CP&L's Harris Plant named superior performer.RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1997--The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energy to protect the public and the environment. has identified Carolina Power & Light's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPL CPL - Combined Programming Language. U Cambridge and U London. A very complex language, syntactically based on ALGOL 60, with a pure functional subset. Provides the ..where.. form of local definitions. Strongly typed but has a "general" type enabling a weak form of polymorphism. ) Harris Nuclear Plant as having demonstrated a continued high level of safety performance and recognized the Harris Plant as a superior performer. In a letter issued Jan. 29, the NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants selected the Harris Plant as one of only two nuclear plants in the nation that merited this special recognition. The commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. was made following the NRC's recent semiannual Semiannual An event that occurs twice in a calendar year. Notes: A bond with semiannual coupons would issue payment once every six months. See also: Annual, Bond, Coupon Bond senior management meeting to evaluate the safety performance of U.S. nuclear plants. Hugh L. Thompson Jr., the NRC's acting executive director for Operations, in the letter to CP&L President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Cavanaugh, commended CP&L and the Harris Plant for achieving a superior level of safety performance. "Your achievement is a positive example to the industry," Thompson said in the letter. "To achieve the level of performance demonstrated by Shearon Harris, there must be management involvement in all phases of plant activities. In addition, the staff must be dedicated, knowledgeable and fully supportive of plant activities." CP&L Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Skip Orser said, "We are extremely pleased that the Harris Plant has been recognized as a superior performer. This success reflects our commitment to safety and shows we are committed to exceptional performance. We have a vision of being a world-class nuclear organization. This achievement by the Harris Plant shows we are headed in the right direction." CONTACT: Carolina Power & Light Susan Crutchfield, Harris Plant communications manager 919/362-2160 |
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