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MONTHYEARML23052A1042023-01-11011 January 2023 News Release-III-23-001: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant ML22199A0652022-06-22022 June 2022 News Release-III-22-019: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Power Station ML22153A1312022-05-24024 May 2022 News Release-III-22-014: NRC to Hold Webinar to Discuss 2021 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-21-012, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants2021-06-22022 June 2021 Press Release-III-21-012: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-20-009, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants2020-07-23023 July 2020 Press Release-III-20-009: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-19-012, NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Plant at Community Event2019-06-12012 June 2019 Press Release-III-19-012: NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Plant at Community Event Press Release-III-18-025, NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Station2018-07-17017 July 2018 Press Release-III-18-025: NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Station Press Release-III-18-017, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Power Station2018-05-16016 May 2018 Press Release-III-18-017: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Power Station Press Release-III-17-012, NRC to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Station May 252017-05-17017 May 2017 Press Release-III-17-012: NRC to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Station May 25 Press Release-III-16-016, NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss Agency'S Assessment of Dresden Nuclear Power Plant2016-06-21021 June 2016 Press Release-III-16-016: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss Agency'S Assessment of Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-16-005, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Plant2016-04-28028 April 2016 Press Release-III-16-005: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Plant Press Release-16-011, NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2016-03-0404 March 2016 Press Release-16-011: NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-15-068, NRC Accelerates Schedule for Earthquake Risk Analysis at U.S. Reactors2015-10-27027 October 2015 Press Release-15-068: NRC Accelerates Schedule for Earthquake Risk Analysis at U.S. Reactors Press Release-III-15-022, NRC Issues a White Finding to Dresden Power Station2015-09-23023 September 2015 Press Release-III-15-022: NRC Issues a White Finding to Dresden Power Station Press Release-15-054, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2015-09-0303 September 2015 Press Release-15-054: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-15-014, NRC Schedules Open House May 19 to Discuss Performance of Braidwood and Dresden Nuclear Plants2015-05-15015 May 2015 Press Release-III-15-014: NRC Schedules Open House May 19 to Discuss Performance of Braidwood and Dresden Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-14-022, NRC Schedules Open House June 25 to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Station2014-06-18018 June 2014 Press Release-III-14-022: NRC Schedules Open House June 25 to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Station Press Release-14-008, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Dresden Confirmatory Order March 6 in Morris, Ill2014-02-11011 February 2014 Press Release-14-008: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Dresden Confirmatory Order March 6 in Morris, Ill Press Release-III-13-039, NRC Issues Orders to Dresden Nuclear Plant and Former Plant Employees2013-10-29029 October 2013 Press Release-III-13-039: NRC Issues Orders to Dresden Nuclear Plant and Former Plant Employees Press Release-13-073, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2013-09-0606 September 2013 Press Release-13-073: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-13-035, NRC Names Cynthia D. Pederson as Region III Administrator2013-08-13013 August 2013 Press Release-III-13-035: NRC Names Cynthia D. Pederson as Region III Administrator Press Release-III-13-032, NRC Finalizes White Finding for Flooding Protection Issue at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant2013-08-0101 August 2013 Press Release-III-13-032: NRC Finalizes White Finding for Flooding Protection Issue at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-13-017, NRC Schedules Open House May 22 to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Plant2013-05-14014 May 2013 Press Release-III-13-017: NRC Schedules Open House May 22 to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-13-003, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant2013-01-29029 January 2013 Press Release-III-13-003: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-12-040, NRC Asks Exelon to Address Questions About Dresden'S Flooding Response Plan2012-11-0202 November 2012 Press Release-III-12-040: NRC Asks Exelon to Address Questions About Dresden'S Flooding Response Plan Press Release-12-117, NRC Sponsoring National Academy of Sciences Effort to Carry Out Pilot of Cancer Risk Study2012-10-23023 October 2012 Press Release-12-117: NRC Sponsoring National Academy of Sciences Effort to Carry Out Pilot of Cancer Risk Study Press Release-III-12-022, NRC Schedules June 21 Open House to Discuss Dresden Nuclear Power Station Performance and NRC Oversight2012-06-14014 June 2012 Press Release-III-12-022: NRC Schedules June 21 Open House to Discuss Dresden Nuclear Power Station Performance and NRC Oversight Press Release-III-11-025, NRC Responds to Alert at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant2011-07-15015 July 2011 Press Release-III-11-025: NRC Responds to Alert at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-11-013, NRC Schedules Open House for May 11 to Discuss Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Performance and NRC Oversight2011-05-0202 May 2011 Press Release-III-11-013: NRC Schedules Open House for May 11 to Discuss Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Performance and NRC Oversight Press Release-10-154, National Academy of Sciences Seeks Nominations for Experts to Conduct NRC-Sponsored Cancer Risk Study2010-09-0303 September 2010 Press Release-10-154: National Academy of Sciences Seeks Nominations for Experts to Conduct NRC-Sponsored Cancer Risk Study Press Release-III-10-012, NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant April 282010-04-22022 April 2010 Press Release-III-10-012: NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant April 28 Press Release-III-09-015, NRC Finds Shipment of Radioactive Materials Problem at Prairie Island Nuclear Station to Be of Low to Moderate Safety Significance2009-05-11011 May 2009 Press Release-III-09-015: NRC Finds Shipment of Radioactive Materials Problem at Prairie Island Nuclear Station to Be of Low to Moderate Safety Significance Press Release-III-09-014, NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant May 142009-05-0707 May 2009 Press Release-III-09-014: NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant