Re-Licensing

News and issues regarding the re-licensing of nuclear power plants in the United States

Vermont Senate passes bill calling for legislative approval of extended nuke plant operation

The Vermont Senate passed the bill S. 124 on March 15, which would require legislative approval for nuclear plant operation beyond the date of any certificate of public good granted and in force, according to the amended version of the bill that is posted on the Vermont Legislature's Web site.

Opponents face tough road in effort to fight Vt. Yankee relicensure

Groups opposed to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's request for a new 20-year operating license have 60 days beginning next week to ask the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hear their concerns.

Vermont House Bill S.124

An act relating to a certificate of public good for extending the operating license of a nuclear power plant

Plymouth nuclear critics back off

Two environmental groups continue to object but say they can’t afford a fight -- This is why California must decide BEFORE utilities are allowed (if allowed) to file with NRC

A new chapter in renewal farce

Incredible. Simply incredible. A draft report that concludes the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey would have only a small impact on the environment should the plant's license be renewed for another 20 years relied on data from the 1970s.

Corzine says he's against relicensing Oyster Creek nuclear plant for another 20 years

In his most decisive statement on the issue to date, Gov. Jon Corzine said today that he is against the federal government relicensing the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey for another 20-year term.

Palisades nuclear facility relicensed by government

Even as Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, a senior member of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hails the announcement by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the license for the Palisades Nuclear Plant has been renewed, concern is being voiced by groups that see the license extension as "risky rubberstamping."

NRC Licensing Board Gives Go Ahead for First Ever Public Hearing on Nuclear Reactor Licensing Extension at Oyster Creek

Today, a federal licensing board for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) denied a motion by the Chicagobased nuclear giant Exelon Nuclear, aka AmerGen, to block a scheduled hearing for the public to legally intervene in the 20-year license extension of Oyster Creek nuclear power station in Toms River, New Jersey.

Oyster Creek renewal fails to clear state DEP

The state Department of Environmental Protection has blocked the Oyster Creek nuclear station's attempt to extend its operating license by 20 years, saying the facility has not provided enough information on future impacts to fisheries to gain approval for a crucial federal requirement.

Citizens Group Forces Hearing in Nuclear Plant's License Extension

A Duxbury citizens group largely run by one woman has succeeded in forcing the company that runs the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to go before a panel of judges to defend a portion of its application for a 20-year operating license extension.

Riverkeeper Comments on Environmental Scoping for the Indian Point License

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must include “new and significant information” regarding the environmental impacts of spent fuel storage, potential impacts of a terrorist attack, and use of renewable energy alternatives at Indian Point in its draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Indian Point license renewal rather than relying on an outdated Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) conducted in 1996.

New York Seeks to Block Nuclear Plant License Renewal

New York state officials took their battle against relicensing of the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant on the Hudson River to another level today. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, and Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano have submitted documents asking the federal government to deny the relicensing of Indian Point sought by owner-operator Entergy Corporation.

Letter: Tribe questions relicensing plant

The Prairie Island Indian Community has very serious concerns about the proposed re-licensing and the potential increase in the amount of nuclear waste to be stored indefinitely near our tribal community. With no concrete solution to the storage problem, we question the wisdom of extending the life of this or any nuclear power plant.