ML091590316
| ML091590316 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/10/2009 |
| From: | Russell Gibbs NRC/RGN-II/DFFI |
| To: | Killar F Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Jonathan DeJesus, NMSS/FCSS 301-492-3177 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML091590316 (6) | |
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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 June 10, 2009 Mr. Felix M. Killar, Jr.
Manager Fuel Supply and Materials Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS
Dear Mr. Killar:
This letter confirms our conversation during the public meeting on June 5, 2009, concerning a subsequent meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute and industry representatives. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss elements of a Revised Fuel Cycle Oversight Process (RFCOP). We plan to: 1) discuss the definition of performance deficiency; 2) reach consensus on the fuel cycle facility oversight process and the regulatory framework; 3) discuss cornerstone definitions; and
- 4) discuss cornerstone selection and related performance indicators and significance determination process beginning initially with emergency preparedness and criticality safety.
This meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for June 22, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and will be held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Executive Boulevard Building, 6003 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland, in room E-1 B13. 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.
Interested stakeholders and other members of the public should contact the meeting coordinator Jonathan DeJesus at (301) 492-3177 by June 18, 2009, indicating their intention to attend. 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. 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.
F. Killar 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/ J. Shea for Russell A. Gibbs, Team Leader Fuel Cycle Oversight Process Division of Fuel Facility Inspection
Enclosures:
- 1. Meeting Notice
- 2. 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)
F. Killar (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. Daniel W. Rogers, General Manager American Centrifuge Plant USEC Inc.
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)
F. Killar (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. Charles Vaughn 1433 Avenel Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 Ms. Janet Schlueter, Senior Project Manager Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Distribution w/enclosures:
FCSS r/f PMNS R. Hannah, RII J. Ledford, RII M. Weber, NMSS C. Haney, NMSS M. Tschiltz, NMSS D. Damon, NMSS D. Morey, NMSS J. DeJesus, NMSS M. Raddatz, NMSS P. Silva, NMSS M. Bailey, NMSS F. Brown, NRR W. Dean, NSIR L. Reyes, RII V. McCree, RII C. Payne, RII J. Henson, RII D. Rich, RII M. Ernstes, RII I. Hall, RII R. Bernhard, RII J. Diaz, RII O. Lopez, RII A. Gooden, RII J. Foster, RII C. Carpenter, OE J. Cai, OE M. Burrell, OE S. Dingbaum, OIG C. Marco, OGC Region II Regional Coordinator Region II Administrators Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Receptionist Headquarters Operations Officer ML091590316 OFFICE NMSS/FCSS NMSS/FCSS NMSS/FCSS NAME JDeJesus PJenifer PSilva DATE 6/8/2009 6/8/2009 6/8/2009 OFFICE NMSS/FCSS RII/DFFI NMSS/FCSS RII/DFFI NAME MBailey RGibbs DDorman JShea DATE 6/9/2009 6/10/2009 6/10/2009 6/ 10 /2009 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NRC FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS DATE & TIME:
June 22, 2009, 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (EDT)
LOCATION:
NRC Executive Boulevard Building Room E-1 B13 6003 Executive Boulevard Rockville, MD PURPOSE:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting a meeting open to the public on June 22, 2009. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss certain elements of a revised fuel cycle oversight process (RFCOP). This meeting is a followup to NRC meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and industry representatives on June 4 and 5, 2009, on the RFCOP.
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 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-Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting CONFERENCING:
via a toll-free audio teleconference. To use the telephone bridge, call the toll-free number, 1-888-603-7091; at the prompt, enter the passcode: 33327#.
NRC OFFICES REGION II, NMSS PARTICIPATING:
OTHER Nuclear Energy Institute, NRC Fuel Cycle Licensees PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:
MEETING Jonathan DeJesus (301) 492-3177; CONTACT:
jonathan.dejesus@nrc.gov.
- Commissions Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC meetings 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002.
AGENDA MEETING WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE AND NRC FUEL CYCLE LICENSEES FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS June 22, 2009 1:00 p.m.
Introductions and Opening Remarks - NRC 1:10 p.m.
NEI Opening Statement - NEI 1:20 p.m.
Performance Deficiency - NRC and NEI 1:40 p.m.
Oversight Process and Regulatory Framework - NRC and NEI 2:30 p.m.
Cornerstone Definitions - NRC and NEI 2:45 p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 3:00 p.m.
Break 3:10 p.m.
Cornerstone Selection and Related Performance Indicators and Significance Determination Process - NRC and NEI 4:45 p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 5:15 p.m.
Adjourn