Sentences with phrase «plants operating licenses»

Republicans want to keep the Millstone Nuclear Power Station through 2045 when the plants operating licenses expire.

Not exact matches

They moved to Markdale, two hours northwest of Toronto and south of Owen Sound, because the plant already had a difficult - to - acquire operating license.

The news of Indian Point's potential closure comes weeks after the state Court of Appeals dealt Entergy a setback in its bid for a new license, interpreting state coastal water rules in a way that gave Cuomo's administration more authority over whether the plant could operate in the Hudson River.

Although a new power plant's initial operating license depends on consideration of many factors, including population density around the plant and the assurance that evacuation plans can be effectively implemented in the case of a radiological emergency, the NRC's review for relicensing does not examine these public safety issues.

While it is up to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations, and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

In exchange, the state and the environmental group Riverkeeper agree to drop legal challenges, and the state will support the plant's request for a new federal operating license.

Come late September New York State will be the only place in America with a nuclear power plant operating without a license.

While it is up to the N.R.C. to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

(Only federal authorities have the power to license or unlicense nuclear facilities, but states can make it difficult for plants to operate profitably through aggressive regulation.)

The company said it hopes to have a customer submit a combined construction and operating license for a small - scale plant by 2012, with construction beginning in 2015, Bethards said.

In the wake of radioactive releases from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, critics are saying a California nuclear plant's susceptibility to earthquakes and tsunamis could affect its chances of renewing its operating license.

Entergy Corp., which last week received NRC approval for a 20 - year operating license extension at its Vermont Yankee plant, must in the wake of Japan's crisis obtain final approval from Vermont lawmakers, who last year voted against re-licensing the facility after 2012.

Extensive knowledge of legislative and regulatory frameworks required to operate existing plants and develop new nuclear in commercial and federal markets worldwide, including Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)- licensed fuel cycle and isotope production facilities.

Response: Unlike currently operating nuclear reactors, SMR - 160 has been designed to store the used fuel produced over the entire operating lifetime of the plant in subterranean cavities (formally known as Holtec's HI - STORM UMAX system licensed by the USNRC), occupying a small parcel of land in the plant's backyard.

GE - Hitachi's subsidiary Global Laser Enrichment is poised to receive a license to build and operate the world's first laser - based uranium enrichment plant.

You don't need a trucking license to operate this behemoth, but the physique of a trucker would certainly help you get into its driver's seat; with your right foot planted firmly on the running board, one hand grabs the steering wheel as your other foot picks up momentum, swings upward, and lands inside the cabin.

Separately, the newer rules from the NRC on advanced reactors standardize the licensing, providing early site approval, certification of plant designs by rule (avoiding the lengthy public hearings for each plant), and simultaneous issuances of both a construction permit and an operating license (a «one - stop licensing called «combined licenses».)

Shouldn't the license to build and operate a nuclear power plant demand that safety systems be designed around a WORST CASE SCENARIO?

By Peter Gleick, President Emeritus and Chief Scientist June 24, 2016 The announcement that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant when its current operating licenses expire in 2025 has caused what can only be described as consternation mixed with occasional conniptions among the nuclear industry and some strongly

The announcement that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant when its current operating licenses expire in 2025 has caused what can only be described as consternation mixed with occasional conniptions among the nuclear industry and some strongly pro-nuclear groups.

Most existing US nuclear power plants have licenses that would allow them to operate until the 2030 to 2050 timeframe.

But now cheap gas is also driving nuclear plants out of competitive energy markets, and some nuclear plants licensed to operate for several more decades could close before 2020, taking their low - carbon electricity with them.

Subsidized legacy coal in electricity plants that have had their licenses to operate past safe end of life strategically paying surrounding energy generators just enough to NOT to build hydro power?

Kewaunee, a merchant plant no longer associated with a state - regulated utility, was licensed to operate through 2033.

New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance (NY AREA) is a New - York lobby group that has backed a bid for the renewal of the operating license for the Indian Point nuclear power plants.

Once a project is licensed and operating, we counsel hydropower licensees on day - to - day regulatory compliance and dam safety, market operations, and environmental compliance issues that come with owning and operating a hydropower plant.

• High degree of competency in operating plant equipment • Proficient in performing start up and shut procedures • General knowledge of computers • Attention to detail • Ability to multi-task • Valid driver's license with clean driving record