Press Release-II-17-029, NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss 2016 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Plant

Press Release-II-17-029: NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss 2016 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	05/02/2017
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No: II-17-029 May 2, 2017 CONTACT: Roger Hannah, 404-997-4417 Joey Ledford, 404-997-4416 NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss 2016 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will be available to discuss the 2016 safety performance of the Brunswick nuclear power plant, operated by Duke Energy, during an open house planned for May 11 in Southport, N.C.

The Brunswick plant is located near Southport, about 30 miles south of Wilmington.

The open house will run from 5-6 p.m., at the Duke Media Center, 8520 River Road SE, in Southport. Inspectors and managers responsible for NRC oversight of the plant, including the site-based resident inspectors, will be on hand to discuss the plants regulatory performance and NRC inspections.

The Brunswick plant operated safely during 2016 and met NRC requirements. As of the end of 2016, the plant had no inspection findings or performance indicators outside the normal band. As a result, it is currently under the NRCs baseline level of oversight, which entails thousands of hours of inspection each year.

Under the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process, the agency assesses plant performance through the use of color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators, which are statistical measurements of plant performance that can trigger additional oversight if exceeded. Any inspection findings or performance indicators that are greater than green (very low safety significance) initiate increased NRC oversight.

Routine inspections are performed by resident inspectors assigned to the plant. Reviews are also carried out at the sites by specialist inspectors assigned to the agencys Region II office in Atlanta.

The annual assessment letter for Brunswick, as well as the notice for the open house, are available on the NRC website. Current performance information for Brunswick Unit 1 and Unit 2 is also available.