Dominion Energy receives NRC approval to operate Virginia’s Surry Power Station another 20 years

Dominion Energy received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew Surry Power Station’s operating licenses for another 20-years.

The power station, located in Surry County, Va., operates two nuclear units that can power 419,000 homes.

“Renewing Surry’s licenses for another 20-year period is great news for our customers, the environment, and the regional economy,” Dan Stoddard, chief nuclear officer at Dominion, said. “Our customers will benefit from continuing to receive safe, reliable, affordable, and carbon-free electricity from the station through 2053. Extending Surry’s operations is critical to Dominion Energy meeting the Virginia Clean Economy Act’s requirements for zero-carbon electricity by 2045. It also positions Virginia for continued economic growth and will help the Commonwealth remain a leader in the production of clean energy in the mid-Atlantic and South.”

Dominion also applied to renew the licenses of the two North Anna Power Station units in Louisa County, Va. The NRC is currently reviewing that application. Combined, Surry and North Anna generate almost one-third of the electricity for the company’s approximately 2.7 million customers in Virginia and North Carolina.

“My administration has focused on building a carbon-free electricity grid,” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said. “Carbon-free, around the clock nuclear power and the well-paying clean energy jobs it creates is a vital part of achieving that goal.”