NRC Retires Vintage Boiling Reactor Near Sunol, California
Published Date: 9/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ending the operating license for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor near Sunol, California. This means the reactor is officially retired, and leftover radioactivity will now be handled under a different license at the same site. No extra costs or deadlines for the public right now—just a smooth step toward cleaning up the area.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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VBWR Operating License Terminated
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has terminated the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor Facility Operating License No. DPR-1 at the Vallecitos site near Sunol, California. The reactor is officially retired and all remaining residual radioactivity at that site has been transferred to the co-located EVESR license No. DR-10, which will be evaluated when that EVESR license is terminated.
No Immediate Public Costs or Deadlines
The notice says there are no extra costs or new deadlines for the public right now related to the termination of the VBWR license. The remaining radioactivity will be handled under the EVESR license and evaluated when that license is terminated.
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