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In 2019 the NRC approved a second 20-year license extension for Turkey Point units 3 and 4, the first time NRC had extended licenses to 80 years total lifetime. Similar extensions for about 20 reactors are planned or intended, with more expected in the future.
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–438, 88 Stat. 1233, enacted October 11, 1974, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 5801) is a United States federal law that established the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
There were two phases in U.S. nuclear policy. The first phase lasted from approximately 1954 to 1992. By the end of the 1980s, new plants were being built, and after 1992, there was a period of 13 years without any substantial nuclear legislation.
The NRC regulates all nuclear plants and materials in the United States except for nuclear plants and materials controlled by the U.S. government, as well those powering naval vessels. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 1979 Three Mile Island accident was a pivotal event that led to questions about U.S. nuclear safety . [ 3 ]
An application for plant construction permits was submitted to the Atomic Energy Commission, now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in May 1974 and the NRC issued the permits on December 22, 1975. Construction started on December 22, 1975. [11] By 1978, the South Texas Project was two years behind schedule and had substantial cost ...
The Federal Power Commission (FPC), which preceded FERC, was established by Congress in 1920 to allow cabinet members to coordinate federal hydropower development. In 1935, the FPC was transformed into an independent regulatory agency with five members nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The FPC was authorized to regulate ...
NRG Energy, Inc. is an American energy company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. [2] [3] It was formerly the wholesale arm of Northern States Power Company (NSP), which became Xcel Energy, but became independent in 2000.
National Redemption Council, the ruling government in Ghana from 1972 to 1975 National Reformation Council , a group of senior military officers who seized control of the Sierra Leone government Research