ML20216G216

Summary of 980304 Meeting W/Nneco Re Restart Readiness of Plant.List of Attendees Encl

ML20216G216
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/11/1998
From:	Stephen Dembek NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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i LICENSEE:

North;rst Nucl:2:r En:rgy Comp ny (NNECO)

March 11,'1998 FACILITY:

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SUMMARY

OF MARCH 4,1998, MEETING WITH NNECO TO DISCUSS THE RESTART READINESS STATUS OF MILLSTONE UNITS 1,2, AND 3 On March 4,1998, the Director of the Special Projects Office and his staff met with NNECO representatives in a publicly observed meeting. The meeting was held to allow NNECO to inform the NRC staff of the status of the recovery of NNECO's three Millstone units. A list of meeting attendees is enclosed (Enclosure 1).

The Vice President, Operations, began NNECO's presentation with a brief introduction and a statement that NNECO expects to meet all Millstone Unit 3 restart success objectives in March 1998. This was followed by NNECO updates on the Safety-Conscious Work Environment and Millstone Unit 3 status. The Millstone Unit 3 status presentation included discussions of restart readiness, independent affirmation process, integrated schedule, deferred items list review, backlog management plan, and follow-ups to the NRC staff's 40500 inspection. NNECO's presentation slides are enclosed (Enclosure 2).

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SUMMARY

OF MARCH 4,1998, MEETING WITH NNECO TO DISCUSS THE RESTART READINESS STATUS OF MILLSTONE UNITS 1,2, AND 3 On March 4,1998, the Director of the Special Projects Office and his staff met with NNECO representatives in a publicly observed meeting. The meeting was held to allow NNECO to inform the NRC staff of the status of the recovery of NNECO's three Millstone units. A list of meeting attendees is enclosed (Enclosure 1).

TF : Vice President, Operations, began NNFCO's presentation with a brief introduction and a statement that NNECO expects to meet all..iilstone Unit 3 restart success objectives in March 1998. This was followed by NNECO updates on the Safety-Conscious Work Environment and Millstone Unit 3 status. The Millstone Unit 3 status presentation included discussions of restart readiness, independent affirmation process, integrated schedule, deferred items list review, backlog management plan, and follow-ups to the NRC staff's 40500 inspection. NNECO's presentation slides are enclosed (Enclosure 2).

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Meeting with NNECO March 4,1998 i

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- Independent Affirmation Deve Goebel Phhosephy Yes Process

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' Employee Concerns Frogram effective

' Employee Concerns Program effective

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Mode 4 Readiness PhysicalReadiness Completion of Modifications is On

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• RFOs and PF07 Outage Plan Briefings Direefor. Corrective Action i

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• RP4. Revision 6 (Effective 4/6/98) l

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- risk eignificant definitions aligned Closing Remarks i

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Northe:st Nucle:r Energy Company Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1,2, and 3 I

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Charles Brinkman, Manager

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Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Washington Nuclear Operations Senior Nuclear Counsel ABB Combustion Engineering Northeast Utilities Service Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 P. O. Box 270 Rockville, MD 20852 Hartford, CT 0614';-0270 i

Mr. D. M. Goebel Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director Vice President - Nuclear Oversight Monitoring and Radiation Division Northeast Utilities Service Company Department of Environmental P. O. Box 128 Protection Waterford, CT 06385 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 5127 Senior Resident inspector Millstone Nuclear Power Station Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Director clo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Policy and Management P. O. Box 513 Policy Development and Planning Niantic, CT 06357 Division 450 Capitol Avenue - MS 52ERN Mr. David Amerine, Vice President P. O. Box 341441 Nuclear Engineering and Support Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Northeast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 128 Regional Administrator, Region l Waterford, CT 06385 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Mr. M. H. Brothers King of Prussia, PA 19406 Vice President - Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company First Selectmen P. O. Box 128 Town of Waterford Waterford, CT 06385 Hall of Records 200 Boston Post Road Mr. M. R. Scully, Executive Director Waterford, CT 06385 Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative Mr. J. P. McElwain 30 Stott Avenue Recovery Officer-Millstone Unit 1 Norwich, CT 06360 Vice President (Acting)- Millstone Unit 3 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Mr. William D. Meinert P. O. Box 128 Nuclear Engineer Waterford, CT 06385 Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Mr. Wayne D. Lanning P. O. Box 426 Deputy Director of Inspections Ludlow, MA 01056 i

Special Projects Office 475 Allendale Road Emest C. Hadley, Esq.

King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 1040 B Main Street P. O. Box 549 Mr. F. C. Rothen West Wareham, MA 02576 Vice President - Work Services Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Joseph R. Egan, Esq.

P.O. Box 128 Egan & Associates, P.C.

Waterford, CT 06385 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037

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Citizen.1 Regulatory Commission Mr. B. D. Kenyon ATTN:.. Ms. Susan Perry Luxton Chief Nuclear Officer-Millstone 180 Grest Neck Road Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Waterford, CT 06385 P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 The Honorable Terry Concannon Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Deborah Katz, President Room 4035 Citizens Awareness Network Legislative Office Building P.O. Box 83 Capitol Avenue Shelbume Falls, MA 03170 Hartford, CT 06106 Mr. Martin L. Bowling, Jr.

Mr. G. D. Hicks Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit No. 2 Unit Director-Millstone Unit 3 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company 1

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company clo Ms. Patricia A. Loftus P. O. Box 128 Director-Regulatory Affairs Waterford, Connecticut 06385 P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 i

Little Harbor Consultants, Inc.

Millstone -ITPOP Project Office P. O. Box 0630 Niantic, CT 06375-0630 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terry's Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Mr. Daniel L. Curry Project Director Parsons Power Group inc.

2675 Morgantown Road Reading, PA 19607 Mr. Don Schopfer Verification Team Manager j

Sargent & Lundy 55 E. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Mr. P. D. Hinnenkamp Director-Unit Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Mr. J. A. Price Unit Director-Millstone Unit 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company l-P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385