Press Release-II-08-012, NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance of Summer Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-II-08-012: NRC to Discuss 2007 Performance of Summer Nuclear Power Plant

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Issue date:	03/27/2008
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No: II-08-012 March 27, 2008 CONTACT: Ken Clark (404)562-4416 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Roger Hannah (404)562-4417

NRC TO DISCUSS 2007 PERFORMANCE OF SUMMER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, April 1, with representatives of South Carolina Electric & Gas to discuss the agency's assessment of safety performance during 2007 at the Summer Nuclear Power Plant. The plant, operated by SCE&G, is near the town of Jenkinsville, S.C., about 26 miles northwest of Columbia. The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. in the plant's Nuclear Learning Center near the plant site. After the formal presentation, NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on the safety performance of Summer, as well as the NRC's role in ensuring safe plant operation. "The NRC continually inspects and reviews the performance of Summer and all commercial nuclear plants, issuing inspection reports throughout the year and an overall assessment at year's end," NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree said. "This meeting is an opportunity to discuss that annual assessment with the company, local officials and people near the plant, and to answer any questions they may have." The NRC said the Summer plant operated safely during the 2007 assessment period, from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, with all inspection findings being of very low safety significance and all performance indicators indicating performance at levels requiring no additional NRC oversight. As a result, the NRC plans to conduct routine baseline inspections at the plant during 2008.

A letter sent from the NRC Region II 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: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/sum_2007q4.pdf .

Current performance information for the Summer plant is available on the NRC web site at: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SUM/sum_chart.html . ### News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site. NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov