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Dominion officials report high reliability at North Anna, outline license renewal and spent‑fuel plans
Summary
Dominion Energy told Louisa supervisors that North Anna Power Station posted strong 2024 performance, renewed licensing through 2060 for Unit 2 and outlined interim spent‑fuel storage plans; the station reported one minor environmental reporting lapse and discussed emergency alert changes.
Dominion Energy representatives told the Louisa County Board of Supervisors during a public hearing Monday that North Anna Power Station remained an industry leader in reliability in 2024 and that the station’s license renewals and interim spent‑fuel storage plans remain on track.
“North Anna Power Station remains an industry leader in generating safe, reliable, low‑cost, carbon‑free power,” said Lisa Hilbert, site vice president at North Anna Power Station, during the station’s annual update. Hilbert stated that Unit 2 had a combined capacity factor of 96.42% in 2024 and that the plant provided enough generation to support roughly 475,000 homes for more than 330 days of the year.
Dominion said both units have received license renewals allowing operation into the 2050s and 2060s (Unit 1 and Unit 2 respectively) and that the company continues to move spent fuel into an on‑site independent spent fuel storage installation. The county previously approved renewal of that interim storage installation; Dominion told the board the installation will store spent fuel produced through the initial license periods with dates of availability tied to the relicense schedule.
Hilbert also reported the station experienced a single minor environmental reporting issue in 2024: a biocide brought on‑site in 2021 was not initially reported to state and local emergency response agencies within 90 days as required; Dominion said the event was minor and caused no environmental harm. Dominion also reported four OSHA‑recordable injuries and two first‑aid events in 2024 and said its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP Star) status was renewed after an OSHA inspection.
Dominion described outreach changes for emergency notification. The company said it implemented Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) wireless alerts in 2023 as its primary method and will provide printed cards or hard copies of alert information on request for residents who do not use QR codes.
The presentation included economic figures: Dominion said North Anna employs roughly 800 full‑time staff, averages about 200 contractors on a typical day, and that refueling outages bring up to an additional 1,000 supplemental personnel. Dominion told the board that North Anna added about $30.6 million to regional income through operations and that alumni of the college and station contribute to local economic activity tied to Lake Anna and related permits; Dominion said 78 Lake Anna permits were issued in Louisa County in 2024, with 49 pending as of January 28, 2025.
Board members thanked Dominion staff for responsiveness to constituents and noted Dominion volunteers’ local support for community events. The supervisors did not take any formal action as a result of the presentation.
