Press Release-IV-02-012, NRC to Meet with STP Nuclear Operating Company to Discuss Safety Performance at South Texas Project

Press Release-IV-02-012: NRC to Meet with STP Nuclear Operating Company to Discuss Safety Performance at South Texas Project

ML020980575
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Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	03/25/2002
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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Press Release-IV-02-012
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington TX 76011-8064 No. IV-02-012 March 25, 2002 CONTACT: Breck Henderson E-mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 Cellular: 817-917-1227 NRC TO MEET WITH STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY TO DISCUSS SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of STP Nuclear Operating Company on Monday, April 1, to discuss the results of the agencys annual assessment of safety performance at the South Texas Project nuclear power plant. The facility, which has two operating reactors, is located near Bay City, Texas, and is operated by STP Nuclear Operating Company.

The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Bay City Convention Center, 201 Seventh St., Bay City. NRC staff will be available before the meeting is adjourned to answer any questions from the public.

A letter sent from NRC Region IV to STPNOC addresses plant performance during the period April 1 to December 31, 2001, and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/stp_2001q4.pdf.

Current performance information for South Texas Project Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/STP1/stp1_chart.html. Unit 2 information is at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/STP2/stp2_chart.html.