NRC approves North Anna uprate
Dominion has been given permission by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to increase the generating capacity of both reactors at its North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia by 1.6%. The power uprate will increase unit 1's gross generating capacity from about 965 MWe to some 980 MWe, while unit 2's would increase from 965 MWe to around 973 MWe. Some 60 MWe of each reactor's output is consumed by plant systems. The NRC determined that the output of the reactors could safely be increased through more accurate means of measuring feedwater flow. The uprate will be implemented in July 2010. The North Anna plant comprises two pressurized water reactors which began operating in 1978 and 1980, respectively. In March 2003, the NRC approved 20 year operating licence extensions for both units. Dominion filed an application with the NRC in November 2007 for a combined construction and operation licence for a new reactor at the North Anna site.
Dominion has been given permission by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to increase the generating capacity of both reactors at its North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia by 1.6%. The power uprate will increase unit 1's gross generating capacity from about 965 MWe to some 980 MWe, while unit 2's would increase from 965 MWe to around 973 MWe. Some 60 MWe of each reactor's output is consumed by plant systems. The NRC determined that the output of the reactors could safely be increased through more accurate means of measuring feedwater flow. The uprate will be implemented in July 2010. The North Anna plant comprises two pressurized water reactors which began operating in 1978 and 1980, respectively. In March 2003, the NRC approved 20 year operating licence extensions for both units. Dominion filed an application with the NRC in November 2007 for a combined construction and operation licence for a new reactor at the North Anna site.
