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MONTHYEARML23165A2342023-03-0303 March 2023 News Release-23-019: NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nations Nuclear Power Plants ML22270A0812022-09-13013 September 2022 News Release-IV-22-012: NRC Finalizes White Finding at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant ML22215A2112022-07-20020 July 2022 News Release-IV-22-011: NRC Schedules a Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations Press Release-IV-21-005, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of 10 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants2021-04-30030 April 2021 Press Release-IV-21-005: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of 10 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-IV-20-026, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant2020-11-23023 November 2020 Press Release-IV-20-026: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-017, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant2020-09-28028 September 2020 Press Release-IV-20-017: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-20-007, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of 12 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants2020-06-22022 June 2020 Press Release-IV-20-007: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of 12 Region IV Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-IV-19-016, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant2019-09-30030 September 2019 Press Release-IV-19-016: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-18-066, NRC Renews Operating License of Waterford Nuclear Power Plant2018-12-31031 December 2018 Press Release-18-066: NRC Renews Operating License of Waterford Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-18-060, NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Waterford Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal2018-11-20020 November 2018 Press Release-18-060: NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Waterford Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Press Release-IV-18-002, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Entergy2018-03-14014 March 2018 Press Release-IV-18-002: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Entergy Press Release-IV-17-017, NRC Begins Special Inspection at Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant2017-08-0707 August 2017 Press Release-IV-17-017: NRC Begins Special Inspection at Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-16-032, NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for Waterford License Renewal; Public Meeting June 8 to Discuss Environmental Review2016-05-31031 May 2016 Press Release-16-032: NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for Waterford License Renewal; Public Meeting June 8 to Discuss Environmental Review Press Release-IV-16-009, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Entergy Operations, Inc2016-04-0808 April 2016 Press Release-IV-16-009: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Entergy Operations, Inc Press Release-16-018, NRC Announces Public Availability of Waterford Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application2016-04-0808 April 2016 Press Release-16-018: NRC Announces Public Availability of Waterford Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application Press Release-IV-16-006, NRC to Hold Open House on April 21 for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2016-03-17017 March 2016 Press Release-IV-16-006: NRC to Hold Open House on April 21 for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-15-018, NRC to Discuss Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2015-06-22022 June 2015 Press Release-IV-15-018: NRC to Discuss Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-II-15-028, NRC Schedules Meetings to Discuss Agency'S Assessment of Vogtle Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Operation, and Units 3 and 4 Construction2015-04-15015 April 2015 Press Release-II-15-028: NRC Schedules Meetings to Discuss Agency'S Assessment of Vogtle Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Operation, and Units 3 and 4 Construction Press Release-IV-15-009, NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference to Discuss Apparent Violation at Waterford 32015-04-0101 April 2015 Press Release-IV-15-009: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference to Discuss Apparent Violation at Waterford 3 Press Release-IV-14-019, NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Performance of Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant2014-08-0606 August 2014 Press Release-IV-14-019: NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Performance of Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-IV-14-013, NRC Names Senior Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2014-06-20020 June 2014 Press Release-IV-14-013: NRC Names Senior Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-14-005, NRC Issues White Finding to Waterford Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 32014-03-31031 March 2014 Press Release-IV-14-005: NRC Issues White Finding to Waterford Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 Press Release-IV-13-026, NRC Will Hold an Open House on Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Performance2013-09-0303 September 2013 Press Release-IV-13-026: NRC Will Hold an Open House on Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Performance Press Release-IV-13-019, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant2013-07-15015 July 2013 Press Release-IV-13-019: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-12-099, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation? Nuclear Plants2012-09-0606 September 2012 Press Release-12-099: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation? Nuclear Plants Press Release-IV-12-035, NRC to Hold Meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc, at the Agency'S Regional Office in Texas2012-09-0404 September 2012 Press Release-IV-12-035: NRC to Hold Meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc, at the Agency'S Regional Office in Texas Press Release-IV-12-034, NRC Enters Monitoring Mode in Advance of Hurricane Isaac2012-08-28028 August 2012 Press Release-IV-12-034: NRC Enters Monitoring Mode in Advance of Hurricane Isaac Press Release-IV-12-033, NRC Preparing for Approach of Tropical Storm Isaac2012-08-28028 August 2012 Press Release-IV-12-033: NRC Preparing for Approach of Tropical Storm Isaac Press Release-IV-12-031, NRC to Hold Open House for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2012-08-21021 August 2012 Press Release-IV-12-031: NRC to Hold Open House for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-11-042, NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations, Inc2011-09-19019 September 2011 Press Release-IV-11-042: NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations, Inc Press Release-IV-11-038, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Entergy with Actions to Improve Quality Control and Employee Concerns Programs2011-08-25025 