Notice of DCISC January 31, 2007 Plant Tour and Public Meeting
Notice Is Hereby Given that on January 31, 2007, at 8:00 A.M., the members of the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee (“DCISC”) will conduct an inspection tour of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (“DCPP”). This tour, which will take approximately three hours, is open to the public on a limited basis. Because the plant is an operating nuclear power plant the number of participants was limited and space was assigned on the basis of prior reservation taken on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to those persons who were not accommodated on recent DCISC inspection tours. Prior clearance of all public attendees is required in compliance with rules of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”).
Following the tour, or in the alternative if security considerations preclude the public tour on January 31st, the DCISC will convene an informal question and answer session at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“PG&E”) Community Center, 6588 Ontario Road, San Luis Obispo.
Notice is hereby further given that on January 31-February 1, 2007, at the Embassy Suites conference facility, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, California, a public meeting will be held by the DCISC in four separate sessions, at the times indicated, to consider the following matters:
- 1. Afternoon Session - (01/31/2007) - 1:30 P.M.
- Opening comments and remarks; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; approve minutes of October 18-19, 2006, public meeting; discussion of administrative matters, including review of PG&E’s Response to the DCISC 16th Annual Report on the Safety of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Operations for the period July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006; update on financial matters and activities during 2007; review of the Open Items List; reports by Committee members, consultants and legal counsel; receive, approve and authorize transmittal of Fact-finding reports to PG&E; and review of Committee correspondence and documents received.
- 2. Evening Session - (01/31/2007) - 5:30 P.M.
- Committee member comments; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; receive informational presentations requested by the Committee from PG&E on topics relating to plant safety and operations, including an overview of the two reactor trips experienced by Unit -2 on December 10 and 12, 2006; Plant events, operational status and performance indicators; recent NRC Notices of Violation, Licensee Event Reports, Non-cited Violations and NRC performance indicators; review of the recent activities of PG&E’s Nuclear Safety Oversight and President’s Nuclear Advisory Committees; and review of the remaining schedule for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ("ISFSI") and temporary spent fuel storage racks.
- 3. Morning Session - (02/01/2007) - 8:30 A.M.
- Comments by Committee members; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; receive informational presentations requested by the Committee from PG&E on topics relating to plant safety and operations, including a presentation on the status of the Corrective Action Program including program performance during 2006 and future plans; an overview of the Performance Improvement organization and current initiatives; the results of the Emergency Planning organization’s October 25, 2006, drill including participation of local, county and state agencies; an overview of the Quality Verification organization including staffing, performance, current issues and Quality Performance Assessment Report trends.
- 4. Afternoon Session - (02/01/2007) - 1:30 P.M.
- Comments by Committee members; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; consider further informational presentations from PG&E on topics relating to plant safety and operations, including a preview of the fourteenth refueling outage for Unit-1 (1R14) including new and significantly changed processes and the “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” (ALARA) radiation exposure program plans; the results of the DCPP 2006 Business Plan and an overview of the 2007 Business Plan; wrap-up discussion by Committee members, and the scheduling of future site visits, study sessions and meetings.
The specific meeting agenda and the staff reports and materials regarding the above meeting agenda items will be available for public review commencing Monday, January 29, 2007, at the Reference Department of the Cal Poly Library in San Luis Obispo.For further information regarding the public meeting, please contact Robert Wellington, Committee Legal Counsel, 857 Cass Street, Suite D, Monterey, California, 93940; telephone: 1-800-439-4688 or read the agenda on line by visiting the Committee’s website at www.dcisc.org.
Dated: January 22, 2007.