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Office of Public Affairs Region III

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Lisle IL 60532

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No. III-11-003

Contact: Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662

 Prema Chandrathil (630) 829-9663

March 28, 2011

E-Mail: OPA3.RegionIII@nrc.gov 

NRC SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE FOR APRIL 5 TO DISCUSS QUAD CITIES

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE AND NRC OVERSIGHT

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have scheduled an open house for 

Tuesday, April 5, to discuss with local residents the agency’s assessment of safety performance 

for last year at the Quad Cities nuclear power plant and other NRC oversight activities. The twounit plant is operated by Exelon Generation Company is located in Cordova, Ill., about 20 miles 

northeast of Moline, Ill.

The open house is informal and will begin at 4 p.m. CDT at the Cordova Civic Center, 

11th Street (just off IL Route 84 N), in Cordova. NRC staff will be available to answer questions 

on the safety performance of the Quad Cities plant, as well as areas of NRC’s regulatory 

activities not specifically associated with this plant.

“The NRC continually reviews the performance of the Quad Cities plant and the nation’s 

other commercial nuclear power facilities,” said NRC Region III Administrator Mark Satorius. 

“This meeting allows us to discuss our annual assessment of safety performance with members 

of the local community. The goal of this open house is to explain how the NRC works and 

answer questions from residents about nuclear regulation.”

A letter sent from the NRC Region III office to plant officials addressed the performance 

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

Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/quad_2010q4.pdf.

Overall, the NRC found that the Quad Cities plant operated safely in 2010. The NRC 

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

performance. The colors start with “green” and then increase to “white,” “yellow” or “red,” 

commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved. 

All performance indicators and inspection findings for Quad Cities during 2010 were 

determined to be “green.” Performance indicators are a statistical measurement of plant and 

equipment performance. 
Quad Cities will continue to receive the detailed inspection regime used by the NRC for 

plants that require no additional oversight. Routine inspections are performed by two NRC 

Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region III Office 

in Lisle, Ill., and the agency’s headquarters in Rockville, Md. Among the areas of plant 

operations being inspected are radiation protection, dry cask spent fuel storage, emergency 

preparedness and fire protection.

Current performance information for Quad Cities is available on the NRC website at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/QUAD1/quad1_chart.html and 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/QUAD2/quad2_chart.html.

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