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MONTHYEARML24249A1812024-08-28028 August 2024 News Release-24-067: NRC Renews North Anna Operating Licenses for a Second Time ML24142A1482024-05-13013 May 2024 News Release-I-24-009: NRC Schedules Webinar to Discuss Safety Performance at Nuclear Power Plants in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania ML24127A0242024-04-24024 April 2024 News Release-I-24-007: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant ML24058A2852024-01-29029 January 2024 News Release-I-24-001: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant ML24047A0782023-05-18018 May 2023 News Release-I-23-005: NRC Schedules Webinar to Discuss 2022 Safety Performance at Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plants ML22153A1262022-05-26026 May 2022 News Release-I-22-007: NRC Schedules Webinar to Discuss 2021 Safety Performance at Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-I-21-005, NRC Schedules Webinar to Discuss 2020 Safety Performance at Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plants2021-06-0101 June 2021 Press Release-I-21-005: NRC Schedules Webinar to Discuss 2020 Safety Performance at Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-I-21-011, NRC Names New Resident Inspector for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant2020-12-28028 December 2020 Press Release-I-21-011: NRC Names New Resident Inspector for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-20-013, NRC Names Resident Inspector at FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant2020-06-24024 June 2020 Press Release-I-20-013: NRC Names Resident Inspector at FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-20-012, NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of FitzPatrick, Nine Mile Point and Ginna Nuclear Power Plants2020-06-15015 June 2020 Press Release-I-20-012: NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting to Discuss 2019 Performance of FitzPatrick, Nine Mile Point and Ginna Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-I-19-027, NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point2019-10-30030 October 2019 Press Release-I-19-027: NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point Press Release-I-19-024, NRC to Hold Public Open House to Discuss 2018 Performance of Nine Mile Point/Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants2019-09-26026 September 2019 Press Release-I-19-024: NRC to Hold Public Open House to Discuss 2018 Performance of Nine Mile Point/Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-I-19-020, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant2019-07-17017 July 2019 Press Release-I-19-020: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-18-020, NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Nine Mile Point and FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants2018-08-0909 August 2018 Press Release-I-18-020: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Nine Mile Point and FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-I-18-017, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant2018-07-0505 July 2018 Press Release-I-18-017: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-18-001, New NRC Inspector Named at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant2018-01-16016 January 2018 Press Release-I-18-001: New NRC Inspector Named at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-17-029, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant2017-08-11011 August 2017 Press Release-I-17-029: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-17-025, NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant2017-06-23023 June 2017 Press Release-I-17-025: NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-17-011, NRC to Hold Open House on 2016 Performance of Nine Mile Point, FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants2017-04-13013 April 2017 Press Release-I-17-011: NRC to Hold Open House on 2016 Performance of Nine Mile Point, FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-17-008, NRC Approves License Transfer of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant2017-03-0303 March 2017 Press Release-17-008: NRC Approves License Transfer of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-18-002, NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant2017-01-17017 January 2017 Press Release-I-18-002: NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-16-021, NRC to Hold Open House on July 26 to Discuss 2015 Performance of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant2016-07-19019 July 2016 Press Release-I-16-021: NRC to Hold Open House on July 26 to Discuss 2015 Performance of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-16-013, NRC to Discuss Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment in Conjunction with May 18 Oswego, N.Y., Chamber of Commerce Meeting2016-05-10010 May 2016 Press Release-I-16-013: NRC to Discuss Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment in Conjunction with May 18 Oswego, N.Y., Chamber of Commerce Meeting Press Release-16-001, NRC Grants Weapons Pre-Emption Authority to Nuclear Facilities in Two States2016-01-0606 January 2016 Press Release-16-001: NRC Grants Weapons Pre-Emption Authority to Nuclear Facilities in Two States Press Release-15-054, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2015-09-0303 September 2015 Press Release-15-054: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-I-15-020, NRC to Conduct Open House April 28 in Oswego, N.Y., to Discuss 2014 Performance of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant2015-04-22022 April 2015 Press Release-I-15-020: NRC to Conduct Open House April 28 in Oswego, N.Y., to Discuss 2014 Performance of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-15-018, NRC to Conduct Open House on April 23 in Oswego, N.Y., to Discuss 2014 Performance of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant2015-04-20020 April 2015 Press Release-I-15-018: NRC to Conduct Open House on April 23 in Oswego, N.Y., to Discuss 2014 Performance of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-14-058, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2014-09-0404 September 2014 Press Release-14-058: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-I-14-030, NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant2014-06-27027 June 2014 Press Release-I-14-030: NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Press Release-14-024, NRC Approves Transfer of