NRC Publishes Final Environmental Report On Summer-1 Licence Renewal

US nuclear plant could operate until 2062

NRC Publishes Final Environmental Report On Summer-1 Licence Renewal
The Virgil C. Summer nuclear power station is South Carolina. Image courtesy CC BY-SA 3.0

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental impact statement for the proposed licence renewal for the Summer-1 nuclear power plant in South Carolina.

The NRC statement said expected environmental impacts from the renewal are “not great” and should not rule out or forbid subsequent licensing.

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