Press Release-IV-16-013, NRC Will Hold an Open House on Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Performance

Press Release-IV-16-013: NRC Will Hold an Open House on Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Performance

ML16162A039
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	06/10/2016
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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Press Release-IV-16-013
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No: IV-16-013 June 10, 2016 CONTACT: Victor Dricks, 817-200-1128 NRC Will Hold an Open House on Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Performance The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold an open house June 27 to discuss the agencys assessment of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plants 2015 safety performance. The plant is located in Glen Rose, Texas.

NRC staff will be on hand from 5-7 p.m. at the Hood County Library, 222 N. Travis St., in Granbury. While there are no formal presentations during the open house, the public will have an opportunity to ask about NRCs assessment of the plants performance in 2015 and the agencys oversight plans for 2016. Among the NRC staff in attendance will be the resident inspectors assigned to the plant on a full-time basis.

NRC assesses plant performance through the use of inspection findings and other indicators that can trigger additional regulatory oversight if needed. Overall, Comanche Peak operated safely during 2015, and will receive rigorous baseline inspection for the remainder of 2016.

The NRC continually reviews the performance of Comanche Peak and the nations other commercial nuclear power plants, NRC Region IV Administrator Marc Dapas said. The open house will provide an opportunity for a discussion of our annual assessment of safety performance with local officials and residents who live near the plant.

Inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant and by specialist inspectors from the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.

A letter sent from the NRC Region IV office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2015. Current performance information for Comanche Peak Unit 1 and Unit 2 can be found on the NRC website.