ML003732021

Press Release-II-00-020: NRC Staff Schedules Enforcement Conference in Puerto Rico May 18 to Discuss Apparent Violations with Caguas Company

ML003732021
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Issue date:	05/08/2000
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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Press Release-II-00-020
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See also: see also:Press Release-II-00-020

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NRCNEWSU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION61ForsythStreetSWAtlantaGA30303WebSite:www.nrc.gov/OPANo.II-00-21May8,2000CONTACT:KenClark(404)562-4416/e-mail:kmc2@nrc.govRogerD.Hannah(404)562-4417/e-mail:rdh1@nrc.govNRCSTAFFTOMEETWITHSOUTHERNNUCLEARMAY17TODISCUSSCOMPANYCORRECTIVEACTIONSFOLLOWINGJANUARYEVENTATHATCHPLANTTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffhasscheduledameetingwithSouthernNuclearOperatingCompanyofficialsinAtlantaMay17todiscussthecompany'sspecificcorrectiveactions

followinganunplannedshutdownonJanuary26oftheUnit1reactorattheHatchNuclearPlantnear

Baxley,Georgia.Unit1automaticallyshutdownwhenavalveinoneofthetwomainlinescarrying

watertothereactorclosed,andsomeoftheequipmentdidnotoperateasexpected.TheNRCsentan

AugmentedInspectionTeam,orAIT,toreviewequipmentperformance,operatoractionsandcompany

responsetotheevent.Themeetingwillbeginat9:00a.m.onMay17intheNRCRegionIIoffice,61ForsythStreet,Suite24T20inAtlantaandwillbeopentoobservationbythemediaandpublic.NRCofficialswillbe

availableattheconclusionofthemeetingtoansweranyquestions.