Five Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses from Constellation to Exelon2014-04-0101 April 2014 Press Release-14-024: NRC Approves Transfer of Five Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses from Constellation to Exelon Press Release-I-14-007, NRC Sets Open House for March 18 to Discuss Performance of Nine Mile Point, Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants2014-03-10010 March 2014 Press Release-I-14-007: NRC Sets Open House for March 18 to Discuss Performance of Nine Mile Point, Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-14-016, NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2014-03-0606 March 2014 Press Release-14-016: NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-I-13-042, NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Pilgrim Station2013-12-0505 December 2013 Press Release-I-13-042: NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Pilgrim Station ML13335A0022013-11-13013 November 2013 G20130211 - 11/13/13 E-mail from T.Judson to R.Guzman - Supplement #5 to 2.206 Petition Financial Qualifications Fitzpatrick/Vermont Yankee/Pilgrim Press Release-I-13-036, NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Constellation Regarding Apparent Violation at Nine Mile Point 1 Nuclear Plant2013-10-22022 October 2013 Press Release-I-13-036: NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Constellation Regarding Apparent Violation at Nine Mile Point 1 Nuclear Plant Press Release-13-073, NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants2013-09-0606 September 2013 Press Release-13-073: NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation'S Nuclear Plants Press Release-I-13-027, NRC Staff to Meet with Constellation on Aug. 5 in Baltimore to Discuss Performance of Company'S Nuclear Plant Fleet2013-07-29029 July 2013 Press Release-I-13-027: NRC Staff to Meet with Constellation on Aug. 5 in Baltimore to Discuss Performance of Company'S Nuclear Plant Fleet Press Release-13-047, NRC Issues Order Designating 10 Facilities Eligible for Weapons Pre-Emption Authority2013-06-0505 June 2013 Press Release-13-047: NRC Issues Order Designating 10 Facilities Eligible for Weapons Pre-Emption Authority Press Release-I-13-008, NRC Open House April 3 in Scriba, N.Y., to Discuss Performance of Nine Mile Point, Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants2013-03-25025 March 2013 Press Release-I-13-008: NRC Open House April 3 in Scriba, N.Y., to Discuss Performance of Nine Mile Point, Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants Press Release-I-13-004, Nine Mile Point 1, FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants to Receive Additional NRC Oversight2013-02-19019 February 2013 Press Release-I-13-004: Nine Mile Point 1, FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants to Receive Additional NRC Oversight Press Release-I-12-043, NRC Maintains Heightened Watch Over Nuclear Plants Impacted by Sandy; Three Reactors Experienced Shutdowns During Storm; Oyster Creek Plant Remains in Alert2012-10-30030 October 2012 Press Release-I-12-043: NRC Maintains Heightened Watch Over Nuclear Plants Impacted by Sandy; Three Reactors Experienced Shutdowns During Storm; Oyster Creek Plant Remains in Alert Press Release-I-12-037, NRC Assigns New Inspector to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant2012-09-18018 September 2012 Press Release-I-12-037: NRC Assigns New Inspector to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Press Release-I-12-035, NRC Staff to Meet with Constellation on Sept. 19 in Baltimore to Discuss Performance of Company'S Nuclear Plant Fleet2012-09-11011 September 2012 Press Release-I-12-035: NRC Staff to Meet with Constellation on Sept. 19 in Baltimore to Discuss Performance of Company'S Nuclear Plant Fleet Press Release-I-12-007, NRC to Hold Open House on March 22 in Scriba, N.Y., to Discuss Annual Assessment of Nine Mile Point, FitzPatrick Nuclear Plants2012-03-16016 March 2012 Press Release-I-12-007: NRC to Hold Open House on March 22 in Scriba, N.Y., to Discuss Annual Assessment of Nine Mile Point, FitzPatrick Nuclear Plants Press Release-12-016, NRC Approves Exelon-Constellation Merger, Indirect Transfer of Five Nuclear Power Plant Licenses2012-02-16016 February 2012 Press Release-12-016: NRC Approves Exelon-Constellation Merger, Indirect Transfer of Five Nuclear Power Plant Licenses Press Release-I-12-002, NRC Confirms Actions to Be Taken at FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant to Address Violations Involving Radiation Protection Program2012-01-26026 January 2012 Press Release-I-12-002: NRC Confirms Actions to Be Taken at FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant to Address Violations Involving Radiation Protection Program Press Release-11-227, NRC Approves Increased Power Output for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant2011-12-23023 December 2011 Press Release-11-227: NRC Approves Increased Power Output for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant Press Release-I-11-040, New Inspector Named at Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant2011-10-24024 October 2011 Press Release-I-11-040: New Inspector Named at Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant Press Release-11-201, NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Nov. 3-5 in Rockville, MD2011-10-18018 October 2011 Press Release-11-201: NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Nov. 3-5 in Rockville, MD Press Release-I-11-034, NRC Statement on U.S. Department of Justice Action Announcing Plea Agreement with Former Radiation Protection Technician at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant2011-09-0808 September 2011 Press Release-I-11-034: NRC Statement on U.S. Department of Justice Action Announcing Plea Agreement with Former Radiation Protection Technician at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 2024-08-28
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No. I-10-008 Contact: Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 March 22, 2010 E-mail: OPA1@NRC.GOV NRC TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE ON MARCH 25 IN OSWEGO, N.Y. TO DISCUSS 2009 ASSESSMENTS OF NINE MILE POINT, FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR PLANTS Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct an open house on Thursday, March 25 regarding the agency's annual assessment of safety performance for the Nine Mile Point and James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plants during 2009.
