ML112770134

Ltr to J. Schlueter Re Participation in Commission Meeting on the Fuel Cycle Oversight Program on 11/1/11

ML112770134
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Issue date:	10/03/2011
From:	Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY
To:	Schlueter J Nuclear Energy Institute
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 3, 2011 SECRETARY Janet Schlueter Director, Fuel and Materials Safety Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006

Dear Ms. Schlueter:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is pleased that you will participate in a public Commission meeting on the fuel cycle oversightprogram, on November 1,2011, at 9:00 a.m.

The meeting will be held in the Commissioners' Conference Room on the first floor of the NRC's Headquarters building at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The Commission is interested in hearing the industry's views on revisions to the fuel cycle oversight process (FCOP). I am enclosing a copy of the draft meeting agenda for your information (enclosure 1).

My staff will keep you informed of any updates to the agenda. The staff will be providing the Commission a paper on cornerstones for the FCOP and recommendations for next steps. As soon as the paper is publicly released, my staff will provide you the paper.

To assist the Commission in preparing for the meeting. please e-mail any written material, including slides/viewgraphs, to Ms. Rochelle Bavol and Ms. Sandy Joosten (rochelle.bavol@nrc.gov and sandy.joosten@nrc.gov) in the Office of the Secretary, by October 25, 2011, so that it can be distributed to the Commission for review in advance of the meeting. Enclosed are guidelines for slides, if you choose to use them (enclosure 2).

PowerPoint is the preferred format, but other electronic presentation formats may be used. This Commission meeting will be webcast live. at the Web address: www.nrc.gov. If you intend to use slides, they will also be posted on the NRC website prior to the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Bavol at 301-415-1651.

Your presentation at the Commission meeting should be based on the assumption that Commissioners are familiar with the content of your written material. Please plan your oral presentation for 5 minutes, discussing the important points on which you wish to focus the Commission's attention.

The NRC Headquarters building is located opposite the White Flint Metro Station on Rockville Pike and Marinelli Drive, Rockville, Maryland. The White Flint Metro Station is on the Red Line of the Washington area subway system. Reserved visitor parking for Commission guests is available. If you wish to use reserved parking, please notify Ms. Bavol in advance. If reserved parking has been arranged, please check-in with the security staff at the entrance to the NRC campus on Marinelli Drive when you arrive. A Security Guard will call for an escort. Please

-2 note that visitors will be screened through metal detectors, will have their packages x-rayed, and will be required to present a picture identification card prior to signing in at the registration desk.

Sincerely, Ula~~*

Annette Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission

Enclosures:

1. Draft Agenda

2. Briefing Visuals Guidance

Enclosure 1 Draft: 10/3/11 DRAFT SCHEDULING NOTE

Title:

INFORMATION BRIEFING ON THE FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT PROGRAM (Public)

Purpose:

To provide the Commission an update on the staff's activities to provide fuel cycle licensees and certificate holders credit for an effective corrective action program (CAP) and other enhancements to the fuel cycle oversight process (FCOP), including program office and regional roles and responsibilities.

Scheduled: November 1, 2011 9:00 am Duration: Approx. 3 hrs Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1st floor OWFN

Participants:

Presentation Stakeholders 20 mins.*

Janet Schlueter, Director, Fuel and Materials Safety, 5 mins.*

Nuclear Energy Institute Michael Boren, Regulatory Compliance Manager, 5 mins.*

U.S. Enrichment Corporation Mark Elliott, Quality, Safety & Safeguards Director, 5 mins.*

Nuclear Fuel Services Linda Cataldo Modica, Chair, Fuel Facility Working Group 5 mins.*

Sierra Club Nuclear Issues Activist Team Topic: Revisions to the Fuel Cycle Oversight Process Commission Q &A 50 mins.

Break 5 mins.

Enclosure 1 NRC Staff 45 mins.*

Michael Weber, Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, 5 mins.

• State, Tribal, and Compliance Programs Topic: Opening remarks Victor McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II Catherine Haney, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards John Kinneman, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle 10 mins.*

Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Topic: General overview of the fuel cycle oversight program and NMSS' and Ril's roles and responsibilities.

Tony Gody, Director, Division of Fuel Facility Inspection, RII 15 mins.*

Topic: Status of current oversight program including use of CAP at fuel cycle facilities.

Marissa Bailey, Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle 15 mins.*

Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Topic: Status of enhancements to the FCOP including development of cornerstones, efforts to provide credit for an effective CAP, and next steps.

Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Discussion - Wrap-up 5 mins .

.**For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's..

Documents:

- Notation Vote SECY Paper on Cornerstones and Assessment for the FCOP due 10/7/11.

Staff background material d.ue to SECY: October 18, 2011.

Slides due to SECY: October 25, 2011.

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• Top and Side margins 1 inch min.

• Bottom margin 2 inch min.

• Number pages*

• Explain acronyms or include a separate slide with list 2