ML24142A168
| ML24142A168 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 05/15/2024 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region II |
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| References | |
| News Release-III-24-008 | |
| Download: ML24142A168 (1) | |
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No: III-24-008 May 15, 2024
Contact:
Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Performance Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2023 safety performance of the LaSalle nuclear power plant during a public meeting May 22. The two-unit plant operated by Constellation Energy Generation LLC is located in Marseilles, Illinois, approximately 11 miles southeast of Ottawa.
The meeting will be held from 4-5 p.m. Central time at the Marseilles Public Library, 155 East Bluff St. in Marseilles. The NRC will present its assessment of the plants 2023 performance. Following the presentation, staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight, including the resident inspectors based at the site, will be available for a question-and-answer session.
The NRC determined that LaSalle operated safely during 2023. 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, 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 inspection specialists from the agencys Region III office in Lisle, Illinois.
The annual assessment letter for LaSalle is on the NRC website. Current performance information is also available and updated on a quarterly basis.