Press Release-III-20-011, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 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 Plants

ML20218A336
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Site:	Clinton, LaSalle
Issue date:	07/30/2020
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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Press Release-III-20-011
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No: III-20-011 July 30, 2020

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Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663 NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of Clinton and LaSalle Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2019 safety performance of two nuclear power plants operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC, during a virtual meeting scheduled for Aug. 4.

The Clinton Power Station is located in Clinton, Ill., and LaSalle County Station 1 and 2 nuclear power plants are located in Marseilles, Ill.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., Central Time. Online Registration prior to the meeting is required to participate. Following registration, a confirmation email will be sent with instructions on joining the meeting. For full participation, attendees will need to tune in both online and through a telephone bridge line.

NRC staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight will participate, including the resident inspectors based at the sites.

Clinton and LaSalle operated safely during 2019. At the conclusion of the year, all inspection findings and performance indicators for both plants were green, or of very low safety significance. As a result, the plants in 2020 will receive the 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 NRC resident inspectors assigned to each plant and specialist inspectors from the Region III Office in Lisle, Ill.

The annual assessment letters for Clinton and LaSalle, as well as the meeting notice, are available on the NRC website. Current performance information for the plants is also available and is updated on a quarterly basis.