Press Release-IV-18-005, NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of River Bend Nuclear Power Plant

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Press Release-IV-18-005: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of River Bend Nuclear Power Plant
ML18102B073
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Issue date: 04/12/2018
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No: IV-18-005 April 12, 2018

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Victor Dricks, 817-200-1128 NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of River Bend Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the River Bend nuclear power plant, operated by Entergy Operations, during an open house on April 24 in St. Francisville, La.

The open house, to be held at the meeting room of the West Feliciana Parish Library, 5114 Burnett. Road, from 5:30-7 p.m. NRC agency employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.

River Bend operated safely during 2017. At the end of the year, all inspection findings and performance indicators were green, meaning they had very low safety significance. As a result, it remains under the NRCs normal level of oversight, which entails thousands of hours of inspection each year.

The NRC Reactor Oversight Process uses color-coded inspection findings and indicators to measure plant performance. The colors start at green and increase to white, yellow or red, commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved. Inspection findings or performance indicators with more than very low safety significance trigger increased NRC oversight.

Inspections are performed by two resident inspectors and inspection specialists from the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.

The annual assessment letter for River Bend, as well as the notice for the open house are available on the NRC website. Current performance for River Bend is also available.