The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it had made available the first-ever "subsequent license renewal application," which came from Florida Power and Light and applies to the company's Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station's Units 3 and 4.The first-ever subsequent license renewal application, submitted by Florida Power & Light Company. asks for an additional 20 years for the already-renewed operating licenses of Turkey Point, which are currently set to expire in July of 2032 and April of 2033. The two thee-loop, pressurized water reactors, located about 40 miles south of Miami, were commissioned in July 1972 and April 1973.
The NRC approved the initial license renewals in June 2002. The NRC staff is reviewing the current application, which was submitted on January 31, 2018.
If the application is determined to be complete, the staff will docket it and publish a notice of opportunity to request an adjudicatory hearing before the NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the agency said.
Copies of the Turkey Point subsequent license renewal application will be available at the Homestead Branch Library, 700 N. Homestead Blvd in Homestead; the South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211th St. in Miami; and the Naraja Branch Library, 14850 SW 280th St. in Homestead.
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