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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-96-12 April 1, 1996
CONTACT: Jan Strasma 708/829-9663
Angela Dauginas 708/829-9662
E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov
PRAIRIE ISLAND PLANT RATED "SUPERIOR" IN THREE AREAS,
"GOOD" IN ONE AREA IN LATEST SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
The Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant has received
performance ratings of "superior" in plant operations,
maintenance, and plant support and "good" in engineering in
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff's latest Systematic
Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) report for the
facility.
The SALP report was sent March 28 to Northern States
Power Company (NSP), which operates the plant in Red Wing,
Minnesota. It evaluates the plant's performance from July
24, 1994, through February 17.
NRC and NSP officials will discuss the assessment during
a meeting set for 9 a.m. on April 17 at the Prairie Island
Training Center on the plant site. The meeting will be open
for public observation. NRC officials will be available
afterwards to speak with reporters, state and local
officials, and members of the public.
NRC SALP reports rate licensees in four functional areas
- plant operations, maintenance, engineering, and plant
support - and assign ratings of Category 1, 2 or 3 depending
on whether their performance in those areas was superior,
good or adequate. The report on Prairie Island gives a the
plant a "Category 1" rating in plant operations, maintenance,
and plant support, indicating superior performance. It
assigns a rating of "Category 2" to engineering, indicating
good performance.
NRC Regional Administrator Hubert J. Miller, in a letter
to the utility, said: "...the conduct of nuclear activities
at Prairie Island was excellent overall, and was properly
focused on nuclear safety."
"Prairie Island's performance was characterized by
strong management involvement and a conservative approach to
operations," he added. "Interdepartmental communications,
teamwork and work controls were strong."
The ratings for each functional area of this report and
the previous report were:
Functional Area Current Period Previous Period
Operations 1 1
Maintenance 1 1
Engineering 2 2
Plant Support 1 1
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(Note: A copy of the full report may be obtained from the
Region III Office of Public Affairs at the telephone numbers
or e-mail address above.)
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