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	NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION II 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 23T85, Atlanta, GA 30303
	CONTACT:	Ken Clark (Phone: 404/562-4416, E-mail: kmc2@nrc.gov )
		Roger Hannah (Phone 404/562-4417, E-mail: rdh1@nrc.gov )

No: II-99-58

December 30, 1999

NRC Region II to Monitor Nuclear Plants in The Southeast During Y2k Transition

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Region II office in Atlanta will monitor the status of commercial nuclear power plants in the southeastern United States during the Year 2000, or Y2K rollover, from Dec. 31 through New Year's Day. The Region II Incident Response Center will be fully staffed and an inspector will be stationed at each plant site during the transition period.

From 9 p.m. on Dec. 31 through 9 a.m. on Jan. 1, a Region II public affairs officer will be available to answer news media questions regarding those plants. The contact phone numbers during those hours are: (404) 562-4468 or (404) 562-4480.

In addition, news releases providing status updates on the facilities will be issued and will be posted on the NRC's web site at www.nrc.gov/OPA

For details on the entire agency's Y2K staffing plans, see NRC News Release No. 99-271 at the same web location.

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