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NRC centre activated ahead of hurricane, WNN 11 October 2018  The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) yesterday activated its Atlanta regional incident response centre in anticipation of Hurricane Michael’s landfall in the south-eastern USA. Southern Nuclear reduced power at the Farley nuclear power plant in Alabama as a precautionary measureSouthern Company subsidiary Southern Nuclear, which operates the two-unit Joseph M Farley plant on behalf of owner Alabama Power, announced yesterday it was reducing power for both units as a “precautionary safety measure” to prepare for potential “weather-related conditions” caused by the hurricane. “These proactive steps will allow station personnel to continue monitoring the storm’s progress and take any necessary actions,” the company said.

The NRC said staff at the Atlanta centre were monitoring and maintaining close contact with the Farley site, which was not expected to shut down as hurricane-force winds were not expected at the site.

The Atlanta centre is one of four regional response centres and covers the regulator’s Region II: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia. Other regional centres are based in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Texas. The Atlanta centre activated last month in advance of Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in North Carolina on 16 September……..

Two units at Duke Energy’s Brunswick nuclear power plant were taken offline on 13 September ahead of Hurricane Florence. Both units had restarted by 21 September.   http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NRC-centre-activated-ahead-of-hurricane