About Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2

Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant has two reactors, Unit 1 and Unit 2. The plant is located in Manitowoc County near Two Rivers, WI on the shores of Lake Michigan. The operating company that owns Point Beach is NextEra Energy. The type of reactors are pressurized-water reactors.

NextEra Energy has applied for a subsequent license of extension of 20 years for both reactor units. You can view the application here. An environmental report was required for the application, view NextEra’s environmental report here. The license renewal process has two pathways– 1) review of safety issues and 2) environmental issues.