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Virginia nuclear power plant owner Dominium seeks 80 year lifespan for reactors !!

exclamation-Flag-USADominion plans to extend Surry nuclear reactors to 80-year lifespan BY JOHN RAMSEY Richmond Times-Dispatch, 6 Nov 15  Dominion Virginia Power today will formally seek a second license extension for its Surry nuclear power plant, becoming the first utility in the U.S. to try to push the operating range for nuclear reactors to 80 years.

If successful, the utility’s pair of reactors in Surry County would be eligible to operate past 2050.

At a White House summit on nuclear energy this afternoon, Dominion executives will deliver a letter to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirming plans to apply for the extension.

The Surry plant, located on the south bank of the James River in southeastern Virginia, saw its first reactor open in December 1972 and its second in May 1973……

As of today, no nuclear plants in the country have been granted the second 20-year extension Dominion is seeking.

November 7, 2015 - Posted by | politics, safety, USA

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