Press Release-III-19-010, NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-III-19-010: NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant

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Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	05/07/2019
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No: III-19-010 May 7, 2019

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Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Discuss 2018 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2018 safety performance of LaSalle County Station, operated by Exelon Generation Co., during the Health, Fitness & Lifestyle Fair on May 16, in Ottawa, Ill.

The health fair, to be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 401 W. Main St., will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.

LaSalle operated safely during 2018. At the end of the year, all inspection findings and performance indicators were of very low safety significance. As a result, it remains under the NRCs normal level of oversight, which 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 LaSalle, as well as the meeting notice, are available on the NRC website. Current performance information for LaSalle Unit 1 and Unit 2 is also available.