WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Exemption.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 13 by John Lamb, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 2-1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption, on its own initiative, to Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) from a specific requirement in a voluntary regulation regarding risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors for Vogtle Electric Generating Pl...