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No. IV-06-010 | May 9, 2006 | |
CONTACT: | Victor Dricks Phone: 817-860-8128 |
E-mail: opa4@nrc.gov |
NRC TO DISCUSS 2005 PERFORMANCE AT SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR PLANT |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with Southern California Edison Co. officials on May 16, to discuss the NRC’s annual assessment of safety performance at the San Onofre nuclear plant during 2005.
The 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Country Plaza Inn, Conference Room, 35 Via Pico Plaza, San Clemente, Calif., is open to public observation. Before the session ends, NRC staff will be available to answer questions on the plant’s safety performance, as well as the agency’s role in ensuring safe plant operation. "Each year, the NRC assesses the performance of all of the nation’s commercial nuclear power plants," said Region IV Administrator Bruce S. Mallett. "The meeting gives us an opportunity to discuss our findings with the company, local officials and members of the public. We look forward to meeting with members of the community and answering any questions they may have about our oversight." A letter sent from the NRC Region IV Office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2005 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/sano_2005q4.pdf . Overall, San Onofre operated safely during the period. The NRC uses 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. Because all of the inspection findings and performance indicators for the plant during the last quarter of 2005 were determined to be "green," San Onofre will receive a baseline (or routine) level of inspections during the upcoming assessment period. 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 operations to be inspected during the next year by NRC specialists are emergency preparedness and radiological safety. Current performance information for San Onofre Unit 2 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SANO2/sano2_chart.html. Current performance information for San Onofre Unit 3 is available at: |
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