ML120090061

01/31/2012 Notice of Meeting with RGN-II Staff Discuss the High Failure Rate on the April 2011 Initial Operator License Examination, Including Planned Corrective Actions

ML120090061
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	01/09/2012
From:	Bruno Caballero NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 9, 2012 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, DOCKET NOS. 50-424 & 50-425

Dear Mr. Tynan:

This letter confirms a Category 1 public meeting which has been scheduled for January 31, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EDT). The enclosed meeting notice provides additional details.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to discuss the high failure rate on the April 2011 initial operator license examination including planned corrective actions.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4608.

Sincerely, /RA/

Bruno Caballero, Chief (Acting) Operator Licensing Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-424 and 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68 and NPF-81

Enclosure:

As stated

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S. Kuczynski Chairman, President and CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution D. G. Bost Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Paula Marino Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

T. A. Lynch Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Dennis R. Madison Vice President Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution J. L. Pemberton SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution T. E. Tynan Site Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution M. J. Ajluni Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution B. D. McKinney, Jr. Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution D. W. Daughhetee Licensing Engineer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

T. D. Honeycutt Regulatory Response Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

L. P. Hill Licensing Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Hickox, T. Mark Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

S. C. Swanson Site Support Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vogtle Electric Generating Plant U.S. NRC 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

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Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Williams Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

F. Allen Barnes Director Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution James A. Capp Program Coordination Branch Chief Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Al Frazier Emergency Response and Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution

Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution

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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

Amy Whaley Engineer Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

ATTN: Mr. Richard D. Brigdon Plant Training and Emergency Preparedness Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road

Bin 63030 Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965

SNC 5 Letter to Tom E. Tynan from Bruno Caballero dated January 9, 2012

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, DOCKET NOS. 50-424 & 50-425

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Region II Administrator's Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS RIDSNRRPMVogtle Resource L Douglas, RII RIDSNRRDIRS OE Mail PUBLIC Enclosure

SUBJECT:

January 9, 2012 PUBLIC MEETING VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FACILITY: Vogtle Electric Generating Plant DOCKET: 50-424 and 50-425 DATE & TIME:

Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. (EDT)

LOCATION: USNRC - Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200

14 th floor Executive Conference Room Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 PURPOSE: The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to discuss the high failure rate on the April 2011 initial operator license examination, including planned corrective actions. The Exam Report is accessible from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) (ML111320617) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The NRC's Policy Statement, "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov and contains information regarding conduct of NRC meetings.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRC's meeting contact, listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

2 Enclosure CATEGORY: This is a Category 1meeting: The public is invited to observe the meeting and will have the opportunity to communicate with the NRC after the business portion of the meeting but before the meeting is adjourned.

NRC OFFICE(S)

PARTICIPATING:

Region II OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

None PARTICIPANTS:

NRC (partial list) B. Caballero, Chief (Acting), Operator Licensing Branch 1, Division of Reactor Safety, Region II M. Widmann, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch 1, Division of Reactor Safety, Region II

C. Christensen, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety, Region II J. Munday, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, Region II L. Wert, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II MEETING CONTACT: Bruno Caballero, NRC, RII (404) 997-4608 AUDIO TELE- CONFERENCE: Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free audio teleconference. For details, please call the NRC meeting contact listed above.

VIDEO- CONFERENCE: Not Available