RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Energy Northwest is one step closer to renewing its federal license to operate the Columbia Generating Station near Richland.
A federal advisory committee in Maryland recommended license renewal Friday after concluding that Energy Northwest had satisfied safety-related issues.
The Tri-City Herald (http://bit.ly/HGrrIu ) says it is the final step before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission makes a decision, which could come in late May.
The station is the only commercial nuclear plant in the Pacific Northwest. A 20-year license renewal would allow the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear plant to operate until 2043.
