ML11250A171

Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with Petitioner Requesting Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 Regarding Immediate Suspension of the Operating Licenses of General Electric (GE) Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors (Bwrs)

ML11250A171
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone, Hatch, Monticello, Dresden, Peach Bottom, Browns Ferry, Nine Mile Point, Fermi, Oyster Creek, Hope Creek, Cooper, Pilgrim, Brunswick, Vermont Yankee, Duane Arnold, Quad Cities, FitzPatrick
Issue date:	09/14/2011
From:	Siva Lingam Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Doug Broaddus Plant Licensing Branch II
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References
G20110262, 2.206
Download: ML11250A171 (5)

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SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH THE PETITIONER, BEYOND NUCLEAR, REQUESTING ACTION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 REGARDING IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF THE OPERATING LICENSES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) MARK 1 BOILING WATER REACTORS (BWRs)

DATE & TIME: Friday, October 7, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioners' Conference Room 01F16101G16 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 PURPOSE: On April 13, 2011, a Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.206 petition was submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requesting that the NRC take enforcement-related action against GE Mark 1 BWRs by suspending their operating licenses due to flawed primary containment and unreliable back-up electric systems for spent fuel pool cooling (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML11104A058). The purpose of this meeting is to provide the petitioner with an additional opportunity to address the NRC Petition Review Board (PRB) with additional information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206.

CATEGORY 3:

• This is a Category 3 meeting, where the public is normally invited to participate in the meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting. In this instance, the public will have an opportunity to ask questions pertaining to the 10 CFR 2.206 processes, after the petitioner completes his uninterrupted presentation to the PRB.

MEETING CONTACT: Siva Lingam, NRR 301-415-1564 Siva. Lingam@nrc.gov

• Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings" (67 FR 36920). May 28, 2002.

D. Broaddus -2 PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), the Office of Enforcement (OE), the Office of General Counsel (OGC), and NRC Regional Offices.

NRC Exelon R. Nelson, NRR P. Bessette M. Clark, OGC G. Gulla, OE Beyond Nuclear (Petitioner)

S. Rosenberg, NRR P. Gunter M. Banic, NRR K. Kamps T. Mensah, NRR S. Lingam, NRR S. Miranda, NRR E. Smith, NRR K. Manoly, NRR M. Gray, Region I H. Christensen, Region II D. Hills, Region III T. Farnholtz, Region IV et al.

This meeting will be recorded and transcribed. Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free audio teleconference. Please call 877-553-7601, passcode 5087356, which will accommodate 100 lines. If this line is busy, please call 866-741-7099, passcode 3340595, which will accommodate another 100 lines. If this line is also busy, please call 866-732-2413, passcode 8181837, which will accommodate additional 100 lines. For co-petitioners who will address the PRB, please contact Siva P. Lingam at 301-415-1564, for a separate dial-in number. The meeting is also available via webcast at http://video.nrc.gov.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in a meeting, or need a meeting notice or a transcript or other information from a meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print),

please notify the NRC's meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

To receive a summary of this meeting and begin receiving other plant-specific e-mail distributions, you must subscribe to the Operating Reactor Correspondence electronic distribution for this plant via http://www.nrc.gov/public-involvellistserver/plants-by-region.html.

Once subscribed, if you wish to discontinue receiving electronic distribution, you may unsubscribe at any time by visiting the same web address above.

Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296; 50-325, 50-324; 50-298; 50-237, 50-249; 50-331; 50-341; 50-333; 50-321, 50-366; 50-354; 50-263; 50-220; 50-219; 50-277, 50-278; 50-293; 50-254,50-265; and 50-271

Enclosure:

Agenda

D. Broaddus -3 cc w/encl: Mr. Paul Gunter, Director Reactor Oversight Project Beyond Nuclear 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 400 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Mr. Kevin Kamps, Director Nuclear Waste Specialist Beyond Nuclear 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 400 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Mr. Paul Bessette Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Additional distribution via ListServ

AGENDA FORTHCOMING MEETING BETWEEN U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE PETITIONER, BEYOND NUCLEAR, REGARDING 10 CFR 2.206 PETITION REQUEST TO SUSPEND GENERAL ELECTRIC MARK I BOILING WATER REACTORS OPERATING LICENSES DUE TO FLAWED PRIMARY CONTAINMENT AND UNRELIABLE BACK-UP ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS FOR COOLING SPENT FUEL POOLS OCTOBER 7, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m. Introductions 10:15 a.m, Opening statements from the Petition Review Board Chairman 10:30 a.m. Presentation by the petitioners 11:30 a.m, Clarifying questions from the NRC staff and the licensees 11 :45 a.m. Questions from members of the public on the 10 CFR 2.206 petition process 11 :55 a.m. Closing statements from the Petition Review Board Chairman 12:00 p.m. Adjourn Enclosure

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