Press Release-II-15-018, NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia

Press Release-II-15-018: NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia

ML15096A359
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Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	04/06/2015
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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Press Release-II-15-018
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No: II-15-018 April 6, 2015 CONTACT: Roger Hannah 404-997-4417 Joey Ledford 404-997-4416 NRC Schedules Meeting To Discuss Safety Performance of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with Westinghouse management in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, April 14 to discuss the results of a regulatory safety performance review at the companys commercial nuclear fuel fabrication plant.

The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. in the Red Room of the South Carolina State Museum, 301 Gervais St. in Columbia. The meeting will be open to the public and media, and NRC officials will be available after the formal presentation to answer questions.

The NRC staff assessed performance at Westinghouse during a period beginning Jan. 1, 2013, and ending Dec. 31, 2014, in the areas of safety operations, radiological controls, facility support and special topics. The NRC staff review determined that Westinghouse continued to conduct its activities safety and securely, protecting public health and the environment.

The NRC inspects Westinghouse and other nuclear fuel facilities on an ongoing basis to monitor their performance, said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree, Our inspection reports are publicly available and we also hold regular meetings like this one near each facility to discuss our oversight and answer local residents questions.

A copy of the NRC letter to the company regarding the performance review is publicly available on the NRC website.