Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Statement on NRC Approval of Extended Operation of Surry Power Station
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Share This Article ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Executive Director April Wade released the following statement regarding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) approval of the application to extend Surry Power Station’s operating license: The Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium congratulates Dominion Energy on the extension of Surry Power Station’s operating license. A third of Virginia’s electricity comes from clean, carbon-free, safe, reliable, and cost-effective nuclear energy, and now will continue to do so for another two decades. Virginia nuclear stakeholders recently released a strategic plan to help the Commonwealth achieve its goal of 100% carbon-free energy by 2045. The approval of Surry Power Station’s extended operating lice
25 February 2021
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Virginia s nuclear industry will focus on four key areas of advanced generation technologies, economic development, workforce education, and research and development in order to help meet its carbon-free goals, according to a newly released strategic plan which has been drawn up at the direction of the Virginia government.
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The Commonwealth of Virginia aims to achieve 100% carbon-free electricity generation by 2045. State legislation signed last year directed the state to work with nuclear energy stakeholders to develop the plan to leverage nuclear energy to promote economic development, protect the environment, and support national security. The result is
Virginia is Nuclear: 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, which has been prepared by the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority (VNECA) and Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC) in coordination with the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, the Virginia Economic Development Part