NRC RELEASES REPORTS

Sep 11, 2007

THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HAS RELEASED TWO MORE NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES’ PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. ONE REVIEW COVERS A PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 2006 AND SHOWS A NEED FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN THREE OF FIVE PERFORMANCE AREAS. THE SECOND REVIEW, WHICH EXAMINED OEPRATIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 2005 TO FEBRUARY 2006 LISTED NEEDS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN FOUR OF FIVE AREAS. MOST OF THE CORRECTIONS CENTER AROUND SAFETY. NFS SPOKEMSAN TONY TREADWAY SAID THE ONE YEAR REVIEW FOUND THE MOST SIGNIFCANT NUMBER OF ISSUES THE COMPANY NEEDED TO ADDRESS IN THE ROUGHLY EIGHT YEARS THE NRC HAS CONDUCTED LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.