NRC Approves Cleanup Plan for Oyster Creek Transition to Modular Reactors

By Georgina Jedikovska · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-03

NRC Approves Cleanup Plan for Oyster Creek Transition to Modular Reactors

According to Interesting Engineering, federal regulators have greenlit the final decommissioning strategy for the defunct Oyster Creek nuclear station in New Jersey. Holtec International intends to repurpose the historic site by installing four SMR-300 units, representing a total

According to Interesting Engineering, federal regulators have greenlit the final decommissioning strategy for the defunct Oyster Creek nuclear station in New Jersey. Holtec International intends to repurpose the historic site by installing four SMR-300 units, representing a total