by Andrew Stein March 7, 2013 vtdigger.org The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently completed its 2012 performance review for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
In a letter dated March 4, 2013, NRC Branch Chief Ronald Bellamy told Chris Wamser, vice president of Vermont Yankee, that the plant’ s safety was up to par.
‘ The NRC determined that overall, Vermont Yankee operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives,’ Bellamy wrote.
This finding comes after former Public Service Department Commissioner Liz Miller sent the NRC a series of letters asking why the NRC was not strengthening its oversight of the plant in light of a string of human performance errors in 2012 (for more on that issue).
As the NRC’ s letters stated then and the annual assessment letter stated this month, those incidents are considered by the regulatory commission to be ‘ green’ or of ‘ low safety significance.’
Such incidents included a missing risk analysis, a missing flood seal and a poorly installed condenser.
Vermont Yankee’s safety record gets NRC approval
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