Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 issued the following announcement on Sept. 5.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2019 safety performance of the Indian
Point nuclear power plant during a virtual meeting scheduled for Sept. 22.
Indian Point, which currently has one operating reactor – Unit 3 – is located in Buchanan
(Westchester County), N.Y. Unit 2 permanently ceased operations in late April. The plant is
operated by Entergy.
The session will begin at 6 p.m., Eastern Time. Online registration is required to observe the
visual portion of the presentations. After registering, a confirmation e-mail will be sent with details
for joining the meeting. To hear the presentation, those interested must call in as audio will not be
available via the platform used to present the slides.
NRC staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight will participate, including the
resident inspectors assigned to the site.
In addition to discussing the plant’s 2019 safety performance, the NRC staff will provide
information regarding the agency’s review of a proposed transfer of Indian Point’s license, and will
share information on the results of the NRC’s inspection of Entergy’s revised hazards analysis
related to a natural gas pipeline that crosses a portion of the plant site.
Indian Point operated safely during 2019. At the conclusion of the year, all inspection
findings and performance indicators for Indian Point Unit 3 were green, or of very low safety
significance. As a result, the plant 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 NRC resident inspectors assigned to each plant and specialist
inspectors from the Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa.
The annual assessment letter for Indian Point, as well as the meeting notice, are available on
the NRC website. Current performance information for Indian Point Unit 3 is also available and is
updated on a quarterly basis.
Indian Point Unit 3 will transition to the NRC’s decommissioning oversight program
following its permanent shutdown next year.
Original source can be found here.
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