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Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Safety Significance of Preliminary Finding of Low to Moderate Safety Significance and Associated Apparent Violations of NRC Requirements
ML22040A352
Person / Time
Site: Columbia Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 02/15/2022
From: Jonathan Evans
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV
To:
Antonangeli D
References
EA-21-170
Download: ML22040A352 (5)


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February 15, 2022 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Licensee: Energy Northwest Facility: Columbia Generating Station Docket No: 05000397 Licensee No: NPF-21 EA No: EA-21-170 Date and Time: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 9:00 AM CST Location: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV (RIV)

Conference Rooms 1 and 2 1600 East Lamar Blvd Arlington, TX 76011 (Due to COVID-19 conditions, public participation will be via WebEx and teleconference only. The public attendees will be able to view the presentations via WebEx but will only be able to listen in and engage via the provided bridge line. The WebEx registration link is available below.)

Purpose:

The purpose of this regulatory conference is to discuss the safety significance of a preliminary finding of low to moderate safety significance and associated apparent violations of NRC requirements in regard to the reactor water cleanup (RWCU) radioactive material uptake event that occurred at Columbia Generating Station (CGS) before the agency makes a final determination. These findings and apparent violations are discussed in NRC Inspection Report 05000397/2021-090, dated January 13, 2022 (NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML21347A988).

NRC Attendees: Scott Morris, Regional Administrator, RIV John Monninger, Deputy Regional Administrator, RIV Mary Muessle, Director, Division of Radiological Safety and Security, RIV Jeremy Groom, Allegation Coordinator and Enforcement, RIV Greg Warnick, Chief, Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Operating Reactors Branch, RIV (DIORB)

Jonathan Evans, Acting Chief, DIORB David Cylkowski, Regional Counsel, RIV Natasha Greene, PhD, Senior Health Physicist, DIORB, RIV Dominic Antonangeli, Health Physicist, DIORB, RIV Others, as designated

Licensee Attendees: Grover Hettel, Vice President, Nuclear Generation / Chief Nuclear Officer Dave Brown, Site Vice President Randy Prewett, Plant General Manager Tony Hedges, Manager, Chemistry/Radiological Services Sam Nappi, Assistant Manager, Chemistry/Radiological Services Desirée Wolfgramm, Manager, Regulatory Affairs Rick Wynegar, Supervisor, Regulatory Compliance Others, as designated Public Participation: This conference is open to public observation and questions following the formal portion of the meeting via teleconference only due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Bridge Line Phone Number: (800) 857-5003, Passcode: 5204033 REGISTRATION LINK This is the WebEx Attendee Registration link. Everyone must register to get the actual link to join the meeting and to receive the reminder email.

https://usnrc.webex.com/usnrc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5a24e6a1e2fef72cd2b7391d6bf9f0de

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

REGULATORY CONFERENCE Columbia Generating Station Tuesday, March 1, 2022 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CST)

Online Guests via WebEx Topic Participants NRC Opening Remarks and Introductions Scott Morris Licensee Opening Remarks and Columbia Generating Station

Introductions

Regulatory Conference Process Mary Muessle Summary of the Event, White Finding, and Jonathan Evans Violations NRCs Dispositioning Process & Outcomes Natasha Greene, PhD Possible Outcomes and Licensee Appeal Jeremy Groom Rights Summary of Apparent Violations Dominic Antonangeli Licensee Presentation Columbia Generating Station Questions and Discussion NRC and Licensee Participants Break and NRC Caucus NRC and Licensee Participants Questions and Discussion NRC and Licensee Participants Licensee Closing Remarks Columbia Generating Station NRC Closing Remarks Scott Morris Public Question and Answer Session Public Attendees

Meeting

Contact:

Jonathan Evans, Acting Branch Chief Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Reactor Operations Branch (DIORB)

Division of Radiological Safety and Security (DRSS)

(301) 415-4024 Jonathan.Evans@nrc.gov Signed by Evans, Jonathan Approved by: on 02/10/22 Jonathan Evans Acting Branch Chief, DRSS/DIORB Signed by Muessle, Mary Signed by: on 02/15/22 Mary Muessle Director, DRSS, RIV

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING- DATED FEBRUARY 15, 2022 DISTRIBUTION:

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