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US Regulator Approves 20-Year Licence Renewals For Three More Nuclear Plants

By Kamen Kraev
17 December 2025

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US Regulator Approves 20-Year Licence Renewals For Three More Nuclear Plants
The single-unit Clinton nuclear power station in Illinois began commercial operation in 1987. Image courtesy Constellation.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licences of Constellation’s Clinton-1 and Dresden-2 and -3 nuclear power plants in Illinois for an additional 20 years beyond their current expiry dates.

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