Press Release-15-047, NRC Issues Final Environmental Report on License Renewal of Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire

Press Release-15-047: NRC Issues Final Environmental Report on License Renewal of Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire

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No: 15-047 July 30, 2015 CONTACT: David McIntyre, 301-415-8200 NRC Issues Final Environmental Report on License Renewal of Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final report detailing the environmental impacts of renewing the operating license of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire. The supplemental environmental impact statement contains the NRC staffs conclusion that the impacts would not preclude renewing the plants license for an additional 20 years.

Seabrook Station, a pressurized water reactor located about 13 miles south of Portsmouth, N.H.,

is currently licensed to operate through March 15, 2030. The operator, NextEra Energy Seabrook LLC, submitted its renewal application May 25, 2010.

The supplemental environmental impact statement is Supplement 46 to NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants. It is now available on the NRCs website. The NRC published a draft version of the report in October 2011 and a supplement to the draft in May 2013 for public comment. The final report includes the staffs responses to the comments.

The Seabrook Station license renewal application and general information about reactor license renewal are available on the NRCs website.