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CONTACT: Dave McIntyre, 301-415-8200 | |||
NRC Issues Final Environmental Report on Sequoyah Nuclear Plant License Renewal | |||
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final report detailing the environmental | |||
impacts of renewing the operating licenses of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The | |||
supplemental environmental impact statement contains the NRC staffs conclusion that the impacts | |||
would not preclude renewing the plants licenses for an additional 20 years. | |||
The Sequoyah plant has two pressurized water reactors, located in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. about 16 | |||
miles northeast of Chattanooga. The reactors are currently licensed to operate through Sept. 17, 2020, | |||
for Unit 1 and Sept. 15, 2021, for Unit 2. The operator, Tennessee Valley Authority, submitted its | |||
renewal application Jan. 15, 2013. | |||
The NRCs review of the application consists of a technical safety review and an environmental | |||
review. The final supplemental environmental impact statement is Supplement 53 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 last August and held two public meetings in | |||
Soddy-Daisy in September to receive public comment. The final report includes the staffs responses to | |||
the comments. | |||
The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant license renewal application and general information about reactor | |||
license renewal are available on the NRC website. | |||
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| Issue date: | 03/20/2015 |
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See also: see also:Press Release-15-017
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No: 15-017 March 20, 2015
CONTACT: Dave McIntyre, 301-415-8200
NRC Issues Final Environmental Report on Sequoyah Nuclear Plant License Renewal
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final report detailing the environmental
impacts of renewing the operating licenses of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The
supplemental environmental impact statement contains the NRC staffs conclusion that the impacts
would not preclude renewing the plants licenses for an additional 20 years.
The Sequoyah plant has two pressurized water reactors, located in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. about 16
miles northeast of Chattanooga. The reactors are currently licensed to operate through Sept. 17, 2020,
for Unit 1 and Sept. 15, 2021, for Unit 2. The operator, Tennessee Valley Authority, submitted its
renewal application Jan. 15, 2013.
The NRCs review of the application consists of a technical safety review and an environmental
review. The final supplemental environmental impact statement is Supplement 53 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 last August and held two public meetings in
Soddy-Daisy in September to receive public comment. The final report includes the staffs responses to
the comments.
The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant license renewal application and general information about reactor
license renewal are available on the NRC website.