Press Release-I-02-029, NRC to Meet with Amergen to Discuss Oyster Creek Plant Performance

Press Release-I-02-029: NRC to Meet with Amergen to Discuss Oyster Creek Plant Performance

ML021060322
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	04/03/2002
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 No. I-02-029 April 3, 2002 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, (610) 337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan, (610) 337-5331 NRC TO MEET WITH AMERGEN TO DISCUSS OYSTER CREEK PLANT PERFORMANCE Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, on Thursday, April 11, to discuss the results of the agencys annual assessment of safety performance at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant. The facility is located in Lacey Township, N.J., and operated by AmerGen.

The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at the Lacey Township Municipal Building, 818 W. Lacey Road in the townships Forked River section.

Before the session is adjourned, NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of the Oyster Creek plant, as well as the role of the NRC in ensuring safe plant operation.

The performance period to be discussed is April 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001. In addition, NRC staff will provide an overview of the agencys Reactor Oversight Process.

A letter sent from the NRC Region I office to AmerGen discusses the performance of the plant during the period and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/oc_2001q4.pdf Current performance information for the Oyster Creek plant is available on the NRC web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/OC/oc_chart.html