No. II-10-015 April 7, 2010 

CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov

 Joey Ledford (404) 562-4416 

NRC SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE TO DISCUSS 

2009 PERFORMANCE OF SURRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have scheduled an open house Tuesday, 

April 13 to provide information on the agency’s annual assessment of safety performance for the 

Surry nuclear power plant during 2009. 

The open house is scheduled to run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Surry Government 

Center, 45 School Street in Surry, Va., and it will allow people to learn about the plant’s 

performance last year as well as NRC oversight and inspection. 

The Surry plant, which has two pressurized-water reactors, is located near Surry, about 

17 miles northwest of Newport News, Va. It is owned and operated by Dominion. 

Overall, the NRC staff concluded that the Surry plant operated safely in 2009, and there 

were no inspection findings or performance indicators that would cause the NRC to increase its 

level of oversight and inspection. Based on the plant’s performance, the NRC staff plans to 

continue the detailed routine or baseline inspections all nuclear power plants receive. 

“Every year, the NRC evaluates the safety performance of nuclear plants in a systematic 

and detailed way. These reviews allow us to respond to ongoing issues, if needed, and to plan our 

future inspections,” NRC Region II Administrator Luis Reyes said. “This open house gives local 

officials and citizens an opportunity to learn more about our oversight and is consistent with our 

commitment to openness and transparency.” 

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,” 

“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. 

The annual assessment letter for the Surry plant is available on the NRC web site at 

www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/sur_2009q4.pdf. 

Routine inspections are carried out by the NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant 

and by inspection specialists from the Region II office in Atlanta. Among the areas at the Surry 

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plant to be inspected this year by NRC specialists are potential gas accumulation in the 

emergency core cooling system, emergency preparedness, radiation protection and operator 

licensing exams. 

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 Surry Unit 2 is available on the NRC web site at 

www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/SUR2/sur2_chart.html. 

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