Constellation files to extend the life of two upstate New York nuclear plants

Constellation has filed license renewal applications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend the operations of Ginna Clean Energy Center and Nine Mile Point Unit 1 reactors in upstate New York to 2049.

Constellation argues the decision to invest in these plants to extend their safe and reliable operations into mid-century “demonstrates that New York State’s renewal of its Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) program is working as intended.”

“We commend Governor Hochul and the Public Service Commission for recognizing the unmatched safe, reliable, zero-emission power our upstate nuclear fleet delivers and for taking actions to keep these key assets running,” said Joe Dominguez, president and CEO of Constellation. “Constellation’s four upstate nuclear units provide nearly half of the state’s clean power, support thousands of family-sustaining jobs and generate millions in local tax revenue.”…

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