Press Release-IV-13-002, NRC to Discuss Preliminary Results of Inspection for Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application

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Press Release-IV-13-002: NRC to Discuss Preliminary Results of Inspection for Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 1600 E. Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011 - 4125 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. IV-13-002 Jan. 17, 2013 Contact: Victor Dricks (817) 200-1128 E-Mail: OPA4@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 200-1519 NRC TO DISCUSS PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF INSPECTION FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will present preliminary results of an inspection conducted as part of the agencys review of the Grand Gulf nuclear power plants license renewal application on Jan. 31. The plant, located near Port Gibson, Miss., is operated by Entergy Operations.

The meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Port Gibson City Hall, 1005 College St., in Port Gibson. NRC Region IV staff, from Arlington, Texas, will describe the results of the inspection and be available to answer questions from the public.

The NRC team inspected the plants aging management programs as they are applied to systems, structures and components within the scope of license renewal. The team also assessed the processes used to determine what systems, structures and components are required to be monitored for aging effects.

Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a commercial nuclear power plant has a term of 40 years. The license can be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC requirements are met. The current operating license for the Grand Gulf plant expires on Nov. 1, 2024.

On Nov. 1, 2011, Entergy Operations submitted an application to extend the plants license by 20 years. The inspection of the plants aging management programs is one of a number of NRC activities involved in evaluating a license renewal application. The NRC still must determine whether further inspections are needed as part of its review of the application.

Currently no final licensing decisions for reactors, including license renewal, will be made by the Commission until the waste confidence rule is completed. NRCs waste confidence environmental impact statement and rule are expected by September 2014.

Additional information concerning license renewal and the Grand Gulf application in particular can be found at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html.

News releases are available through a free Listserv subscription or by clicking on the EMAIL UPDATES link on the NRC homepage (www.nrc.gov). E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website. For the latest news, follow the NRC on www.twitter.com/NRCgov.

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