The following is a summary of information that was provided by the licensee via phone:
On 11/22/2025 at approximately 1340 EST, a plant worker sustained a leg injury on site at Vermont Yankee and was transported to a local hospital. The injured worker was verified to not be contaminated. Vermont Yankee notified the Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement to inform them of the situation due to emergency medical response personnel responding on site. Vermont Yankee is making this report to the NRC per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) for offsite notification to other government agencies.
The NRC Regional Inspector was notified.
- * * RETRACTION ON 11/24/2025 AT 1037 FROM TOM SILKO TO JOSUE RAMIREZ * * *
The following is a summary of information that was provided by the licensee via phone and email:
After further review, Vermont Yankee (VY) has determined that the event was not reportable. Therefore, VY is retracting the report. The basis for the retraction is: Notification to the NRC was made based on reporting to another government agency (The Vermont Department of Homeland Security), however, the reporting to the Vermont Department of Homeland security was not required per VY implementing procedures.
Notified R1DO (Bickett) and
NMSS Events Notifications (Email).