ML15093A481

Press Release-I-15-011: NRC to Conduct Open House on April 9th in Shippingport, Pa., to Discuss 2014 Performance of Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant

ML15093A481
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	04/01/2015
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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Press Release-I-15-011
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No: I-15-011 April 1, 2015 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 E-mail: opa1.resource@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC to Conduct Open House on April 9th in Shippingport, Pa., to Discuss 2014 Performance of Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public open house on April 9 in Shippingport, Beaver Valley nuclear power plant. NRC staff will be on hand from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Shippingport Community and Municipal Building, located at 163 State Road 3016. Agency employees responsible for inspections of the plant, including the Resident Inspectors based at the Shippingport (Beaver County), Pa., site on a full-time for 2015. through the use of color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators, which are statistical measurements of plant performance that can trigger additional oversight if exceeded. On an overall basis, Beaver Valley, which is owned and operated by FirstEnergy, operated safely in 2014. As of the end of last year, the twin-reactor plant had no inspection findings or ficance). Therefore, Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 are currently hours of inspection. In 2014, the agency devoted approximately 5,840 hours0.00972 days <br />0.233 hours <br />0.00139 weeks <br />3.1962e-4 months <br /> of review at Beaver Valley. Do did not have any safety or security issues rising above very low significance in 2014, we are not currently planning any inspections above and beyond our normal The NRC issues reports on performance at each plant twice a year: during the mid-cycle, or mid-point, of the year, and at the conclusion of the year. Inspection findings and performance indicators website. Following the release of the Annual Assessment letters each March, the NRC meets with the public in the vicinity of each plant to discuss the results. Normal inspections are performed by two Resident Inspectors assigned to Beaver Valley.

Page l 2 Office in King of Prussia, Pa. Among the areas to be inspected this year at Beaver Valley are the dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel, emergency preparedness, radiological safety and fire protection. The Annual Assessment letter for Beaver Valley, as well as the notice for the April 9th open house, are available on the NRC website. Current performance information is also available for Beaver Valley Unit 1 and Beaver Valley Unit 2. 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.