ML071920517

Ltr to M. Fertel Re Participation in Commission Briefing on the Implementation of Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Initiatives on 8/2/07

ML071920517
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Issue date:	07/11/2007
From:	Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY
To:	Fertel M Nuclear Energy Institute
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July 11, 2007 Mr. Marvin Fertel Senior Vice President & CNO Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 Eye Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

Dear Mr. Fertel:

The Commission accepts the industrys proposal to conduct a briefing of the Commission on the implementation of risk-informed and performance-based initiatives. The Commission briefing is scheduled on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. The meeting will be open to the public and will be held in the Commissions Conference Room on the first floor of the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) headquarters building at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. I am enclosing a copy of the draft meeting agenda for your information (enclosure 1). The Commission would like to hear your views on the quality of PRAs and PRA standards. In particular, the Commission would like NEI to provide an update on internal events at power and fire PRAs, since these are the two most significant contributors to risk. The Commission would also like you to provide an update on the status of the schedule for completing consensus standards for low power, shutdown, and seismic risk. Please let us know who plans to brief the Commission.

To assist the Commission in preparing for the meeting, please send a copy of any written material addressed to Ms. Michelle Schroll (rms1@nrc.gov) in the Office of the Secretary, by July 26, 2007, so that it can be distributed to the Commission for review in advance of the meeting. Enclosed are guidelines for viewgraphs, if you choose to use them (enclosure 2). If you intend to use viewgraphs, please notify Ms. Schroll as soon as possible. Paper or electronic presentation formats, such as PowerPoint, are acceptable.

This Commission meeting will be webcast live at the Web address: www.nrc.gov. If you use PowerPoint or other electronic presentation format, we would appreciate receiving your materials in electronic form so your viewgraphs can be posted on the website prior to the meeting. Please e-mail them to rms1@nrc.gov and smj@nrc.gov.

You may also fax material to (301) 415-1672. If you have any questions, please contact Ms.

Schroll at 301-415-1651. Please bring 100 copies of your material to the meeting for members of the public. If you are unable to provide these copies, please advise.

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 30 minutes or less, discussing the important points on which you wish to focus the Commissions attention.

Reserved visitor parking for Commission guests is available. If you wish to use reserved parking, please notify Ms. Schroll 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. Security will call for an escort. Please 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,

/RA/

Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission cc: Anthony R. Pietrangelo, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NEI

Enclosures:

1. Draft Agenda

2. Briefing Visuals Guidance

Enclosure 1 draft July 11, 2007 SCHEDULING NOTES

Title:

BRIEFING ON RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED REGULATION (Public Meeting)

Scheduled: Thursday, August 2, 2007 1:30 P.M.

Location: Commissioners Conference Room, 1st fl. OWFN Duration: Approx. 2.0 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br />

Participants:

Presentation Panel 1 NEI Representatives 30 mins.*

Topics S Quality of PRAs and PRA Standards S Update on internal events at power and fire PRAs S Schedule for completing consensus standards for low power, shutdown, and seismic risk S Historical perspective on PRA applications S Safety benefit of PRA (NEI will forward an updated version of the EPRI paper, The Safety Benefit of PRA, Updated Insights on the Safety and Operational Benefits of Risk-informed Initiatives to the Commission in mid-July.)

S Industry PRA infrastructure - realistic expectations of what can be done over next 5 years S "Risk-based" vs. "risk-informed" regulation S Part 52 PRA requirement and regulatory guidance Commission Q & A 30 mins.

Break 5 mins.

Panel 2 NRC Staff 30 mins.*

Topics S Recent Accomplishments S Near-Term Risk-informed Regulatory Activities S Future Plans S Status on the planned schedule to endorse the consensus standards for low power, shutdown, and seismic risk by

December 2008 and any potential roadblocks to achieving this goal.

Commission Q & A 30 mins.

• For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & As.

Documents:

S NEI and NRC slides due to SECY July 26, 2007

your organization logo:

PRESENTATION TITLE (background - white)

(font - Arial Black 44)

Date of Briefing Your Name and Office (font - Arial Black 32)

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Slide Title - Arial Black 44

• Text (Arial Black 32) on white.

• Top and side margins 1 inch min.

• Bottom margin 2 inch min.

• Number pages, explain acronyms.

- Sub-bullets (Arial Black 32).

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