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MONTHYEARML22097A1252022-03-31031 March 2022 News Release-22-014: NRC Approves Kewanee Nuclear Power Plant License Transfer Press Release-19-039, NRC Announces Public Meetings Dates and Venues for Community Advisory Boards Near Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants2019-08-21021 August 2019 Press Release-19-039: NRC Announces Public Meetings Dates and Venues for Community Advisory Boards Near Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-III-15-019, NRC Schedules Public Meeting July 16 to Discuss Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Oversight2015-07-10010 July 2015 Press Release-III-15-019: NRC Schedules Public Meeting July 16 to Discuss Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Oversight Press Release-II-15-007, NRC Proposes $17,500 Penalty to Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2015-04-0101 April 2015 Press Release-II-15-007: NRC Proposes $17,500 Penalty to Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-14-075, NRC Agrees to Changes in Kewaunee Nuclear Plant'S Emergency Programs2014-10-28028 October 2014 Press Release-14-075: NRC Agrees to Changes in Kewaunee Nuclear Plant'S Emergency Programs Press Release-13-073, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2013-09-0606 September 2013 Press Release-13-073: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-13-024, NRC Schedules Public Meeting on Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant'S 2012 Performance and Transition to Decommissioning2013-06-20020 June 2013 Press Release-III-13-024: NRC Schedules Public Meeting on Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant'S 2012 Performance and Transition to Decommissioning Press Release-III-13-015, NRC Proposes $70,000 Civil Penalty to Kewaunee for Violating Agency Requirements2013-05-0101 May 2013 Press Release-III-13-015: NRC Proposes $70,000 Civil Penalty to Kewaunee for Violating Agency Requirements Press Release-III-13-011, NRC Cites Kewaunee for an Issue in Emergency Preparedness2013-04-0505 April 2013 Press Release-III-13-011: NRC Cites Kewaunee for an Issue in Emergency Preparedness Press Release-III-13-005, NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference to Discuss Apparent Violation at Kewaunee Nuclear Station2013-03-0404 March 2013 Press Release-III-13-005: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference to Discuss Apparent Violation at Kewaunee Nuclear Station Press Release-III-12-025, NRC Schedules July 2 Open House to Discuss Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station Performance and NRC Oversight2012-06-27027 June 2012 Press Release-III-12-025: NRC Schedules July 2 Open House to Discuss Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station Performance and NRC Oversight Press Release-III-11-019, NRC Schedules Public Meeting for May 26 to Discuss Kewaunee Power Station Performance and NRC Oversight2011-05-13013 May 2011 Press Release-III-11-019: NRC Schedules Public Meeting for May 26 to Discuss Kewaunee Power Station Performance and NRC Oversight Press Release-11-030, NRC Renews Operating License for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant for an Additional 20 Years2011-02-24024 February 2011 Press Release-11-030: NRC Renews Operating License for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant for an Additional 20 Years Press Release-10-203, NRC Issues Final Safety Evaluation Report for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal2010-11-0505 November 2010 Press Release-10-203: NRC Issues Final Safety Evaluation Report for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Press Release-10-143, NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement Impact Statement for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application2010-08-20020 August 2010 Press Release-10-143: NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement Impact Statement for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application Press Release-III-10-010, NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2010-04-13013 April 2010 Press Release-III-10-010: NRC to Discuss 2009 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-10-009, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2010-04-12012 April 2010 Press Release-III-10-009: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-10-022, NRC Seeks Public Input on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant License Renewal; Meetings Scheduled2010-02-0101 February 2010 Press Release-10-022: NRC Seeks Public Input on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant License Renewal; Meetings Scheduled Press Release-III-09-028, NRC to Discuss Results of License Renewal Inspection for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2009-09-24024 September 2009 Press Release-III-09-028: NRC to Discuss Results of License Renewal Inspection for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-09-010, NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2009-04-21021 April 2009 Press Release-III-09-010: NRC to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-09-042, NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nations Nuclear Plants2009-03-0606 March 2009 Press Release-09-042: NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nations Nuclear Plants Press Release-III-08-042, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2009-01-0505 January 2009 Press Release-III-08-042: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-08-190, NRC Seeks Public Input on Environmental Impact Statement for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application2008-10-16016 October 2008 Press Release-08-190: