ML20134M381
| ML20134M381 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 11/22/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20134M383 | List: |
| References | |
| PR-III-96-069, PR-III-96-69, NUDOCS 9611250069 | |
| Download: ML20134M381 (1) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
~I Region III Office of Public Affairs 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle IL 60532-4351
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NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT:
RIII-96-69 November 22, 1996
-CONTACT:
Jan Strasma 630/829-9663 Angela Dauginas 630/829-9662 E-mails opa39nrc. gov NRC ISSUES INSPECTION REPORTS ON TWO TEAM INSPECTIONS
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AT CLINTON NUCLEAR POWER STATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has issued reports on two team inspections reviewing plant operations at the Clinton l
Nuclear Power Plant as a result of a reactor shutdown which occurred September 5, 1996. ~The plant, operated by Illinois Power Company, is near Clinton, Illinois.
The plant was shut down because of the failure of a reactor recirculation pump seal.
One NRC inspection team focused on the circumstances surrounding the shutdown, and the second team l
reviewed' plant operations more broadly.
The NRC's letter to the utility transmitting the two reports is. attached.
l The full inspection reports are available for. review on the i
NRC's internet web site.
The web address'for the reports is:
<http://www.nrc. gov /OPA/ reports >.
Copies of the reports are also available by mail from the NRC Region III Office of Public l
Affairs.
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