Regulators uphold nuke plant citation (most severe of four color-coded citations)
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Nancy Gaarder
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that it was correct in proposing that the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station be dealt a so-called "red finding" for a June 2011 electrical fire in its emergency equipment.
A red finding is the most severe of four color-coded citations the commission metes out after problems at a nuclear plant.
This is the seventh red finding the commission has issued against a nuclear reactor since 2001. The nation has more than 100 reactors.
Elmo E. Collins, regional administrator for the commission, said in a statement Tuesday that the fire was of "high safety significance" because it affected multiple systems and needed to be addressed to prevent it from happening again.
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