Dominion Energy files to extend Surry Power Station operating license
Dominion Energy recently filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a second renewed 20-year operating license for its twin-reactor Surry Power Station.
“Our application to renew Surry Power Station’s licenses for another 20-year period is good news for our customers, the regional economy and the environment,” Dan Stoddard, Dominion Energy’s chief nuclear officer said. “Our customers will benefit from continuing to receive safe, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity from the station through 2053.”
Surry obtained its first 20-year license renewal in 2003. Dominion Energy has also announced its intention to file a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application for its two North Anna Power Station units in Louisa County by 2020.
The NRC has committed to completing SLR application reviews within an 18-month period.
The NRC issued the first 20-year license renewal in 2000. Since then, nearly all of the 98 operating reactors in the U.S. fleet have obtained their initial license extensions. Several reactors have applications under review or pending submittal. Half of these reactors are expected to reach the end of their 60-year extended periods by 2040, and all are expected to reach it by 2050, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI).
Florida Power and Light submitted the first SLR application in January 2018 for its Turkey Point Nuclear Plant in Florida. Including the two Surry units, there are currently six reactors undergoing the SLR process.
