Dive Summary:
- Exelon Corp. has dispute a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finding that says the utility intentionally mislead the agency; the NRC has requested that Exelon discuss potential penalties with them.
- One of the major findings by the NRC was that Exelon failed to put aside enough money to decommission several of its power plants.
- The finding could carry a $144,000 fine for each day of the violation as well as mandatory extra training for Exelon's workers.
From the article:
The NRC found that Exelon's method for calculating the amount of set-aside money failed to comply with NRC requirements and resulted in inadequate funds, NRC spokeswoman Viktoria Mitlyng said Sunday.
The shortfall was found at nuclear plants in Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, LaSalle and Zion, among others.
Krista Lopykinski, director of nuclear communications for Exelon Generation, issued a statement Sunday saying the utility "acted in good faith" and reported "timely and accurate information based on our understanding of the regulations." ...