North Anna Clears EIS Review

From Reuters:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined Dominion Resources' (D.N: Quote, Profile , Research) proposal to build up to two more nuclear reactors at its North Anna power plant site in Virginia won't harm the environment, clearing an important hurdle in the approval process.

The NRC's final environmental impact statement, combined with its recent safety study of Dominion's proposal, marks the end of the agency's technical review of the company's application for a North Anna early site permit.

The early permit process allows a company to address certain environmental and safety issues related to a site before submitting an application to actually build a new nuclear power reactor.

Dominion filed for an early site permit in September 2003.

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