Press Release-II-18-009, NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant

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Press Release-II-18-009: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant
ML18100A042
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Issue date: 04/09/2018
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No: II-18-009 April 10, 2018

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Roger Hannah, 404-997-4417 Joey Ledford, 404-997-4416 NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Brunswick nuclear power plant, operated by Duke Energy, during an open house on April 18 at the Duke Media Center, 8520 River Road SE, Southport, N.C. The two-unit Brunswick plant is located near Southport, about 30 miles southwest of Wilmington.

The open house will run from 5-6 p.m., and NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.

The NRC concluded that the Brunswick plant operated safely during 2017. At the end of the year, all inspection findings and performance indicators were green or of low safety significance. As a result, Brunswick remains under the NRCs normal level of oversight, which entails thousands of hours of inspection each year.

The NRC Reactor Oversight Process uses color-coded inspection findings and indicators to measure plant performance. The colors start at green and increase to white, yellow or red, commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved. Inspection findings or performance indicators with more than very low safety significance trigger increased NRC oversight.

Inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors and inspection specialists from the NRC Region II office in Atlanta.

The annual assessment letter for the Brunswick plant, 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.