NRC Seeks Public Input on Environmental Impact Statement for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application Press Release-08-161, License Renewal Application for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Available for Public Inspection2008-09-0202 September 2008 Press Release-08-161: License Renewal Application for Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Available for Public Inspection Press Release-III-08-006, NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2008-03-25025 March 2008 Press Release-III-08-006: NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-07-017, NRC to Hold Public Meeting May 8 on Cross-Cutting Issues at the Kewaunee Plant2007-05-0303 May 2007 Press Release-III-07-017: NRC to Hold Public Meeting May 8 on Cross-Cutting Issues at the Kewaunee Plant Press Release-III-07-015, NRC Issues a Yellow Inspection Finding to Kewaunee Nuclear Plant for Failing to Promptly Evaluate Diesel Fuel Oil Leak2007-04-10010 April 2007 Press Release-III-07-015: NRC Issues a Yellow Inspection Finding to Kewaunee Nuclear Plant for Failing to Promptly Evaluate Diesel Fuel Oil Leak Press Release-III-07-007, - NRC to Discuss 2006 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2007-03-23023 March 2007 Press Release-III-07-007 - NRC to Discuss 2006 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-06-024, NRC Begins Special Inspection at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant2006-05-19019 May 2006 Press Release-III-06-024: NRC Begins Special Inspection at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Press Release-III-06-020, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Begins Special Inspection at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Following Shutdown2006-04-27027 April 2006 Press Release-III-06-020: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Begins Special Inspection at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Following Shutdown Press Release-III-06-011, NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2006-03-16016 March 2006 Press Release-III-06-011: NRC to Discuss 2005 Performance Assessment for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-05-047, NRC Determined Potential Flooding at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant to Be of Substantial Importance to Safety2005-12-22022 December 2005 Press Release-III-05-047: NRC Determined Potential Flooding at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant to Be of Substantial Importance to Safety Press Release-III-05-042, NRC Staff to Meet with Dominion Generation Co. Officials to Discuss Possible Equipment Flooding Issues at Kewaunee Plant2005-11-0303 November 2005 Press Release-III-05-042: NRC Staff to Meet with Dominion Generation Co. Officials to Discuss Possible Equipment Flooding Issues at Kewaunee Plant Press Release-04-072, NRC Staff Approves Transfer of Operating License for Kewaunee2004-06-10010 June 2004 Press Release-04-072: NRC Staff Approves Transfer of Operating License for Kewaunee Press Release-III-04-035, NRC to Meet with Nuclear Management Company to Discuss Performance of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant2004-05-25025 May 2004 Press Release-III-04-035: NRC to Meet with Nuclear Management Company to Discuss Performance of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Press Release-04-030, NRC Approves Power Uprate for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant2004-03-0202 March 2004 Press Release-04-030: NRC Approves Power Uprate for Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-III-04-005, NRC Dispatches Special Inspection Team to Look Into Safety Injection Pump Problem at Kewaunee2004-01-20020 January 2004 Press Release-III-04-005: NRC Dispatches Special Inspection Team to Look Into Safety Injection Pump Problem at Kewaunee Press Release-III-04-001, NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine for Fitness for Duty Violation at Kewaunee2004-01-0202 January 2004 Press Release-III-04-001: NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine for Fitness for Duty Violation at Kewaunee Press Release-III-03-049, New NRC Resident Inspectors at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station2003-07-16016 July 2003 Press Release-III-03-049: New NRC Resident Inspectors at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station Press Release-03-089, NRC Approves Power Uprate for Kewaunee2003-07-0909 July 2003 Press Release-03-089: NRC Approves Power Uprate for Kewaunee Press Release-III-03-015, NRC to Meet with Officials from Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station to Discuss Safety Performance2003-03-26026 March 2003 Press Release-III-03-015: NRC to Meet with Officials from Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station to Discuss Safety Performance Press Release-III-02-015, NRC to Meet with Nuclear Management Co. April 9 to Discuss Point Beach and Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Safety Performance2002-04-0303 April 2002 Press Release-III-02-015: NRC to Meet with Nuclear Management Co. April 9 to Discuss Point Beach and Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Safety Performance 2022-03-31
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 No. III-08-006 March 25, 2008 Contacts: E-Mail: opa3@nrc.gov Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662 Web site: www.nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 NRC TO DISCUSS 2007 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Dominion Energy Kewaunee on Tuesday, April 1, to discuss the agencys assessment of safety performance for last year at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is located at Kewaunee, Wisc.
