Subject: Summary of May 15, 2018, Closed Pre-Submittal Meeting with Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC to Discuss a Potential License Amendment Request Re: the Use of Atrium 11 Fuel for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Annie Caputo and David Wright to serve as
commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and reconfirmed
Jeffrey Baran to serve a second term as commissioner, with unanimous
consent on Thursday.
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced
Caputo and Wright’s nominations in June 2017 and Baran’s nomination in
October. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the chairman of the committee,
applauded the confirmation votes on Thursday.
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed their FY 2019 Energy & Water appropriations bill yesterday, which includes $1.2 billion appropriated for the Office of Nuclear Energy, a $1 million increase from FY 2018. The report is available here.
The future of Exelon’s unprofitable Three Mile Island nuclear power
plant looks even bleaker after company said today it failed at an annual
auction for the future sale of its electricity.
In addition to TMI, Exelon’s Dresden and Byron plants (both in
Illinois) did not clear in the 2021-2022 auction to supply the
Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regional power grid, known as PJM
Interconnection.
Failing to clear the auction means the plants are not able to produce
power at a price the market is willing to pay. Exelon says TMI has been
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a joint meeting Thursday, June 7, at FERC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2
INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE CYBER-SECURITY INSPECTION
NOTIFICATION TO PERFORM INSPECTION 05000387/2018403 AND
05000388/2018403
