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I-99-105 December 28, 1999 NRC Region I to Monitor Northeast Plants During Y2K Transition The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Region I office in King of Prussia, Pa., will monitor the status of commercial nuclear power plants in the Northeastern United States during the Year 2000, or Y2K rollover, from Dec. 31 through New Year's Day. The Region I Incident Response Center will be fully staffed and an inspector will be stationed at each plant site during the transition period. From 10 p.m. on Dec. 31 through 2 p.m. on Jan. 1, a Region I public affairs officer will be available to answer news media questions regarding those plants. The contact phone number is (610) 337-5360. In addition, press releases providing status updates on the facilities will be issued and will be posted on the NRC's web site at www.nrc.gov/OPA/ . For details on the entire agency's Y2K staffing plans, see NRC press release No. 99-271 at the same web location. # |