NRC: News Release - Region IV - 2009-010 - NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant


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No. IV-09-010		March 30, 2009
CONTACT:	Victor Dricks Phone: 817-860-8128	E-mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov
NRC TO DISCUSS 2008 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR PLANT Printable Version
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet in Burlington, Kan., on April 16, with representatives of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. to discuss the agency's 2008 assessment of safety performance for the Wolf Creek nuclear plant. The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Coffey County Library, Burlington Branch, 410 Juniatta Street in Burlington. In addition to the performance assessment, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of Wolf Creek, as well as the NRC's role in ensuring safe plant operation. "The NRC continually reviews the performance of Wolf Creek and the nation's other commercial nuclear power facilities," NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins 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 2008 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/wc_2008q4.pdf. The NRC said the Wolf Creek plant operated safely during 2008 and will receive the very detailed inspection regime during 2009 used by the NRC for plants that are operating well. However, despite efforts by the licensee, weaknesses remain in the area of problem identification and resolution and human performance and the NRC will continue to focus inspection attention on these areas. Inspections are performed by NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by specialists from the Region IV Office in Arlington, Texas.
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