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Perry plant makes progress
Nuclear plant deemed safe, but problems linger
by WKSU's TIM RUDELL


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Sending power to the grid, the Perry Nuclear plant, the younger of First Energy's two nuclear generating stations on Lake Erie, dates back to the early 70s
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In The Region:
First Energy's Perry Nuclear Power Station is safe. So says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its latest assessment of the plant. But, problems linger with what regulators call human performance issues: how workers and managers go about problem solving, planning and communicating.
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A management philosophy statement directly related to the NRC's criticism of what it calls "human performance issues" -- concerns over how the plant's employees plan and communicate.  The NRC says that while none these "issues" constitutes a violation, they could lead to violations if not corrected
Power lines leading from the Perry nuclear generating station
The Perry plant, like all nuclear power generating stations was originally licensed for forty years of operation -- which will end in 2017.  That license can be renewed for another twenty years, but application must be made a minimum of five years before the end termination date
Perry Nuclear Power Generating Station on the shore of lake Erie is operated by First Energy and currently licensed through August 2017
Power heads off to light the night through the heavy array of lines and towers leading from the Perry plant
Only the cooling tower on the left is in service, plans to start up a reactor in the second tower complex were abandoned in the 1990s
A double rainbow over the Perry site after summer thunderstorms rolled through the area during the NRC assessment meeting
Viktoria Mitlyng and James Cameron of the Nuclear Regulator Commission
Media and the public gather for the assessment meet held at the Perry Township Community Building about a mile down the road from the Perry plant
the assessment meeting was open for the public, attendees included local residents, fire and safety forces representatives from the Perry area, and current and former plant employees
NRC administrator and inspectors on the left and First Energy executives and plant managers on the right
The Perry Nuclear plant sit right on the Erie shore, as can be seen in the orientation map for visitors posted near the main entrance
One of the administration buildings at the Perry site, which was never built out to the double reactor plan of the original design
Visitors are greeted with a changing sign that includes a display of the number of days of incident free operation
Entrance center for the Perry Nuclear Power Generating Station once used to manage traffic is no longer in service
A review found First Energy's Perry nuclear power plant free from violations and a green rating. But problems linger.
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