NRC TO DISCUSS 2006 PERFORMANCE
AT GRAND GULF NUCLEAR PLANT
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet on May 8, with representatives of Entergy Operations, Inc., to discuss the agency’s assessment of safety performance last year at the Grand Gulf nuclear plant near Port Gibson, Miss.

The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the
Port Gibson City Hall, 1005 College St., Port Gibson.

The NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of Grand Gulf, as well as the NRC’s role in ensuring safe plant operation.

“The NRC continually reviews the performance of Grand Gulf and the nation’s other commercial nuclear power facilities,” NRC Region IV Administrator Bruce S. Mallett said. “This meeting will provide an opportunity for a discussion of our annual assessment of safety performance with the company and with local officials and residents who live near the plant.”

A letter sent from the NRC Region IV office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2006 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/gg_2006q4.pdf.

The NRC utilizes color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to assess nuclear power plant performance. The colors start with "green" and then increase to "white," "yellow" or "red," commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved.

The NRC said Grand Gulf operated safely during 2006 and will receive baseline, or routine inspections, during 2007.

Routine inspections are performed by two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas. Among the areas of plant performance to be inspected this year by NRC specialists are activities associated with engineering, fire protection, emergency preparedness, maintenance and radiological controls.

Current performance information for Grand Gulf is available on the NRC web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/GG1/gg1_chart.html.

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