NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : NRC Opens Special Power Plant Probe
- Share via
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission opened a special inspection of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant amid charges that senior agency officials had covered up problems at the $9-billion facility about 40 miles southwest of Ft. Worth. A team of NRC inspectors will spend 11 days at the plant to assess whether it is ready to begin loading uranium fuel for tests before it starts full-scale commercial production. The move followed an Oct. 4 letter to NRC Chairman Kenneth Carr from an anonymous group of agency inspectors. The letter maintained that senior NRC officials had manipulated inspection data from the plant.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
