The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved an application by Dominion Energy's Virginia subsidiary for a 20-year extension to the operating licences of the twin-unit Surry nuclear power plant. This will enable the two pressurised water reactors to operate until 2052 and 2053, respectively.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved an application by Dominion Energy's Virginia subsidiary for a 20-year extension to the operating licences of the twin-unit Surry nuclear power plant. This will enable the two pressurised water reactors to operate until 2052 and 2053, respectively.
Dominion Energy announces Surry Power Station receives regulatory approval to extend operation
Published Tuesday, May. 4, 2021, 11:18 am
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Dominion Energy’s application to renew Surry Power Station’s operating licenses for an additional 20 years.
The power station operates two nuclear units in Surry County capable of producing clean electricity for 419,000 homes. Dominion Energy filed a similar application to renew the licenses of the two North Anna Power Station units in Louisa County in 2020.