The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Red Room of the S.C. State Museum, 301 Gervais St. in Columbia. The meeting will be open to the public and media, and NRC officials will be available after the formal presentation to answer questions.
The review showed Westinghouse continued to operate in a manner that protected public health and safety, but the NRC identified violations that highlighted two areas for improvement – safety operations and facility support.
The NRC staff expects Westinghouse management to evaluate any common causes underlying the violations during this review period and take appropriate action. The NRC has reduced the evaluation period for Westinghouse from two year to 18 months, and the agency will perform additional inspections in the areas needing improvement.
“The NRC continually reviews regulatory safety performance at Westinghouse and at each of the nation’s other licensed nuclear facilities,” said Luis Reyes, regional administrator of the NRC office in Atlanta. The meeting, he added, “is an opportunity for us to discuss safety performance with the company and with residents living near the plant who might be interested.”
