ML112660408
| ML112660408 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/22/2011 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
| To: | Perkins-Grew S Nuclear Energy Institute |
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| Download: ML112660408 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 22, 2011 SECRETARY Sue Perkins-Grew EP Director Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 J Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006
Dear Ms. Perkins-Grew:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is pleased that you will participate in a public Commission meeting on the Japan Near Term Task Force (NTTF) Report - Prioritization of Recommendations, on October 11, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners' Conference Room on the first floor of the NRC's Headquarters building at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The Commission is interested in hearing your input on prioritization of the recommendations, including regulatory actions to be taken by the NRC staff and longer term evaluations, with a focus on recommendations #s 9, 10, and 11 of the NrrF report. The NrrF report may be found on the NRC public website at http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1118/ML111861807.pdf, and a summary of the recommendations is listed on page 69-70. In the staff requirements memorandum on SECY-11 0093, the Commission directed the staff to provide two follow up papers on the short-term actions and prioritization of the recommendations: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc collections/commission/srm/2011/2011-0093srm.pdf. The new paper on the prioritization is due October 3rd
- As soon as the paper is publicly released, my staff will provide it to you.
I am enclosing a copy of the draft meeting agenda for your information (enclosure 1). My staff will keep you informed of any updates to the agenda.
To assist the CommiSSion in preparing for the meeting, please e-mail any written material, including slides/viewgraphs, to Ms. Rochelle Bavol and Ms. Sandy Joosten (rochelle.bavol@nrc.gov and sandy.joosten@nrc.gov) in the Office of the Secretary, by October 3. 2011, so that it can be distributed to the Commission for review in advance of the meeting. Enclosed are guidelines for slides, if you choose to use them (enclosure 2).
PowerPoint is the preferred format, but other electronic presentation formats may be used. This Commission meeting will be webcast live at the Web address: www.nrc.gov. If you intend to use slides, they will also be posted on the NRC website prior to the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Bavol at 301-415-1651.
Your presentation at the Commission meeting should be based on the assumption that Commissioners are familiar with the content of your written material. Please plan your oral presentation for 5 minutes, discussing the important points on which you wish to focus the Commission's attention.
- 2 The NRC Headquarters building is located opposite the White Flint Metro Station on Rockville Pike and Marinelli Drive, Rockville, Maryland. The White Flint Metro Station is on the Red Line of the Washington area subway system. Reserved visitor parking for Commission guests is available. *If you wish to use reserved parking, please notify Ms. Bavol in advance. If reserved parking has been arranged, please check-in with the security staff at the entrance to the NRC campus on Marinelli Drive when you arrive. A Security Guard will call for an escort. Please note that visitors will be screened through metal detectors, will have their packages x-rayed, and will be required to present a picture identification card prior to signing in at the registration desk.
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Annette Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission
Enclosures:
- 1. Draft Agenda
- 2. Briefing Visuals Guidance
Draft: 9/22/11 SCHEDULING NOTE
Title:
BRIEFING ON THE JAPAN NEAR TERM TASK FORCE REPORT
- PRIORITIZATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS (Public)
Purpose:
To provide the Commission with a discussion of the staffs recommendations and external stakeholders' input on the prioritization of regulatory actions to be taken by the staff to respond to the Japan Near Term Task Force (NTTF) report and longer term evaluations to facilitate Commission voting on the notation vote paper providing staffs recommendations.
Scheduled:
October 11, 2011 9:00 am and 1:OOpm Duration:
Approx. 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> Location:
Commissioners' Conference Room, 1 st floor OWFN Morning Session External Panel
. to mins.*
William Leith, Earthquake Hazards Program Coordinator, 5 mins.*
U. S. Geological Survey
[Recommendation 2 - seismic hazards]
Christopher Paine, Natural Resources Defense Council 5 mins.*
[NGO general comments on Recommendations 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7, 8]
Charles Pardee, Chairman, Industry Fukushima Response Steering 5 mins.*
Committee and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Generation
[Recommendations 2-licensee evaluation of seismic and flooding hazards; 3 seismically induced fires and floods; 4 - licensee SSO coping and 50.54(hh) equipment readiness; 5 - hardened vents; 6 - hydrogen control and mitigation; 7 - spent fuel pools; and 8 - EOPs, SAMGs, EDMGs]
Ed Lyman, Senior Staff Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists 5 mins.*
[NGO general comments on Recommendations 2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
Topic: Input on prioritization of the Japan NTTF recommendations related to Ensuring Protection and Enhancing Mitigation, including regulatory actions to be taken by the staff, implementation challenges, technical and regulatory bases for
the prioritization and any additional recommendations. The panelists will address specific NTTF recommendations as indicated, as well as any general comments on protection and mitigation issues.
Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Break 5mins.
NRC Staff Panel 45 mins.
Bill Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations Marty Virgilio, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs and Long-Term Steering Committee Chair Eric Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Jim Wiggins, Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (Other steering committee members will be seated in the well.)
Topic: Recommendations of prioritization of the Japan NTTF recommendations related to Ensuring Protection and Enhancing Mitigation, including regulatory actions to be taken by the staff, implementation challenges, technical and regulatory bases for the prioritization and any additional recommendations.
Commission q & A 50 mins.
Lunch Break (11 :50 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m.)
70 mins.
Afternoon Session External Panel 20 mins.
Sue Perkins-Grew, EP Director, Nuclear Energy Institute 5 mins.*
[Industry input on Recommendation 9, 10 and 11 issues]
Patrick Mulligan, State of New Jersey and Federal Radiological 5 mins.*
Preparedness Coordinating Committee [Input on Recommendation 9, 10 and 11 related to offsite resources and communications]
Timothy Greten, FEMA, Deputy Director, Technological Hazards Division 5 mins.*
[Federal agency input on Recommendation 9 related to offsite resources and communications]
Deborah Brancato, Staff Attorney, Riverkeeper 5 mins. *
[NGO general comments on recommendations 9, 10 and 11]
Topic: Input on prioritization of the Japan NTTF recommendations related to Emergency Preparedness, including regulatory actions to be taken by the staff, implementation challenges, technical and regulatory bases for the prioritization and any additional recommendations.
Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Break 5 mins.
NRC Staff Panel 15 mins.
Bill Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations Marty Virgilio, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs and Long-Term Steering Committee Chair Eric Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Jim Wiggins, Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (Other steering committee members will be seated in the well.)
Topic: Recommendations of prioritization of the Japan NTTF recommendations related to Emergency Preparedness, including regulatory actions to be taken by the staff, implementation challenges, technical and regulatory bases for the prioritization and any additional recommendations.
Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Discussion - Wrap-up 5 mins.
- For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & As Documents:
- Notation Vote SECY Paper with staffs recommendations of prioritization of the Japan Task Force's recommendations, due October 3, 2011.
Slides due to SECY: October 3, 2011.
PRESENTATION TITLE Arial Black 40 on white background Date of Briefing Your name, title, office Arial Black 32
Slide Title - ArialBlack 36
- Text (Arial Black 32) on white.
- Top and Side margins 1 inch min.
- Bottom margin 2' inch min.
- Number pages
- Explain acronyms or include a separate slide with list 2