ML061040329

Public Meeting Summary with Florida Power and Light to Discuss Duane Arnold Energy Center End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment

ML061040329
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	04/14/2006
From:	Burgess B Division Reactor Projects III
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April 14, 2006 LICENSEE: Florida Power and Light FACILITY: Duane Arnold Energy Center

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 11, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On April 11, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Palo Community Center in Palo, Iowa. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Florida Power and Light representatives to discuss the NRCs assessment of the Duane Arnold Energy Centers safety performance for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005.

The meeting notice can be found in ADAMS as Accession Number ML060740683. A list of NRC and licensee meeting participants and NRC presentation slides can be found in the attached Enclosures.

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),

national ROP results, and the Action Matrix in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the Duane Arnold Energy Centers performance in the calendar year 2005, which was documented in the March 2, 2006, end-of-cycle assessment letter. The NRC also discussed upcoming inspections and activities at the Duane Arnold Energy Center.

As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Florida Power and Light responded to the NRCs assessment and discussed initiatives to resolve the substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Human Performance. Florida Power and Light representatives also discussed specific corrective actions to improve human performance in the area of engineering. At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials. Questions received from members of the public pertained to planned changes to the facility, including power uprate and plant life extension and general questions regarding how the plant is regulated by the NRC.

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosures:

1. Meeting attendees

2. NRC presentation slides DISTRIBUTION: See next page

April 14, 2006 LICENSEE: Florida Power and Light FACILITY: Duane Arnold Energy Center

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 11, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER END-OF-CYCLE PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT On April 11, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting at the Palo Community Center in Palo, Iowa. The meeting was between NRC Region III management and Florida Power and Light representatives to discuss the NRCs assessment of the Duane Arnold Energy Centers safety performance for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005.

The meeting notice can be found in ADAMS as Accession Number ML060740683. A list of NRC and licensee meeting participants and NRC presentation slides can be found in the attached Enclosures.

The NRC began the meeting with an overview of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP),

national ROP results, and the Action Matrix in general. This was followed by a discussion of the NRCs assessment of the Duane Arnold Energy Centers performance in the calendar year 2005, which was documented in the March 2, 2006, end-of-cycle assessment letter. The NRC also discussed upcoming inspections and activities at the Duane Arnold Energy Center.

As part of this regulatory performance meeting, Florida Power and Light responded to the NRCs assessment and discussed initiatives to resolve the substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of Human Performance. Florida Power and Light representatives also discussed specific corrective actions to improve human performance in the area of engineering. At the end of the meeting, members of the public were given the opportunity to ask questions of NRC officials. Questions received from members of the public pertained to planned changes to the facility, including power uprate and plant life extension and general questions regarding how the plant is regulated by the NRC.

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosures:

3. Meeting attendees

4. NRC presentation slides DISTRIBUTION: See next page DOCUMENT NAME:E:\Filenet\ML061040329.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME Bburgess for SSheldon:sls BBurgess DATE 04/14/2006 04/14/2006 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Florida Power and Light cc w/encl: J. Stall, Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer R. Helfrich, Senior Attorney M. Ross, Managing Attorney W. Webster, Vice President, Nuclear Operations M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Support R. Kundalkar, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering J. Bjorseth, Site Director D. Curtland, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors D. McGhee, Iowa Department of Public Health

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PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES April 11, 2006 NRC Bruce Burgess Chief, Branch 2, Division of Reactor Projects George Wilson Senior Resident Inspector, Duane Arnold Energy Center Robert Orlikowski Resident Inspector, Monticello Randall Baker Resident Inspector, Duane Arnold Energy Center Florida Power and Light Gary Van Middlesworth Site Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center John Bjorseth Site Director, Duane Arnold Energy Center D. Curtland Plant Manager, Duane Arnold Energy Center and others Members of the Public Arlotta Henry Citizen Dave Wilson Independent Contractor Bruce Lacy Lacy Consulting Alan Mengler Commissioner, Palo City Council Russ Swain Police Officer, Palo Police Force Enclosure 1