The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has established an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to consider whether a hearing is needed on Dominion Energy's licence renewal application for the North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia, the American Nuclear Society reported.
Groups requesting the hearing say the application for extending the life of North Anna Units 1 and 2 does not address concerns over earthquake-related safety risks.
The 71-page hearing request was filed by three anti-nuclear groups – Beyond Nuclear, the Sierra Club, and the Alliance for a Progressive Virginia. It argues that Dominion’s environmental report, submitted in support of its application, “does not address the environmental impacts of operating North Anna Units 1 and 2 during the extended term under the significant risk of an earthquake that exceeds the design basis for the reactors”.
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