The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published the final supplemental environmental
impact statement for renewing the operating licenses of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power
Plant, near Glen Rose, Texas. The final SEIS explains the NRC staff’s conclusion that no
environmental impacts would preclude renewing the licenses for an additional 20 years of
operation.
Comanche Peak Units 1 and 2 are pressurized-water reactors about 40 miles southwest of
Fort Worth, Texas. Unit 1’s operating license expires Feb. 8, 2030, and Unit 2’s on Feb. 2, 2033.
The NRC issued a draft SEIS in October 2023 and collected public input before finalizing the
document.
The NRC’s consideration of a license renewal application includes a safety review and an
environmental review. The final SEIS concludes the NRC’s environmental review and is
available on the NRC’s website. The staff issued its safety evaluation report in March, and a final
decision on the Comanche Peak renewal is expected later this year.
The Comanche Peak license renewal application is available on the NRC website and can
be viewed at either the Somervell County Library, 108 Allen Drive in Glen Rose, or the Hood
County Library, 222 N. Travis St. in Granbury, Texas. General information about reactor license
renewal is available on the NRC website.
