View source for Press Release-I-06-054, NRC Pubic Meeting Scheduled for Oct. 6th to Discuss Indian Point Nuclear Plant'S Alert and Notification System

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| issue date = 10/02/2006
| title = Press Release-I-06-054: NRC Pubic Meeting Scheduled for Oct. 6th to Discuss Indian Point Nuclear Plant'S Alert and Notification System
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| newsletter region = NRC Region I
| newsletter year = 2006
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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS              U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I                                         475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa.www.nrc.gov No. I-06-054                                                                                                                      October 2, 2006Contact:Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330                     E-mail: opa1@nrc.govNeil Sheehan, 610/337-5331NRC PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 6 TH TO DISCUSSINDIAN POINT NUCLEAR PLANT'S ALERT AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEMCurrent performance issues involving the Indian Point nuclear power plant's emergencynotification system will be the topic of an NRC public meeting scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6. The meeting, which will be between NRC and Entergy management, will begin at 1 p.m. at Crystal Bay on the Hudson - Charles Point Marina, 5 John Walsh Blvd. in Peekskill, N.Y.  (Directions are available at: http://www.crystal-bay.com/location.html .)Following the meeting, which will be open to public observation, NRC staff will be available toanswer questions regarding the subject.Entergy Nuclear Northeast operates Indian Point, located in Buchanan, N.Y. Like other U.S.commercial nuclear power plants, Indian Point is required to have an alert and notification system within the 10-mile emergency planning zone around the facility. The system is designed to alert the public in the unlikely event that there is an event at the plant, so that they can listen to the emergency broadcast stations in their area for information and instructions.In recent years, Indian Point's siren system has experienced a number of failures. Morerecently, there have been three occasions when the system was unavailable due to hardware and/or human performance problems. The purpose of the Oct. 6 th meeting is to discuss the company'scorrective actions to address the system's ongoing performance issues; steps being taken by the company to avoid similar problems with the new system it is installing; and the status of the installation of that new system.In response to an NRC order issued last January that implements requirements in the EnergyPolicy Act of 2005, Entergy is replacing its current emergency notification system. Among other things, the order requires that the new system feature back-up power. Entergy is required to satisfy therequirements of the order by Jan. 30, 2007.###       News releases are available through a free list serve subscription at the following web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html . The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's web site.}}