Baltimore, US-based power utility Constellation has filed a licence renewal application with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its Clinton-1 nuclear power plant in Illinois, seeking a 20-year extension.
The single-unit Clinton plant is a 1,062-MW boiling water reactor (BWR) unit which started commercial operation in 1987. It is currently licensed to operate until April 2027. The licence renewal, if approved, would extend to 2047.
Later this year Constellation is scheduled to file a second licence renewal for its two-unit Dresden nuclear power station, also in Illinois, which would allow Unit 2 to operate until 2049, and Unit 3 to operate until 2051.