ML24047A113
| ML24047A113 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/2023 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region II |
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| References | |
| News Release-III-23-009 | |
| Download: ML24047A113 (1) | |
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No: III-23-009 May 9, 2023
Contact:
Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2022 safety performance of the LaSalle nuclear power plant during an in-person open house scheduled for May 16. The two-unit plant is operated by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC., and is located in Marseilles, Illinois, approximately 11 miles southeast of Ottawa.
The open house will be held from 5-6 p.m., Central time at the Marseilles Public Library, 155 East Bluff Street in Marseilles. NRC staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will participate in the discussion.
The NRC determined that LaSalle operated safely during 2022. All inspection findings and performance indicators were green or very low safety significance. As a result, LaSalle remains 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.
Plant inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors and inspection specialists from the agencys Region III office in Lisle, Illinois.
The annual assessment letter and meeting notice for LaSalle are available on the NRC website.
Current performance information for Unit 1 and Unit 2 is also available and is updated on a quarterly basis.