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MONTHYEARML23052A1052023-01-26026 January 2023 News Release-III-23-002: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-22-010, NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss 2021 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants2022-05-10010 May 2022 Press Release-III-22-010: NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss 2021 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-21-013, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants2021-06-23023 June 2021 Press Release-III-21-013: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2020 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-20-011, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants2020-07-30030 July 2020 Press Release-III-20-011: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-19-020, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Clinton Nuclear Power Station2019-10-0202 October 2019 Press Release-III-19-020: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Clinton Nuclear Power Station Press Release-III-19-010, NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2019-05-0707 May 2019 Press Release-III-19-010: NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-18-016, NRC to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant 2017 Performance2018-05-0909 May 2018 Press Release-III-18-016: NRC to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant 2017 Performance Press Release-III-18-011, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2018-04-0202 April 2018 Press Release-III-18-011: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-18-003, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2018-01-10010 January 2018 Press Release-III-18-003: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-17-009, NRC Begins Special Inspection at LaSalle Nuclear Plant2017-04-26026 April 2017 Press Release-III-17-009: NRC Begins Special Inspection at LaSalle Nuclear Plant Press Release-III-17-008, NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2016 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2017-04-24024 April 2017 Press Release-III-17-008: NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2016 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-16-059, NRC Renews Operating Licenses of LaSalle Nuclear Plant in Illinois2016-10-19019 October 2016 Press Release-16-059: NRC Renews Operating Licenses of LaSalle Nuclear Plant in Illinois Press Release-16-051, NRC Issues Final Environmental Review for LaSalle Nuclear Plant License Renewal in Illinois2016-08-26026 August 2016 Press Release-16-051: NRC Issues Final Environmental Review for LaSalle Nuclear Plant License Renewal in Illinois Press Release-III-16-012, NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss Agency'S Assessment of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2016-05-31031 May 2016 Press Release-III-16-012: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss Agency'S Assessment of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-16-007, NRC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Supplement to Environmental Study of LaSalle Nuclear Plant License Renewal2016-02-11011 February 2016 Press Release-16-007: NRC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Supplement to Environmental Study of LaSalle Nuclear Plant License Renewal Press Release-III-15-011, NRC Schedule Open House Apr. 29 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Station2015-04-24024 April 2015 Press Release-III-15-011: NRC Schedule Open House Apr. 29 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Station Press Release-15-007, NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for LaSalle License Renewal; Public Meetings March 10 to Discuss Environmental Review2015-02-0404 February 2015 Press Release-15-007: NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for LaSalle License Renewal; Public Meetings March 10 to Discuss Environmental Review Press Release-14-089, NRC Announces Public Availability of LaSalle Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application2014-12-17017 December 2014 Press Release-14-089: NRC Announces Public Availability of LaSalle Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application Press Release-14-058, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2014-09-0404 September 2014 Press Release-14-058: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-14-016, NRC Schedules Open House May 14 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2014-05-0707 May 2014 Press Release-III-14-016: NRC Schedules Open House May 14 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-14-016, NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2014-03-0606 March 2014 Press Release-14-016: NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-14-003, NRC Cites LaSalle Unit 2 for an Issue Involving a Reactor Shutdown2014-02-0404 February 2014 Press Release-III-14-003: NRC Cites LaSalle Unit 2 for an Issue Involving a Reactor Shutdown Press Release-13-073, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2013-09-0606 September 2013 Press Release-13-073: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-13-014, NRC Begins Special Inspection at LaSalle Nuclear Plant2013-04-26026 April 2013 Press Release-III-13-014: NRC Begins Special Inspection at LaSalle Nuclear Plant Press Release-III-13-013, NRC Monitors Unusual Event at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2013-04-17017 April 2013 Press Release-III-13-013: NRC Monitors Unusual Event at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-13-012, NRC Schedules Open House April 18 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2013-04-12012 April 2013 Press Release-III-13-012: NRC Schedules Open House April 18 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-12-015, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant2012-04-25025 April 2012 Press Release-III-12-015: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-12-012, NRC Schedules Open House on April 5 to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Performance for 20112012-03-29029 March 2012 Press Release-III-12-012: NRC Schedules Open House on April 5 to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Performance for 2011 Press Release-III-11-006, NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and 2 April 132011-04-0606 