NRC SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE TO DISCUSS FARLEY

NUCLEAR PLANT SAFETY PERFORMANCE

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled an open house for Monday, 

March 11, to provide information about the agency’s inspections and assessment of the Farley 

nuclear power plant during 2012. The Farley plant, operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Co., 

is located near Columbia, Ala., about 18 miles south of Dothan. 

The informal open house and poster session is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. CDT in the

Alabama Midland Railroad Depot, 312 Midland Street (intersection of 3rd Avenue and Midland 

Street) in Ashford, Ala. The NRC staff will be available to answer questions about the safety 

performance of the Farley plant as well as overall NRC oversight and inspection. 

Overall, the NRC staff concluded that both units at the Farley plant operated safely in 

2012. Both units were subject to increased oversight during the first three quarters of 2012, but 

the NRC determined that the plant staff has adequately addressed a security inspection finding. 

There were no additional inspection findings or performance indicators that would cause the 

NRC to increase its level of oversight and inspection. During 2013, the NRC staff will continue 

the detailed routine inspections at the Farley plant that all nuclear power plants receive.

In addition to those inspections, the NRC staff plans to conduct initial operator license 

examinations during 2013.

Inspections are carried out by the NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant and by

specialized inspectors from the Region II office in Atlanta. 

“The NRC inspects nuclear plants and monitors their performance on an ongoing basis,” 

said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree. “We issue inspection reports throughout the 

year and we hold these meetings near each plant to discuss our oversight and answer any 

questions local residents may have.”

The NRC evaluates inspection findings and performance indicators at commercial 

nuclear power plants with a color-coded system that classifies them as green, white, yellow or 

red, in increasing order of safety significance. As the significance increases, the NRC increases 

the level of oversight. If a plant takes corrective actions and improves safety performance, the 

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agency returns to its normal, but still extensive, inspection schedule. Inspection findings and 

performance indicators are updated on the NRC’s website (www.nrc.gov) each quarter. 

The annual assessment letter for Farley Units 1 and 2 will be available on the NRC 

website prior to the meeting or can be obtained by contacting the Region II Office of Public 

Affairs. The NRC website also has current performance information for Farley Unit 1 and Unit 2.

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