ML071990362

Enclosure 2A - NRC Slides; Indian Point Alert & Notification System, Public Meeting, July 9, 2007

ML071990362
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	07/09/2007
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Indian Point Alert & Notification System Public Meeting July 9, 2007

Opening Remarks Sam Collins Regional Administrator Region I Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 2

Agenda 3/4 Opening Remarks 3/4 Meeting Purpose and Success 3/4 Background and Stakeholder Roles 3/4 Topics for Discussion 3/4 Entergy and NRC/FEMA Discussion 3/4 NRC Summary and Next Steps 3/4 Break 3/4 Public Comment 3/4 Closing Remarks 3

Introductions

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3/4Sam Collins, Regional Administrator, Region I 3/4Marsha Gamberoni, Director, Division of Reactor Safety Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 3/4Vanessa Quinn, Acting Director, Technical Hazards Division, National Preparedness Directorate 3/4Rebecca Thomson, Regional Assistance Committee Chair & Branch Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, RII 4

Introductions (Continued)

State Representative 3/4 Andrew Feeney, First Deputy Director, New York State Emergency Management Office Four County Representative 3/4 Anthony Sutton, Emergency Services Commissioner, Westchester County Entergy 3/4 Michael Balduzzi, Senior Vice President Operations 3/4 Fred Dacimo, Site Vice President 3/4 John McCann, Director Regulatory Affairs 3/4 Michael Slobodien, Director Emergency Response 5

Meeting Purpose 3/4Provide details to understand how Entergy plans to meet their August 24th completion date commitment 3/4Entergy to provide a status of siren installation and testing 3/4Fulfill our commitment to have a public meeting from our April 23, 2007, letter to Entergy 6

Meeting Success 3/4For NRC to understand Entergys plan to complete installation and testing of the new Alert & Notification System (ANS) for Indian Point 3/4Respond to your (the public) concerns regarding the Indian Point ANS 7

Background

3/4 August 2005: Energy Policy Act directs NRC to require backup power for the siren system 3/4 January 31, 2006: NRC issues a Confirmatory Order requiring backup power by January 30, 2007 3/4 January 11, 2007: Entergy requests a relaxation of the Order until April 15, 2007, and NRC approves the relaxation request 8

Background (Continued) 3/4 April 13, 2007: Entergy requests a second extension until August 31, 2007, and the NRC denies the request 3/4 April 23, 2007: NRC issues Notice of Violation with $130,000 civil penalty for Entergys failure to meet the Order 3/4 May 23, 2007: Entergy replies to the Notice of Violation, committing to declaring the new siren system operable by August 24, 2007 3/4 January 2007 to Present: Entergy continues to ensure operability of the existing ANS 9

Stakeholder Roles 3/4NRC: Responsible for regulating safe plant operation.

3/4NRC relies on FEMA for technical expertise for ANS (Alert and Notification System) 3/4Interface with FEMA on emergency planning (EP) and incident response (IR) 3/4Responsible for oversight of all nuclear plants in the United States including Indian Point 10

Stakeholder Roles (Continued) 3/4FEMA 3/4Responsible for development of Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) policies, programs, and guidance 3/4Responsible for reviewing design, and ensuring appropriate construction and operational testing of ANS 11

Stakeholder Roles (Continued) 3/4 State 3/4 Responsible for ensuring a workable emergency plan and providing guidance to the counties 3/4 Counties (Putnam, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester) 3/4 Implementation of emergency plans, including notification and protective actions as called for in the plan 12

Stakeholder Roles (Continued) 3/4Entergy 3/4Owner and operator of Indian Point 3/4Responsible for operating within the requirements of the license 3/4Responsible for installation and testing of the new ANS 13

Issues To Be Discussed by Entergy 3/4 Status of commitments made in Entergys response to the Notice of Violation 3/4 Interactions between Entergy and FEMA to resolve concerns regarding new ANS performance 3/4 Status of resolving county concerns regarding the new ANS system, including training plans and procedures 3/4 Status of Entergy public outreach efforts relevant to the new ANS system 3/4 Method used by Entergy to determine the satisfactory performance of individual sirens prior to declaring the system operational 14

Issues To Be Discussed by Entergy (Continued) 3/4 Method to be used by Entergy to declare functionality and operability for each mode of ANS operation 3/4 Method to be used by Entergy to establish activation reliability prior to declaring the new ANS operational 3/4 Entergys program for maintaining reliability of the new ANS 3/4 Entergy management involvement in the new ANS 15

Entergy Presentation 3/4Presentation 3/4NRC, FEMA, State & Counties discussion 16

Summary 3/4Summarize Exchange 3/4Describe next steps 17

Break - 5 Minutes 18

Public Comments - Facilitators 3/4Meeting will now be opened to public comments 3/4Facilitators 3/4Rich Barkley, PE, Nuclear &

Environmental Engineer 3/4Karl Farrar, ESQ., Regional Counsel 19

Public Comments - Ground Rules 3/4 Please be respectful of the speaker, whether a member of the public, an elected official, or the NRC - only one speaker at a time 3/4 To be fair to the other questioners, please limit your remarks to 5 minutes max (we have many people who want to speak) 3/4 Will alternate between elected officials and the public at the start of the meeting 20

Public Comments - Ground Rules (Continued) 3/4 Speakers will be called to a microphone up front 3/4 Please specify to whom your question is directed to (i.e.. NRC, FEMA, Entergy, or multiple parties, if known) 3/4 Order called will vary from the sign-up order to ensure all groups are heard 3/4 See Karl or Rich if you have procedural questions / concerns or still want to sign up to speak 21

Public Comments - Other Reminders 3/4If you posed a question that we have committed to reply to later, please make sure the NRC has contact information for you 3/4NRC staff members will be available after the meeting if we can not get to all the speakers this evening 22

Closing Remarks 3/4Marsha Gamberoni 3/4Sam Collins 23