August 2011 Press Release-IV-11-038: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Entergy with Actions to Improve Quality Control and Employee Concerns Programs Press Release-IV-11-019R: NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant - Reissued to Reflect Change in Meeting Date, Press Release-IV-11-019R: NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant - Reis2011-05-0909 May 2011 Press Release-IV-11-019R: NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant - Reissued to Reflect Change in Meeting Date Press Release-IV-11-019, NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2011-05-0303 May 2011 Press Release-IV-11-019: NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-10-154, National Academy of Sciences Seeks Nominations for Experts to Conduct NRC-Sponsored Cancer Risk Study2010-09-0303 September 2010 Press Release-10-154: National Academy of Sciences Seeks Nominations for Experts to Conduct NRC-Sponsored Cancer Risk Study Press Release-IV-10-022, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2010-04-29029 April 2010 Press Release-IV-10-022: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-10-016, NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2010-04-22022 April 2010 Press Release-IV-10-016: NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-III-10-007, NRC to Hold Public Meeting with Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc2010-03-26026 March 2010 Press Release-III-10-007: NRC to Hold Public Meeting with Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc Press Release-IV-10-008, NRC to Hold Public Meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc2010-03-19019 March 2010 Press Release-IV-10-008: NRC to Hold Public Meeting with Entergy Operations, Inc Press Release-IV-09-036, NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations on Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2009-12-0808 December 2009 Press Release-IV-09-036: NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations on Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-09-026, NRC Conducting Special Inspection at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2009-07-20020 July 2009 Press Release-IV-09-026: NRC Conducting Special Inspection at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-09-007, NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2009-03-18018 March 2009 Press Release-IV-09-007: NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-08-159, NRC Monitoring Approach of Hurricane Gustav; Waterford Plant to Shut Down2008-08-31031 August 2008 Press Release-08-159: NRC Monitoring Approach of Hurricane Gustav; Waterford Plant to Shut Down Press Release-IV-08-031, NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2008-07-0808 July 2008 Press Release-IV-08-031: NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-07-014, - NRC to Discuss 2006 Performance at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant May 172007-05-10010 May 2007 Press Release-IV-07-014 - NRC to Discuss 2006 Performance at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant May 17 Press Release-IV-06-017, Dean Overland Named Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2006-08-10010 August 2006 Press Release-IV-06-017: Dean Overland Named Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-06-015, Grant Larkin Named as Senior Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant2006-06-30030 June 2006 Press Release-IV-06-015: Grant Larkin Named as Senior Resident Inspector at Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-06-012, NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance at Waterford Nuclear Plant2006-05-11011 May 2006 Press Release-IV-06-012: NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance at Waterford Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-05-033, NRC Authorizes Restart of Waterford Nuclear Plant2005-09-0909 September 2005 Press Release-IV-05-033: NRC Authorizes Restart of Waterford Nuclear Plant Press Release-IV-05-032, Waterford Nuclear Plant Terminates Unusual Event2005-09-0808 September 2005 Press Release-IV-05-032: Waterford Nuclear Plant Terminates Unusual Event Press Release-IV-05-031, NRC Continues to Monitor Nuclear Plants Affected by Hurricane Katrina2005-08-30030 August 2005 Press Release-IV-05-031: NRC Continues to Monitor Nuclear Plants Affected by Hurricane Katrina 2023-03-03
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.08-159 August 31, 2008 NRC MONITORING APPROACH OF HURRICANE GUSTAV; WATERFORD PLANT TO SHUT DOWN The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has dispatched additional personnel to nuclear power plants in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in anticipation of the expected landfall Monday of Hurricane Gustav.
One plant - Waterford, located about 20 miles west of New Orleans - informed the NRC it intends to shut down late Sunday evening to ensure that all safety precautions are in place ahead of the storm. The NRC requires plants to shut down if winds reach hurricane strength.
Forecasts Sunday afternoon indicated maximum sustained winds at Waterford of about 88 mph from Gustav, beginning about noon Monday.
The NRC requires plants to declare an "unusual event" - the first of four steps on the agencys emergency response scale - 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> in advance of forecast hurricane force winds, and to raise their response level to an alert when winds reach hurricane strength. Plants would escalate to a "site area emergency," primarily for plant personnel safety, in the event winds exceed 110 mph.
The NRC will activate its incident response center in Arlington, Texas, at 6 p.m. CDT Sunday. Agency officials at the Rockville, Md., headquarters, are also monitoring the course of Hurricane Gustav.
"We are taking this situation very seriously and closely coordinating with the nuclear power plants that are potentially in the storms path," said Chairman Dale Klein. We are confident in the plants ability to withstand tremendous natural forces, but that does not diminish our responsibility to assist the licensees should that be necessary to protect public health and safety.
The NRC will have to approve the restart of Waterford and any other plant that shuts down. Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will have to determine that evacuation routes in the area are passable before restart is authorized.
NRC inspectors from the agencys regional office in Texas were sent to Waterford as well as River Bend, 25 miles north-northwest of Baton Rouge, La.; Grand Gulf, 25 miles south of Vicksburg, Miss.; and the South Texas Project, 12 miles south-southwest of Bay City, Texas.
Sunday afternoon the River Bend, Grand Gulf and South Texas Project nuclear plants did not anticipate experiencing hurricane-force winds or making emergency declarations as a result of Hurricane Gustav.
Nuclear plants are very robust structures designed to withstand hurricane-force winds and associated storm surges. Waterford and the other plants have watertight doors at key safety systems.
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