The open house will run from 4 to 6 p.m. at Scriba Town Hall, located at 42 Creamery Road in Oswego, N.Y. It will give members of the public an opportunity to learn first-hand from NRC staff members about performance at the plants during 2009, as well as NRC oversight of the facilities. Unlike a standard meeting format, the setting will allow citizens to discuss plant-related topics on a one-on-one basis with NRC inspectors assigned to the plants and their NRC Region I supervisors.
Nine Mile Point, which is the site of two boiling-water reactors, and FitzPatrick, which is the site of a single boiling-water reactor, are located adjacent to each other in Scriba (Oswego County), N.Y. Constellation Energy, LLC, owns and operates Nine Mile Point while Entergy Nuclear Northeast owns and operates FitzPatrick.
Overall, the Nine Mile Point 1 & 2 reactors and the FitzPatrick reactor operated safely during 2009.
At the conclusion of last year, as assessed through the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process, there were no performance indicators that were other than "green" or any inspection findings that were "greater than green" for the Nine Mile Point 1 and FitzPatrick units. Therefore, for the rest of 2010, those units will receive the normal, very detailed inspection regime used by the NRC for plants that are operating well.
However, with respect to Nine Mile Point 2, one "white" (low to moderate safety significance) inspection finding was identified in an NRC inspection report issued on Nov. 24, 2009. Specifically, the NRC identified issues involving procedural adequacy and the insufficient NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 Site: http://www.nrc.gov
addressing of root causes that led to reliability challenges for service water pumps at the plant. (The service water system draws water from Lake Ontario, pumps it to plant systems for cooling purposes and then returns it to the waterway. The service water does not come into contact with any radioactive steam or water during this process.)
The inspection finding was identified during an NRC supplemental inspection conducted in response to an earlier "white" performance indicator for equipment performance at Nine Mile Point 2. Specifically, in the fourth quarter of 2008, the plant's performance indicator for Mitigating Systems Performance Index for Cooling Water Systems crossed the threshold from "green" to "white." This was a result of a combination of availability challenges associated with service water pump maintenance activities and reliability challenges associated with the introduction of foreign material into the service water pump suction in November 2008.
The performance indicator returned to "green" in the fourth quarter of 2009, but based on the November 2009 inspection finding, additional NRC oversight will continue until the agency is satisfied Constellation fully understands the root causes of the problems and has taken adequate steps to prevent a recurrence. Until that occurs, Nine Mile Point 2 will remain in the "Regulatory Response Column" of the NRC's Action Matrix:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/actionmatrix_summary.html . The NRC plans another supplemental inspection to evaluate the company's progress in this area.
"As is warranted under our Reactor Oversight Process, Nine Mile Poin t 2 will continue to receive additional scrutiny from the NRC in 2010 until the issues associated with the service water system have been appropriately addressed," NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins said. "Our inspections clearly indicated that there was more work that needed to be done in this area."
In 2009, the NRC devoted approximately 7,100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> of inspection to the Nine Mile Point reactors, including two major team inspections, and about 4,600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> of inspection to the FitzPatrick reactor.
Routine inspections are carried out by two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to Nine Mile Point and the two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to FitzPatrick, as well as by inspection specialists from the agency's Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa. Among the areas at Nine Mile Point to be inspected this year by NRC specialists are emergency preparedness, operator licensing, permanent plant modifications, security and radiation protection. Among the areas at FitzPatrick to be inspected this year by NRC specialists are the dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel, emergency preparedness, radiation safety, security and the plant's problem identification and resolution program. An engineering team inspection will also be conducted at FitzPatrick this year.
The NRC utilizes a combination of color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to gauge plant performance. The colors start with "green," representing very low safety significance, to "white," "yellow" or "red," commensurate with the significance of the issues involved. The agency issues reports on performance at specific plants 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 are also updated on the NRC's web site, www.nrc.gov , each quarter. Following the release of the annual reports every March, the NRC meets with the public in the vicinity of each plant to discuss the results. The meetings are in keeping with the agency's commitment to transparency with regard to its activities.
The annual assessment letter for the Nine Mile Point plant is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/nmp_2009q4.pdf . The annual assessment letter for the FitzPatrick plant is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/fitz_2009q4.pdf . The notice for the open house is available in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under accession number ML100670141. ADAMS is available at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html . Help in using ADAMS can be obtained via the NRC's Public Document Room at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at PDR.Resources@NRC.GOV .
Current performance information for Nine Mile Point 1 is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/NMP1/nmp1_chart.html . Current performance information for Nine Mile Point 2 is available on the NRC web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSI GHT/ASSESS/NMP2/nmp2_chart.html . Current performance information for FitzPatrick is available on the NRC web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/FITZ/fitz_chart.html .