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NRC: Columbia Generating Station returned to baseline oversight after 2024 radiation-protection issues
Summary
Nuclear Regulatory Commission resident inspectors told the Richland City Council on May 6 that Columbia Generating Station has been returned to the Reactor Oversight Program's baseline column after resolving white-significance findings from 2024; NRC said inspections found mostly low-risk issues and the plant remains operating safely.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told the Richland City Council on May 6 that Columbia Generating Station has been returned to the oversight program's baseline level after addressing performance issues identified in 2024.
The NRC's on-site team described the agency's reactor oversight process, the color-coded performance indicators and the follow-up inspections that led to the change. "We completed the items they had to work through and were satisfied with their response," said Chris Hile, senior resident inspector, referring to corrective work that moved the plant from the NRC's regulatory-response column back to the licensing-response…
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