The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Southern Nuclear Operating Company to increase the reactor capacity of Units 1 and 2 at the Farley nuclear power station by approximately 1.7%.
The NRC staff determined that Southern Nuclear could safely increase both reactors’ heat output, primarily through more accurate means of measuring feedwater flow.
Southern Nuclear is also improving some plant systems not regulated by the NRC to more efficiently convert the increased reactor output to electricity.
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