ML101190036
| ML101190036 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 04/29/2010 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region II |
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| Press Release-III-10-013 | |
| Download: ML101190036 (2) | |
See also: see also:Press Release-III-10-013
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No. III-10-013
Contacts:
Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662
Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663
April 29, 2010
E-Mail: opa3@nrc.gov
Web site: www.nrc.gov
NRC TO DISCUSS 2009 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
FOR FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT MAY 5
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Detroit
Edison Company on Wednesday, May 5, to discuss the agencys assessment of safety
performance last year at the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2. The plant is located in Newport,
Mich., 25 miles northeast of Toledo.
The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. EDT at the
Monroe County Board of Commissioners Chambers, County Courthouse, 125 E. Second St., in
Monroe. The NRC staff will present the results of the assessment, talk about the NRC and its
range of activities, and be available to respond to questions or comments from the public before
the close of the meeting.
The NRC continually reviews the performance of the Fermi plant and the nations other
commercial nuclear power facilities, NRC Region III Administrator Mark Satorius said. This
meeting allows us to discuss our annual assessment of safety performance with the company and
area residents. One of NRCs main goals is to explain to people in the community how the
agency regulates nuclear power plants.
A letter sent from the NRC Region III Office to plant officials addresses the performance
of the plant during the period 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/ferm_2009q4.pdf.
The NRC utilizes a combination of color-coded inspection findings and performance
indicators to measure plant performance. The colors go from green to white, yellow or
red, commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved.
The NRCs assessment concluded that Fermi Unit 2 operated safely in 2009. All of the
inspection findings and performance indicators for Fermi Unit 2 during 2009 were determined to
be green.
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As a result of this performance, the NRC will continue to conduct the very detailed
routine inspections for plants that are performing well. Inspections are performed by two NRC
Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant, and inspection specialists from the Region III Office in
Lisle, Ill. Among the areas of plant operations to be inspected this year by NRC specialists are
radiation protection, emergency response and preoperational testing of the independent spent fuel
storage pad.
Current performance information for Fermi is available on the NRCs Web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/FERM2/ferm2_chart.html.
NRC news releases are available through a free list serve subscription at the following Web address:
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link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.