No. I-08-040 

Contact: Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 

 Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 

June 11, 2008

 NRC TO DISCUSS PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF INSPECTION 

 FOR INDIAN POINT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION ON JUNE 18 

During a public meeting on Wednesday, June 18, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will 

present the preliminary results from a team inspection conducted as part of the agency’s ongoing 

review of the Indian Point nuclear power plant’s license renewal application. Indian Point, located 

in Buchanan (Westchester County), N.Y., and home to two operating reactors, is owned and run by 

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 

 The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Colonial Terrace, 119 Oregon Road in 

Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. NRC staff will discuss the preliminary results with plant management and 

then provide a question-and-answer session for the public. Prior to the meeting, the NRC staff will 

conduct an informational poster-board open house. That session, set for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in a room 

adjoining the main meeting room, will provide interested members of the public with an opportunity 

to discuss issues related to the license renewal review on a one-on-one basis with NRC staff. 

 “This meeting is one in a series of meetings the NRC is conducting in the vicinity of the 

plant regarding the agency’s review of the Indian Point license renewal application,” NRC Region I 

Administrator Samuel J. Collins said. “We believe that thorough and comprehensive programs for 

managing the effects of aging on key plant safety systems, structures and components are an 

essential ingredient for any plant seeking a license renewal and therefore warrant close scrutiny, 

including independent on-site review and verification by the NRC.” 

 The focus of the formal meeting will be to discuss with Entergy the results of the inspection, 

which was carried out by the NRC earlier this year. On a sampling basis, the NRC team inspected 

the plant’s aging management programs as they are applied to systems, structures and components 

within the scope of license renewal. The team also inspected whether non-safety-related systems, 

structures and components were properly scoped and screened to ensure they are appropriately 

addressed. 

 The results of the inspection will be factored into the agency’s overall decision on the 

plant’s license renewal application. 

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Office of Public Affairs, Region I 

475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 

E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov 

Site: http://www.nrc.gov
 Under NRC regulations, the original operating license for a commercial nuclear power plant 

has a term of 40 years. The license can be renewed for up to an additional 20 years if NRC 

requirements are met. The current operating license for the Indian Point 2 is due to expire on Sept. 

28, 2013, the license for Indian Point 3 on Dec. 12, 2015. 

 In April 2007, Entergy submitted an application to extend the reactors’ operation by 20 

years each. 

 Additional information concerning license renewal in general and the Indian Point 

application in particular can be found at: www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html. 

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