NRC urged to further study S.C. fuel plant before license extension

NRC urged to further study S.C. fuel plant before license extension

During a Nuclear Regulatory Commission public hearing, participants called on the NRC to conduct a more detailed environmental impact statement on whether the 50-year-old Westinghouse nuclear fuel factory in Richland County, S.C., should continue to operate for another 40 years. The NRC had reported earlier that the plant was safe enough to operate another four decades after its license expires in 2027.

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