The company planning to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is scheduled to meet with regulators Feb. 19 to discuss its emergency preparedness.
The meeting between Constellation Energy Generation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is from 1 to 3 p.m.
The meeting is open to the public and attendees can make comments or ask questions of NRC officials. The NRC is not actively soliciting comments towards regulatory decisions on this matter. Constellation is not required to answer questions directed at the company.
Those who wish to attend are asked to register in advance here. People can also call 301- 576-2978 and enter pass code 703779155# to join the meeting by phone.
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The meeting is for Constellation to discuss their plan to submit their proposed emergency plan for TMI Unit 1. The emergency plan is required to restart power operations.
Emergency preparedness plans detail what measures a nuclear power plant will use to protect the public in the event of a radiological emergency. The NRC then inspects those plans and evaluates how the plants carry them out during simulation exercises, which are staged at least once every two years.
In a timeline for restarting the plant, Constellation said it hopes to submit its final emergency plan by September of this year.
The company’s goal is to begin generating power again in 2028.
A slide from Constellation's Oct. 25 presentation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission showing the planned timeline for reopening the Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
TMI Unit 1 shut down in 2019 due to stagnant demand for electricity and an inability to compete economically with cheaper natural gas and renewable sources.
Last year, Constellation made a deal with Microsoft to supply all the power for the tech company’s data centers in the region.
Last month, Constellation officially requested to change the name of the plant from “Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1” to “Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center.” The NRC is reviewing the request.
TMI Unit 2 partially melted down in 1979 and was permanently shut down. That reactor, which shares the namesake island with Unit 1, is being cleaned up now.
TOM LISI | Staff Writer 
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