Open House on Assessment of Oconee Nuclear Station

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled an open house for May 9 to discuss the agency’s assessment of safety performance during 2012 for the Oconee nuclear power plant, which is operated by Duke Energy. The open house is scheduled to run from 6 to 7:30pm at the World of Energy, located at 7812 Rochester Highway in Seneca. There will be posters explaining the NRC’s role and the NRC staff will be available to answer questions about the safety performance of the Oconee plant as well as overall NRC oversight and inspection.  Overall, the NRC staff concluded that all three units at the Oconee plant operated safely in 2012. There were no inspection findings or performance indicators that would cause the NRC to increase its level of oversight and inspection, so NRC inspectors will continue the detailed normal inspections at the plant this year.