Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 issued the following announcement on July 16.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2019 safety performance of the
Donald C. Cook nuclear power plant in Michigan during a virtual meeting scheduled for July 21.
The DC Cook plant is in Bridgman, Mich., and operated by Indiana Michigan Power Co.
The session will run from 6-7 p.m., Eastern Time. Online registration is required to
participate. Following registration, a confirmation email will be sent with details on how to join the
meeting. To hear the presentation, those interested must register to obtain the phone call-in number.
NRC staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight will participate, including the
resident inspectors based full-time at the site.
DC Cook operated safely during 2019. At the conclusion of the year, all inspection findings
and performance indicators were green, or of very low safety significance. As a result, the plants in
2020 will receive the normal level of oversight, which entails thousands of hours of inspection each
year.
The NRC Reactor Oversight Process uses color-coded inspection findings and indicators to
measure plant performance. The colors start at green and increase to white, yellow or red,
commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved. Inspection findings or performance
indicators with more than very low safety significance trigger increased NRC oversight.
Inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant and specialist
inspectors from the Region III Office in Lisle, Ill.
The annual assessment letter for DC Cook, as well as the meeting notice, are available on the
NRC website. Current performance for Unit 1 and Unit 2 is available and updated on a quarterly
basis.
Original source can be found here.
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