ML13127A424

Press Release-I-13-022: NRC to Hold Open House, Meeting on May 14 in Tarrytown, N.Y. to Discuss Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment

ML13127A424
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	05/07/2013
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Press Release-I-13-022
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No. I-13-022 May 7, 2013 Contact: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC to Hold Open House, Meeting on May 14 in Tarrytown, N.Y. to Discuss Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a public open house and meeting, May 14 in Tarrytown, N.Y., nuclear power plant. The open house is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, at 455 South Broadway in Tarrytown. It will provide an opportunity for attendees to hold one-on-one discussions Beginning at 7 p.m., the NRC staff will conduct a public meeting at the same location. It will consist of a formal question-and-answer session regarding plant performance and oversight topics. Indian Point, which is the site of two operating pressurized-water reactors in Buchanan (Westchester County), N.Y., operated safely during 2012. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, the plant did not have any inspection findings that were greater than green (rising to the level requiring additional NRC oversight) or any performance indicators that were other than green (exceeding the threshold for the indicator and requiring additional NRC oversight). As a result, Indian Point will Plants that meet criteria set out by the NRC receive the normal level of oversight, which still consists of a detailed regime involving thousands of hours of inspection. In 2012, the agency devoted approximately 11,400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br /> of inspection to the Indian Point plant, which is owned by Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc. look at any and all issues that might be of concern. We then adjust our plans for assessing the facility remainder of 2013, we remain focused on ensuring that safety is the foremost objective for all plant The NRC uses a combination of color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to assess plant performance. The colors begin with green and then increase to white, yellow or red, according to the risk significance of the issues involved. The agency issues reports on performance at Page l 2 each plant twice a year: during the mid-cycle, or mid-point, of the year, and at the conclusion of the website each quarter. Following the release of the annual reports every March, the NRC meets with the public in the to transparency with respect to its activities. The annual assessment letter for Indian Point and the public notice for the May 14 meeting are available on the NRC website. Routine inspections are carried out by the NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to each plant and by inspection specialioffice in King of Prussia, Pa. Among the areas of performance to be inspected at Indian Point this year by NRC specialists are activities associated with radiological safety; emergency planning; problem identification and resolution; the dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel; and underground piping and tanks. Current performance information for Indian Point 2 is available on the NRC website, as is current performance information for Indian Point 3.