ML13178A251

Ltr. to Mike Scaggs Participating in Public Commission Meeting on Nrc'S Construction Activities, on August 27, 2013

ML13178A251
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar, Summer, Vogtle, 07003098
Issue date:	06/25/2013
From:	Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY
To:	Scaggs M Tennessee Valley Authority
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Download: ML13178A251 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 25, 2013 SECRETARY Mike Scaggs Senior Vice President of Nuclear Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street LP3R Chattanooga,TN 37402-2801

Dear Mr. Skaggs:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is pleased that you will participate in a public Commission meeting on NRC's construction activities, on August 27, 2013, 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 about Watts Bar construction activity. I am enclosing a copy of the 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, to Ms. Rochelle Bavol and Ms. Sandy Joosten (rochelle.bavol@nrc.gov and sandy.joosten@nrc.gov) in the Office of the Secretary, by August 20. 2013, 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, and materials provided for the meeting_will be posted on the NRC website prior to the meeting: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/tr/.

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 7 minutes, discussing the important points on which you wish to focus the Commission's attention. Please avoid the use of acronyms where possible. If you do use acronyms, please explain them during your presentation.

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.

Sincerely, CL4~~

Annette Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission

Enclosures:

1. Draft Agenda

2. Briefing Visuals Guidance

Enclosure 1 Final: 6/25/13 SCHEDULING NOTE

Title:

BRIEFING ON THE NRC'S CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES (Public)

Purpose:

To provide the Commission a discussion of significant activities in the reactor and materials construction programs.

Scheduled: August 27, 2013 9:00am Duration: Approx. 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1st fl OWFN

Participants:

Presentation External Panel 42 mins.*

Buzz Miller, President for Nuclear Development, Southern Nuclear, and 7 mins.*

Executive Vice President for Nuclear Development, Georgia Power Topic: Vogtle Construction Activity Jeff Archie, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, 7 mins.*

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Topic: Summer Construction Activity Luke Scorsone, Executive Vice President, Chicago Bridge & Iron 7 mins.*

Topic: Vendor Activity Mike Skaggs, Senior Vice President of Nuclear Construction, 7 mins.*

Tennessee Valley Authority Topic: Watts Bar Construction Activity Kelly Trice, President and COO, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC 7 mins.*

Topic: MOX Licensee Activity Tom Clements, Southeastern Nuclear Campaign Coordinator, 7 mins.*

Friends of the Earth Topic: Public Interest Perspective on Construction Activities 1

Enclosure 1 Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Break 5 mins.

NRC Staff Panel 40 mins.*

Bill Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations Laura Dudes, Director, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs, Office of New Reactors Marissa Bailey, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Joel Munday, Director, Division of Construction Projects, Region II Note: Office Directors (NRO, NRR, NMSS, Region II) to be available in the well Topics:

• Construction Reactor Oversight Program Status Update (10 minutes) o cROP Self-Assessment Pilot Program Results o Post-Combined License Implementation Self Assessment, Key Recommendations o Vendor Inspection Program Update

• Fuel Cycle Facilities Inspection Program Status Update (10 minutes)

• Construction Inspection Activities Update (15 minutes) o New Reactor Construction Activities o Watts Bar II program and status o Fuel Cycle Facility Inspection Activities o Vendor Inspection Activities Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Discussion - Wrap-Up 5 mins.

• For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's Documents:

Staff background material due to SECY: August 13, 2013.

Slides due to SECY: August 20, 2013.

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• Use company/organization logo, and light background .

• Slides should contain substantive information, including text, photos, and graphics and Enclosure 2 be easily readable.

• Explain/spell out acronyms or include a separate slide with a list of acronyms .

• Number pages .

• Top and side margins should be 1 inch .

• Bottom margin should be 2 inches to accommodate captioning for webcasting .

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