Pennsylvania contesting Three Mile Island Unit 2 license transfer

April 28, 2020, 4:00PMNuclear News

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is intervening in the proceeding for FirstEnergy Corporation’s application to transfer the license for Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to an EnergySolutions subsidiary for decommissioning. The Pennsylvania DEP filed its petition to intervene in the transfer of TMI-2’s possession only license, along with a request to extend the time to file a request for a hearing, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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Pennsylvania contesting Three Mile Island Unit 2 license transfer

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