"NEWPORT, Mich. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced early today it has extended the operating license of DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant in northern Monroe County another 20 years, through March 20, 2045.

"We've shown that we can operate well into the future and we look forward to future decades of providing safe, reliable electricity to our customers and our community in southeast Michigan," Paul Fessler, DTE senior vice president and chief nuclear officer at Fermi 2, said.

He said the license extension is "excellent news for Monroe County and Michigan."

The plant has 800 full-time workers, the utility said."

Tom Henry reports for the Toledo Blade December 16, 2016. [2]