Press Release-I-11-003, NRC Begins Special Inspection at Millstone Unit 2 Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-11-003: NRC Begins Special Inspection at Millstone Unit 2 Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	02/22/2011
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 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. I-11-003 February 22, 2011

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Diane Screnci (610) 337-5330 Email: OPA1.RESOURCE@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan (610) 337-5331 NRC BEGINS SPECIAL INSPECTION AT MILLSTONE UNIT 2 NUCLEAR PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent a Special Inspection Team to the Millstone Power Station to review operator performance issues that occurred during main turbine control valve testing at Unit 2 on February 12. The plant is operated by Dominion Resources and is located in Waterford, Conn.

Even though there was no impact on public health and safety, it is important that we have a complete understanding of this operational event and that Dominion fully assesses the root cause and takes comprehensive actions to prevent recurrence, said NRC Region I Administrator Bill Dean.

The three-member team will evaluate the operator actions and events surrounding an unplanned increase in reactor power from 88 percent to 96 percent power during main turbine control valve testing.

The NRC resident inspectors assigned to Millstone have been following up on this event since it occurred. In addition, an operations engineer from the Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa., was sent to the site last week.

The Team will expand on the inspection activities started immediately after the event.

The team will review Dominions organizational and operator response during the event and the causes of the event. The Team also will conduct interviews to understand operator actions during the event.

The inspection report documenting the teams findings will be issued about 45 days after the completion of the inspection.

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