Press Release-03-093, NRC to Hold Public Meeting July 25 on Quad Cities Nuclear Plant Steam Dryer Cracks and Future Uprates

Press Release-03-093: NRC to Hold Public Meeting July 25 on Quad Cities Nuclear Plant Steam Dryer Cracks and Future Uprates

ML031970680
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	07/16/2003
From:	Office of Public Affairs
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NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone 301/415-820 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: www.nrc.gov No.03-093 July 16, 2003 NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING JULY 25 ON QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR PLANT STEAM DRYER CRACKS AND FUTURE UPRATES Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with GE Nuclear Energy and the Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Owners Group on July 25 in Rockville, Md., to discuss the possible impact on future BWR power uprates, due to cracks in the steam dryer of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, near Moline, Illinois.

The meeting will be held in room T-2B3 of the NRCs Two White Flint building, 11545 Rockville Pike, from 1 until 2:30 p.m. Meeting topics will include analysis of failure modes and effects, as well as screening criteria. Members of the public will have opportunities to comment and discuss the issues with NRC staff during the meeting.

An agenda is available electronically through the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) on the NRC web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html , by entering accession number ML031900436. Help in using ADAMS is available from the NRCs Public Document Room at 800/397-4209 or 301/415-4737.

For more information or to inquire about schedule changes, contact Alan Wang at 301/415-1445.