Press Release-III-03-004, NRC Oversight Panel to Hold Two Meetings on Davis-Besse Reactor
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 02/04/2003 |
| From: | Viktoria Mitlyng, Strasma J Office of Public Affairs Region II |
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| Press Release-III-03-004 | |
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 801 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. III-03-004 February 4, 2003 CONTACT:
Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663 E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 NRC OVERSIGHT PANEL TO HOLD TWO MEETINGS ON DAVIS-BESSE REACTOR The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold two meetings on Tuesday, February 11, to review the status and adequacy of recent activities at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station resulting from the corrosion damage to the reactor vessel head. The plant, operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company at Oak Harbor, Ohio, has been shut down since February 16 of last year.
Both meetings will be at the Camp Perry Clubhouse, 1000 Lawrence Road, Bldg. 600, on Highway 2 west of Port Clinton. A picture identification is required to enter Camp Perry; the guards will provide visitors with directions to the meeting site.
The first meeting will begin at 2 p.m. (EST), when the NRC oversight panel, set up to coordinate the agencys activities associated with the corrosion damage to the reactor vessel head, will meet with utility officials. The meeting will focus on the status of repairs at the plant, results of recent NRC inspections and upcoming activities. The public is invited to observe the business portion of the meeting and will have an opportunity to make comments and ask questions of the NRC staff before the meeting is adjourned.
The second meeting will begin at 7 p.m. (EST) to update the public on NRCs activities related to the reactor vessel head degradation and will provide a summary of the earlier meeting. The public will be invited to ask questions and make comments.
Transcripts of both meetings will be posted on the NRCs web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/vessel-head-degradation.html.
The NRC oversight panel, created on April 29, includes NRC management and staff from its Region III office in Lisle, Illinois; the NRC Headquarters office in Rockville, Maryland; and the NRC Resident Inspector Office at the Davis-Besse site.
Documents on the Davis-Besse corrosion issue, including further details on NRCs oversight panel activities, are posted on the NRC's web site at: http://www.nrc.gov. Select Davis-Besse from the Key Topics menu.
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