(NRC) to extend Turkey Point’s operating license to 2053, a reversal of its earlier refusal.
Would make it 86 years old. One of its design criteria is that cooling water must be below 100F. This got exceeded last year, and regulators said NP. New limit is the 104F it hit. Last couple of years, coastal waters around FL have been over 100F.
Reactors this age usually ask for expensive maintenance work to extend operations often just 5 years, Zero mention of this likely means no NRC inspection. These sites were refused an extension in 2019.
Would make it 86 years old. One of its design criteria is that cooling water must be below 100F. This got exceeded last year, and regulators said NP. New limit is the 104F it hit. Last couple of years, coastal waters around FL have been over 100F.
Reactors this age usually ask for expensive maintenance work to extend operations often just 5 years, Zero mention of this likely means no NRC inspection. These sites were refused an extension in 2019.