ML091870092
| ML091870092 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Issue date: | 07/07/2009 |
| From: | Russell Gibbs NRC/RGN-II/DFFI |
| To: | Killar F Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Russell Gibbs, RII/DFFI 301-492-3120 | |
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| Download: ML091870092 (8) | |
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July 7, 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 THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS REVISED FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS
Dear Mr. Killar:
This letter confirms our conversation during the public meeting on June 22, 2009, concerning a meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute and industry representatives. The purpose of the meeting is to further discuss elements of the Revised Fuel Cycle Oversight Process (RFCOP).
The objectives of this meeting are to: (1) discuss the RFCOP with an emphasis on the action matrix and its inputs; (2) discuss the regulatory framework and associated cornerstone definitions; (3) discuss the definition of a licensee performance deficiency; and (4) discuss the performance indicators and the significance determination process for the emergency preparedness and criticality safety cornerstones.
This meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for July 28, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., July 29-30, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and will be held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region II Office, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Suite 23T85, Atlanta, Georgia in the Division of Fuel Facility Inspection conference room, 23T140. 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 Jennifer Foster at (404) 562-4738 or Jose Diaz at (404) 562-4736 by July 24, 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.
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) 562-4806 or (301) 492-3120.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Russell A. Gibbs, Team Leader Fuel Cycle Oversight Process Division of Fuel Facility Inspection
Enclosures:
- 1. Meeting Notice
- 2. Agenda cc w/enclosures:
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 Mr. Michael Boren, Regulatory Compliance Manager United States Enrichment Corporation Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant P.O. Box 1410 Paducah, KY 42002-1410 Ms. Lori Butler, General Manager, Environment, Health and Safety GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy 3901 Castle Hayne Rd Wilmington, NC 28401 Mr. Gerard Couture, Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Programs Westinghouse Electric Company 5801 Bluff Rd, Drawer R Columbia, SC 29209 cc w/encls: (Contd on page 3)
(cc w/encls: contd)
Mr. Doug Fogel, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs United States Enrichment Corporation Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant P.O. Box 628 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. Robert Link, Manager, EHS&L AREVA NP, Inc.
2101 Horn Rapids Rd Richland, WA 99354-5102 Mr. Scott Murray, Manager, Licensing and Liabilities COE Nuclear GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 Mr. David Spangler, Manager, Radiation Protection Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505 Ms. Jennifer Wheeler, Licensing and ISA Manager Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
1205 Banner Hill Rd.
Erwin, TN 37650 Mr. R. David Wise, Director, Fuel and Operations Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
1205 Banner Hill Rd Erwin, TN 37650 Mr. Douglas Yates Shaw AREVA MOX Services Savannah River Site P. O. Box 7097 Aiken, SC 29804-7097
(cc w/encls: contd)
Mr. Doug Fogel, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs United States Enrichment Corporation Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant P.O. Box 628 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. Robert Link, Manager, EHS&L AREVA NP, Inc.
2101 Horn Rapids Rd Richland, WA 99354-5102 Mr. Scott Murray, Manager, Licensing and Liabilities COE Nuclear GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 Mr. David Spangler, Manager, Radiation Protection Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505 Ms. Jennifer Wheeler, Licensing and ISA Manager Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
1205 Banner Hill Rd.
Erwin, TN 37650 Mr. R. David Wise, Director, Fuel and Operations Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
1205 Banner Hill Rd Erwin, TN 37650 Mr. Douglas Yates Shaw AREVA MOX Services Savannah River Site P. O. Box 7097 Aiken, SC 29804-7097 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 S. Vias, RII R. Kahler, NSIR Region II Regional Coordinator Region II Administrators Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Receptionist Headquarters Operations Officer ML091870092 OFFICE NMSS/FCSS NMSS/FCSS NMSS/FCSS RII/DFFI NAME JDeJesus PJenifer PSilva RGibbs M. Bailey for DATE 7/6/2009 7/6/2009 7/6/2009 7/7/2009 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE TO DISCUSS THE NRCS REVISED FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS DATE & TIME:
July 28, 2009, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
July 29, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
July 30, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
LOCATION:
NRC Region II Office Division of Fuel Facility Inspection conference room, 23T140 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303 PURPOSE:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting a meeting open to the public on July 28, 29, and 30, 2009. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss certain elements of the revised fuel cycle oversight process (RFCOP). This meeting is a follow up to an NRC meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and industry representatives on June 22, 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, 1-888-455-2605; at the prompt, enter the passcode: 28175#.
NRC OFFICES REGION II, NMSS PARTICIPATING:
OTHER Nuclear Energy Institute, NRC Fuel Cycle Licensees PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:
MEETING Jennifer Foster (404) 562-4736; jennifer.foster@nrc.gov or CONTACT:
Jose Diaz (404) 562-4738; jose.diaz@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 REVISED FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS July 28, 2009 1:00p.m.
Introductions and Opening Remarks - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 1:10p.m.
Revised Fuel Cycle Oversight Process (RFCOP) Action Matrix Inputs -
NRC and NEI 1:40p.m.
Regulatory Framework and Cornerstone Definitions - NRC and NEI 2:45p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 3:00p.m.
Break 3:15p.m Performance Deficiency Definition - NRC and NEI 4:00p.m.
Overview of the Emergency Preparedness and Criticality Safety Cornerstones - NRC and NEI 4:30p.m.
Next Steps for the RFCOP Development - NRC and NEI 4:45p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 5:00p.m.
Adjourn
2 AGENDA MEETING WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE AND NRC FUEL CYCLE LICENSEES REVISED FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS July 29, 2009 8:30a.m.
Introductions and Opening Remarks - NRC and NEI 8:45a.m.
Workshop on the Performance Indicators and the Significance Determination Process for the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone (i.e., Emergency Preparedness Workshop) - NRC and NEI 10:30a.m.
Break 10:45a.m.
Emergency Preparedness Workshop - NRC and NEI 11:45a.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 12:00 noon Lunch 1:00p.m.
Emergency Preparedness Workshop - NRC and NEI 2:45p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 3:00p.m.
Break 3:15p.m.
Emergency Preparedness Workshop - NRC and NEI 4:45p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 5:00p.m.
Adjourn
3 AGENDA MEETING WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE AND NRC FUEL CYCLE LICENSEES REVISED FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROCESS July 30, 2009 8:30a.m.
Introductions and Opening Remarks - NRC and NEI 8:45a.m.
Workshop on the Performance Indicators and the Significance Determination Process for the Criticality Safety Cornerstone (i.e., Criticality Safety Workshop) - NRC and NEI 10:30a.m.
Break 10:45a.m.
Criticality Safety Workshop - NRC and NEI 11:45a.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 12:00 noon Lunch 1:00p.m.
Criticality Safety Workshop - NRC and NEI 2:45p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 3:00p.m.
Break 3:15p.m.
Criticality Safety Workshop - NRC and NEI 4:45p.m.
Questions and Discussion with Members of the Public 5:00p.m.
Adjourn