TMI-Alert statement on relicensing of Susquehanna Station
Statement of Three Mile Island Alert, Inc. on the
Relicensing the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
November 28, 2009
The NRC’s review and approval of the Susquehanna
application has taken much longer than the usual 22 to 30
months for a renewal request due to the NRC’s request for
additional information. Susquehanna's license renewal took
39 months, and included a $500,000 fine issued by the
Susquehanna River Basin Commission for improperly
uprating the plant in 2001.
The extension will consume 30 million gallons of water
per day from the Susquehanna River, add 60 metric tons of
high level radioactive waste annually, and increase dependence
on foreign uranium fuel supplies.
Eric Epstein, Chairman, TMI-Alert
717-541-1101
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