Energy & environment · 27/06/2016

Exelon Generation Company, LLC Receives NRC Exemption for Alternative Fuel Rod Cladding Material

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted Exelon Generation Company, LLC an exemption to use a new fuel rod cladding material, Optimized ZIRLO TM, at its Braidwood and Byron nuclear power plants, following a request made in February 2016.