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FILE- In this Feb. 26, 2009 file photo, the Turkey Point nuclear plant south of Miami is shown. Federal officials have reversed a decision to allow a South Florida nuclear power plant to continue running for another 30 years by ordering a new review of potential environmental risks, including those posed by climate change. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an order Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A decision to allow the South Florida nuclear power plant to run for another 30 years has been reversed by the federal government.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an order Thursday to reverse a previous decision to extend the operating license of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant. The reactor have been operating for over a decade.

Turkey Point, which is south of Miami along Biscayne Bay, should not be affected by the new decision immediately. The NRC granted a 20-year extension for the reactor to run until 2032 and 2033.

Environmental groups have a chance to reiterate their concerns that federal regulators didn't adequately consider the risks of climate change and flooding from sea level rise when granting the last extension. After the staff completes a new site-specific environmental impact statement, the NRC will hold hearings.

The NRC had previously relied on the generic environmental impact statement for the license extensions.

The agency relied on an impact statement prepared in 1996 and revised in 2013 to address only the environmental impacts of extending reactor license terms from 40 years to 60 years. 80 years of operation is what Extending the licenses to 2052 and 2053 would mean.

NRC researchers have acknowledged that operating a reactor beyond 60 years poses unique safety and environmental issues related to the age-related degradation of safety equipment.

The Miami Herald reported that FPL has said that rising sea levels and other climate factors won't compromise the operations of the reactor.

The license extension for the Peach Bottom nuclear plant was reversed by the NRC. The NRC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were taken over by Democrats after President Joe Biden took office. The agencies are reexamining decisions made by Republican panels under former President Donald Trump.

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