NRC increases oversight of 2 Tenn. nuclear plants
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – The National Regulatory Commission is increasing oversight of two East Tennessee nuclear plants because of flood-related violations.
The Watts Bar and Sequoyah nuclear plants are operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The NRC held a conference with TVA officials in April to discuss the risk significance of preliminary inspection findings in the flood protection area.
The commission determined that the Watts Bar staff would have been unable to implement some of their flood mitigation procedures within the time specified in those procedures.
In the case of the Sequoyah plant, the NRC said TVA did not establish adequate flood protection for the potential failure of upstream dams.
The commission plans follow up inspections to see what corrections the plants have made.
