NL-20-1254, Request for One-Time Exemptions from 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(I)(1) Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Request for One-Time Exemptions from 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(I)(1) Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

ML20311A662
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch, Vogtle, Farley
Issue date:	11/06/2020
From:	Gayheart C Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NL-20-1254
Download: ML20311A662 (8)

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