ML20246B779

Confirms 890808 Telcon Re Util Participation in NRC Regulatory Impact Survey on 891025.Feedback from Licensee Will Be Evaluated to Determine Changes to Be Made to NRC Regulatory Approach to Enhancing Safe Operation of Plants

ML20246B779
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	08/11/1989
From:	Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Weigand J VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 8908240013
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i L i 1 AUC 1989 Docket No. 50-271 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation ATTN: Mr. J. Gary Weigand President and CEO RD 5, Box'169 Ferry Road-

'Brattleboro, Vermant 05301 Gentlemen:

This letter confirms our conversation of August 8,1989, in which you agreed that your organization would participate in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Regulatory' Impact Survey on October 25, 1989. We appreciate your cooperation in this effort. Information regarding this survey is provided below.

The NRC has received feedback from nuclear utilities and nuclear utility organizations that NRC generic and site specific activities may be moving in a direction such that the desired safety effects may not be realized. As a result of this feedback, the NRC plans to conduct a survey of licensee staff members representing several organizational elements cnd levels at several utilities throughout the nation. The feedback from licensee staff members will be evaluated to determine what changes, if any, should be made to the NRC's regulatory approach to enhancing the safe operation of nuclear power plants.

The survey will be conducted during September through November 1989 by a team of'approximately five senior NRC managers from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data and the Regional Offices. Mr. A. Bert Davis, Region III Administrator, will lead the overall effort.

The meeting with your organization will be held at Brattleboro, Vermont.

The schedule and general discussion groups are shown in the enclosure. We desire that members of your organization discuss, without reservation or limitations, their views on NRC generic and site specific activities and how NRC activities may be affected by the activities of other organizations such as INPO, states, and insurance companies. Problems and issues identified will not be directly associated with the individuals or with your company.

Please provide the name and phone number of an individual within your organization that we can contact in case of questions concerning meeting logistics. This information should be provided by telephone to Cindy Pederson, Region III, at (312)790-5540 by August 18, 1989.

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W. Murphy,; Vice' President an'd Manager of Operations .

J. Pelletier,. Plant Manager J. DeVincentis, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company R. Capstick, Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electri:: Company

J. Gilroy',c-Director,' Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

G. Sterzinger, Commissioner,' Vermont Department' of Public. Service P. Agnes; Assistant Secretary of.Public Safety, Commonwealth of '

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TIME DISCUSSION GROUP

• 8:30 a.m. -110:00~a'.m. . Senior. Reactor Operators, Reactor Operators, Shift Technical. Advisors, Shift Foreman, and Operational 4

Supervisors 10:00 a.m. -ill:30 a.m. Plant QA Engineers,

. Maintenance Engineers, Nuclear Engineers,

' Electrical Engineers,_

and Health Physicist 11:30 a.m. - 12:30;p.m. Lunch L12:30'p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Corporate' Licensing Engineer, E "

Corporate QA Manager,.

. Manager ofLPlanning and-Schedulingi Project Engineer, and Corporate Training Officer-2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Managers'of Operations, e

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Maintenance,' Design,.

Radiation Protection, Security and Emergency Preparedness

' 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and other corpcrate personnel i

• The organizational titles listed are general in nature and may not be used at your_ facility. Please alter, as necessary.

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