ML12116A255

Press Release-II-12-022: NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Annual Assessment of McGuire Nuclear Power Plant

ML12116A255
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Site:	McGuire, Mcguire
Issue date:	04/16/2012
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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Press Release-II-12-022
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No. II-12-022 April 16, 2012 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416 NRC SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE TO DISCUSS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF McGUIRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled an open house for Wednesday, April 25 to discuss assessment of safety performance during 2011 for the McGuire nuclear power plant. The plant, operated by Duke Energy, is located near Huntersville, N.C., about 17 miles north of Charlotte. The session, which will be open to the public, is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. EDT in the McGuire Energy Explorium, 13339 Hagers Ferry Road in Huntersville. A formal presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. NRC staff will be available to answer questions on the safety performance of the McGuire plant, as well as the NRC role in ensuring safe plant operations. Overall, the NRC staff concluded that the McGuire plant operated safely in 2011 and will receive normal detailed baseline oversight and inspection efforts. All inspection findings and performance indicators The NRC uses color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to assess plant and escalate to based on the significance of the issues. Inspection findings and performance indicators are updated on the (www.nrc.gov ) each quarter. McGuire plant met NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree said. NRC inspectors also looked at whether there were immediate safety concerns at McGuire and other U.S. plants after the March 2011 events at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan. Those reviews found that the plants remained safe. The annual assessment letter for the McGuire plant is available on the NRC web site at www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/mcg_2011q4.pdf. NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave. NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Web Site: www.nrc.gov

Routine inspections are carried out by the NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region II office in Atlanta. Among the areas at the McGuire plant to be inspected this year by NRC specialists are component design basis, emergency preparedness and operator licensing examinations. Current performance information for McGuire Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/MCG1/mcg1_chart.html. Current performance information for McGuire Unit 2 is available on the NRC web site at www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/MCG2/mcg2_chart.html. ### News releases are available through a free Listserv subscription or by clicking on the EMAIL UPDATES link on the NRC homepage (www.nrc.gov). E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website. For the latest news, follow the NRC on www.twitter.com/NRCgov.