NRC's 2018 Plant Assessment: Every One Got 'A' s and 'B' s

NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation’s Nuclear Plants

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued annual letters to the nation’s 98 commercial nuclear power plants operating in 2018 regarding their performance throughout the year. All were in the two highest performance categories.

Ninety-three of 98 fully met all safety and security performance objectives and were inspected by the NRC using the normal “baseline” inspection program.

Four reactors were assessed as needing to resolve one or two items of low safety significance. For this performance level, regulatory oversight includes additional inspection and follow-up of corrective actions. Plants in this level are: Grand Gulf (Mississippi); Peach Bottom 2 & 3 (Pennsylvania); and Watts Bar 2 (Tennessee). Watts Bar 2 resolved its issues since the reporting period ended and has transitioned to the highest performing level.