ML20058P575
| ML20058P575 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 10/18/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Mcgaha J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9310250082 | |
| Download: ML20058P575 (25) | |
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NPF-47 Gulf States Utilities ATTN: John R. McGaha, Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group P.O. Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 P
SUBJECT:
OCTOBER 12, 1993 PUBLIC MEETING DOCUMENTATION This refers to the public meeting conducted on October 12, 1993, at NRC's request, at the Training Center Auditorium located at your River Bend Station facility. The meeting was attended by those listed in Enclosure 1.
The subjects discussed at this meeting included recent organization changes and the near-term Performance Improvement Plan for River Bend Station. We found this meeting useful in understanding the current status of your near-term improvement efforts. At the conclusion of the meeting, NRC agreed with your proposal to hold a meeting later this year where the results of your near-term improvement initiatives and your longer range improvement plans will be discussed. The NRC staff will monitor the results of your implementation of this plan during future inspections.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, i
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
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W. Beck, Director, Nuclear Training W. Benedetto, Manager, Louisiana Communications-J. Booker, Assistaat to the Vice President (RBNG)
N. Carver, Director, Employee Relations J. Curless, Manager, Strategic Planning & Control K. Dreher, Administrator, Municipal Affairs E. Ewing, Assistant Plant Manager. Maintenance J. Fisicaro, Manager, Safety Assessment and Quality Verification J. Hamilton, Manager, Engineering R. Harvin, Nuclear Communications Specialist
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S. Radebaugh, Acting Manager, System Engineering M. Sellman, Plant Manager i
K. Suhrke, Manager, Site Support J. Venable, Assistant Plant Manager, Operations & Radwaste R. Westerburg, Gulf States Utilities Attorney K. Zimmermann, Senior Nuclear Communications Specialist i
Caiun Electric Power W. Curran, Site Representative Enteroy Operations Incorporated D. Hintz, President & CEO F. Titus, Vice President, Engineering i
Louisiana Radiation Protection Division T. Bickham Public Service Commission B. Eddington Public Attendees T. Dickson M. Goldsby (Channel 9)
L. Kettl J. Mikronis J. Minton V. Plauche H. Plettinger T. Toups (Channel 9)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission E. Adensam, Assistant Director for Region IV & V Reactors, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) l E. Baker, Project Manager, NRR S. Black, Director, Project Directorate IV-2, NRR J. Gilliland, Public Affairs Officer, Region IV T. Gwynn, Acting Director, Division of. Reactor Projects, Region IV
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C.' Hackney, State Liaison Officer,. Region IV J. Milhoan, Regional Administrator, Region IV J. Roe, Director, Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V, NRR C. Skinner, Resident inspector, River Bend Station W. Smith, Senior Resident Inspector, River Bend Station I
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