ML14220A024
| ML14220A024 | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/2014 |
| From: | Eric Duncan Region 3 Branch 3 |
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| Download: ML14220A024 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting Summary August 7, 2014
Title:
Public Meeting to Discuss the 2013 Performance of Byron Station Meeting Identifier: 20141105 Date of Meeting: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Location: Byron Station Training Building, Byron, IL Type of Meeting: Category 3 Purpose of Meeting:
Provide opportunities to discuss NRC activities, nuclear power issues, and Byron Station performance for the 2013 calendar year with the public.
General Details:
The NRC conducted an open house beginning at 6:00 p.m. central daylight time (CDT) where members of the public met informally with NRC staff to discuss Byron Stations performance and NRC oversight. The meeting was scheduled from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. CDT and ended about 8:00 p.m.
Four NRC staff members were present, including the Branch Chief, Regional Public Affairs Officer, and both Resident Inspectors. No facilitator was needed.
NRC staff members greeted attendees as they arrived and offered a description of the purpose of the meeting and discussion of Byrons 2013 performance. Byron operated safely in 2013, with no significant inspection findings or negative performance indicators. Copies of the NRCs 2013 assessment letter were available. Contact information for the Byron Resident Inspectors and meeting feedback forms were also provided.
Approximately 24 people participated in the meeting. Approximately five participants asked questions or provided comments. In addition to members of the public, meeting participants included members of the staff of the U.S. Senate, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, public advocacy groups, and the licensee.
Summary of Presentations:
No formal presentations were made. NRC posters describing the NRCs mission and the reactor oversight process complemented NRC staff member one-on-one discussions with the public. The flexible structure encouraged participants to discuss topics of interest to them with different NRC staff members spread around the room. These discussions
included how the NRC assessed Byron Stations 2013 performance and the NRCs oversight of the facility.
Public Participation Themes:
During the one-on-one discussions between NRC staff and the public the NRC staff addressed questions on the following topics:
- How is tritium formedSee NRC Background Information on Tritium at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/tritium-radiation-fs.html;
- Why do cooling towers produce steamcooling towers are heat exchangers which cool water that was used to cool exhaust steam exiting the electricity-making turbines of a power plant. Cooling towers transfer exhaust heat into the air instead of into a body of water; and
- How can a member of the public get information updates from the NRC concerning Byron Station? NRCs web page Operating Reactor Correspondence allows requesting e-mails regarding one or more chosen operating nuclear power plants at the link: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html. For broader topics, see NRCs web page Subscribe to Public Updates http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html.
A sample of comments and concerns during the public comment portion of the meeting included:
- Could tritium potentially impact the public? NRC Background Information on Tritium at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/tritium-radiation-fs.html.
Action Items/Next Steps:
- None.
Attachments:
- None.
_/RA/_________________
Eric R. Duncan, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Principal Meeting Attendees
- 2. List of Meeting Attendees of the Public cc w/encls: Distribution via LISTSERV
PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES July 15, 2014 NRC Attendees E. Duncan, Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 3 J. McGhee, Byron Senior Resident Inspector J. Draper, Byron Resident Inspector V. Mitlyng, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Region III Exelon Generation Company Attendees F. Kearney, Site Vice President T. Chalmers, General Manager Plant Operations E. Hernandez, Operations Director S. Gackstetter, Regulatory Assurance Manager Other plant employees Members of the Public See Enclosure 2 for members of the public who attended the meeting.
Enclosure 1 included how the NRC assessed Byron Stations 2013 performance and the NRCs oversight of the facility.
Public Participation Themes:
During the one-on-one discussions between NRC staff and the public the NRC staff addressed questions on the following topics:
- How is tritium formedSee NRC Background Information on Tritium at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/tritium-radiation-fs.html;
- Why do cooling towers produce steamcooling towers are heat exchangers which cool water that was used to cool exhaust steam exiting the electricity-making turbines of a power plant.
Cooling towers transfer exhaust heat into the air instead of into a body of water; and
- How can a member of the public get information updates from the NRC concerning Byron Station.
NRCs web page Operating Reactor Correspondence allows requesting e-mails regarding one or more chosen operating nuclear power plants at the link: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html. For broader topics, see NRCs web page Subscribe to Public Updates http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html.
A sample of comments and concerns during the public comment portion of the meeting included:
- Could tritium potentially impact the public? NRC Background Information on Tritium at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/tritium-radiation-fs.html.
Action Items/Next Steps:
- None.
Attachments:
- None.
_/RA/_________________
Eric R. Duncan, Chief Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Principal Meeting Attendees
- 2. List of Meeting Attendees of the Public cc w/encls: Distribution via LISTSERV DISTRIBUTION w/encls:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME: Byron 2013 EOC Meeting Summary Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII NAME BBoston:mt EDuncan DATE 08/07/14 08/07/14 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Memorandum from Eric Duncan dated August 7, 2014.
SUBJECT:
BYRON 2013 END-OF-CYCLE MEETING
SUMMARY
DISTRIBUTION w/encls:
Anthony Bowers RidsNrrDorlLpl3-2 Resource RidsNrrPMByron Resource RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource Cynthia Pederson Darrell Roberts Steven Orth Allan Barker Carole Ariano Linda Linn DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Carmen Olteanu ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov