Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC clears hurdle for Diablo Canyon extension, rules plant can run on expired license

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will allow California’s last operating nuclear power plant to remain online after the facility’s federal license expires while the agency considers a 20-year extension, the commission said Thursday.
The exemption, which NRC…

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