Monday 8 December 2014

Otmane El Rhazi : Almost all U.S. nuclear plants require life extension past 60 years to operate beyond 2050

Otmane El Rhazi from Today in Energy.



When nuclear power plants are built, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has the authority to issue initial operating licenses for a period of 40 years. Beyond that, the reactors need license renewals, and the NRC has granted 20-year license renewals to 74 of the 100 operating reactors in the United States. These reactors may now operate for a total period of 60 years. They represent a cumulative capacity of a little more than 69,000 megawatts (MW).

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