US-based EnergySolutions has entered into a definitive agreement with Dominion Energy to acquire the single-unit Kewaunee nuclear power station in Wisconsin and complete decommissioning of the facility.
The 566-MW pressurised water reactor unit was shut down permanently on 7 May 2013. In June 2017, Dominion completed the used nuclear fuel transfer to the onsite dry fuel storage facility.
The remaining decommissioning work will be executed by EnergySolutions and will result in complete dismantlement of the facility and removal of all radioactive waste.
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