Salt Lake City, Utah September 24, 2024 – EnergySolutions announces TMI-2 Solutions (TMI-2S) reached a major regulatory milestone by completing the Section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This achievement is a critical step in the
planned decommissioning of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) plant.

 

In February 2023, TMI–2S submitted a License Amendment Request (LAR) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) seeking review of decommissioning activities that could result in impacts to cultural, historic, or archaeological resources that had not been previously reviewed by the NRC. The LAR was submitted to support applicable historic and cultural reviews regarding the TMI–2S owned National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible buildings in anticipation of the eventual and necessary physical demolition of the facility to be performed in accordance with the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR).

In accordance with the NHPA Section 106 process, the NRC brought together consulting parties who worked to complete the necessary reviews for this first-of-a-kind LAR. This resulted in the signing of a Programmatic Agreement (PA) for these activities which lists the mitigation
measures to be taken.

 

“This is a significant achievement for the TMI-2 project,” stated Jeff Richardson, COO of
EnergySolutions. “We recognize the importance of the NHPA Section 106 process, and we appreciate the involvement of the consulting parties. I want to congratulate the TMI-2S team in reaching this regulatory milestone.”

 

The NRC review determined that TMI-2S addressed the potential environmental impacts in the areas of historic and cultural resources and therefore, the LAR was approved. As part of LAR implementation, the TMI-2S possession only license (POL) will be revised to allow TMI-2S to conduct certain decommissioning activities per the PA developed under Section 106 of the NHPA for decommissioning activities until termination of the POL.

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EnergySolutions protects the public and preserves the environment by providing safe, compliant, innovative, and sustainable solutions to its client’s nuclear power, decommissioning, remediation, and waste needs. With decades of experience, EnergySolutions serves government and commercial customers in the nuclear, environmental, and energy sectors.

 

For additional information about this press release please contact Mark Walker at 801-231-9194 or mwalker@energysolutions.com