1. Nuclear Power Plant Hearing Combined Construction Permit and Operating License

2. National Standards Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Content Standard F – Personal and community health – Population growth – Natural resources – Environmental quality – Natural and human-induced hazards – Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

3. Combined Construction Permit and Operating License Is the site suitable for the type of reactor proposed? Can the pre-approved reactor be successfully “married” to the site? What are the environmental impacts of construction and operation of the reactors at the site? Will the plant be constructed in accordance with the approved designs as fitted to the specific site?

4. Sub Issues Site Suitability – seismology, hydrology, meteorology, geology, emergency planning. Characteristics of the site that raise safety issues with respect to operation of the plant. Costs of building on the site, recurring costs after construction, costs to local community.