No. II-11-013 March 30, 2011

CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov

 Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416

NRC SCHEDULES MEETING TO DISCUSS 2010 PERFORMANCE 

OF SURRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, 

April 6, to discuss the agency’s assessment of safety performance during 2010 at the Surry

nuclear power plant. The plant, operated by Dominion, is near Surry, Va. about 17 miles 

northwest of Newport News. 

The meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. at the Surry 

Government Center, 45 School Street, Surry, Va. After a brief presentation at 5 p.m., NRC staff 

will be available to answer questions on the safety performance of the Surry plant last year, as 

well as the NRC role in ensuring safe plant operation. 

“Each year, the NRC evaluates the safety performance of nuclear plants in a detailed and 

systematic way,” NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree said. “The inspections and 

oversight at Surry ensure that the plant is operated in a way that protects people near the plant as

well as the environment.”

A letter sent from the NRC Region II office to plant officials addresses the performance 

of the plant during 2010 and will serve as the basis for the meeting discussion. It is available on 

the NRC web site at www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/sur_2010q4.pdf.

The NRC found that the performance of both units at the Surry plant met all of the 

agency’s safety objectives in 2010 and was at a level that results in no additional NRC oversight. 

In 2010, all NRC inspection findings and performance indicators were “green” at the Surry plant. 

The NRC uses color-coded inspection findings and performance indicators to assess plant 

performance. The colors start with “green,” which has very low safety significance, to “white,” 

which means low to moderate safety significance, to “yellow” or “red,” based on the significance 

of the issues. Inspection findings and performance indicators are updated on the NRC’s web site

(www.nrc.gov) each quarter. 

This year, the NRC plans to continue to conduct the very detailed inspections at Surry 

required at those plants that are operating well. In addition, the agency will complete some 

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generic inspections related to managing gas accumulation in emergency core cooling, decay heat 

removal and containment spray systems.

Current performance information for Surry Unit 1 is available on the NRC web site at

www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SUR1/sur1_chart.html. Current performance 

information for Unit 2 is at www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SUR2/sur2_chart.html.

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