The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Fox Hills Resort Conference Center, 250 W. Church Street, in Mishicot. The NRC staff will present the results of the assessment, talk about the NRC and its range of activities, and be available to respond to questions and comments from the public before the close of the meeting.
The NRC continually reviews the performance of Kewaunee and the nations other commercial nuclear power facilities, NRC Region III Administrator James Caldwell said. This meeting allows us to discuss our annual assessment of safety performance with the company and with local officials and area residents. Our goal is to explain how the NRC works and make as much information as possible available on our regulation of these facilities.
A letter sent from the NRC Region III Office to plant officials addresses the performance of the plant during 2007 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/kewa_2007q4.pdf .
The NRCs assessment concluded that overall the Kewaunee plant operated safely during the period but with moderate degradation in safety performance. The NRC uses color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to assess nuclear plant performance. The colors start with green and then increase to white, yellow or red, commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved.
NRC inspectors identified one yellow finding of substantial safety significance. This finding involved the failure to evaluate and repair an oil leak on an emergency diesel generator.
The plant has two diesel generators. In case of a loss of offsite power, diesel generators power the plants safety equipment. Under certain accident conditions, this diesel generator would not have been able to perform its safety function.
In addition, there was one white performance indicator reflecting the increased number of unplanned plant shutdowns during the first three quarters of 2007. During the fourth quarter, the performance indicator was green as the number of unplanned shutdowns decreased.
The letter also addresses two substantive cross-cutting areas; problem identification and resolution and human performance. These issues are referred to as substantive cross-cutting because they affect multiple areas of plant performance.
The NRCs letter to the utility refers to 11 inspection findings that are attributed to inadequate problem evaluation and resolution and 12 findings attributed to problems with human performance.
On October 4, 2007, the NRC held a public meeting with plant representatives to discuss the plants efforts to address these repetitive cross-cutting issues. The utility presented its plans to move towards resolving these areas of concern.
Even though the NRC has observed some improvement in these areas since the October meeting, more time is necessary to ensure that the planned corrective actions and initiatives are sustained.
At the NRC request, the company will discuss the progress of its actions to address deficiencies in the areas of problem identification and resolution and human performance during the April 1 public meeting.
The NRC assessment letter states that both of these issues will remain open until the number of findings with the same cross-cutting aspect is reduced or when the NRC gains confidence in the plants ability to identify and address technical and human performance problems.
As part of the NRCs continuing review of the substantive cross-cutting issues, an additional problem identification and resolution inspection will be conducted.
In addition, the NRC has requested that the company submit a report detailing the status of its corrective actions in the two areas of concern, a current assessment of personnel performance and an updated assessment of the stations safety culture.
Routine and focused inspections are performed by two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region III Office in Lisle, Ill., and the agencys headquarters in Rockville, Md.
Current performance information for Kewaunee is available on the NRCs web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/KEWA/kewa_chart.htm .
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