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No. III-02-013   April 2, 2002
CONTACT: Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663
Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662
E-mail: opa3@nrc.gov

NRC TO MEET WITH EXELON GENERATION CO. APRIL 9 TO DISCUSS BYRON NUCLEAR POWER STATION SAFETY PERFORMANCE


The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Exelon Generation Co. in Byron, Illinois, on Tuesday, April 9, to discuss the results of the agency's annual assessment of safety performance at the Byron Nuclear Power Station. The two-reactor facility is located near Byron.

The meeting, which will be the open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in the Jarrett Prairie Center at the Byron Forest Preserve, 7993 North River Road, Byron. Before the meeting is concluded, NRC officials will answer 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 Exelon 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/byro_2001q4.pdf.

Current performance information for the Byron facility is available on the NRC web site at: (Unit 1) http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/BYRO1/byro1_chart.html and (Unit 2) http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/BYRO2/byro2_chart.html.



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