Press Release-III-18-018, NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant

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Press Release-III-18-018: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant
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Issue date: 05/24/2018
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No: III-18-018 May 24, 2018

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Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Quad Cities nuclear power plant, operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC, during an open house on May 31 in Port Byron, Ill.

The open house, which will be at the River Valley District Library, 214 S. Main St. in Port Byron, will be held from 5-6 p.m. NRC agency employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.

Quad Cities Units 1 and 2 operated safely during 2017. At the end of the year, all inspection findings and performance indicators were green or of very low safety significance. As a result, Quad Cities remains under the NRCs normal level of oversight. This oversight 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 agencys Region III office in Lisle, Ill.

The annual assessment letter for Quad Cities, as well as the notice for the open house, are available on the NRC website. Current performance information is also available for Quad Cities Unit 1 and Unit 2.