Press Release-III-03-014, NRC to Meet with Officials from Nuclear Management Company to Discuss Safety Performance at Duane Arnold

Press Release-III-03-014: NRC to Meet with Officials from Nuclear Management Company to Discuss Safety Performance at Duane Arnold

ML030850474
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	03/26/2003
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 801 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov No. III-03-014 March 26, 2003 CONTACT: Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663 Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 NRC TO MEET WITH OFFICIALS FROM NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO DISCUSS SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT DUANE ARNOLD The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with officials from the Nuclear Management Company on Tuesday, April 1, to discuss the results of NRCs annual assessment of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant, located in Palo, Iowa.

The meeting will be held at 8 p.m. at the Palo Community Center, 1006 1st Street, in Palo. The public is invited to observe the meeting, and NRC officials will be available before the conclusion of the meeting for questions and comments from the public.

A letter from the NRC to the Nuclear Management Company addresses plant safety performance during the previous year and forms the basis for the meeting discussions. The letter states that, overall, Duane Arnold operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and that plant performance was at a level requiring no additional NRC inspection beyond normal baseline activities. The letter is available from Region III Public Affairs Office and on the NRC web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/listofasmrpt.html In addition, the letter notes: "As you are aware, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat advisories. For calendar Year 2003, we plan to continue these inspections and conduct portions of the security baseline inspection program, as well as perform additional inspections to evaluate your compliance with new requirements that may be ordered."

Current performance information for Duane Arnold is available on the NRC web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/duan_2002q4.pdf