Entergy Gets Federal Extension to Run Indian Point Reactor
- Indian Point 3 license was to expire at midnight Dec. 12
- Plant's Unit 2 still running after license deadline in 2013
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Entergy Corp. said its Indian Point 3 nuclear reactor north of New York City can keep running beyond a weekend deadline while the company pursues a renewal of its operating license.
The license was scheduled to expire at midnight Dec. 12, New Orleans-based Entergy said Thursday in a statement. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will allow it to run as long as the company is pursuing a 20-year license renewal for the 40-year-old reactor. Indian Point’s Unit 2 has run under similar terms since September 2013.