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News Release-III-23-015: NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Fermi Nuclear Plant

ML24047A255
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Issue date:	06/06/2023
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No: III-23-015 June 6, 2023

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Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Fermi Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2022 safety performance of the Fermi nuclear power plant during an in-person open house scheduled for June 21. The plant, which is operated by DTE Electric Co., is located in Newport, Michigan, approximately 25 miles northeast of Toledo.

The open house will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m., Eastern time at the Monroe County Courthouse, 125 East Second Street, in Monroe. 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 Fermi operated safely during 2022. All inspection findings and performance indicators were green, or of very low safety significance. As a result, Fermi remains under the NRCs baseline level of oversight, which 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 specialist inspectors from the agencys Region III office in Lisle, Ill.

The annual assessment letter for Fermi is available on the NRC website. Current performance information for the plant also is available on the NRC website and updated quarterly.