The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed for a second time the operating licences of the Point Beach nuclear power station’s two pressurised water reactor units in Wisconsin.
The NRC said both units can operate for an additional 20 years after a final environmental impact statement in August 2025 and a safety evaluation in May 2022.
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