ML071870245

07/17/2007 Notice of Public Meeting Between the NRC Staff and the Expert Panel to Discuss the Wolf Creek Advanced Finite Element Fracture Mechanics Analyses That the Industry Intends to Submit on July 10, 2007

ML071870245
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	07/05/2007
From:	Uhle J NRC/RES/DFERR/DDME/CIB
To:	Mauricio Gutierrez NRC/RES/DFERR/DDME/CIB
Maurico Gutierrez, RES 301-415-1122
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July 5, 2007

MEMORANDUM TO: Jennifer L. Uhle, Deputy Director Materials Engineering Division of Fuel, Engineering, and Radiological Research Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research THRU: Robert O. Hardies, Chief /RA/ Eric Focht for Component Integrity Branch Division of Fuel, Engineering, and Radiological Research Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research FROM: Mauricio Gutierrez, General Engineer /RA/ Component Integrity Branch Division of Fuel, Engineering, and Radiological Research Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND THE EXPERT PANEL FOR THE WOLF CREEK ADVANCED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

LOCATION: Dominion Engineering Inc.

11730 Plaza America Drive Suite 310 Reston, Virginia 20190

PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and the industry to continue discussing the draft report on the Advanced Finite Element Fracture Mechanics Analyses that the industry intends to submit on July 10, 2007. Results and ongoing issues concerning weld residual stresses, validat ion, and acceptance criteria will be discussed.

CONTACTS: M. Gutierrez, RES A. Csontos, RES 301-415-1122 301-415-6352 MRG3@nrc.gov AAC@nrc.gov

J. Uhle

CATEGORY 2:

• This is a Category 2 meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the NRC at designated points identified on the agenda. Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free teleconference and/or view the meeting via webcast. Please contact either of the meeting contacts to obtain the telephone number, web address and passcodes by July 13, 2007. Members wishing to view the webcast should check that their system is compatible with Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear

NRC Industry R. Hardies Glenn White (Dominion Engineering)

A. Csontos Craig Harrington (EPRI)

D. Rudland et al.

et al.

Enclosure:

Agenda

cc w/encl: See next page

• Commission

=s Policy Statement on AEnhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings

@ (67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002.

J. Uhle

CATEGORY 2:

• This is a Category 2 meeting. The public is invited to participate in this meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the NRC at designated points identified on the agenda. Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free teleconference and/or view the meeting via webcast. Please contact either of the meeting contacts to obtain the telephone number, web address and passcodes by July 13, 2007. Members wishing to view the webcast should check that their system is compatible with Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear

NRC Industry R. Hardies Glenn White (Dominion Engineering)

A. Csontos Craig Harrington (EPRI)

D. Rudland et al.

et al.

Enclosure:

Agenda

cc w/encl: See next page

• Commission

=s Policy Statement on AEnhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings

@ (67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002.

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• Agenda is subject to change cc: Mr. Anthony Pietrangelo, Vice President Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 arp@nei.org Mr. Jack Roe, Director Operations Support Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 jwr@nei.org Mr. Charles B. Brinkman Washington Operations ABB-Combustion Engineering, Inc. 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 brinkmcb@westinghouse.com Mr. Gary L. Vine, Executive Director Federal and Industry Activities, Nuclear Sector EPRI 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 805 Washington, DC 20036 gvine@epri.com Mr. James Gresham, Manager Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355 greshaja@westinghouse.com Ms. Barbara Lewis Assistant Editor Platts, Principal Editorial Office 1200 G St., N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Barbara_lewis@platts.com Mr. Gary Welsh Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Suite 100 700 Galleria Parkway, SE Atlanta, GA 30339-5957 welshgc@inpo.org Mr. Alexander Marion, Executive Director Nuclear Operations & Engineering Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 am@nei.org Mr. Jay Thayer, Vice President Nuclear Operations Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 jkt@nei.org Mr. John Butler, Director Safety-Focused Regulation Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 jcb@nei.org Mr. James H. Riley, Director Engineering Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708 jhr@nei.org Mr. David J. Modeen Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer EPRI 1300 W. T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28262-8550 dmodeen@epri.com

Mr. John Gaertner EPRI 1300 W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28262-8550 jgaertner@epri.com Ms. Rosa Yang EPRI 3412 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304-1338 ryang@epri.com Mr. Kenneth Huffman EPRI 1300 W. T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28262-8550 khuffman@epri.com