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Published Friday, August 17, 2001
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REQUEST DEADLINE IS SEPT. 14

Public may ask for hearing on Duke

Energy firm has filedfor operating extensionson 4 nuclear reactors

By BRUCE HENDERSON

Members of the public may now ask for a hearing on Duke Energy's application to extend the licenses for four nuclear reactors near Charlotte by 20 years, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission says.

Duke submitted applications June 13 to renew licenses for reactors at the McGuire nuclear station on Lake Norman and Catawba station on Lake Wylie. The commission staff has decided the application was complete enough for a detailed review.

If the renewals are granted, the reactors at McGuire and Catawba could operate until between 2041 and 2043. The current 40-year licenses expire between 2021 and 2026. Requests for a hearing on the application have to be filed by Sept. 14. Requests can come from anyone "whose interest might be affected by the license renewals" and who wishes to participate as a party to the proceeding.

Send requests to Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.

Copies of the request should be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001 and to Michael S. Tuckman, executive vice president, nuclear generation, Duke Energy Corp., 526 S. Church St., P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte 28201-1006.

Copies of Duke's application are at www.nrc.gov/NRC/REACTOR/LR/index.html or through the commission's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System by calling (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209. Copies of the McGuire application are also at the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNCCharlotte and the Catawba application at the Rock Hill (S.C.) Public Library.


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