Federal Register: NRC Grants Southern Nuclear Exemption Over Misloaded Storage Canister Component
August 28, 2026
August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a one-time exemption to Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC), authorizing Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 to retain a single Neutron Source Assembly (NSA) in its current storage cell within a multi-purpose canister at the Vogtle Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, in a manner that is inconsistent with the loading restrictions specified in Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014, Am . . .
