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No. II-04-006 | February 25, 2004 | |
CONTACT: | Ken Clark (404) 562-4416 |
E-mail: opa2@nrc.gov |
NRC TO MEET WITH
WESTINGHOUSE NUCLEAR FUEL PLANT OFFICIALS |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials will meet with officials of the Westinghouse
commercial nuclear fuel plant in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 3 to discuss
the agency’s latest review of the facility’s safety performance.
The NRC review evaluates Westinghouse safety performance in the major areas of safety operations, safeguards, radiological controls, facility support and special topics and covers the period from December 30, 2001, through December 6, 2003. The review found that Westinghouse had conducted its activities safely and securely, but procedural compliance problems continued to present a challenge and warrant additional oversight. Westinghouse’s performance will result in extra inspections in the area of procedural compliance and NRC evaluation of the company’s corrective actions in that area. The NRC will also increase management review of corrective actions and re-evaluate performance halfway through the normal 24-month licensee performance review period for such NRC-licensed fuel facilities. A copy of the NRC letter to Westinghouse which outlines details of the review is available by contacting OPA2@nrc.gov or from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html as document ML040410004. |
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