View source for Press Release-IV-12-042, NRC Receives Response to Confirmatory Action Letter, Action Plan for San Onofre Unit 2 Proposed NRC Review to Take Months

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| title = Press Release-IV-12-042: NRC Receives Response to Confirmatory Action Letter, Action Plan for San Onofre Unit 2 Proposed NRC Review to Take Months
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{{#Wiki_filter:No. IV-12-042 Contact:  Victor Dricks   (817) 200-1128                 Lara Uselding  (817) 200-1519                                        October 4, 2012                                              E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov    NRC RECEIVES RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER,  ACTION PLAN FOR SAN ONOFRE UNIT 2 PROPOSED; NRC REVIEW TO TAKE MONTHS   The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received a letter from Southern California Edison indicating they have addressed issues in an NRC Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL). The NRC also received a proposed action plan that includes operating Unit 2 at the San Onofre plant at reduced power for an initial five-month period followed by more inspection; however, months of NRC inspection and analysis will precede any decision on whether to restart the reactor. addressing the restart question. The agency will not permit a restart unless and until we can could take a number of months. Our inspections and review will be painstaking, thorough and   The agency will convene public meetings near the plant as the process progresses. One will be scheduled soon to discuss the letter to the NRC responding to the CAL the agency sent the company. A leak in a Unit 3 steam generator tube Jan. 31 led to the shutdown of that unit. The other reactor, Unit 2, was off-line at the time. Subsequent inspections of the nearly new generators in both units found unexpected wear. The two-reactor plant is located just south of San Clemente, Calif. SCE is seeking NRC permission to operate Unit 2 at 70 percent power for approximately five months after which it would shut down for an inspection to examine the steam generators again. NRC expects to spend several months reviewing documents submitted by the licensee and performing a thorough and independent assessment prior to making any decisions about restart. NRC staff will evaluate the wear and the ability of the Unit 2 steam generator tubes to maintain integrity during the proposed five-month cycle. Unit 3 remains shutdown for further evaluation. NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs  Region IV                              1600 E. Lamar Blvd.                           Arlington, TX  76011-4511 Telephone: (817) 860-8100 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov Web page at this link.  ###   News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:  http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website.}}