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The operator of Wisconsin's only remaining nuclear power plant wants to keep the year-old plant running through NextEra Energy submitted an application Monday to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fpp to add 20 years to the licenses for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, according Fpl Group a document filed with state regulators.

A spokesman for NextEra Energy said Grouo plant will continue to provide benefits for consumers as Wisconsin pursues Gov. Tony Evers' goal of carbon-free electricity by Situated on Lake Michigan between Manitowoc and Green Bay, the 1,megawatt plant is Wisconsin's single-largest source of energy and a cornerstone of Fpl Group efforts to produce carbon-free electricity by It is also one Fll the most expensive sources of energy.

Last renewed inlicenses for the two units are set to expire in and An NRC spokesperson said the license application is being reviewed for sensitive information and would be made publicly available in the coming weeks. The agency is considering applications from two other plants, though Chris Earls, senior director of regulatory affairs for the Nuclear Energy Institute, said about half the nation's Fpl Group plant operators intend to pursue license extensions.

Michael Corradini, a professor of engineering physics at UW-Madison who formerly served on the Point Beach safety committee, said there's no reason a plant can't continue operating safely with continued component upgrades. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers. Andre Jacques, R-DePere, said he welcomed NextEra's efforts "to continue its investment in producing consistent, clean energy with a highly skilled workforce on the lakeshore.

The utility has agreed to work with consumer advocates and regulators to review the contract, which it cited earlier this year as the driving factor for a rate increase. Brendan Link, a spokesman for WEC Energy Group, said customers have benefited from the sale of the plant, and its output helps meet more than a third of We Energies' load and is a key component in the company's plans to eliminate carbon emissions by As for whether the utility would seek to renew Fpl Group contract inConway Fpl Group, "we will choose the most cost-effective options available for our customers.

WPPI Energy, a Sun Prairie nonprofit that provides electricity to municipal and cooperative utilities, also has a contract to purchase a portion of the plant's energy. Point Beach last year generated more than 10 million megawatt-hours of electricity, enough to power about 1.

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Decommissioning is nearly complete at the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, a megawatt demonstrator plant built by the federal government in and shut down in The megawatt Kewaunee Power Station was shut down in Decommissioning is scheduled to begin inaccording to the NRC. As of April, there were 50 dry casks of radioactive waste being stored at Point Beach until the federal government can develop a permanent storage plan.

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Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Alexandria, Virginia. Toggle Navigation. Robbins said the plant employs about people plus "hundreds" of contractors. State lawmakers who represent the area welcomed the news.

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