NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE: DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC; BELEWS CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA SITE, EARLY SITE PERMIT, NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS AND PREPARE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Belews Creek, North Carolina Site, Early Site Permit, Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 27 by Daniel Barnhurst, Chief, Environmental Project Management Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Summary: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated wit...