Holtec International celebrated landmarks and benchmarks this past month as it welcomed Indian Point Energy Center, the newest member to its fleet of decommissioning sites and celebrated the safe and successful completion of a key Oyster Creek milestone in world record time!
Holtec International’s subsidiaries completed the acquisition of the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York from Entergy Corporation today. This asset transfer was made possible by the approval of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
On May 21, 2021, the last multi-purpose canister bearing Oyster Creek’s irradiated fuel was placed in dry storage emptying its Reactor Building of all fissile material and setting it on track for becoming the most expedited decommissioning program in the nation’s history.
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We are pleased to hail the arrival of the multi-purpose canister (MPCs) technology, originally espoused by the USDOE in the early 1990s as the most robust fuel packaging solution and embraced universally by the US nuclear plants, on the South American continent
We mark the permanent cessation of energy generation at the Indian Point Energy Center today when the last operating reactor - Indian Point Unit 3 - shuts down. Subject to the authorization by New York’s…
After an extensive battery of pre- commissioning and commissioning tests, Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate has authorized the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant to load used fuel from the Chornobyl three reactors with immediate effect.
We are pleased to announce that a major step toward the timely decommissioning of the three-reactor Indian Point site occurred yesterday with the unanimous signing of a Joint Petition (“Agreement”) by all stakeholders that will support the NY Public Service Commission’s deliberations and decision in May.
We are pleased to share some of the recent innovations employed at our plants undergoing prompt decommissioning – Oyster Creek and Pilgrim – that have a large beneficial consequence to enhancing public health and safety as well as protection of the environment.
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Holtec International is pleased to announce the successful loading last week of its 1,500th spent fuel dry storage system. Number 1,500 was loaded as part of the ongoing campaign at Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center.…
With 2021 now well underway, decommissioning activities at the Oyster Creek and Pilgrim decommissioning sites continue to progress, a testament to the strong focus on safety, precision and innovation at both locations.