Press Release-IV-03-043, NRC to Meet with Nebraska Public Power District to Discuss Recent Inspections at Cooper Nuclear Station

Press Release-IV-03-043: NRC to Meet with Nebraska Public Power District to Discuss Recent Inspections at Cooper Nuclear Station

ML032970112
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/24/2003
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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Press Release-IV-03-043
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NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 No. IV-03-043 October 24, 2003

Contact:

Victor Dricks E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 NRC TO MEET WITH NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT TO DISCUSS RECENT INSPECTIONS AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Nebraska Public Power District on November 4, to present the NRCs findings resulting from the third quarterly inspection of Cooper Nuclear Station associated with the Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) issued on January 30, 2003. The NRC staff also will discuss results of their inspection of the licensees corrective action program.

The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Brownville Concert Hall, Atlantic Avenue and Second Street, Brownville, Neb.

Before the session is adjourned, NRC staff will be available to answer questions from the public on results of the third quarterly inspection of Cooper, the safety performance of the plant, and the role of the NRC in ensuring safe plant operation.

Since April 2002, Cooper has had been subject to increased NRC oversight because of plant performance problems. The CAL describes steps Nebraska Public Power District officials plan to take to improve plant performance, which are subject to quarterly NRC inspections.

The CAL can be found in the agency's electronic document system (ADAMS), which can be accessed through the NRC's web site at www.nrc.gov Help in using ADAMS is available by contacting the NRC Public Document Room at (301) 415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209.