ML050240314

Summary of Meeting Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff and Pacific Gas and Electric Regarding the Humboldt Bay Power Plant Special Nuclear Material Control and Accountability Project

ML050240314
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Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	01/25/2005
From:	John Hickman NRC/NMSS/DWMEP
To:	Gillen D NRC/NMSS/DWMEP
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ML050240418	List: ML050240314 ML050240354
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January 25, 2005 MEMORANDUM TO: Daniel M. Gillen, Deputy Director Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: John Hickman, Project Manager /RA/

Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

SUMMARY

OF THE JANUARY 19, 2005, MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC REGARDING THE HUMBOLDT BAY POWER PLANT SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT On January 19, 2005, a public meeting was held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) offices between staff from the NRC, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to discuss the Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) special nuclear material (SNM) control and accountability project. This project was initiated after the licensee identified in June 2004, documentation that indicated a segmented fuel rod was stored in the spent fuel pool, but was unable to locate the rod in the pool. The project is intended to obtain full accountability and control of all SNM at HBPP and to address the unaccounted for fuel segments. The licensee anticipates completing the physical search for the missing fuel segments in January 2005, and to issue an interim report, addressing the search and SNM control and accountability, by February 18, 2005. The licensee anticipates completing the documentation search, interviews, and development and resolution of scenarios in April of 2005, and issuing the final project report by May 15, 2005.

The NRC staff informed the licensee that we would be conducting a team inspection of the licensees project investigation shortly after issuance of the final report.

The meeting attendance list and a copy of the slides used by the licensee for their presentation is attached. This meeting was noticed on December 28, 2004. No proprietary information was disseminated or presented at this meeting. No regulatory decisions were requested or made.

Docket No. 50-133 Attachments: 1. Attendance List

2. Presentation Slides cc: Service List

January 25, 2005 MEMORANDUM TO: Daniel M. Gillen, Deputy Director Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: John Hickman, Project Manager /RA/

Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

SUMMARY

OF THE JANUARY 19, 2005, MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC REGARDING THE HUMBOLDT BAY POWER PLANT SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT On January 19, 2005, a public meeting was held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) offices between staff from the NRC, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to discuss the Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) special nuclear material (SNM) control and accountability project. This project was initiated after the licensee identified in June 2004, documentation that indicated a segmented fuel rod was stored in the spent fuel pool, but was unable to locate the rod in the pool. The project is intended to obtain full accountability and control of all SNM at HBPP and to address the unaccounted for fuel segments. The licensee anticipates completing the physical search for the missing fuel segments in January 2005, and to issue an interim report, addressing the search and SNM control and accountability, by February 18, 2005. The licensee anticipates completing the documentation search, interviews, and development and resolution of scenarios in April of 2005, and issuing the final project report by May 15, 2005.

The NRC staff informed the licensee that we would be conducting a team inspection of the licensees project investigation shortly after issuance of the final report.

The meeting attendance list and a copy of the slides used by the licensee for their presentation is attached. This meeting was noticed on December 28, 2004. No proprietary information was disseminated or presented at this meeting. No regulatory decisions were requested or made.

Docket No. 50-133 Attachments: 1. Attendance List

2. Presentation Slides cc: Service List DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC Central File DWMEP r/f NMSS r/f DCB R/F Docket File 50-312 ACRS/ACNW OGC (Smith/Bupp) OPA DGillen DBSpitzburg, RIV EGarcia, RIV RKellar, RIV BWestreich MWilliams CCraig JHickman JRHall ML050240418 OFFICE DCD:PM DCD:LA (A) DCD:SC NAME JHickman TMixon CCraig DATE 01/24/05 01/25/05 01/25/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 Service List cc:

Mr. Gregory M. Rueger Regional Administrator, Region IV Senior Vice President - Generation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Chief Nuclear Officer 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant California Public Utilities Commission P. O. Box 3 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 Avila Beach, CA 93424 San Francisco, CA 94102 Mr. Lawrence F. Womack, Vice President, California Public Utilities Commission Power Generation & Nuclear Services 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 Diablo Canyon Power Plant San Francisco, CA 94102 P. O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Redwood Alliance P.O. Box 293 Mr. Roy Willis, Plant Manager Arcata, CA 95521 Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant Pacific Gas & Electric Company Dr. Rich Ferguson, Energy Chair 1000 King Salmon Avenue Sierra Club California Eureka, CA 95503 1100 11th Street, Suite 311 Sacramento, CA 94814 R. Terry Nelson, Director Fossil Generation Mr. Ed Bailey, Radiation Program Director Mail Code N11E Radiologic Health Branch Pacific Gas & Electric Company State Department of Health Services P.O.Box 770000 P.O. Box 997414 (MS 7610)

San Francisco, CA 94177-0001 Sacramento, CA 95899-7414 Mr. Richard F. Locke, Esq. Commissioner Law Department California Energy Commission Pacific Gas & Electric Company 1516 Ninth Street Post Office Box 7442 Sacramento, CA 95814 San Francisco, CA 94120 Deputy Attorney General Chairman, Humboldt County Board State of California of Supervisors 110 West A Street, Suite 700 County Courthouse San Diego, CA 92101 825 Fifth Street Eureka, CA 95501 Mr. Steve Hsu Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997414 (MS 7610)

Sacramento, CA 95899-7414