ML13322A422

9/26/2013 - Summary of Category 3 Public Meeting in Carlsbad, CA, to Discuss the Regulatory Framework and the Decommissioning of Previously Operating Nuclear Power Plants

ML13322A422
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	11/22/2013
From:	Brian Benney Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Peter Dietrich Southern California Edison Co
Benney B
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LICENSEE: Southern California Edison FACILITY: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3

SUMMARY

OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2013, PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE NRC'S DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS On September 26, 2013, a Category 3 public meeting was hosted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The public outreach meeting was held in Carlsbad, California, to discuss NRC's decommissioning process, given the recent decision by Southern California Edison (the licensee) to decommission San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS),

Units 2 and 3. The NRC representatives in attendance are listed in the enclosure. The public was represented by approximately 200 attendees, including members of various state and local government agencies, the Coalition to Decommission San Onofre, the California Public Utilities Commission and members of the press. The meeting notice and agenda dated September 11, 2013, are located in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML13238A283.

Presentations during the meeting (ADAMS Accession No. ML13268A003) focused on the general timeline and requirements for decommissioning a nuclear reactor facility, the associated inspection and release requirements, and the potential options available to the utility to complete the project. Public comments expressed concern over the timeline for completing the decommissioning effort, the potential impact of high burnup fuel, the risks associated with long-term storage of spent fuel on-site, and various questions on the changing nature of the site security and emergency preparedness plans. Overall, the meeting provided the NRC staff an opportunity to engage with the numerous parties interested in the SONGS decommissioning effort in order to maintain transparency and openness as the project gets underway. A transcript can be found in ADAMS at Accession No. ML13317A029.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-2767, or Brian.Benney@nrc.gov.

Brian Benney, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-361 and 50-362

Enclosure:

List of NRC Attendees cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv

LIST OF NRC ATTENDEES SEPTEMBER 26. 2013. PUBLIC DECOMMISSIONING MEETING FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION. UNITS 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-361 AND 50-362 Larry Camper

• FSME/Meeting Management Leader/Director/DWMEP Bruce Watson FSME/Chief/Reactor Decommissioning Branch Blair Spitzberg RIV/Chief/DMNS/RSFSB Robert Evans RIV/Senior Health Physicist Greg .Werner RIV/Inspection & Assessment Team Leader Mike Dusaniwskyj NRR/Financial Analyst Doug Broaddus NRR/Chief/SONGS Special Projects Branch John Hickman FSME/Songs Decommissioning Project Manager Howard Benowitz OGC/Senior Attorney Gary Simpler ADM/Senior Security Specialist Jenny Weil OCNCongressional Affairs Specialist Victor Dricks RIV OPNSenior Public Affairs Officer Eliot Brenner OPNDirector/Office of Public Affairs Champa Rajapakse FSME/DWMEP/Admin Support Heather Hutchinson RIV/Admin Support Marlayna Vaaler FSME/PM Support Robert Kahler NSIR/Chief/lnspection & Regulatory Improvement Branch Amanda Nerret NSIR/Emergency Preparedness Specialist Chip Cameron Lead Facilitator Bob Hager* RIV/Senior Project Manager/Facilitator Paul Michalak NMSS!Waste Confidence Directorate Ryan Lantz RIV/Chief/SONGS Special Projects David Crockett RIV/AV Support Jill De La Garza RIV/IT and AV Support Mary Woollen OCM/Director/External Engagement Bill Maier RIV/Regional State Liaison Officer Enclosure

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-2767, or Brian.Benney@nrc.gov.

/RAJ Christopher Gratton for Brian Benney, Senior Project Manager Plarit Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Docket Nos. 50-361 and 50-362

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DATE 11/20/13 11/19/13 11/22/13 11/22/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY