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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved subsequent license renewal for Point Beach Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2, extending operations through 2050 and 2053, respectively. The approval ensures Wisconsin’s only remaining nuclear plant will continue to generate power for the next three decades.
The plant is operated by Nextera Energy on a 1200 acre site along the Lake Michigan shore about ten miles north of Two Rivers. Point Beach supplies approximately 14% of Wisconsin’s total electricity and has been operating for more than 50 years. Unit 1 went online in 1970, Unit 2 in 1973.
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