ML24213A246

Summary of Closed Meeting SNC Fleet - Physical Barriers Exemption

ML24213A246
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch, Farley, Vogtle
Issue date:	08/05/2024
From:	John Lamb Plant Licensing Branch II
To:
Lamb J
References
EPID L-2023-LLE-0018, EPID L-2023-LLE-0021
Download: ML24213A246 (1)

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August 5, 2024

LICENSEE: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

FACILITIES: Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, and 4

SUMMARY

OF JULY 31, 2024, CLOSED MEETING HELD WITH SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC., REGARDING THE PHYSICAL BARRIER EXEMPTIONS FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 (EPID NO. L-2023-LLE-0018 AND L-2023-LLE-0021)

On July 31, 2024, a Closed meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss security-related information regarding the physical barrier exemptions for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (Farley), Units 1 and 2, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (Hatch), Units 1 and 2, and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (Vogtle), Units 1, 2, 3, and 4.

A list of attendees is provided as an Enclosure.

On July 11, 2024 (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML24193A024), the meeting wa s noticed on the NRC public webpage.

By letter dated July 7, 2023, as supplemented by letters dated February 5, 12, and April 4, 2024 (ML23188A163, ML24036A292, ML24043A186, and ML24095A348), SNC submitted exemptions from specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),

Part 73, Section 73.2, Definitions for the Farley, Units 1 and 2, and Hatch, Units 1 and 2, and Vogtle, Units 1, 2, 3, and 4. The regulation at 10 CFR 73.2 requires, in part, that fences for a physical barrier be topped by three or more strands of barbed wire or similar material on brackets angled inward or outward between 30 and 45 degrees from the vertical.

The NRC staff opened the meeting with introductor y remarks and a roll call of the attendees.

The NRC staff and SNC discussed security-related information and documented key points in a non-public conversation record (ML24213A262).

The meeting adjourned at 12:30 pm Eastern Time (ET).

Please direct any inquiries to me at John.Lamb@nrc.gov or 301-415-3100.

/RA/

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch, II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366, 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425,52-025, and 52-026

Enclosure:

List of Attendees

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Pkg ML24213A250 Meeting Notice ML24193A024 Meeting Summary ML24213A246 OFFICE DORL/LPL2-1/PM DORL/LPL2-1/LA NSIR/DSP/BC DORL/LPL2-1/BC DORL/LPL2-1/PM NAME JLamb KGoldstein TLeach (AMarshall for) MMarkley JLamb DATE 07/31/2024 08/01/2024 08/02/2024 08/05/2024 08/05/2024 LIST OF ATTENDEES

JULY 31, 2024, PRE-SUBMITTAL MEETING WITH SOUTHERN NUCLEAR COMPANY

REGARDING THE PHYSICAL BARRIER EXEMPTIONS

JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2,

EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 A STEAM GENERATOR

ATTENDEE REPRESENTING

John G. Lamb U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Mike Markley NRC Lou Cubellis NRC Steven Sarver NRC Amanda Marshall NRC

Ryan Henderson Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC)

Ryan Joyce SNC Guye Akins SNC Matt Grantham SNC Gerald Durham SNC Donald Enfinger SNC

Enclosure