05/01/09 NuStart Members Step Toward COL Completion NuStart Energy Development is working with Southern Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority to take the next step toward demonstrating the nation’s new process for licensing a nuclear power plant and bringing advanced nuclear technologies to market. 09/25/08 Entergy Focuses on Louisiana in Application for Second New Nuclear License Entergy submits a license application for a potential new nuclear plant in St. Francisville, La., referencing GE Hitachi ESBWR technology to further maintain the option of building clean-air nuclear energy plants to meet the region’s future electricity needs. 09/18/08 Detroit Edison Submits Application for Possible New Nuclear Plant Detroit Edison (NYSE: DTE) officials today submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission a Combined License Application for a possible new nuclear power plant at the site of the company's existing nuclear plant near Newport, Michigan. 09/03/08 Exelon Generation Submits License Application For New Nuclear Energy Plant Exelon Generation submits a COL application seeking authorization to build and operate a new dual-unit nuclear generating facility in Victoria County, Texas, using the GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) new generation of reactor technology, should Exelon ultimately decide to build the plant. 08/01/08 Progress Energy Florida Files Nuclear Plant Application With NRC Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress Energy announced that it submitted a COL application to construct two Westinghouse AP1000tm nuclear reactors in Levy County, Florida. 03/31/08 Southern Nuclear Files for Combined Construction and Operating License on Behalf of Owners of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company filed an application for a COL on behalf of the owners of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga. Plant Vogtle is owned by Georgia Power, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities. The Plant Vogtle owners selected the Westinghouse AP1000 technology for two additional units at the plant site. 03/31/08 SCE&G and Santee Cooper Submit Application for New Nuclear Plant South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, and Santee Cooper, a state-owned electric and water utility in South Carolina, submitted an application for a COL) that would authorize the companies to build and operate up to two new nuclear electric generating units at the utilities’ existing V.C. Summer Nuclear Station site in Jenkinsville, S.C. 03/04/08 Consortium Provides Forum For Standard Plant Design and Licensing Today’s submittal of a combined construction and operating license (COL) application by Entergy Nuclear and NuStart Energy Development for a potential single-unit GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) ESBWR reactor at the Grand Gulf site in Port Gibson, Mississippi, means that NuStart has played a role in five of the six complete applications submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the revised process for licensing new reactors. 02/27/08 Entergy, NuStart Announce Submittal of Application for New Nuclear License Entergy and NuStart Energy Development announce the submittal of a COL for a potential new nuclear unit in Port Gibson, Miss. The application seeks regulatory approvals to potentially build a new unit adjacent to Entergy’s existing Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, a reactor that ranks third among the nation’s 104 nuclear plants for total electricity output over its lifetime of commercial operations. The Grand Gulf license application uses the GE Hitachi ESBWR technology, a design referenced in late 2007 in a similar license application submitted by Dominion Virginia Power. NuStart worked with Dominion to help develop that reference application. 02/19/08 Progress Energy Carolinas Takes Next Step to Secure The Region’s Energy Future Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Progress Energy, announced that it would file a COL application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) later that day for two possible new reactors at the existing Harris Nuclear Plant site near New Hill, N.C. Nuclear power is one of three components of the company's balanced solution strategy, which also includes the use of renewable energy sources and an emphasis on energy efficiency. For purposes of the COL application, Progress Energy selected Westinghouse to supply the reactors for possible expansion of its nuclear generating fleet in the Carolinas and Florida. 01/22/08 NRC Dockets TVA Reference Application For AP1000 Technology NuStart Energy Development says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) acceptance of a license application for TVA’s Bellefonte nuclear site shows the electric power industry is taking the right steps to prepare for potential new nuclear construction. 12/13/07 Duke Energy Submits New Nuclear License Application to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy submitted a COL application for a proposed two-unit nuclear station in Cherokee County, S.C. The proposed two-unit William States Lee III Nuclear Station will have a capacity of 2,234 megawatts. In 2005, Duke Energy announced plans to pursue a new nuclear station in the Carolinas, and began preparing the COL application for two Westinghouse AP1000 generating units. 11/06/07 NuStart Successes Prompt Membership Changes NuStart successes prompt new membership changes and interest from new utilities 10/30/07 TVA, NuStart Submit Application to NRC As the site owner and applicant utility, TVA joined NuStart Energy in submitting an application for a COL for a proposed new nuclear power plant at its Bellefonte nuclear site near Scottsboro, Alabama. “Submitting the reference application — developed by NuStart—for a Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plant is the first step of a comprehensive NRC review process that will simplify license applications for future plants of the same design,” said TVA Chief Operating Officer Bill McCollum. 10/30/07 NuStart / TVA Submit "Forward Looking" Reference Application NuStart Energy and TVA submit application for a license to allow for future construction and operation of an advanced nuclear reactor. 09/22/05 NuStart Selects Grand Gulf, Bellefonte For Advanced Nuclear Plant Licenses NuStart selects final sites for combined construction and operating licenses for new nuclear plants 05/20/05 NuStart Selects Six Finalist Candidate Sites NuStart Energy announces it has selected six finalist candidate sites. 05/09/05 NuStart Signs DOE Agreement in Support of Advanced Nuclear Plants NUSTART NEWS RELEASE — Washington — NuStart Energy signes a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. DOE to demonstrate the NRC licensing process and to complete the designs for the first advanced nuclear power reactors in the U.S. in 30 years. 11/04/04 DOE Selects NuStart as an Award Candidate NUSTART NEWS RELEASE — Washington — Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has selected NuStart Energy Development, LLC’s proposal as an award candidate to receive 50-50 matching funds under its Nuclear Power 2010 program. The program is part of an overall DOE strategy to ensure energy stability and fuel diversity by encouraging power generation advances in nuclear, coal, wind and solar. 06/17/04 Progress Energy Becomes 11th Member of NuStart Energy Consortium NUSTART NEWS RELEASE — Washington — Progress Energy, a leading operator of nuclear power plants in the Carolinas and Florida, has joined eight other energy companies and two reactor vendors to demonstrate the new Construction and Operating Licensing (COL) process for a new nuclear power plant. 04/26/04 New Nuclear Consortium Applies For DOE Funding As Duke Energy Joins NUSTART NEWS RELEASE — Washington — The broad-based nuclear industry consortium presented to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Monday an industry-federal government proposal to share the cost of development of a Construction and Operating License (COL) for advanced nuclear power reactors. 03/30/04 Seven Companies to Investigate Licensing, Design Certification of Advanced Nuclear Reactors NUSTART NEWS RELEASE — Washington — Five leading energy companies and two nuclear reactor vendors plan to form a consortium that will work with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate and test a new licensing process for obtaining a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) for advanced nuclear power reactors. // //