Press Release-III-03-062, NRC to Meet with Firstenergy on Long-Term Safety Culture Plans
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 09/30/2003 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region I |
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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-03-062 September 30, 2003 CONTACT:
Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663 E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 NRC TO MEET WITH FIRSTENERGY ON LONG-TERM SAFETY CULTURE PLANS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company officials on Wednesday, October 1, in Lisle, Illinois, to discuss the companys long-term plans for monitoring the safety culture of the staff and management at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.
The plant, located near Oak Harbor, Ohio, has been shut down since February of last year as the result of corrosion damage to the reactor vessel head.
The company and the NRC have identified weaknesses in the plants safety culture as key causes for FirstEnergys failure to prevent significant damage to the reactor vessel head.
The meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. CDT in the NRCs Region III Office, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle. Visitors should first report to the Second Floor reception area. 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.
Interested individuals, unable to attend, may listen to the meeting by telephone by calling 888-769-8514. The pass code for this teleconference is Davis-Besse. One hundred telephone lines will be available.
The meeting will also be available for viewing by videoconference at the NRCs Headquarters Office, Room 3B4, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
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