ML19212A749

Memorandum from the Secretary Providing Scheduling Note

ML19212A749
Person / Time
Site:	Clinch River
Issue date:	07/31/2019
From:	Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY
To:	NRC/OGC, Tennessee Valley Authority
SECY RAS
References
52-047-ESP, ASLBP 17-954-01-ESP-BD02, RAS 55124
Download: ML19212A749 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 31, 2019 Memorandum to Counsel for Applicant and Staff:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRG) is convening an uncontested proceeding regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority early site permit application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site in Roane County, Tennessee. The hearing will be held on August 14, 2019, beginning, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Conference Room on the first floor of the NRC's Headquarters building at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland.

The scheduling order issued on July 31, 2019 indicated that the order of presentation panels and time allocations would be reflected in the scheduling note for.this proceeding. The scheduling note is enclosed. The scheduling note will also be posted on our public website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/comm ission/tr/2019/.

No later than 4 p.m., August 2, 2019, please provide Ms. Denise McGovern (denise.mcqovern@nrc.gov; 301-415-0681) of my staff with corrections or additions to the names and titles/positions of the individuals who will be seated at the conference table and in the well (near those at the table) for each of the panels.

For the Applicant:

Please send Ms. McGovern the names and titles/positions of any other a~sociates who will be attending the hearing, so that they may *also. be pre-registered into the NRC's visitor system.

Reserved visitor parking for Commission guests is available. If any wish to use reserved parking, please notify Ms. McGovern by August 9, 2019, and provide the make, model, State, and license tag number of your vehicle. The NRG 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. If reserved parking has been arranged, please check-in with the security staff at the entrance to the NRG campus on Marinelli Drive when you arrive. A Security Guard 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.

• cerely, LiJp-" ~

Annette. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission

Enclosure:

As.stated.

SCHEDULING NOTE

Title:

UNCONTESTED PROCEEDING REGARDING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY EARLY SITE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE CLINCH RIVER NUCLEAR SITE: SECTION 189A. OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT PROCEEDING (Public Meeting)

Purpose:

To receive testimony and exhibits regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) early site permit (ESP) application. TVA is proposing the Clinch River Nuclear (CRN) Site as a site for one or more small modular reactors (SMRs). The testimony will focus on unique features of the site, novel issues that arose as part of the review process, and other significant issues associated with aspects of the staff's review that are important for the Commission to consider when making its final decision. The Commission will determine whether the staff's review has been adequate to support the findings set forth in 10 C.F.R. §§ 52.24(a) and 51.1 b5(a).

Scheduled: August 14, 2019 9:00 am Duration: 1 Day Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1st Floor OWFN NOTE: Chairman to provide opening remarks, admit exhibits, 20 mins.

and swear in witnesses.

Participants:

Presentation (Note: Witnesses seated at the table are listed; other staff available to answer questions will be seated in the well and reserved rows.)

Overview (TVA) (9:20 am) 30 mins.*

At the table:

Joseph Shea, Vice-President, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Support Services, TVA Daniel Stout, Director, Nuclear Technology Innovation, TVA Raymond Schiele, Licensing Manager, TVA Topic: Overview of the project.

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Commission Q & A (round of questions; 6 minutes each) 24 mins.**

Overview (NRC Staff) 30 mins.*

At the table:

Frederick Brown, Director, Office of New Reactors (NRO)

Robert Taylor, Director, Division of Lice,nsing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis (DLSE), NRO Anna Bradford, Deputy Director, DLSE, NRO Topic: -Overview of the ESP process and summary of the ESP review and the staff's regulatory findings.

Commission Q & A (round of questions; 6 minutes each) 24 mins.**

BREAK 5mins.

NOTE: For the remaining panels. the applicant is expected to discuss the contents of the ESP application, while the staff is expected to discuss its review process . regulatory conclusions. and permit conditions associated with the sub ject matter of the panel.

Safety Panel (11 :20 am)

Applicant 15 mins.*

At the table:

Ray Schiele, Licensing Manager, TVA John Holcomb, Engineering Manager, TVA Alex Young, Mechanical Engineer, TVA Archie Manoharan, Licensing Senior Program Manager, TVA Walt Lee, Director of Emergency Preparedness, TVA Staff 40 mins.*

At the table:

Allen Fetter, Senior Project Manager, NRO Mallecia Sutton, Senior Project Manager, NRO Bruce Musico, Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)

Michelle Hart, Senior Reactor Engineer, NRO Michael Sc,ott, Director, Division of Preparedness and Response, NSIR 2

Topics: Relevant sections of the application and staff conclusions from the Final Safety Evaluation Report. Discussion on novel issue identified in associated SECY paper. Specifically, the staff's evaluation of the proposed exemptions from certain emergency planning requirements and the risk-informed, dose-based, and consequence-oriented methodology for determining the appropriate plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone for SMRs at the CRN Site.

Commission Q & A (round of questions; 6 minutes each) 24 mins.**

BREAK (Lunch Break-Approx. 12:40- 2:00 pm) -1.5 hour5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> Environmental Panel (2:00 pm)

Applicant 15 mins.*

At the table:

Jeff Perry, Senior Project Manager, TVA Kelvin Montague, Licensing Senior Program Manager, TVA John Holcomb, Engineering Manager, TVA Staff 20 mins.*

At the table:

Tamsen Dozier, Project Manager, NRO Kenneth Erwin, Branch Chief, NRO Topic: Relevant sections of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and staff findings.

Commission Q & A (round of questions; 6. minutes each) 24 mins.**

Closing (3:00. pm) 3

Closing Statement by Applicant 10 mins.*

Joseph Shea, Vice-President, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Support Services, TVA Daniel Stout, Director, NuclearTechnology Innovation, TVA Closing Statement by Staff 10 mins.*

Frederick Brown, Director, NRO Robert Taylor, Director, DLSE, NRO Anna Bradford, Deputy Director, DLSE, NRO Commission Q & A and Closing Statements 24 mins.**

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

• • All Commissioners will have an opportunity to ask questions after each panel.

Commissioners will start the Q & A with their total allotted time and may allocate this time as they see fit.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

)

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY )

) Docket No. 52-047-ESP (Early Site Permit Application )

for Clinch River Nuclear Site) )

)

(Mandatory Hearing) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM FROM THE SECRETARY PROVIDING SCHEDULING NOTE have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-16B33 Mail Stop O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov Marcia Carpentier, Esq.

Ann Hove, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jody Martin, Esq.

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Ann Paisner, Esq.

Mail Stop O-16B33 Kevin Roach, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 David Roth, Esq.

E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Maxine Segarnick, Esq.

Michael Spencer, Esq.

Susan Vrahoretis, Esq.

Counsel for Licensee, Tennessee Valley Anthony Wilson, Esq.

Authority: Megan Wright, Esq.

Christopher Chandler, Esq. E-mail: marcia.carpentier@nrc.gov David A. Codevilla, Esq.. ann.hove@nrc.gov Ryan Dreke, Esq jody.martin@nrc.gov Tennessee Valley Authority ann.paisner@nrc.gov 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A-K kevin.roach@nrc.gov Knoxville, TN 37902 david.roth@nrc.gov E-mail: ccchandler0@tva.gov maxine.segarnick@nrc.gov dacodevilla@tva.gov michael.spencer@nrc.gov rcdreke@tva.gov susan.vrahoretis@nrc.gov anthony.wilson@nrc.gov megan.wright@nrc.gov

[Original signed by Herald M. Speiser ]

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, Office of the Secretary of the Commission this 31st day of July, 2019