Duke Energy Corporation Receives Renewed Facility Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants

Summary

Duke Energy Corporation has been granted renewed facility operating licenses for its nuclear power plants, including McGuire Nuclear Station and Catawba Nuclear Station, for an additional 20-year period.

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