The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the transfer of the Indian Point nuclear power station licence from Entergy Corporation to Holtec International, as owner, and subsidiary Holtec Decommissioning International as decommissioning operator.
There are three pressurised water reactor units at Indian Point in New York state. Indian Point-1 and -2 have been permanently shut down, while Indian Point-3 is scheduled for closure by 30 April 2021.
The NRC said in a statement that the license transfer will also include the station’s dry cask spent fuel storage installation.
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