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News Release-III-24-024: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2023 Performance of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant

ML24249A195
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	08/22/2024
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No: III-24-024 August 22, 2024

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Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2023 Performance of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2023 safety performance of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant during an in-person open house meeting August 29. The plant, in Oak Harbor, Ohio, is operated by Vistra Operations Co.

The open house will be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Eastern time at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Visitors Center, 14000 West State Route 2, in Oak Harbor. Members of the public will be able to speak directly with agency staff.

The NRC will discuss its assessment of the plants 2023 performance. Staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight, including the resident inspectors based at the site, will be available to address regulatory or technical questions and concerns.

The NRC determined Davis-Besse operated safely during 2023. The plant was under increased NRC oversight for the first two quarters of the year due to a greater-than-green security finding. The NRC conducted a follow-up inspection and concluded the plant appropriately addressed the issue. As a result, the plant returned to the normal level of NRC oversight after the end of the second quarter.

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, based on the safety significance of the issues involved. Inspection findings or performance indicators with more than a very low safety significance trigger an increase of 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 Davis-Besse is available on the NRC website. Current performance information is also available on the NRC website and is updated on a quarterly basis.