NRC TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE, PUBLIC MEETING ON APRIL 22 IN WATERFORD, 

CONN. TO DISCUSS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF MILLSTONE NUCLEAR PLANT 

The results of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual safety performance 

assessment for the Millstone nuclear power plant will be the subject of an open house and a 

public meeting on Thursday, April 22. 

The open house will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at Waterford Town Hall, 15 Rope Ferry 

Road in Waterford, Conn. During the open house, members of the public will have an 

opportunity to learn first-hand from NRC staff members about performance at the plant during 

2009, as well as NRC oversight of the facility. That format being used will allow citizens to 

discuss plant-related topics on a one-on-one basis with NRC inspectors assigned to the plant and 

their NRC Region I supervisor. 

Then at 6 p.m., NRC staff will present the results of the Millstone Annual Assessment to 

Connecticut’s Nuclear Energy Advisory Council (NEAC) during a public meeting that will also 

be held at Waterford Town Hall. Prior to the conclusion of that session, NRC staff will be 

available to answer questions from the public on the plant’s performance, as well as the agency’s 

oversight of the facility. 

Millstone, which is the site of two operating pressurized-water reactors, is located in 

Waterford. It is operated by Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. 

The NRC utilizes a combination of color-coded inspection findings and performance 

indicators to gauge plant performance. The colors start with “green,” representing very low 

safety significance, and increase to “white,” “yellow” or “red,” commensurate with the 

significance of the issues involved. 

Overall, Millstone operated safely during 2009. At the conclusion of last year, as assessed 

by the NRC Reactor Oversight Process, there were no performance indicators for the plant that 

were other than “green” and no inspection findings that were “greater than green.” Therefore, for 

the remainder of 2010, Millstone will continue to receive the very detailed inspection regime 

used by the NRC for plants that are operating well. 

NRC NEWS

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

No. I-10-021 

Contact: Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 

 Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331

April 19, 2010 

Email: OPA1.RESOURCE@nrc.gov
In 2009, the NRC devoted approximately 7,249 hours to inspection of the Millstone 

facility, including two major team inspections. 

“Each year, the NRC steps back and assesses the performance of nuclear power plants in 

a systematic and detailed manner. We take these reviews very seriously and they help guide our 

oversight in the year ahead,” NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins said. “We also 

believe that providing the public with an opportunity to not only learn about these results firsthand but to communicate with us about our determinations is an integral part of the process and 

consistent with our commitment to openness and transparency.” 

 The agency issues its review of performance at specific plants twice a year. Inspection 

findings and performance indicators are also updated on the NRC’s web site, www.nrc.gov, each 

quarter. Following the release of the annual performance reviews every March, the public is 

provided with an opportunity to discuss the results. The meetings, which are held in the vicinity 

of each plant, are in keeping with the agency’s commitment to transparency with regard to its 

activities. 

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

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/mill_2009q4.pdf. The notice for 

the annual assessment meeting for the plant is available in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System (ADAMS) under accession number ML100880398. ADAMS is 

available at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Help in using ADAMS can be obtained 

via the NRC’s Public Document Room at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at 

PDR.Resources@NRC.GOV. 

Routine inspections are carried out by three NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the 

plant and by inspection specialists from the agency’s Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa. The 

NRC will be following up on three Severity Level IV non-cited violations issued within the same 

area during the assessment period. Also among the areas at Millstone to be inspected this year by 

NRC specialists are fire protection, radiation safety and emergency preparedness. 

Current performance information for Millstone 2 is available on the NRC web site at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/MILL2/mill2_chart.html. Current performance 

information for Millstone 3 is available on the NRC web site at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/MILL3/mill3_chart.html. 

 

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