May 14 Press Release-III-08-016, NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 and 32008-04-24024 April 2008 Press Release-III-08-016: NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 and 3 Press Release-III-07-025, - NRC Proposes $65,000 Fine Against the Dresden Station for Failures to Control and Account for Special Nuclear Material2007-11-29029 November 2007 Press Release-III-07-025 - NRC Proposes $65,000 Fine Against the Dresden Station for Failures to Control and Account for Special Nuclear Material ML0613504212006-05-11011 May 2006 NRC News - NRC Region III Tritium Inspection Activities ML0613201402006-05-11011 May 2006 NRC News Dated 5/11/2006 NRC Region III Tritium Inspection Activities Press Release-III-06-017, NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant2006-04-19019 April 2006 Press Release-III-06-017: NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-05-030, NRC to Discuss 2004 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant2005-06-0808 June 2005 Press Release-III-05-030: NRC to Discuss 2004 Performance Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-04-138, NRC Renews Licenses for Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants for an Additional 20 Years2004-10-28028 October 2004 Press Release-04-138: NRC Renews Licenses for Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants for an Additional 20 Years Press Release-04-083, NRC Finds No Significant Environmental Impacts from Extended Operation of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Plants2004-07-0808 July 2004 Press Release-04-083: NRC Finds No Significant Environmental Impacts from Extended Operation of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-04-032, NRC Begins Special Inspection of Shutdown at Dresden Nuclear Plant2004-05-0606 May 2004 Press Release-III-04-032: NRC Begins Special Inspection of Shutdown at Dresden Nuclear Plant Press Release-III-04-027, NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Company to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Plant2004-04-27027 April 2004 Press Release-III-04-027: NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Company to Discuss Performance of Dresden Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-03-045, NRC to Meet with Exelon to Discuss Status of Company'S Reactors2003-07-28028 July 2003 Press Release-I-03-045: NRC to Meet with Exelon to Discuss Status of Company'S Reactors Press Release-III-03-045, NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine Against Exelon for Inaccurate Information2003-06-25025 June 2003 Press Release-III-03-045: NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine Against Exelon for Inaccurate Information Press Release-III-03-025, NRC to Meet with Officials from Exelon to Discuss Safety Performance at Dresden2003-04-0404 April 2003 Press Release-III-03-025: NRC to Meet with Officials from Exelon to Discuss Safety Performance at Dresden Press Release-III-02-009, NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Co. April 3 to Discuss Dresden Nuclear Power Station Performance2002-03-27027 March 2002 Press Release-III-02-009: NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Co. April 3 to Discuss Dresden Nuclear Power Station Performance 2023-01-11
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 No. III-09-015 May 11, 2009 Contacts: E-Mail: opa3@nrc.gov Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662 Web site: www.nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 NRC FINDS SHIPMENT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROBLEM AT PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION TO BE OF LOW TO MODERATE SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has determined that two violations of NRC regulations occurred during the packaging and shipping of radioactive material from the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant. These violations were determined to be of low to moderate safety significance.
The two-unit plant, located in Welch, Minn., is operated by Northern States Power Company -
Minnesota.
On October 29, 2008, a rectangular container with radioactive equipment and tools used for refueling activities was shipped via an exclusive-use transport vehicle from Prairie Island to a Westinghouse field office in Waltz Mill, Penn. Radiological surveys conducted before the shipment left the plant indicated that radiation levels of the package conformed to the NRC and Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements. When the package arrived at Waltz Mill on October 31 radiological surveys showed that the maximum radiation level on the surface of the package, specifically on the bottom, was in excess of federal regulatory limits.
The NRC reviewed the circumstances around the event and concluded that the increased radiation level on the surface of the package was caused by shifting of the radioactive equipment inside the package. They identified two violations of NRC regulations: (1) failure to appropriately prepare the package for shipment and (2) failure to train the workers involved in preparing the package to understand and carry out requirements for shipment of radioactive material.
The incident had no negative impact on members of the public, the driver or other workers.
Even though no one was harmed in this incident and the bottom of the package with elevated radiation levels would not be easily accessible to the public, said Region III Administrator Mark Satorius, the increased risk of radiation exposure needs to be prevented. Companies that ship nuclear material have a great responsibility to make sure that the roads used for transport are safe for members of the public. The NRC will conduct follow-up inspections to make sure the improvements made to the Prairie Island program for shipment of radioactive materials are sustained.
The utility suspended its radioactive shipments and made changes to improve the radioactive material shipment program. Radioactive shipments were resumed after the program improvements had been implemented.
The NRC uses color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to assess nuclear plant performance. The colors start with Agreen@ and then increase to Awhite,@ Ayellow@ or Ared,@
commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved.
This issue was determined to be a white finding of low to moderate safety significance.
Based on the violations of NRC and DOT regulatory requirements, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Northern States Power Company - Minnesota for its failure to properly prepare radioactive material for shipment and provide proper training to staff working on these preparations.
White findings normally result in additional NRC inspections and meetings with the utility.
The letter notifying Northern States Power Company - Minnesota of the white finding will be available from the NRC=s Region III Office of Public Affairs or in the NRC=s online document library at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
NRC news releases are available through a free list serve subscription at the following Web address:
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