ML17103A413

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3/21/2017 - Annual Assessment/95003 Inspection Exit Summary Meeting for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
ML17103A413
Person / Time
Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 04/13/2017
From: Arthur Burritt
NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:
Burritt A
References
MN 17-002
Download: ML17103A413 (3)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 April 13, 2017 MEETING

SUMMARY

MN No.17-002 LICENSEE: ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

FACILITY: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING On March 21, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., an annual assessment meeting and exit meeting for the supplemental inspection performed at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim), in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95003, was conducted at Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts, between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy). The NRC presented and discussed its assessment of the safety performance of Pilgrim for calendar year 2016, and NRC staff discussed their conclusions from the 95003 inspection performed as a result of the station entering into the Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column 4) of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix.

The NRC presentation for the annual assessment meeting discussed the results of NRC's assessment of safety performance at Pilgrim for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2016, as documented in our letter dated March 1, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17059B917). Additional information relative to the NRCs Annual Assessment Process and the safety performance of Pilgrim can be found on the NRCs website at: https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/oversight/actionmatrix-summary.html During the 95003 inspection exit portion of the meeting, NRC staff presented their assessment of the Pilgrim recovery plan for Column 4 performance. The NRC staff also posed questions to Entergy management regarding the actions they are taking to address these conclusions. As part of this meeting, Entergy presented its perspective regarding the plant's performance.

Copies of the slides presented by both the NRC and Entergy are included as enclosures to this meeting summary.

Further information regarding the additional NRC oversight at Pilgrim due to their Column 4 performance can be found on the NRCs website at: https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/pilg/special-oversight.html Members of the public, local and State officials, and staffers representing local area congressional offices attended the meeting. At the end of the meeting between the NRC and Entergy, public attendees were offered the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials or make statements. Several local and State representatives provided statements regarding the information presented at the meeting. Additionally, several prepared statements from U.S.

congressional offices were read by staffers at the meeting; copies of these prepared statements

2 are included as enclosures to this summary. Questions raised by members of the public were addressed by the NRC.

A transcript of this public meeting has been included as an enclosure to this meeting summary.

Feedback forms submitted by members of the public following the meeting will be evaluated.

The public meeting notice can be found in in ADAMS with Accession Number ML17069A094.

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

______/RA/________________

Arthur L. Burritt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. NRC Slides (ML17086A380)
2. Entergy Slides (ML17086A388)
3. Speaker Sign-Up Sheets (ML17101A412)
4. Meeting Transcript (ML17101A463)
5. Prepared statement from Congressman Keating (ML17101A399)
6. Prepared statement from Senator Warren (ML17100A848)
7. Prepared statement from Senator Markey (ML17093A599)

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OF PUBLIC MEETING DATED APRIL 13, 2017 DISTRIBUTION: (via email)

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