Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will be available to discuss the 2022 safety performance of the Clinton nuclear power plant during an in-person open house scheduled for June 14. The plant, operated by Constellation Energy Generation, is located in Clinton, Illinois, approximately 23 miles south of Bloomington.
The open house will be held from 5-6 p.m. Central time at the Clinton City Hall Council Chambers, 118 W. Washington Street in Clinton. NRC staff responsible for plant inspection and oversight, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will participate in the discussion.
The NRC determined that Clinton operated safely during 2022. All inspection findings and performance indicators were green, or very low safety significance. As a result, Clinton remains under the NRC’s baseline level of oversight, which entails thousands of hours of inspection each year.
The NRC Reactor Oversight Process uses color-coded inspection findings and indicators to measure plant performance. The colors start at green and increase to white, yellow or red, commensurate with the safety significance of the issues involved. Inspection findings or performance indicators with more than very low safety significance trigger increased NRC oversight.
Plant inspections are performed by two NRC resident inspectors and other specialist inspectors from the agency’s Region III office in Lisle, Illinois, and NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The annual assessment letter for Clinton is available on the NRC website. Current performance information for the plant is also available on NRC’s website and updated quarterly.
