NRC Event Notification: Farley Nuclear Plant Addresses Seismic Monitoring Issue
July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- On July 2, 2025, the seismic monitoring panel for both Unit 1 and Unit 2 at the Farley nuclear plant in Alabama experienced a fault, making it nonfunctional. This event prompted an eight-hour, non-emergency notification to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The issue, a loss of seismic monitoring for emergency plan assessment (Event Number 57800), means the primary method for evaluating if an operational basis earthquake (OBE) threshold was exceeded following . . .
The issue, a loss of seismic monitoring for emergency plan assessment (Event Number 57800), means the primary method for evaluating if an operational basis earthquake (OBE) threshold was exceeded following . . .