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(USGovernment-News.Com, July 19, 2013 ) KNOXVILLE, T.N. – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversees the safety and security of nuclear plants around the country, and for the ninth time in three years, the NRC is coming down on the Tennessee Valley Authority.
According to the citation from the NRC, the Browns Ferry plant violated multiple safety standards at one of its reactors, bestowing the TVA with the worst rating in the United States yet this year. According to a story by WRCBtv, the same reactor tripped in December last year, sparking a citation by the NRC. The NRC is considering a lesser citation for the December reactor trip, which has been blamed on an error by the reactor operator.
The Unit 2 reactor was shut down, and no injuries were reported. NRC spokesman Joey Ledford said, “Even though the unit was safely shut down and there was no threat to workers or people living near the plant, the NRC has preliminarily determined that the finding is white, meaning it has low to moderate safety significance.”
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