EPA v. SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
1/17/2012 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,860. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. AGREEMENT ALLEGES: ON DECEMBER 15, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9603(a), AND THE APPLICABLE CERCLA REGULATIONS, 40 C.F.R. SECTION 302.6, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (16)
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
7821 RIVER ROAD, WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830
Registry ID: 110064351687
- …and 1 more
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC.entered 2012-01-17
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $2,860
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-01-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-01-17Final Order Issued
- 2012-01-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-01-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600094797
- Case number
- 04-2012-2012
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2012-2012 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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