ML20133E211
| ML20133E211 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PR-II-97-005, PR-II-97-5, NUDOCS 9701100243 | |
| Download: ML20133E211 (1) | |
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n, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street N.W.
1 Suite 2900 Atlanta, GA 30323 4
No:II-97-05 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Ken Clark or Roger Hannah (Thursday, January 9, 1997)
Telephone: (404) 331-5503 or 331-7878 NRC STAFF TO MEET WITH DUKE POWER OFFICIALS l
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR OCONEE RESTART i
Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials will meet with Duke. Power Company managers on Friday, January 10. at the Oconee nuclear power plant near Seneca.
4 South Carolina, to discuss the status of the company's readiness to restart the plant's three reactors, shut down by the company last year following a Unit 2 steam line rupture on September 24.
I Seven workers were injured when an 18-inch steam line ruptured in the non-nuclear area of the Unit 2 reactor while maintenance personnel were working on valves.
They were transported to area hospitals where four were held for treatment of extensive injuries.
The NRC sent a special Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) to the plant and held a public meeting last October 8 to discuss findings associated with the event.
Agency officials have not made a decision as to whether or not escalated i
enforcement action will be taken.
i' Friday's meeting will be held at 1:00 p.m. in Room 316 of the Oconee office i
building. It is open to observation by mem]ers of the public and the press, and NRC officials will be available at its conclusion to answer questions from interested observers.
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