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The company that owns the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station on Wednesday took the next steps in the decommissioning process for the plant after filing paperwork with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

FirstEnergy Solutions, which is going through bankruptcy, issued a news release Wednesday morning saying it has taken “its latest steps in the regulatory process” by notifying the NRC of its “certified fuel handler training and retraining program,” as required under the NRC’s decommissioning process.

The filing provides details into the training program for professionals who will supervise the removal and on-site storage of fuel from nuclear plants.  Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the NRC, explained Wednesday that the filing is necessary so that his agency can determine if FirstEnergy Solutions has enough “certified fuel handlers” to oversee the decommissioning process, which involves a lengthy process of permanently and safely storing spent nuclear fuel.

……… Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the NRC, explained Wednesday that the filing is necessary so that his agency can determine if FirstEnergy Solutions has enough “certified fuel handlers” to oversee the decommissioning process, which involves a lengthy process of permanently and safely storing spent nuclear fuel………..

The timeline of potential decommission of FirstEnergy Solutions’ three nuclear power plants hasn’t changed. The company reaffirmed Wednesday that the first nuclear unit at Beaver Valley in Shippingport will go offline in May 2021, while the second unit will follow in October.

In addition, the company plans to deactivate the Davis-Besse nuclear facility in Oak Harbor, Ohio, in May 2020, and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio in May 2021……..

http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180815/nuclear-plant-owners-take-next-steps-in-decommissioning-process