NRC Renews Licenses for Brunswick 1&2

Congratulations to the team at Progress Energy on the news that NRC has renewed the operating licenses for Brunswick 1&2.

The Brunswick plant is located south of Wilmington, N.C., at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The licensee, Carolina Power & Light Co., submitted its license renewal application Oct. 18, 2004. With the renewal, the license for Unit 1 is extended until Sept. 8, 2036, and the license for Unit 2 is extended until Dec. 27, 2034.

Counting Brunswick 1&2, NRC has now renewed the licenses for 44 reactors.

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