NRC Approves Clinton ESP

From Reuters:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved on Thursday the first site in over 30 years that could eventually house a new nuclear power plant, but the United States is still far away from breaking ground on any new reactors.

The NRC's action clears the location for a new nuclear reactor but does not yet approve building a specific reactor.

Exelon Corp., which sought the agency's first-ever early site permit in September 2003, would have up to 20 years to seek a license from the NRC to build and operate a reactor at the company's Clinton, Illinois, site, where it already has one nuclear reactor generating electricity.

Congratulations to the team at Exelon for a job well done.