ML091400399
| ML091400399 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/20/2009 |
| From: | James Shea NRC/RGN-II/DFFI |
| To: | Fertel M Nuclear Energy Institute |
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| Download: ML091400399 (10) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 May 20, 2009 Mr. Marvin Fertel, President and Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NRC FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS
Dear Mr. Fertel:
This letter confirms the telephone conversation between Mr. Felix Killar and myself on May 6, 2009, concerning a meeting with NEI and industry representatives regarding the NRC's fuel cycle oversight process (FCOP). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss NRC plans to revise the FCOP and get industry feedback on these plans and to review recent industry activities for revising the process. The NRC plans to develop an oversight template for the FCOP to produce a process that is more risk-informed and performance based. The goals of a revised FCOP are to produce NRC assessment results that are objective, predictable and transparent, leveraging risk insights from Integrated Safety Analyses (ISAs). We expect one outcome of the meeting would be to reach alignment on where the industry and NRC are relative to moving forward with process improvements.
This meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for June 4, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT) and June 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and will be held at the NRC Region II Office, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Suite 23T85, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, in the NRC Main Conference Room. This will be a Category 2 meeting in which members of the public are invited to participate in this meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the NRC at designated points identified on the agenda, per the NRC policy statement Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, published in the Federal Register: May 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 102, Pages 36920-36924). Copies of the meeting notice and agenda are enclosed. Note that the meeting agenda is draft acknowledging that the agenda may change somewhat as the meeting proceeds.
We are expecting that NRC staff and licensee and certificate holder representatives will be making presentations on improvements, with an opportunity for followup discussion on each presentation.
Interested stakeholders and other members of the public should contact the meeting coordinator Mr. Russell Gibbs at (404) 562-4806 indicating their intention to attend by June 1, 2009. This will ensure that sufficient copies of meeting materials are available. Also, interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via toll-free audio teleconference. For details, please see the enclosed meeting notice. Because meetings are sometimes cancelled as a result of unforeseen circumstances, members of the public should contact the meeting coordinator at the number shown above to confirm that the meeting will occur as scheduled.
M. Fertel 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 562-4700.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Al Gooden acting for Joseph Shea, Director Division of Fuel Facility Inspection
Enclosures:
- 1. Meeting Notice
- 2. Draft Agenda cc w/encls:
Mr. Dominique Grandemange Site Manager Areva NP, Inc.
P. O. Box 11646 Lynchburg, VA 24506-1646 Mr. Charles Perkins Site Manager AREVA NP, Inc.
2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, WA 99352-0130 Mr. R. P. Cochrane General Manager Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785 Ms. Lisa M. Price Chief Executive Officer and Facility Manager Global Nuclear Fuels - Americas, L.L.C.
P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 cc w/encls: (Contd on page 3)
M. Fertel 3 (cc w/encls: contd)
Mr. Mitch Tillman Plant Manager Honeywell Specialty Chemicals P.O. Box 430 Metropolis, IL 62960 Mr. David Kudsin President Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 337, MS 123 Erwin, TN 37650 Mr. S. Penrod, Paducah General Manager P. O. Box 1410 Paducah, KY 42001 Mr. W. Jordan, Portsmouth General Manager Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant United States Enrichment Corporation P. O. Box 628 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. Cary Alstadt Manager, Columbia Plant Westinghouse Electric Corporation Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division Drawer R Columbia, SC 29250 Mr. Dan Rogers, USEC Inc., Director, American Centrifuge Plant USEC Inc.
3930 U. S. 23 South P. O. Box 628 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. David Stinson, President Shaw AREVA MOX Services Savannah River Site P. O. Box 7097 Aiken, SC 29804-7097 cc w/encls: (Contd on page 4)
M. Fertel 4 (cc w/encls: contd)
Mr. Gregory Smith, Chief Operating Officer
& Chief Nuclear Officer Louisiana Energy Services, L.L.C.
National Enrichment Facility P. O. Box 1789 Eunice, NM 88321 Mr. Felix Killar Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Charles Vaughn 1433 Avenel Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 Distribution w/encls: (See page 5)
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SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NRC FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS DATE & TIME: June 4, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
June 5, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon (EDT)
LOCATION: Main Conference Room NRC Region II Office Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303 PURPOSE: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is hosting a meeting open to the public on June 4 and 5, 2009. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss NRC plans to revise the fuel cycle oversight process (FCOP) and get industry feedback on these plans and to review recent industry activities for revising the process. The NRC plans to develop an oversight template for the FCOP to produce a process that is more risk-informed and performance based. The goals of a revised FCOP are to produce NRC assessment results that are objective, predictable and transparent, leveraging risk insights from Integrated Safety Analyses (ISAs). The NRC expects one outcome of the meeting would be to reach alignment on where the industry and NRC are relative to moving forward with process improvements CATEGORY: This is a Category 2 meeting: The public is invited to participate in this meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the NRC at designated points identified on the agenda.
The NRC provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this meeting or need this meeting notice or information from the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRCs meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis.
AUDIO TELE-CONFERENCING: Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free audio teleconference. To use the telephone bridge, call the toll-free number, 1-888-469-2980; at the prompt, enter the password: 54328#.
Enclosure 1
2 NRC OFFICES PARTICIPATING: REGION II, NMSS OTHER PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, NRC FUEL CYCLE LICENSEES MEETING CONTACT: Russell Gibbs, NRC, RII; (404) 562-4806; russell.gibbs@nrc.gov
DRAFT AGENDA MEETING WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE AND NRC FUEL CYCLE LICENSEES FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS June 4, 2009 8:30 a.m. Introductions and Opening Remarks - Victor McCree 8:45 a.m. NRC Fuel Cycle Process Improvement Goals and Benefits to Licensees - Joseph Shea 9:00 a.m. NEI Opening Statement - NEI 9:15 a.m. Previous Oversight Improvement Efforts and Proposals Moving Forward - NRC 9:30 a.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 9:45 a.m. Oversight Framework - NRC 10:15 a.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 10:45 a.m. Risk Assessment Using Integrated Safety Analysis Results - NRC 11:15 a.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 11:45 a.m. Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 12:00 noon Lunch Break 1:00 p.m. Significance Determination Process - NRC 1:45 p.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 2:15 p.m. Licensee Performance Review and Action Matrix- NRC 2:45 p.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 3:15 p.m. Enforcement Policy and Corrective Action Programs - NRC 4:00 p.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 4:30 p.m. Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 5:00 p.m. Adjourn Enclosure 2
2 June 5, 2009 8:30 a.m. Synopsis of First Day and Discussion with NEI/Industry -
NRC/NEI/Industry 9:00 a.m. Performance Indicators - NRC 9:30 a.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 10:00 a.m. Safety Culture - NRC 10:30 a.m. Questions and Discussion with NEI/Industry 11:00 a.m. Other Topics 11:30 a.m. Path Forward 11:45 a.m. Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 11:55 a.m. Closing - NRC 12:00 noon Adjourn