Federal, state and native officers are getting ready for a one-day security drill subsequent week on the Wolf Creek Producing Station.
The Federal Emergency Administration Company will probably be a part of what’s being referred to as a “routine train” Wednesday, August 31. Coffey County authorities will probably be concerned as properly.
“The train is required each two years to check state and native radiological emergency preparedness and response plans,” a FEMA assertion stated.
Emergency services will probably be activated as a part of the take a look at. Neosho Rapids Grade College is a delegated meeting level in case Wolf Creek must be evacuated.
The Nuclear Regulatory Fee additionally could have displays on the train, checking the plant’s efficiency.
A preliminary evaluation of the train will happen in a public assembly Friday morning, September 2 on the Coffey County Library in Burlington.
NRC data present Wolf Creek had two “non-cited violations” between April and June. They concerned upkeep of a valve and the scoping of a cooling system.
An Evergy spokesman informed The Gazette late final yr that Wolf Creek is scheduled for a refueling outage this fall. A date for that outage has not been introduced.
