NRC CAL – NOV (White)

On April 25, 2017, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., for its failure to maintain the effectiveness of an emergency plan and have a standardized emergency action level scheme in use based on facility system and effluent parameters at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. This is a violation of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4) and Appendix E to Part 50 and is associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding. Specifically, the emergency classifications for a General Emergency and Site Area Emergency contained effluent radiation monitor threshold values that were forty-two times different than the correct values. These radiation monitors were being relied upon to determine the magnitude of, and for continuously assessing the impact of the release of radioactive materials, as well as providing criteria for determining the need for notification and participation of local and State agencies.