Press Release-I-02-035, NRC to Meet with Company to Discuss Nine Mile Point Performance

Press Release-I-02-035: NRC to Meet with Company to Discuss Nine Mile Point Performance

ML021130597
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/11/2002
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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Press Release-I-02-035
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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-02-035 April 11, 2002 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, (610) 337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan, (610) 337-5331 NRC TO MEET WITH COMPANY TO DISCUSS NINE MILE POINT PERFORMANCE Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC, on Thursday, April 18, to discuss the results of the agencys annual assessment of safety performance at the Nine Mile Point Unit 1 and 2 nuclear power plants. The facility is located in Scriba, N.Y., and operated by Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC.

The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the plants Joint News Center, which is located at the Oswego County Airport, County Route 176, Fulton, N.Y. Before the session is adjourned, NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of the Nine Mile Point plants, 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 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station addresses 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/nmp_2001q4.pdf Current performance information for Nine Mile Point Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/NMP1/nmp1_chart.html Current performance information for Nine Mile Point Unit 2 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/NMP2/nmp2_chart.html