ML13120A172

Summary of Public Meeting to Discuss the Annual Assessment of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant for the Period of January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

ML13120A172
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	04/29/2013
From:	Frank Ehrhardt NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 April 29, 2013 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT DOCKET NOS. 50-424 AND 50-425

Dear Mr. Tynan:

This refers to the meeting conducted on April 18, 2013, in Waynesboro, Georgia. The purpose of the meeting/open house session was to provide opportunities to discuss the annual assessment of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant with the public for the period of January 1, 2012,

- December 31, 2012. Enclosed are a list of attendees and copies of the poster boards displayed at the meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4611.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Frank Ehrhardt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424 and 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68 and NPF-81

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Poster Boards cc w/encls: (See page 2)

____________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE /VIA E-mail/ /RA/

NAME LCain JWorosilo DATE 4/26/2013 4/26/2013 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO T. Tynan 2 cc w/encls: Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant C. Russ Dedrickson Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Fleet Support Supervisor Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Leigh Perry Electronic Mail Distribution SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

S. Kuczynski Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman, President and CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. T. E. Tynan Electronic Mail Distribution Site Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Todd L. Youngblood Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Fleet Oversight Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. C. R. Pierce Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

G. Saxon Electronic Mail Distribution Plant Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant B. D. McKinney, Jr.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Regulatory Response Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution D. G. Bost Chief Nuclear Officer D. W. Daughhetee Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Licensing Engineer Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Manager Bradley J. Adams Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Paula Marino Electronic Mail Distribution Vice President Engineering T. D. Honeycutt Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Regulatory Response Supervisor Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Lynch Vice President L. P. Hill Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Licensing Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Dennis R. Madison (cc/w encls contd - See next page)

Vice President

T. Tynan 3 (cc w/encls contd:) Richard Haynes L. L. Crumpton Director, Division of Waste Management Administrative Assistant, Sr. Bureau of Land and Waste Management Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. S.C. Department of Health and Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Hickox, T. Mark Columbia, SC 29201 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Williams Commissioner Mark Rauckhorst Georgia Department of Natural Resources Site Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Southern Nuclear Operating Company Chuck Mueller Electronic Mail Distribution Manager Policy and Radiation Program S. C. Swanson Georgia Department of Natural Resources Site Support Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager Arthur H. Domby, Esq. Environmental Protection Division Troutman Sanders Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Jerry Ranalli James C. Hardeman Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Environmental Radiation Program Manager Power Environmental Protection Division Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Mr. Steven M. Jackson Environmental Surveillance Senior Engineer - Power Supply Bureau of Land and Waste Management Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Department of Health and Environmental Electronic Mail Distribution Control Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Division of Radiological Health Georgia Public Service Commission TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 (cc/w encls contd - See next page)

T. Tynan 4 cc w/encls contd:

Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Amy Whaley Resident Manager Electronic Mail Distribution

T. Tynan 5 Letter to Tom Tynan from Frank Ehrhardt dated April 29 2013

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELCTRIC GENERATING PLANT DOCKET NOS. 50-424 AND 50-425 Distribution w/encls:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMVogtle Resource NRC Annual Assessment Summary Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2012.

Enclosure 2

NRC Inspection Activities Vogtle Electric Generating Plant for 2012 Two Resident Inspectors on Site Implemented baseline inspection program Inspected in-plant evolutions and activities Compiled and submitted quarterly inspection reports 3 Major Team Inspections Emergency Preparedness Exercise Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Initial License Examination Enclosure 2 Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response Enclosure 2

Reactor Oversight Process Regulatory Framework PUBLIC HEALTH AND NRCs Overall SAFETY AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN Safety Mission NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION Strategic Performance REACTOR RADIATION PLANT SAFETY SAFETY SECURITY Areas INITIATING MITIGATING BARRIER EMERGENCY PUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL Cornerstones EVENTS SYSTEMS INTEGRITY PREPAREDNESS RADIATION RADIATION PROTECTION SAFETY SAFETY Human Performance Safety Conscious Work Problem Identification Environment and Resolution Cross-Cutting Areas Enclosure 2

2 Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green Baseline Inspection White Requires additional NRC oversight Yellow Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires most NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green Very low safety issue White Low to moderate safety issue Yellow Substantial safety issue Red High safety issue Enclosure 2