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Southern Nuclear applies for SLR for Hatch
The owners of the two-unit Hatch nuclear power plant are hoping to operate the facility for up to 80 years. Southern Nuclear submitted its application this month to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a subsequent license renewal for the dual-unit plant in Baxley, Ga.
The SLR seeks to extend the operating licenses of both boiling water reactors at Hatch from 60 to 80 years. The NRC approved the plant’s first 20-year license renewal in January 2002, which extended Unit 1’s license through August 6, 2034, and Unit 2’s through June 13, 2038.
H. Plaza, W. H. Köhler
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 26 | Number 3 | November 1966 | Pages 419-422
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE66-A17365
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