NRC accepts Ginna SLR application as Constellation seeks 20-year extension

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NRC accepts Ginna SLR application as Constellation seeks 20-year extension

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-07-21/article-8230/nrc-accepts-ginna-slr-application-as-constellation-seeks-20year-extension/

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has docketed Constellation's application to extend the operating license for the 581 MWe Ginna nuclear plant through 2049. Agency staff will now conduct a formal review of the request, with a 60-day window open for public hearing requests. A final decision is expected within 12 months under the NRC's streamlined renewal process.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Constellation's subsequent license renewal application to extend operations at the Ginna nuclear power plant by another 20 years.

If approved, the Ontario, N.Y., facility's operating license would be extended through September 18, 2049. The plant was first issued a 40-year license in 1969, followed by a 20-year renewal in 2004 that extended the license into 2029.

The application: On June 17, Constellation submitted the application for the one-unit, 576-MWe Ginna, one of its three nuclear power plants in the state of New York. Earlier in the year, the utility had submitted an SLR application for Nine Mile Point-1 in Scriba; the NRC accepted the Nine Mile Point application in April.

Read the full article at ans.org:
https://www.ans.org/news/2026-07-21/article-8230/nrc-accepts-ginna-slr-application-as-constellation-seeks-20year-extension/