View source for Press Release-IV-00-018, NRC to Meet with Public to Discuss New Reactor Oversight Program for STP

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| issue date = 05/25/2000
| title = Press Release-IV-00-018: NRC to Meet with Public to Discuss New Reactor Oversight Program for STP
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| document report number = Press Release-IV-00-018
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| newsletter region = NRC Region IV
| newsletter year = 2000
| newsletter integer = 18
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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington TX 76011-8064 No. IV-00-18                                                                         May 25, 2000 CONTACT: Breck Henderson Phone: 817-860-8128 Cellular: 817-917-1227 e-mail: bwh@nrc.gov NRC TO MEET WITH PUBLIC TO DISCUSS NEW REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROGRAM FOR STP The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday, June 4, in Bay City, Texas, to discuss the revised reactor oversight program for South Texas Project, a nuclear power plant near that city operated by STP Nuclear Operating Company.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bay City Civic Center, 201 Seventh St. Anyone who would like to learn more about the new oversight process or ask questions of NRC officials is invited to attend.
The new program was implemented nationwide in early April after a six-month pilot test conducted at 13 nuclear power plants at nine sites from May to November 1999. It uses more objective, timely, and safety-significant criteria in assessing performance, while seeking to more effectively and efficiently regulate the industry. It also takes into account improvements in the performance of the nuclear industry over the past twenty years.
Under the new program, inspections by NRC resident inspectors and regional office-based personnel are supplemented by statistical measures of plant activities called performance indicators.
These performance indicators measure important safety aspects of plant performance, including the viability of redundant safety systems, emergency planning, radiation protection, and security.
Inspection findings and performance indicators for each nuclear power plant are posted on the NRCs internet website every three months, along with semi-annual updates to each plant's inspection plans. Current performance information for STP can be found at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/STP1/stp1_chart.html.
A plain language summary of the new inspection and assessment program is available from the NRC Office of Public Affairs or on the website at: http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/primer.htm .
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