ML081420218

Summary of Palisades EOC Public Meeting with Entergy to Discuss the Nrc'S 2007 End-of-Cycle Assessment of the Palisades Nuclear Plant Safety Performance

ML081420218
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/21/2008
From:	Christine Lipa Reactor Projects Region 3 Branch 4
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 May 21, 2008 LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITY: Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 12, 2008, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2007 PALISADES END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On May 12, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at Lake Michigan College in South Haven, Michigan. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Entergy representatives to discuss the NRCs 2007 End-of-Cycle Assessment of the Palisades Nuclear Plant safety performance. The results of that assessment were discussed in a letter to the licensee dated March 3, 2008 (ADAMS ML080600494).

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRC and the nuclear industry, the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), and national ROP results. This was followed by a summary of the NRCs assessment of Palisades performance in 2007. The NRCs meeting presentation slides can be found in ADAMS at ML081280796.

The licensee then provided a response to the NRCs assessment and discussed its plan to address the newly opened substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance. In summary, the licensee concurred with the NRC assessment that Palisades was operated in a manner that preserved the safety of the public and the environment. A list of principal meeting attendees can be found in the attached enclosure.

At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials. Numerous members of the public asked questions that covered a wide variety of topics including: head replacement, emergency diesel generators, plant response to an earthquake, spent fuel storage and nuclear waste solutions, impact on the Great Lakes, tritium, vessel embrittlement, relicensing, and suggestions to improve communications.

/RA by Robert M. Lerch for/

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255,72-007 License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

As stated Distribution:

See next page

Letter to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. from C. Lipa dated May 21, 2008

SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 12, 2008, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2007 PALISADES END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT cc w/encl: C. Schwarz, Vice President, Operations Senior Vice President Vice President Oversight Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Senior Vice President and COO Assistant General Counsel Manager, Licensing W. DiProfio W. Russell G. Randolph Supervisor, Covert Township Office of the Governor T. Strong, Chief, State Liaison Office, State of Michigan Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Michigan Office of the Attorney General Mayor of Bangor City Manager of Bangor Mayor of Hartford City Manager of Hartford Mayor of South Haven City Manager of South Haven Administrator, Allegan County Allegan County Sheriff Allegan County Emergency Management Coordinator County Coordinator Berrien County Sheriff Director, Berrien County Emergency Management Agency Chairman, Van Buren County Board Van Buren County Sheriff Director, Van Buren County Emergency Management Agency Mayor of Watervliet Mayor of Coloma G. Mortensen, INPO

LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITY: Palisades Nuclear Plant

SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 12, 2008, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2007 PALISADES END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On May 12, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at Lake Michigan College in South Haven, Michigan. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Entergy representatives to discuss the NRCs 2007 End-of-Cycle Assessment of the Palisades Nuclear Plant safety performance. The results of that assessment were discussed in a letter to the licensee dated March 3, 2008 (ADAMS ML080600494).

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRC and the nuclear industry, the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), and national ROP results. This was followed by a summary of the NRCs assessment of Palisades performance in 2007. The NRCs meeting presentation slides can be found in ADAMS at ML081280796.

The licensee then provided a response to the NRCs assessment and discussed its plan to address the newly opened substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance. In summary, the licensee concurred with the NRC assessment that Palisades was operated in a manner that preserved the safety of the public and the environment. A list of principal meeting attendees can be found in the attached enclosure.

At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials. Numerous members of the public asked questions that covered a wide variety of topics including: head replacement, emergency diesel generators, plant response to an earthquake, spent fuel storage and nuclear waste solutions, impact on the Great Lakes, tritium, vessel embrittlement, relicensing, and suggestions to improve communications.

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-255,72-007 License No. DPR-20

Enclosure:

As stated Distribution:

See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\ALL EOC\EOC CY 2007\Meeting Notices-Letters\Palisades EOC Meeting Summary 051208.doc G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME AGarmoe:dtp CLipa DATE 05/20/08 05/21/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. from C. Lipa dated May 21, 2008

SUMMARY

OF THE MAY 12, 2008, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2007 PALISADES END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRIBUTION:

M. Chawla T. Bloomer RidsNrrDirslpab J. Caldwell M. Satorius K. OBrien J. Heck R. Lickus Palisades SRI Palisades RI C. Ariano L. Linn (electronic IRs only)

C. Pederson, DRP (hard copy - IRs only)

DRPIII DRSIII P. Buckley T. Tomczak

PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES May 12, 2008 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

C. Schwarz, Site Vice President T. Kirwin, Plant Manager, Fermi J. Broschak, Engineering Director C. Arnone, Nuclear Safety Assurance Director Nuclear Regulatory Commission C. Lipa, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III J. Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades J. Giessner, Resident Inspector, Palisades S. Bakhsh, Inspector, Decommissioning Branch, Region III V. Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer, Region III Enclosure