ML21209A509

News Release-21-019: NRC Issues Subsequent Renewed Licenses for Surry Reactors

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Issue date:	05/04/2021
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No: 21-019 May 4, 2021 CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 NRC Issues Subsequent Renewed Licenses for Surry Reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has approved the Dominion Energy Virginia application for an additional 20 years of operation for Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2, located near Surry, Va. These renewed licenses authorize reactor operation from 60 to 80 years.

Surry Unit 1s subsequent renewed license expires on May 25, 2052. Unit 2s subsequent renewed license expires on Jan. 29, 2053. The rationale for the NRCs decision is documented in the staffs March 2020 final Safety Evaluation Report regarding the application, as well as the staffs April 2020 final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards also reviewed the safety aspects of renewing the licenses. The state of Virginia provided its Coastal Zone Management Act certification for the review on April 1, 2021.

Dominion submitted the subsequent license renewal application on Oct. 15, 2018, for the Surry reactors, located approximately 17 miles northwest of Newport News, Va. The subsequent license renewal process determines whether an operating reactor can extend its license for an additional 20 years (initial license renewals add 20 years to a reactors original 40-year license).

Dominions application and environmental report, and supplemental information, minus proprietary details, are available on the NRC website.