ML13330A695
| ML13330A695 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/26/2013 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
| To: | Pietrangelo A Nuclear Energy Institute |
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| Download: ML13330A695 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0oo'1 November 26, 2013 SECRETARY Anthony R. Pietrangelo Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006
Dear Mr. Pietrangelo:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is pleased that you will participate in a public Commission meeting on the NRC Staff's Recommendations to Disposition Fukushima Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 1 on Improving NRC's Regulatory Framework, on January 10, 2014, at 9:00a.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 views, representing industry, on responding to Recommendation 1. 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.
The staff's paper on recommendations for dispositioning NTTF Recommendation 1 is due to the Commission on December 6, 2013. As soon as it is publicly available, my staff will provide it to you. For your easy reference, here is a link to the Fukushima NTTF Report on NRC's public website: http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML 1118/ML111861807.pdf, and here's a link to NRC's public webpage on Japan Lessons Learned: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/japan-dashboard. htm I 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 January 3. 2014, 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 public 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 10 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,
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Enclosures:
- 1. Draft Agenda
- 2. Briefing Visuals Guidance
Enclosure 1 Final:. 11/26/13 SCHEDULING NOTE
Title:
BRIEFING ON THE NRC STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISPOSITION FUKUSHIMA NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE (NTTF)
RECOMMENDATION 1 ON IMPROVING NRC'S REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (Public Meeting)
Purpose:
To discuss the staff's recommended regulatory framework improvement activities in response to Fukushima Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 1 and receive an update on Fukushima NTTF activities.
Scheduled: January 10, 2014 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 /> and 10 minutes Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 151fl OWFN
Participants:
Presentation External Panel 40 mins.*
Tony Pietrangelo, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, 10 mins.*
Nuclear Energy Institute*
Topic: Industry views on responding to Recommendation 1 Roy Linthicum, Chairman, PWR Owners Group Risk Management 10 mins.*
Subcommittee, PWR Owners Group/Exelon Nuclear Topic: Potential impact of recommended improvement activities on operating nuclear power plants Jim Lyons, Director, Division of Nuclear Installation Safety, 10 mins.*
Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Topic: International regulatory framework/defense-in-depth standards/guidance Ed Lyman, Senior Scientist, Global Security Program, Union of 10 mins.*
Concerned Scientists Topic: Perspectives on recommended changes to NRC's regulatory framework Commission Q & A 50 mins.
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Enclosure 1 Break 5 mins.
NRC Staff Panel 40 mins.*
Mike Johnson, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs and Fukushima Steering Committee Chairman David Skeen, Director, Japan Lessons Learned Directorate Topic: Update on Fukushima NTTF activities Jennifer Uhle, Deputy Director for Reactor Safety Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Topic: Process used by staff to develop recommendations Richard Dudley, Project Manager, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Topic: Summary of recommended improvement activities to NRC's regulatory framework *
- Gary Holahan, Deputy Director, Office of New Reactors (NRO) and Member of the Fukushima NTTF Topic: Views on Fukushima NTTF Recommendation 1 (Other Steering Committee members will be seated in the well.)
Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Discussion -Wrap-Up Smins.
- For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's Documents:
- SECY-13-XXXX, "NRC Staff Recommendation for the Disposition of Recommendation 1 of the Near-Term Task Force Report," due December 6, 2013 Staff background material due to SECY: December 26, 2013.
Slides due to SECY: January 3, 2014.
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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.
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Top and side margins should be 1 inch.
Bottom margin should be 2 inches to accommodate captioning forwebcasting.
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