The Clinton nuclear power plant is committed to operate until 31 May 2017 after clearing the regional transmission organization’s annual capacity auction, but US utility Exelon Corporation warned that the plant is still potentially facing early retirement.
In a statement, Exelon said that the single-unit 1065 MWe boiling water reactor continues to lose money and will have to close unless market and energy policy reforms are implemented. A decision on its future operations beyond May 2017 will be announced this year, it said.
