Press Release-19-062, NRC Issues Subsequent Renewed Licenses for Turkey Point Reactors

Press Release-19-062: NRC Issues Subsequent Renewed Licenses for Turkey Point Reactors

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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	12/05/2019
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No: 19-062 December 5, 2019 CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 NRC Issues Subsequent Renewed Licenses for Turkey Point Reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has approved Florida Power & Lights application for an additional 20 years of operation for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4, located approximately 20 miles south of Miami. This is the first time the NRC has issued renewed licenses authorizing reactor operation from 60 to 80 years.

Turkey Point Unit 3s subsequent renewed license expires on July 19, 2052. Unit 4s subsequent renewed license expires on April 10, 2053. The rationale for the NRCs decision is documented in the staffs July 2019 final Safety Evaluation Report on the application, as well as the staffs October 2019 final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The NRCs Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards also reviewed the safety aspects of renewing the licenses.

The NRCs Atomic Safety and Licensing Board terminated the adjudicatory proceeding regarding the application in October 2019, concluding that no contested matters remained before it for resolution. The Boards decisions have been appealed to the Commission. The NRC staff has determined that issuing the subsequent renewed licenses before the Commission acts on the appeals would not foreclose or prejudice any action by the Commission.

FPL submitted the Turkey Point subsequent license renewal application on Jan. 30, 2018, amending the application with additional information through April 10, 2018. The subsequent license renewal process determines whether an operating reactor can safely extend its license for an additional 20 years (from 60 to 80 years of operation).