ML061520407

Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company Recent RHR Bypass Line Weld Failures and Vogtle'S Status of the Mitigating Systems Performance Indicator (MSPI)

ML061520407
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	06/01/2006
From:	Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Grissette D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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June 1, 2006 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

ATTN: Mr. D. E. Grissette, Jr.

Vice President - Vogtle Project P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION DOCKET NOs. 05000424 AND 05000425

Dear Mr. Grissette:

This refers to the Category 1 public meeting conducted at your request at the Region II office in Atlanta, GA on May 23, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting's purpose was to discuss recent RHR bypass line weld failures and Vogtles status of the Mitigating Systems Performance Indicator (MSPI). The licensee presented information regarding their actions to address equipment reliability that affects the MSPI and their root cause analysis of recent RHR bypass line weld failures. Enclosed are a list of attendees and the licensee presentation handouts. Members of the public were in attendance.

In accordance with Section 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact Curtis Rapp at (404) 562-4674.

Sincerely,

//RA//

Scott M. Shaeffer, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensees Handouts

2 cc w/encls:

J. T. Gasser Resident Manager Executive Vice President Oglethorpe Power Corporation Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. E. Tynan Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

General Manager, Plant Vogtle Troutman Sanders Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distributioin Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Engineer - Power Supply N. J. Stringfellow Municipal Electric Authority Manager-Licensing of Georgia Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Reece McAlister Bentina C. Terry Executive Secretary Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Public Service Commission Bin B-022 244 Washington Street, SW P. O. Box 1295 Atlanta, GA 30334 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Distribution w/encl: (see page 3)

Director, Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Director, Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Manager, Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334 Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

3 Letter to D. E. Grissette from Scott M. Shaeffer dated June 1, 2006.

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION DOCKET NOs. 0500050424 AND 0500050425 Distribution w/encl:

C. Gratton, NRR C. Evans (Part 72 Only)

L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail (email address if applicable)

RIDSNRRDIPMLIPB PUBLIC

OFFICE RII:DRP RII; DRP SIGNATURE //RA// //RA//

NAME CRapp S. Shaeffer DATE 06/01/2006 06/01/2006 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

List of Attendees NRC W. Travers, Regional Administrator, Region II C. Casto, Director, Division of Reactor Projects J. Shea, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects D. Simpkins, Acting Branch Chief, Branch 2, Division of Reactor Projects SNC D. Grissette, Vice-President Vogtle Project D. Jones, Vice-President Engineering T. Tynan, General Manager, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Public B. Masse, Oglethorpe Power Corporation Enclosure 1

Licensees Handout for May 23, 2006, Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Station Enclosure 2