NRC delays decision on safety violation at Prairie Island plant
Regulators with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are still trying to determine whether the potential for internal flooding at the Prairie Island nuclear plant was a violation of federal licensing requirements.
Regulators with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are still trying to determine whether the potential for internal flooding at the Prairie Island nuclear plant was a violation of federal licensing requirements.
In a letter submitted to Xcel Energy Monday, the NRC announced that it is withdrawing a preliminary violation issued against the facility in order to further review Xcel Energy’s claim that the agency reviewed the plant on standards that do not apply to facilities built before 1975.
“We have been going through their licensing documents to determine whether we agree with their assessment or not,” said NRC spokeswoman Victoria Mitlyng.
Both sides agree that the potential for a pipe breakage in the plant’s turbine building did pose a risk to public safety. Xcel Energy, which owns and operates the plant, has since corrected the problem.
Look to this Saturday’s edition of the R-E for the full story.
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