Wallace, chairman of UniStar and executive vice president of Constellation Energy. "We have not made a final decision to construct a new reactor but we are moving ahead systematically in both Maryland and New York, and will make any decisions on where construction might take place based upon many factors." Wallace noted that New York officials have been extremely supportive of the proposed 1,600 megawatt reactor, a carbon-free generation project that would help address a projected shortage of electricity in New York, create several thousand construction jobs and add more than 350 permanent jobs. UniStar submitted a partial COL application for its so-called "reference" plant, a proposed third reactor adjacent to Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant in southern Maryland, in July 2007. The NRC accepted the submittal for detailed review on Jan. 25, 2008. UniStar plans to submit the remaining portions of the COL application next month. In December 2007, UniStar's partner in the U.S. nuclear renaissance, reactor-manufacturer AREVA, submitted the design certification application for the U.S. EPR to the NRC. Late last year, UniStar announced an agreement with turbine-generator supplier Alstom to secure the turbine-generator systems for the first four U.S. EPRs. "We are working to be in a position to make a decision to break ground for a new reactor at the Calvert Cliffs site at the end of 2008, depending upon the outcome of several issues, including economics and federal loan guarantees," Wallace said. In addition to advanced design reactors in New York and Maryland, UniStar is also working with PPL and AmerenUE, as well as emerging energy companies such as AEHI and Amarillo Power, to develop potential U.S. EPRs in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Idaho and Texas. UniStar Nuclear Energy is powering the nuclear renaissance in North America through industry leadership, disciplined business practices and effective risk management. Based in Baltimore, UniStar Nuclear Energy provides the licensing, construction and operating services needed to support the expansion of clean, safe and sustainable nuclear energy in the United States. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Constellation Energy Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
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