Press Release-IV-11-018, NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss the 2010 Performance of River Bend Nuclear Station

Press Release-IV-11-018: NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss the 2010 Performance of River Bend Nuclear Station

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Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	05/03/2011
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Telephone: (817) 860-8128 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. IV-11-018 May 3, 2011

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Victor Dricks (817) 860-8128 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 276-6519 NRC SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE TO DISCUSS THE 2010 PERFORMANCE OF RIVER BEND NUCLEAR STATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled an open house for May 11, in St. Francisville, La., and will be available to discuss and answer questions about the 2010 safety performance of the River Bend Station nuclear power plant. The plant, located in St.

Francisville, is operated by Entergy Operations, Inc.,

The open house is informal and scheduled to run between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the River Bend Station Training Center Auditorium, 5485 U.S. Hwy. 61N in St. Francisville.

There will be no formal presentation by the NRC at the meeting. The NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of River Bend Station, as well as the NRC=s role in ensuring safe plant operation.

AThe NRC continually reviews the performance of River Bend Station and the nation=s other commercial nuclear power facilities,@ NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins said.

AThis open house will provide an opportunity for local officials and interested members of the public to talk to NRC staff about our assessment of the plants safety performance.

A letter sent from the NRC Region IV office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2010 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC website at:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/rbs_2010q4.pdf.

The NRC said River Bend operated safely during 2010 and will receive the very detailed inspection regime during 2011 used by the NRC for plants that are operating well. These inspections are performed by two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region IV Office in Arlington, Texas.

Current performance information for River Bend Station is available on the NRC website at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/RBS1/rbs1_chart.html.

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