NRC eyes power uprates as alternative to building more nuke plants
PallTimes.com - Dec 29, 2011
By AARON CURTIS SCRIBA — A Nuclear Regulator Commission spokesman says that power uprates at nuclear stations nationwide, including one recently approved at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 in Scriba, is a suitable alternative to increase plant ...
Thanks for posting this, and best wishes for the new year! The equivalent of six 1000MW plants have been added via uprates in the US. The extra 521 MW (thermal) at Nine Mile Point brings the total power uprate approvals by NRC to 6194 MW (electrical) since 1977, according to the handy NRC page at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/power-uprates/status-power-apps/approved-applications.html
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