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No. III-02-007   March 25, 2002
CONTACT: Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663
Pam Alloway-Mueller (630) 829-9662
E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov

NRC TO MEET WITH NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT CO. MARCH 28 TO DISCUSS
PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR POWER STATION PERFORMANCE


The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Nuclear Management Company in Welch, Minnesota, on Thursday, March 28, to discuss the results of the agency's annual assessment of safety performance at the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station. The two-reactor facility is located near Welch.

The meeting, which will be the open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in the Prairie Island Training Center, 1660 Wakonade Drive West, Welch. Before the meeting is concluded, NRC officials will answer any questions from members of the public.

The performance period to be discussed is April 1 through December 31 of last year.

A letter sent from the NRC Region III office to Nuclear Management Company addresses plant performance during the period and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on the NRC web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/prai_2001q4.pdf

Current performance information for the Prairie Island facility is available on the NRC web site at: (Unit 1) http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PRAI1/prai1_chart.html and (Unit 2) http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/PRAI2/prai2_chart.html



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