Press Release-IV-00-018, NRC to Meet with Public to Discuss New Reactor Oversight Program for STP

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Press Release-IV-00-018: NRC to Meet with Public to Discuss New Reactor Oversight Program for STP
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Issue date: 05/25/2000
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NRCNEWSU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION611RyanPlazaDrive-Suite400ArlingtonTX76011-8064No.IV-00-18May25,2000CONTACT:BreckHenderson Phone:817-860-8128 Cellular:817-917-1227 e-mail:bwh@nrc.govNRCTOMEETWITHPUBLICTODISCUSSNEWREACTOROVERSIGHTPROGRAMFORSTPTheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionwillholdapublicmeetingThursday,June4,inBayCity,Texas,todiscusstherevisedreactoroversightprogramforSouthTexasProject,anuclearpower plantnearthatcityoperatedbySTPNuclearOperatingCompany.Themeetingwillbeginat7p.m.attheBayCityCivicCenter,201SeventhSt.AnyonewhowouldliketolearnmoreaboutthenewoversightprocessoraskquestionsofNRCofficialsisinvited toattend.ThenewprogramwasimplementednationwideinearlyAprilafterasix-monthpilottestconductedat13nuclearpowerplantsatninesitesfromMaytoNovember1999.Itusesmore objective,timely,andsafety-significantcriteriainassessingperformance,whileseekingtomore effectivelyandefficientlyregulatetheindustry.Italsotakesintoaccountimprovementsinthe performanceofthenuclearindustryoverthepasttwentyyears.Underthenewprogram,inspectionsbyNRCresidentinspectorsandregionaloffice-basedpersonnelaresupplementedbystatisticalmeasuresofplantactivitiescalledperformanceindicators.

Theseperformanceindicatorsmeasureimportantsafetyaspectsofplantperformance,includingthe viabilityofredundantsafetysystems,emergencyplanning,radiationprotection,andsecurity.InspectionfindingsandperformanceindicatorsforeachnuclearpowerplantarepostedontheNRC'sinternetwebsiteeverythreemonths,alongwithsemi-annualupdatestoeachplant'sinspection plans.CurrentperformanceinformationforSTPcanbefoundat:

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/STP1/stp1_chart.html.AplainlanguagesummaryofthenewinspectionandassessmentprogramisavailablefromtheNRCOfficeofPublicAffairsoronthewebsiteat:http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/primer.htm.