Reactor was permanently shut down in 2013
Wisconsin regulators have approved the sale of the Kewaunee nuclear power station by Dominion Energy to Utah-based EnergySolutions for an undisclosed sum.
EnergySolutions will also get about $835m set aside to cover the cost of decommissioning the plant.
EnergySolutions will also get about $835m set aside to cover the cost of decommissioning the plant.
The single 566-MW pressurised water reactor unit was permanently shut down in May 2013 and all its fuel transferred to dry storage by 2018.
Kewaunee began commercial operation in 1974 and in February 2011 was given a 20-year licence extension allowing it to potentially operate until 2033.
Dominion shut Kewaunee after it had failed to find a buyer. The company said the decision to close the plant was economics-based.
