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NRC NEWS
U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION III
801 Warrenville Road, Lisle IL 60532 |
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Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663/e-mail: rjs2@nrc.gov |
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Angela Greenman (630) 829-9662/e-mail: opa3@nrc.gov |
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: RIII-99-39
July 8, 1999
NRC STAFF TO MEET WITH ALLIANT UTILITIES OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE
AT DUANE ARNOLD NUCLEAR PLANT
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet Thursday, July 15, with Alliant Utilities
officials to discuss the recent Plant Performance Review of the Duane Arnold Energy Center
(DAEC). The plant is located at Palo, Iowa.
The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the plant's training center, 3277 DAEC Road, Palo. The
meeting is open to public observation. NRC officials will be available after the meeting for
questions and comments from members of the public and the news media.
[The Plant Performance Review assessment of Duane Arnold was previously covered in News
Announcement RIII-99-10, issued on March 31.]
In a March 26 letter to Alliant Utilities, which operates the plant, Geoffrey Grant, Division Director
in the NRC's Region III Office, said, "Overall, DAEC performance was acceptable."
The text of the plant performance review letter is available from the NRC Region III Office of
Public Affairs and on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/ppr. The review covered
the time period from September 28, 1997, through January 31.
NRC reviews the safety performance twice a year at every licensed nuclear power plant in the
nation. These reviews give the agency staff an integrated assessment of plant performance and
provide a basis for planning inspection activities.
Plant performance reviews are an interim measure NRC is using to monitor nuclear power plant
safety. The agency began using it for this purpose after suspending the Systematic Assessment
of Licensee Performance (SALP) process until a new assessment program is developed.
Previously, SALP reports were issued every 12 to 24 months. A new inspection and
assessment program is being developed for use next year.
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