ML20212L993

Forwards Fr Notice,Notice of Public Meeting & Agenda for Public Informational Meeting to Be Held on 991020 Re Safety of Periodic Shipments of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel for Post Irradiation Exam at GE Vallecitos Site

ML20212L993
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Site:	07000754, 07001220
Issue date:	10/05/1999
From:	Chamberlain D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Stimmell G GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 9910080073
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NRC PUBLIC MEETING ON G. E. VALLEClTOS

Dear Mr. Stimmell:

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice, Notice of Public Meeting, and Agenda for the public informational meeting to be held on October 20,1999. As we discussed previously, the meeting was initiated at the request of local public officials who expressed interest in the safety of periodic shipments of irradiated nucleer fuel for post irradiation examination at the G.E. Vallecitos site.

Sincerely, Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket Nos.70-754,701220 Enclosed: As stated cc w/ encl: See next page i

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.QQCKET NOS.70-754 AND 70-1220 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The NRC will conduct a public meeting at the Shrine Event Center,170 Lindbergh Avenue, Livermore, Califomia 94550, on October 20,1999, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The meeting will discuss licensed activities related to post-irradiation examination of reactor fuel at the General Electric (G.E.) Vallecitos site. The G.E. Vallecitos site has been engaged in research and development since the 1950's. The G.E. Vallecitos site includes a Radioactive Materials Laboratory where the post-irradiation examinations are done. GE also holds other NRC licenses at Vallecitos. The G.E. Vallecitos site also fabricates radioactive sources used in medicine and industry under a license issued by the State of Califomia; The public meeting was initiated at the request of several area public officials who expressed interest in the safety of the periodic shipments of irradiated nuclear fuel for post-irradiation examination at the G.E. Vallecitos site. The meeting will include a short presentation by representatives of G.E. Vallecitos on site history and current operations. This will be followed by presentations by NRC representatives on the licensing and inspection programs covering the various activities authorized by the NRC licenses issued to G.E. Vallecitos. . This will include a discussion on the safety aspects of the periodic shipments of irradiated nuclear fuel to the G.E. Vallecitos facility. After the presentations, members of the

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l Nuclear Regulatory Commission,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011;

. telephone 817-860-8128.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1 day of October 1999. I i

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original Signed by ,

i Marvin M. Mendonca, Senior Project Manager Events Assessment, Generic Communications l and Non-Power Reactors Branch i

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' October 5, 1999 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Name of Licensee: G. E. Vallecitos Dockets: 70-754;70-1220 Date and Time October 20,1999 of Meeting: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Location of Meeting: Shrine Event Center i 170 Lindbergh Avenue Livermore, Califomia 94550 1 Purpose of Meeting: A public meeting to discuss various safety aspects on the shipment and post-irradiation examination of irradiated nuclear fuel licensed at the G. E. Vallecitos facility. Further information may be obtained at www.nrc.oov. Go to News & Information: Public Meetings

~ NRC Attendees: Susan Shankman, Deputy Director, Spent Fuel Project Office .

Mary T. Adams, Team Leader, Licensing Section Safeguards Branch Marvin M. Mendra, Sr. Project Manager, Non-Power Reactors Branch Ledyard B. Marsh, Chief, REXB Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director, DNMS D. Blair Spitzberg, Chief, FC&DB .

J. Vincent Everett, Senior Health Physicist inspector Charles A. Hackney, State Liaision Officer Breck W. Henderson, Public Affairs Officer Wayne L. Britz, Health Physicist inspector Rachel S. Carr, Health Physicist inspector Licensee Attendees: . General Electric representatives NOTE:

This meeting is open to members of the general public. I 1

NRC personnel not listed above, that desire to attend this meeting should notify Rachel S. Carr  ;

at (817) 276-6552 by COB on October 15,1999. l

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AGENDA NRC PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING TO DISCUSS LICENSED ACTIVITIES ATTHE G.E.VALLECITOS FACILITY 7:00-9:00 PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20,1999 SHRINE EVENTS CENTER LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA 7:00 - 7:15 Introductions and opening remarks by State / Local Officials 7:15 -7:45 G.E. Vallecitos representatives to discuss history of operations and current site activities 7:45 - 8:15 Discussion on NRC licensing and approval of transportation packages, route surveys, security and accident analysis Susan Shankman, Deputy Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards 8:15 - 8:30 Discussion of status and process for SNM license renewal Mary T. Adams, Team Leader, Licensing Section, Licensing and Intemational Safeguards Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards  ;

8:30 - 8:45 Discussion on Region IV inspection program D. Blair Spitzberg, Ph.D., Chief, Fuel Cycle and Decommissioning Branch, Region IV ,

l J. V. Everett,' Senior Health Physicist inspector, Region IV 8:45 - 9:00 Additional Question and Answer period 9:00 Closing remarks and adjournment Questions will be taken following each presentation on the respective topic. Additional questions will be taken at the end of the meeting.