Press Release-II-00-060, NRC to Hold Public Meeting in Atlanta on November 16 on Inmplementation of New Reactor Oversight Program

Press Release-II-00-060: NRC to Hold Public Meeting in Atlanta on November 16 on Inmplementation of New Reactor Oversight Program

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Issue date:	10/26/2000
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NRCNEWSUNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONOFFICEOFPUBLICAFFAIRS,REGIONII61ForsythStreetSW,AtlantaGA30303WebSite:www.nrc.gov/OPANo.II-00-60October26,2000CONTACT:KenClark(404)562-4416/e-mail:kmc2@nrc.govRogerD.Hannah(404)562-4417/e-mail:rdh1@nrc.govNRCTOHOLDPUBLICMEETINGINATLANTAONNOVEMBER16ONIMPLEMENTATIONOFNEWREACTOROVERSIGHTPROGRAMTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffwillholdapublicmeetinginAtlantaonNovember16todiscussthestatusofimplementationoftheagency'snewreactoroversightprocessintheSoutheast.Themeetingwillbeheldfrom8:00a.m.until5:00p.m.attheSheratonGatewayHotel,locatedat1900SullivanRoadinthesuburbofCollegePark,neartheAtlantaairport.Itisdesignedtoprovidea forumatwhichrepresentativesfromtheNRC,utilitylicensees,thenuclearindustryandthepubliccan discusstheprogram'sprogress,challengesandsuccesses.Themeetingisdesignedtoprovideanopportunityfordiscussionandexchangeofinformationthrough90-minutepanelsessionson(1)thesignificancedeterminationprocess,(2)inspection activities,(3)performanceindicatorsand(4)theNRCassessmentandenforcementprocess.The panelswillconsistofrepresentativesfromtheNRCRegionIIofficeinAtlanta,NRCheadquartersin Washington,D.C.,andrepresentativesfromthenuclearindustry.TheNRCbeganusinganewreactoroversightprocessacrosstheUnitedStatesonApril2ofthisyear.Itisdesignedtousemoreobjective,timelyandsafety-significantcriteriainitsassessmentof plantsafetyperformance.Underthenewprogram,NRCinspectionsatcommercialnuclearpower plantsaresupplementedbyperformanceindicatorswhichmeasureimportantsafetyaspectsofnuclear powerplantoperations.Thenewprocessisdesignedtocommunicateimportantsafetyinformationtolocalgovernmentofficialsandtothepublic.Inspectionfindingsandperformanceindicatorsforeachofthe103nuclear powerplantsintheUnitedStatesarepostedontheNRCwebsiteeverythreemonthsat:

www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/index.html

.Interestedpersonsshouldpre-registerbytelephoneorbyemailbycontactingMs.JanetBarnesintheNRC'sRegionIIofficeinAtlantabyemail(jcb@nrc.gov),byphone(404)562-4502orbyfax(404)562-4574nolaterthanNovember14,2000.PersonshavingquestionsconcerningthemeetingmaycontactMr.RobertCarrollattheNRCinAtlantabycalling(404)562-4511orbyemailat(rec@nrc.gov).