NRC TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING ORDERS FORPOST-FUKUSHIMA IMPROVE

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NRC TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING ORDERS FORPOST-FUKUSHIMA IMPROVEMENTS JULY 27 IN ROCKVILLE, MDNuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with industry representatives July 27 to continue discussions on schedules and guidance for the Orders and related request for informationthe agency issued on March 12. The actions stem from recommendations of the NRC’s Japan Near-Term Task Force (NTTF), which examined issues raised by the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011.The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Commission Hearing Room on the first floor of the White Flint North complex at 11555 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Md. Senior NRC management and industry executives will discuss guidance for the three Orders (coveringstrategies to respond to extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at plants, ensuringreliable hardened containment vents, and enhancing spent fuel pool instrumentation) and a multifaceted request for information, all of which were issued in March. The discussions will also cover longer-term evaluations and studies related to possible lessons learned from the Fukushima accident. The public will have the opportunity to ask the NRC staff questions about the process during the meeting, which will be webcast. A teleconference will also be available by calling888-220-3090 and using passcode 69958. Those planning to attend the meeting or call in to the teleconference should contact William Reckley at 301-415-7490 or william.reckley@nrc.gov to ensure adequate meeting resources are available.The NRC continues to evaluate and act on the lessons learned from Fukushima to ensureU.S. nuclear power plants implement appropriate safety enhancements. Following direction from the agency’s five Commissioners, the NRC’s activities are being led by a steering committeecomprised of senior NRC management. The agency has also established the Japan Lessons-LearnedProject Directorate, a group of more than 20 full-time employees focused exclusively on implementing NTTF recommendations and related activities.###