April 2011 Press Release-III-11-006: NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and 2 April 13 Press Release-10-165, NRC Approves Increased Power Output for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2010-09-20020 September 2010 Press Release-10-165: NRC Approves Increased Power Output for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-10-008, NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and 22010-04-0707 April 2010 Press Release-III-10-008: NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and 2 Press Release-III-09-009, NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and 22009-04-10010 April 2009 Press Release-III-09-009: NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and 2 Press Release-III-08-008, Region III - 2008-008 - NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2008-03-27027 March 2008 Press Release-III-08-008: Region III - 2008-008 - NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-07-012, - NRC to Discuss 2006 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2007-04-0505 April 2007 Press Release-III-07-012 - NRC to Discuss 2006 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant ML0613504212006-05-11011 May 2006 NRC News - NRC Region III Tritium Inspection Activities Press Release-III-06-012, NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant2006-03-28028 March 2006 Press Release-III-06-012: NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-06-005, NRC Begins Special Inspection at LaSalle Nuclear Plant Following Control Rod Problem During Automatic Reactor Shutdown2006-02-20020 February 2006 Press Release-III-06-005: NRC Begins Special Inspection at LaSalle Nuclear Plant Following Control Rod Problem During Automatic Reactor Shutdown Press Release-III-05-045, NRC Issues Confirmatory Order and Reduces Fine for Radiation Safety Violation at LaSalle2005-11-29029 November 2005 Press Release-III-05-045: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order and Reduces Fine for Radiation Safety Violation at LaSalle Press Release-III-05-024, NRC to Discuss 2004 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Station2005-05-10010 May 2005 Press Release-III-05-024: NRC to Discuss 2004 Performance Assessment for LaSalle Nuclear Power Station Press Release-III-05-021, NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine Against Exelon Generation Co. for Radiation Safety Violation at LaSalle Nuclear Plant2005-05-0404 May 2005 Press Release-III-05-021: NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine Against Exelon Generation Co. for Radiation Safety Violation at LaSalle Nuclear Plant Press Release-III-04-028, NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Company to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Plant2004-04-30030 April 2004 Press Release-III-04-028: NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Company to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-03-045, NRC to Meet with Exelon to Discuss Status of Company'S Reactors2003-07-28028 July 2003 Press Release-I-03-045: NRC to Meet with Exelon to Discuss Status of Company'S Reactors Press Release-III-03-019, NRC to Meet with Officials from Exelon Nuclear to Discuss Safety Performance at LaSalle2003-03-31031 March 2003 Press Release-III-03-019: NRC to Meet with Officials from Exelon Nuclear to Discuss Safety Performance at LaSalle Press Release-III-02-019, NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Co. April 18 to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Station Safety Performance2002-04-0909 April 2002 Press Release-III-02-019: NRC to Meet with Exelon Generation Co. April 18 to Discuss LaSalle Nuclear Power Station Safety Performance 2023-01-26
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov No. III-06-005 February 20, 2006 CONTACT: Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663 Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 NRC BEGINS SPECIAL INSPECTION AT LASALLE NUCLEAR PLANT FOLLOWING CONTROL ROD PROBLEM DURING AUTOMATIC REACTOR SHUTDOWN The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a special inspection at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station at Seneca, Illinois, following a problem with control rod instrumentation during an automatic shutdown of the Unit 1 reactor. The LaSalle plant near Seneca, Ill, is operated by Exelon Generation Co. and has two 1,197-megawatt reactors.
The utility declared a Site Area Emergency at the plant early Monday when reactor instrumentation showed that three control rods failed to insert fully into the reactor core during an automatic reactor shutdown. The plant was at 6 percent power when the automatic shutdown occurred.
Subsequently, the reactor instrumentation showed the plant was fully shut down. The plant staff verified that all control rods were fully inserted except for one for which the position indication remained indeterminate. The reactor has 185 control rods which control power and insert into the reactor core to shut down the reactor.
All plant safety systems functioned normally with the exception of the control rod position indications, and there was no release of radioactivity associated with the event. The reactor remained in a stable condition.
After verifying plant conditions, the utility terminated the Site Area Emergency Classification at 4:27 a.m. CST. A Site Area Emergency is the second highest of the four emergency categories in the NRCs emergency response system. The emergency was declared because of the uncertainty caused by the instrumentation problems for the three control rods.
The NRCs two resident inspectors responded to the plant and the agency staffed its emergency response facilities in its Region III office in Lisle, Ill., and its Headquarters in Rockville, Md., to monitor the situation at the LaSalle plant.
At the time of the incident, the plant was shutting down for a refueling outage. Preliminary information showed that the automatic reactor shutdown was caused by a malfunction of the plants turbine control system.
The NRC inspectors will review the circumstances surrounding the shutdown, including the control rod indication problems. A written report of the special inspection will be issued about 30 days following the completion of the inspection. It will be available on the NRCs web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/listofrpts_body.html#lasa