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Matrix Renewables Announces the Commissioning of Pleasant Valley Solar 1

LCG, April 15, 2025--Matrix Renewables announced today the successful commissioning of the Pleasant Valley Solar 1 power generation facility in Ada County, Idaho. The 200-MWac solar facility includes a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that was secured through negotiation with Meta and Idaho Power. Matrix Renewables states the facility is the largest operational solar facility in Idaho Power's system. Sundt Renewables, the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services provider, completed construction of the project on March 2nd.

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Duke Energy Seeks to Extend Operating License for Robinson Nuclear Plant

LCG, April 9, 2025--Duke Energy announced yesterday its submission of a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the Robinson Nuclear Plant, a 759-MW nuclear unit located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The application requests extending the plant's operations for an additional 20 years.

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NRC Kicks Back FirstEnergy's Application to Renew Operating License for Beaver Valley Station

LCG, March 29, 2005--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined that the application to renew the operating licenses of Units 1 and 2 at FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Companys (FENOC) Beaver Valley nuclear power station is unacceptable for docketing. FENOC stated that it plans to revise the 1,500-page license renewal application (LRA) and to resubmit the LRA to the NRC this summer.

On February 9, 2005, FENOC submitted the license renewal application to the NRC, and the staff began its acceptance review to determine if the application is complete prior to initiating the detailed, technical review. The comprehensive document includes engineering reviews of plant equipment, components, structures and various programs. If granted, the renewal will extend the license to operate the plants by 20 years. The original, forty-year licenses were granted for Units 1 and 2 in the years 1976 and 1987, respectively. A spokesperson for FENOC stated that the situation is not urgent, as the current licenses for the two units do not expire until 2016 and 2027.

The NRC staff found numerous shortcomings in the application, which was three years in the making. The NRC staff identified sections of the application that were: overly general, lacking a basis for conclusions, inconsistent or provided insufficient explanations, lacked non-safety related structures and components scoping, inadequate information for severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMA) analysis, lack of discussion of recent renewal review experiences, and technically incorrect information. A spokesperson for FENOC stated that revisions would be made after FENOC arranges for a new vendor to update the application.

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