Dominion took an initial step toward filing for another operating extension on its Millstone Power Station nuclear plant in Waterford. If approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any extension would give Dominion the option of stretching the shelflife of the Millstone 2 reactor to 2055, and the Millstone 3 reactor to 2065. The NRC last approved a license renewal for Millstone’s two reactors in November 2005. NRC spokesperson Neil Sheehan told CT Insider that the commission expects a number of nuclear plant operators to seek similar authorizations for existing nuclear plants in the coming years. Millstone is one of two nuclear energy power plants in New England, along with NextEra Energy’s Seabrook Nuclear Power Station on the New Hampshire coast. Combined, the plants supplied about 23 percent of New England’s electricity through the first 11 months of last year, according to ISO New England, which oversees the region’s power markets.
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