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News Release-III-22-014: NRC to Hold Webinar to Discuss 2021 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants
ML22153A131
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Site: Dresden, Quad Cities  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/24/2022
From: Prema Chandrathil, Viktoria Mitlyng
Office of Public Affairs Region II
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No: III-22-014 May 24, 2022

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Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Hold Webinar to Discuss 2021 Performance of Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2021 safety performance of two nuclear power plants in Illinois during a webinar scheduled for May 31.

The Dresden and Quad Cities nuclear power plants are located in Illinois and operated by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.

The webinar will begin at 5 p.m., Central time. The public will be able to participate online via Microsoft Teams. NRC staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight will be presenting and available to answer questions and address any concerns. The meeting notice has instructions on participating.

The NRC determined Dresden and Quad Cities nuclear power plants operated safely during 2021.

All inspection findings and performance indicators for the most recent quarter were green or very low safety significance. As a result, Dresden and Quad Cities remain under the NRCs normal level of oversight. This oversight entails thousands of hours of inspection each year.

The NRC Reactor Oversight Process uses color-coded inspection findings and indicators to measure plant performance. The colors start at green and increase to white, yellow or red, commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved. Inspection findings or performance indicators with more than very low safety significance trigger increased NRC oversight.

Inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors assigned to each plant and specialist inspectors from the Region III Office in Lisle, Illinois.

The annual assessment letters for Dresden and Quad Cities are available on the NRC website.

Current performance information for the plants is also available and is updated on a quarterly basis.