Press Release-I-07-004, NRC to Discuss Preliminary Results of License Renewal Inspection for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-I-07-004: NRC to Discuss Preliminary Results of License Renewal Inspection for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

ML070230491
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	01/23/2007
From:	NRC Region 1
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa.www.nrc.gov No. I-07-004 January 23, 2007Contact:Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NRC TO DISCUSS PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTIONFOR PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTThe preliminary results of an NRC inspection associated with the license renewal applicationfor the Pilgrim nuclear power plant will be presented during a public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The purpose of the inspection, which wa s conducted from Sept. 8 to Dec. 5, 2006, was to examine whetherthe plant's program for managing the effects of aging on key safety systems, structures and components is adequate and appropriate for a 20-year license extension.NRC staff will discuss the results of the inspection with representatives of Entergy NuclearOperations, Inc., which owns and operates the Plymouth, Mass., facility. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, located at 4 Home Depot Drive (near Long Pond Road) inPlymouth. There will also be an opportunity for me mbers of the public to ask questions about thereview prior to the meeting's adjournment.On Jan. 25, 2006, Entergy submitted an application to renew the operating license for thePilgrim plant for an additional 20 years. The current operating license for the Pilgrim plant is due to expire on June 8, 2012. Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a commercialnuclear power plant has a term of 40 years. The license can be renewed fo r up to an additional twodecades if NRC requirements are met.

The aging management inspection is one of a number of NRC activities involved in evaluatinga license renewal application.Additional information concerning license renewal in general and the Pilgrim application in particular can be found at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html . ###News releases are available through a free list serve subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html . The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.