NRC gives go-ahead to Exelon Generation for FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of the operating license of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in upstate New York from Entergy Nuclear Operations to Exelon Generation Co.

The transfer will become effective from March 31 once the NRC amends the license to reflect the plant’s new ownership. The two companies jointly applied for the license transfer on Aug. 18. FitzPatrick is a boiling-water reactor located near the shore of Lake Ontario in Scriba, N.Y., about six miles northeast of Oswego.

FitzPatrick is licensed to operate through Oct. 17, 2034. The NRC staff’s review of the license transfer application concluded that Exelon is financially and technically qualified to conduct the activities under the license, has satisfied the NRC’s decommissioning funding assurance requirements for the facility, and is not owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign entity.

Image: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Photo: Entergy Corporation)