Current Status of TMI
Following the incident at Unit 2, Unit 1 had had its license temporarily suspended. However, contrary to 3:1 vote, by the citizens of the three counties surrounding, to have Unit 1 permanently shut down, it was permitted to resume operations in 1985. since the accident, the Units, the nuclear facilities, and Three Mile Island, itself, have been sold and resold between various companies including: Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed), General Public Utilities Corporation, General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation (GPUN), GPU Inc., AmerGenEnergy Corporation, a joint venture between Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO), and British Energy. "In 2000, PECO merged with Unicom Corporation to form Exelon Corporation, which acquired British Energy's share of AmerGen in 2003. Today, AmerGen LLC is a fully owned subsidiary of Exelon Generation and owns TMI Unit 1, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, and Clinton Power Station. These three units, in addition to Exelon's other nuclear units, are operated by Exelon Nuclear Inc., an Exelon subsidiary."
However, "General Public Utilities was legally obliged to continue to maintain and monitor the site, and therefore retained ownership of Unit 2 when Unit 1 was sold to AmerGen in 1998". In 2001, GPU Inc. was acquired by FirstEnergy Corporation and later dissolved. The maintenance and administration of Unit 2 was then contracted to AmerGen. "Unit 2 has been administered by Exelon Nuclear since 2003."
The TMI-2 reactor is now permanently shut down and it's reactor coolant system has been drained. Furthermore, the radioactive water has been decontaminated and evaporated. The remaining radioactive waste has been shipped off-site, in addition, the reactor fuel and core debris have been shipped off-site to a Department of Energy facility. The remainder of the site continues to be keenly monitored. "The owner says it will keep the facility in long-term, monitored storage until the operating license for the TMI-1 plant expires at which time both plants will be decommissioned. In 2009, the NRC granted a license extension which means the TMI-1 reactor may operate until April 19, 2034."
However, "General Public Utilities was legally obliged to continue to maintain and monitor the site, and therefore retained ownership of Unit 2 when Unit 1 was sold to AmerGen in 1998". In 2001, GPU Inc. was acquired by FirstEnergy Corporation and later dissolved. The maintenance and administration of Unit 2 was then contracted to AmerGen. "Unit 2 has been administered by Exelon Nuclear since 2003."
The TMI-2 reactor is now permanently shut down and it's reactor coolant system has been drained. Furthermore, the radioactive water has been decontaminated and evaporated. The remaining radioactive waste has been shipped off-site, in addition, the reactor fuel and core debris have been shipped off-site to a Department of Energy facility. The remainder of the site continues to be keenly monitored. "The owner says it will keep the facility in long-term, monitored storage until the operating license for the TMI-1 plant expires at which time both plants will be decommissioned. In 2009, the NRC granted a license extension which means the TMI-1 reactor may operate until April 19, 2034."