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April 16, 2015 Summary of the Duane Arnold Public Meeting to Discuss the 2014 Annual Assessment Results
ML15113B380
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Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/23/2015
From: Mcghee J
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 April 23, 2015 LICENSEE: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC FACILITY: Duane Arnold Energy Center

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SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 16, 2015, DUANE ARNOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2014 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS On April 16, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Hiawatha Community Center in Hiawatha, Iowa, to discuss the 2014 annual assessment results for the Duane Arnold Energy Center. The meeting notice and NRC presentation can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML15077A013 and ML15112B135, respectively. A list of principal NRC and licensee meeting participants can be found in the Enclosure.

At the meeting, the NRC provided an overview of the Reactor Oversight Process, the results of the 2014 annual assessment for Duane Arnold Energy Center, and the NRCs inspection plans for 2015. The NRCs presentation was followed by statements from the NextEra Duane Arnold officials, which included the licensees plans for plant upgrades, actions for sustainable human performance improvements, as well as information on current plant status. Patrick Louden, the Acting Deputy Regional Administrator for the NRCs Region III Office, acknowledged the information provided by the Duane Arnold officials and emphasized the importance of sustainability of these actions to improve human performance. The licensee presentation can be found in ADAMS as ML15112B130.

After the business part of the meeting ended, NRC and licensee representatives met with attendees of the meeting. One Linn County official attended the meeting.

/RA/____________________

James McGhee, Acting Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

List of Meeting Participants cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV

Meeting Participants NRC P. Louden, Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, Region III M. Shuaibi, Deputy Division Director, Division of Reactor Safety, Region III G. Roach, Acting Chief, Branch 1, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III J. Steffes, Resident Inspector, Duane Arnold Energy Center P. Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer, Region III Field Office M. Chawla, Project Manager, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Nuclear Reactor Regulation C. Norton, Project Manager, Japan Lessons-Learned Division, Nuclear Reactor Regulation NextEra Duane Arnold T. Vehec, Site Vice President G. Pry, Plant Manager K. Kleinheinz, Engineering Director P. Hansen, Performance Improvement Manager M. Davis, Manager of Licensing and Emergency Planning Enclosure

LICENSEE: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC FACILITY: Duane Arnold Energy Center

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 16, 2015, DUANE ARNOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2014 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS On April 16, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Hiawatha Community Center in Hiawatha, Iowa, to discuss the 2014 annual assessment results for the Duane Arnold Energy Center. The meeting notice and NRC presentation can be found in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) as ML15077A013 and ML15112B135, respectively. A list of principal NRC and licensee meeting participants can be found in the Enclosure.

At the meeting, the NRC provided an overview of the Reactor Oversight Process, the results of the 2014 annual assessment for Duane Arnold Energy Center, and the NRCs inspection plans for 2015. The NRCs presentation was followed by statements from the NextEra Duane Arnold officials, which included the licensees plans for plant upgrades, actions for sustainable human performance improvements, as well as information on current plant status. Patrick Louden, the Acting Deputy Regional Administrator for the NRCs Region III Office, acknowledged the information provided by the Duane Arnold officials and emphasized the importance of sustainability of these actions to improve human performance. The licensee presentation can be found in ADAMS as ML15112B130.

After the business part of the meeting ended, NRC and licensee representatives met with attendees of the meeting. One Linn County official attended the meeting.

/RA/_____________________

James McGhee, Acting Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosure:

List of Meeting Participants cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV ADAMS Accession Number: ML15113B380 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 RIII NAME RNg:mt JMcGhee DATE 04/23/15 04/23/15 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Memorandum from James McGhee dated April 23, 2015

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OF THE APRIL 16, 2015, DUANE ARNOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 2014 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS DISTRIBUTION:

Kimyata MorganButler RidsNrrDorlLpl3-1 Resource RidsNrrPMDuaneArnold Resource RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource Cynthia Pederson Darrell Roberts Richard Skokowski Allan Barker Carole Ariano Linda Linn DRPIII DRSIII Jim Clay Carmen Olteanu ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov