Kewaunee Power Station Receives Renewed Operating License

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-43 to Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. for the Kewaunee Power Station, a pressurized water nuclear reactor, following a thorough review of the facility's application. The renewed license, which was issued on March 31, 2022, allows Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. to continue to own and operate the facility, subject to certain conditions and requirements.

Key Takeaways:

  • The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-43 to Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. for the Kewaunee Power Station, a pressurized water nuclear reactor.
  • The renewed license allows Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. to continue to own and operate the facility, subject to certain conditions and requirements.
  • The license was issued following a thorough review of the facility's application, which complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations.
  • The renewed license incorporates changes to the Technical Specifications, including amendments made pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(9) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p).
  • The licensee, Kewaunee Solutions, Inc., must comply with applicable effluent limitations and other limitations and monitoring requirements, if any, specified pursuant to Section 401(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
  • The license is effective as of the date of issuance and authorizes ownership and possession of Kewaunee Power Station until the Commission notifies the licensee in writing that the license is terminated.
  • The licensee shall take actions necessary to decommission the plant and continue to maintain the facility, including, where applicable, the storage, control and maintenance of the spent fuel, in a safe condition.

Statistics:

  • The Kewaunee Power Station is a pressurized water nuclear reactor with a design capacity of approximately 1,200 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
  • The facility is located on property owned by Kewaunee Solutions, Inc. at a site on the west shore of Lake Michigan, approximately 30 miles east-southeast of the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  • The renewed license was issued on March 31, 2022.
  • The facility's operations will be subject to the conditions and requirements specified in the renewed license.

Sources:

  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). (2022). Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-43.
  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). (2022). Renewed Operating License DPR-43 Amendment No. 221.
  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). (2022). Kewaunee Power Station Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan (Revision 0).