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NRC Issues Subsequent License Renewals for First Time to Nuclear Reactors in Florida

LCG, December 11, 2019--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff recently approved Florida Power & Light's (FPL's) application for an additional 20 years of operation for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4. This is the first time the NRC has issued renewed licenses authorizing reactor operation from 60 to 80 years. The subsequent (or second) license renewals (SLRs) for Turkey Point Unit 3 and Unit 4 now expire on July 19, 2052 and April 10, 2053, respectively.

New York Poised to Close Last Coal-fire Power Plant

LCG, December 4, 2019--The last operating coal-fired power plant in New York is moving toward closure shortly. Last month, Somerset Operating Company, a subsidiary of Riesling Power LLC, submitted a request to the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) to waive the state's required, 180-day notice to close the Somerset Station, allowing the facility to be retired on February 15, 2020. Closure is contingent on approvals by both NYSPSC and the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), which will evaluate if it will cause an adverse effect on grid reliability.

GE Generator Unit Scales Back Capacity

LCG, July 26, 2002--Based on its forecast of a decrease of 80% in orders for and production of gas turbines, GE Power Systems will reduce its workforce by 2,500 over the next nine months.

Power Systems' president and chief executive officer John Rice said, "We have always made it clear that, after several years of exceptional growth, our turbine business woud at some point return to more normal order levels, and it is."

Some manufacturing that had been based in Pensacola, Fla., will move to Schenectady. A type of wind turbine blade will be produced there for the Wind Energy business.

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