Press Release-IV-02-019, NRC to Meet with SCE to Discuss Safety Performance at SONGS

Press Release-IV-02-019: NRC to Meet with SCE to Discuss Safety Performance at SONGS

ML021060813
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	04/05/2002
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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Press Release-IV-02-019
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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-02-019 April 5, 2002 CONTACT: Breck Henderson E-mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 Cellular: 817-917-1227 NRC TO MEET WITH SCE TO DISCUSS SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT SONGS The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Southern California Edison Co. on Tuesday, April 16, to discuss the results of the agencys annual assessment of safety performance at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The facility, which includes two operating reactors, is located near San Clemente, Calif., and is operated by SCE.

The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at San Clemente Inn, 2600 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente. 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 SCE 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/sano_2001q4.pdf.

Current performance information for SONGS Unit 2 is available on the NRC web site at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SANO2/sano2_chart.html. SONGS Unit 3 information is available at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SANO3/sano3_chart.html