ML112430549

08/24/2011 Meeting Summary with Tennessee Valley Authority to Discuss Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 Construction Project

ML112430549
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	08/31/2011
From:	Haag R NRC/RGN-II/DCP/CPB2
To:	Bhatnagar A Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES TVA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 August 31, 2011 Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

FOR PUBLIC MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ON WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Dear Mr. Bhatnagar:

This refers to the meeting conducted at our request at the Magnuson Hotel in Sweetwater, TN on August 24, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting's purpose was to give Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) the opportunity to present their updated schedule of the Watts Bar Unit 2 construction project to the NRC.

On August 24, 2011, the NRCs Director of Construction Projects, held a Category 1 meeting in which TVA provided a presentation about the current progress and scheduling plans for the Watts Bar Nuclear (WBN) Unit 2 construction project. The NRC staff presented information on the current status of the NRCs construction inspection program for WBN Unit 2. Additional topics related to the WBN Unit 2 construction project were discussed between the NRC and TVA. Following these presentations and discussions, members of the public had an opportunity to provide comments and ask questions. The agenda (Enclosure 1), the list of attendees (Enclosure 2), the TVA presentation material used for discussions (Enclosure 3), and the NRC presentation material used for discussions (Enclosure 4 and Enclosure 5) are attached to this letter.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

TVA 2 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 James Baptist at 404-997-4506.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert C. Haag, Chief Construction Projects Branch 2 Division of Construction Projects

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

2. List of Attendees

3. Presentation - TVA Slides

4. Presentation - NRC Slides

5. Presentation - NRC Slides

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TVA 3 cc w/encl:

Mr. Gordon P. Arent Mr. T. J. Neissen Manager General Manager New Generation Licensing Quality Assurance Nuclear Generation Development Nuclear Generation and Development and and Construction Construction WBN Nuclear Plant 1101 Market Street P.O. Box 2000 Blue Ridge 3A Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 Mr. David Stinson Mr. R. M. Krich Vice President Vice President WBN Unit Two Nuclear Licensing WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place P.O. Box 2000 1101 Market Street Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 Mr. C.J. Riedl, Manager Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Licensing and Industry Affairs Assistant General Counsel WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower P.O. Box 2000 400 West Summit Hill Drive Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Knoxville, Tennessee 37402 Mr. Preston D. Swafford Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Chief Nuclear Officer Tennessee Department of Environmental and Executive Vice President Health & Conservation Tennessee Valley Authority Division of Radiological Health 3R Lookout Place 3rd Floor, L&C Annex 1101 Market Place 401 Church Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 Nashville, TN 37243-1532 County Executive Mr. D. E. Grissette 375 Church Street Site Vice President Suite 215 WBN Nuclear Plant Dayton, Tennessee 37321 Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Mr. W. D. Crouch, Manager Spring City, Tennessee 37381 WBN Unit 2 Licensing Watts Bar Nuclear Plant County Mayor Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 156 P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, Tennessee 37322 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Ms. Ann P. Harris Mr. Gregory A. Boerschig 341 Swing Loop Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant Rockwood, TN 37854 Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

TVA 4 cc email distribution w/encl:

Greg Scott Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Watts Bar 2 Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Letter to Ashok S. Bhatnagar from Robert C. Haag dated August 31, 2011.

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

FOR PUBLIC MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ON WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Distribution w/encl:

L. Raghavan, NRR S. Campbell, NRR P. Milano, NRR C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII EICS E. Guthrie, RII DRP R. Monk, RII WBN Unit 1 SRI OE Mail (email address if applicable)

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