94-31445. Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited Technologies Receipt of Application for Design Certification

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 

Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited Technologies Receipt of 
Application for Design Certification

    Notice is hereby given that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the 
Commission) has received an application from Atomic Energy of Canada, 
Limited Technologies dated September 30, 1994, filed pursuant to 
Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act and 10 CFR Part 52, for the 
standard design certification of the CANDU 3U Pressurized Heavy Water 
Reactor Plant. A notice relating to the rulemarking pursuant to 10 CFR 
52.51 for design certification, including provisions for participation 
of the public and other parties, will be published in the future.
    The CANDU 3U is a 450 MWe pressurized heavy water reactor design. A 
unique feature that distinguishes the CANDU 3U from the current 
generation of light water reactors designed in the United States is the 
use of natural uranium fuel contained in a pressurized heavy water 
coolant system and a separate heavy water moderator system. The CANDU 
3U application includes the entire power generation complex, except 
those elements and features considered site specific.
    The staff has determined that the application does not contain all 
information required by 10 CFR 52.47. A docket number is being assigned 
to the application to facilitate public access to correspondence and 
review information. Although no formal review schedule will be 
established until an updated Safety Analysis Report and schedules for 
all information required has been received, the NRC staff will continue 
limited review of the application. This is consistent with the letter 
of September 30, 1994, ``. . . that no major activity will be initiated 
by the NRC beyond the acceptance review . . . .''
    A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the 
Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. Previous correspondence on this application is 
filed under Project number 679. The new docket established for this 
application is STN-52-005.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of December 1994.
Dennis M. Crutchfield,
Associate Director for Advanced Reactors and License Renewal, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-31445 Filed 12-21-94; 8:45 am]
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