Feds: Virginia nuclear plant will remain closed until operator proves it’s safe
“We’re reviewing Dominion’s information to ensure North Anna’s systems will be able to keep the public safe and the plant won’t start up again until we’re satisfied on that point,” Eric Leeds, director of the NRC’s Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, said in a statement Friday. “We’re working diligently on coming to a technically sound decision.”
The August earthquake and resulting shutdown of the North Anna plant reignited the debate in Washington over the adequacy of nuclear safety regulations.
The NRC is in the process of reevaluating its regulations in light of the March disaster at a nuclear power plant in Japan.
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