ML053270014

LTR-05-0568 - Ltr from Lisa Rainwater Van Suntum Follow-up to Riverkeeper'S Official Requests at 11-16-05 NRC Meeting in Peekskill, Ny

ML053270014
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	11/18/2005
From:	Vansuntum L Riverkeeper
To:	Collins S NRC Region 1
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LTR-05-0568
Download: ML053270014 (3)

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OFFICE OF TIlE SECRETARY

• 'CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printedi:Nov 22, 2005 11:37 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-05-0568 LOGGING DATE: 11/21/2005 ACTION OFFICE: EDO AUTHOR: LIsa Rainwater van Suntum AFFILIATION: NY ADDRESSEE: Samuel Collins

SUBJECT:

Follow-up to Riverkeeper's officical requests at 11-16-05 NRC meeting in Peekskill, NY ACTION: Appropriate DISTRIBUTION: RF LETTER DATE: 11/18/2005 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING: For immediate release via SECY/DPC NOTES:

FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: DATE SIGNED:

RIVERKEEPER.

Mr. Samuel Collins, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 November 18, 2005 RE: Follow-up to Riverkeeper's official requests at 11-16-05 NRC meeting in Peek-skill, NY

Dear Mr. Collins:

Riverkeeper formally requests that the following steps be taken to augment public participation at NRC meetings regarding Indian Point, based on our comments at the "Indian Point Siren System Backup and Reliability" meeting on 11-16-05 in Peekskill. We ask that:

1. A Category 3 Meeting-as defined in [Federal Register: May 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 102)] [Page 36920-36924] be held at a public facility within the 10-mile EPZ of Indian Point to discuss the ongoing leak of radioactive liquids onsite at the Indian Point Energy Center.

2. Future NRC/Indian Point meetings be held at an accessible public facility, not a private restaurant adjacent to Indian Point, and in different locations within the 10-mile EPZ, such as White Plains, the county seat.

3. NRC sign-in sheets provide a place for home address and/or email address in order that attendees can be notified by the NRC of future public meetings.

I look forward to a prompt response from your office regarding this matter.

Sincerely, Lisa Rainwater van Suntum, PhD Indian Point Campaign Director Cc: Chairman Nils Diaz, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Eric Leeds, Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 1oSg9 . 914.478.4501 . f: 914.478.4527

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[Federal Register May 28,2002 (Volume 67,.Number 102)]

[Notices]

[Page 36920-36924]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings; Policy Statement AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Policy Statement.

SUMMARY

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its public meeting policy to enhance public participation in NRC meetings. This policy brings consistency to NRC public meetings planned by headquarters and regional staff by introducing a categorization system whereby the public can anticipate the level of participation that will be provided for during an upcoming meeting. The NRC has identified three categories of public meetings it convenes and has described information availability and follow-up effort associated with each meeting category. Information such as agendas, background documents, and meeting summaries will be available in ADAMS and at NRC's web site for certain categories of meetings. The policy also provides guidance on teleconferencing, security, and other administrative issues related to NRC staff-sponsored public meetings. This revision is in response to suggestions made by the public at a meeting held in April, 2001, and to fulfill the NRC's strategic goal of increasing public confidence.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mindy Landau or Ramin Assa, Office of the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-8703 or (301) 415-8709 respectively.

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Commission Policy Statement on Staff Meetings Open to the Public A. Purpose The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has had a formal policy regarding open meetings since 1978 which has been revised periodically, and most