Press Release-IV-02-013, NRC to Meet with NPPD to Discuss Safety Performance Cooper Nuclear Station

Press Release-IV-02-013: NRC to Meet with NPPD to Discuss Safety Performance Cooper Nuclear Station

ML020980583
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	03/25/2002
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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Press Release-IV-02-013
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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-02-013 March 25, 2002 CONTACT: Breck Henderson E-mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 Cellular: 817-917-1227 NRC TO MEET WITH NPPD TO DISCUSS SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Nebraska Public Power District on Tuesday, April 2, to discuss the results of the agencys annual assessment of safety performance at the Cooper Nuclear Station. The facility is located near Brownville, Nebraska, and is operated by NPPD.

The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Brownville Concert Hall, Atlantic Ave. & 2nd St., Brownville. 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 NPPD 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/cns_2001q4.pdf.

Current performance information for Cooper Nuclear Station is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/CNS/cns_chart.html.