St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant in the United States Marks 50 Years of Operation and Receives Approval for 20-Year License Renewal

The St. Lucie County Nuclear Power Plant in Florida recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its commercial operation and simultaneously received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend its operating license by an additional 20 years beyond the original term, raising the upper limit of its design operating service life to 70 years. This approval marks a significant achievement in the plant's safe operation and reflects its important role in future energy supply.

As the primary zero-carbon baseload power source in Florida's coastal region, the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant has provided stable and safe electricity supply to millions of people in the state over the past five decades of operation. To ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the nuclear plant, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted rigorous assessments and reviews of the plant's operational and safety measures, ultimately approving the license renewal.

The granting of this operating license renewal fully validates the safety redundancy capability of mature pressurized water reactor units under digital upgrades, equipment aging management, and stringent nuclear regulatory mechanisms, and signals that the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant will continue to play an important role over the next 20 years, providing safe and stable carbon-free electricity to Florida.