Early Site Permit
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Entergy’s was one of the first two early site permits (ESP) approved by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March 2007. The ESP, which Entergy received
and announced on April 5, 2007, certifies that Grand Gulf site in Mississippi
is suitable for a new nuclear unit and resolves many safety and environmental
issues related to the site. The ESP remains valid for 20 years.
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Entergy Nuclear’s work on the early site permit was part of the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Nuclear Power 2010 (NP 2010) program. NP 2010 is a
joint government/industry cost-shared effort to identify sites for new nuclear
power plants, develop and bring to market advanced nuclear plant technologies,
evaluate the business case for building new nuclear power plants and
demonstrate untested regulatory processes.
This early site permit was referenced in the environmental report for an
application for a combined construction and operating license (COL) that was
submittal in early 2008. The COL application was from NuStart, a consortium of
12 nuclear companies that includes Entergy Nuclear. NuStart announced Sept.
22, 2005, that it had selected Grand Gulf as one of two plant sites for which
it would submit COL applications.
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