Press Release-07-115, - NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Letters for Nation’S Nuclear Plants
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| Issue date: | 09/06/2007 |
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No.07-155 September 6, 2007 NRC ISSUES MID-CYCLE LETTERS FOR NATIONS NUCLEAR PLANTS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued mid-cycle assessment letters to the nations 104 operating commercial nuclear power plants. The agencys most recent assessments show all the plants continue to operate safely.
We ensure nuclear power plants are safe, inspecting them and rating their performance regularly, as part of our mission to protect people and the environment, said Stuart Richards, Deputy Director of the Division of Inspection and Regional Support in the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The latest round of assessments shows that about 70 percent of the nations commercial reactors require only the agencys basic level of attention.
If a nuclear power plants performance declines, the NRC assigns additional resources to ensure the plant operator is taking the steps necessary to correct the situation. Only one plant, Palo Verde in Arizona, requires the NRCs highest level of attention, which will include additional inspectors this fall to confirm the plants performance issues are being addressed. Ten plants require significant NRC attention, and another 19 plants get some additional attention. These numbers are generally comparable to last years mid-cycle assessments. A list of each plants current performance rating is available on the NRC Web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/actionmatrix_summary.html.
Updated information on plant performance is posted to the NRC Web site every quarter. The plants also receive annual assessment letters, with the next ones to be issued in March 2008. The assessment letters sent to each licensee are available on the NRC Web site at:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.
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