ML100490801
| ML100490801 | |
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| Site: | 07003103 |
| Issue date: | 02/10/2010 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region II |
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| Press Release-II-10-004 | |
| Download: ML100490801 (1) | |
See also: see also:Press Release-II-10-004
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No. II-10-004
February 10, 2010
CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov
Joey Ledford (404) 562-4416
NRC SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF
LES ENRICHMENT FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a meeting with officials of
Louisiana Energy Services in Eunice, N.M., to discuss the companys performance during the
construction of the National Enrichment Facility near Eunice.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the Eunice Community Center at 906
12th Street in Eunice. Its purpose is to discuss the results of the NRCs Assessment of Licensee
Performance, which covers the period from July 1, 2008 through Nov. 30, 2009.
The meeting is open to the public, and NRC officials will be available to answer
questions from interested observers.
The discussion will include management measures, facility construction and facility
support. In its report, the staff concluded that LES conducted its activities safely and in
accordance with the license requirements. The staffs review did not identify a need for any
improvement in the areas evaluated, though it did identify some inspection findings in quality
assurance oversight and design controls that require the continued focus of LES management.
When completed, the gas centrifuge plant will enrich uranium for use in nuclear power
plant fuel. The NRC will schedule another public meeting in the area to discuss the results of the
agency's operational readiness reviews.
A copy of the NRC letter to the company regarding the review is publicly available
online at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html . The number to access the document
is ML100201057.
NRC NEWS
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Office of Public Affairs, Region II
61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303
Web Site: www.nrc.gov