Plant Tour and Public Meeting

February 12-13, 2014
 

Notice of Public Meeting

The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Notice of Plant Tour and Public Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 12, 2014, at 8:00 A.M., the members of the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee (DCISC) will conduct an inspection tour of certain accessible areas of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP). This tour, which will take approximately three and one half hours, was previously advertised to the public. Because the plant is an operating nuclear power plant the number of participants was limited and space has been 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).

In the alternative if security considerations preclude the public tour on February 12th, the DCISC may convene an informal power point presentation and question and answer session at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) Energy Education Center, 6588 Ontario Road, San Luis Obispo, California.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that on February 12–13, 2014, at the Avila Lighthouse Suites, located at First and San Francisco Streets, Avila Beach, California, a public meeting will be held by the DCISC in the Point San Luis Conference Facility in four separate sessions, at the times indicated, to consider the following matters:

  1. Afternoon Session–(02/12/2014)–1:30 P.M. Opening comments and remarks; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; approve minutes of June 5–6, 2013, public meeting and September 4, 2013, public meeting and teleconference; discussion of administrative matters, including review and approval of the DCISC 23rd Annual Report on the Safety of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Operations for the period July 1, 2012—June 30, 2013; an update on financial matters and activities during 2013 and 2014; review of the Open Items List; reports by Committee members and scheduling of future public meetings and fact-finding visits; reports by technical 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–(02/12/2014)–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 a presentation by PG&E on the state of the plant including key events, highlights, and station activities; a report on recent Licensee Event Reports, NRC Notices of Violation and NRC Performance Indicators; and remarks by the NRC Senior Resident Inspector concerning the NRC Resident Inspection Program at DCPP.
  3. Morning Session–(02/13/2014)–8:00 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 Quality Verification (QV) Organization's perspective on station performance including QV's top issues and the most recent Quality Performance Assessment Report; status of plans to assure spent fuel pool cooling and monitoring during beyond design basis conditions; discussion by the Committee members concerning schedules and agendas for periodic fact-finding visits to DCPP; and a discussion by the Committee members concerning the DCISC's Evaluation of Safety Issues for "Independent Third Party Final Technologies Assessment for the Alternative Cooling Technologies or Modifications to the Existing Once-Through Cooling System for Diablo Canyon Power Plant."
  4. Afternoon Session–(02/13/2014)–1:00 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 presentation on Unit-2 Pressurizer structural weld overlays; plans for spent fuel management; wrap-up discussion by Committee members, and confirmation 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, February 10, 2014 at the Reference Department of the Cal Poly Library in San Luis Obispo.

The DCISC's policy is to schedule its public meetings in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. The Avila Lighthouse Suites Point San Luis Conference Facility and 40 Acacia Avenue are wheelchair accessible facilities. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting the DCISC office at (800) 439-4688 or by sending a written request to the DCISC office at 857 Cass Street, Ste. D., Monterey, CA 93940. Providing your request at least five business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.

The specific meeting agenda and the staff reports and materials regarding the above meeting agenda items will be available for public review at the Reference Department of the Cal Poly Library in San Luis Obispo. For further information, or if you plan to attend and need specialized accommodations, 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 atdcisc.org.

Dated: February 2, 2014.

Agenda

DCISC Agenda for the February 12–13, 2014 Public Meeting

Committee Members:

  • Robert J. Budnitz
  • Peter Lam
  • Per F. Peterson

Wednesday & Thursday, February 12–13, 2014
Point San Luis Conference Center, Avila Lighthouse Suites, First & San Francisco Streets, Avila Beach, California

Public Tour–02/12/2014–8:00 A.M.

Public Tour of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to assemble at the PG&E Community Center
(Prior registration and security clearance required of all public participants.)

The Members of the Independent Safety Committee, accompanied by members of the public, will conduct a tour of certain accessible areas of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP).

Following the tour, or in the alternative if the tour must be cancelled for any reason, the Committee may convene an informal question and answer session at the PG&E Energy Education Center (formerly the PG&E Community Center), 6588 Ontario Road, San Luis Obispo

Conclude Public Tour

Afternoon Session–02/12/2014–1:30 P.M.

I Call To Order–Roll Call

II Introductions

III Public Comments and Communications

Anyone wishing to address the Committee on matters not appearing on the Agenda may do so now. The public may comment on any matter listed on the Agenda at the time the matter is being considered by the Committee. There will be a time limit of not more than five minutes for each speaker. No action will be taken by the Committee on matters brought up under this item but they may be referred to staff for further study, response or action. (Please Note: (a) The Committee may consider at any time requests to change the order of a listed agenda item; (b) Information distributed to the Committee at a Public Meeting becomes part of the public record of the DCISC. A copy of written material, pictures, etc. must be provided to the Committee's Legal Counsel for this purpose.)

IV Consent Agenda

Routine items which the Committee can approve with a single motion and vote. A member may request that any item be placed on the regular agenda for separate consideration.

  1. Minutes of October 9–10, 2013, Meeting: Approve

V Action Items

  1. Review of PG&E's Response to DCISC's 23rd Annual Report on Safety of Diablo Canyon Operations; July 1, 2012—June 30, 2013:L Discussion/Action
  2. Update on Financial Matters and Committee Activities: Discussion/Action
  3. Discussion of Open Items List: Discussion/Action

VI Committee Member Reports and Discussion

  1. Public Outreach, Site Visits and Other Committee Activities; scheduling and confirmation of future fact-findings and public meetings
  2. Documents Provided to the Committee

VII Staff–Consultant Reports & Receive, Approve and Authorize Transmittal of Fact-finding Reports to PG&E.

  1. Ferman Wardell
    Fact-finding Topics; Report on and Approval of December 10–11, 2013 Fact Finding Report
  2. David C. Linnen
    Fact-finding Topics: Report on and Approval of November 20–21, 2013 Fact Finding Report; Report on and Approval of January 15–16, 2014 Fact-finding
  3. Robert Wellington
    Administrative, Regulatory and Legal Matters

VIII Correspondence

IX Discussion by the Committee

  1. Report on Attendance at the November 21 and December 18, 2013, Meetings of the State Water Resources Control Board's Review Committee for Nuclear Fueled Power Plants Concerning Alternatives to Once-through Cooling at DCPP

X Adjourn Afternoon Meeting

Evening Session–02/12/2014–5:30 P.M.

XI Reconvene for Evening Meeting

XII Committee Members' Comments

XIII Public Comments and Communications

Anyone wishing to address the Committee on matters not appearing on the Agenda may do so now. The public may comment on any matter listed on the Agenda at the time the matter is being considered by the Committee. There will be a time limit of not more than five minutes for each speaker. No action will be taken by the Committee on matters brought up under this item but they may be referred to staff for further study, response or action.

XIV Information Items Before the Committee

  1. Informational Presentations Requested by the Committee of PG&E Representatives
  1. Presentation on the State of the Plant
  2. Update on Recent Plant Performance and NRC Regulatory Issues
  3. Report on Potential Implications of Accelerating the Movement of Spent Fuel from the Spent Fuel Pools to the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and Decreasing the Final Inventory in the
    Spent Fuel Pools

XV Adjourn Evening Meeting

Morning Session–02/13/2014–8:00 A.M.

XVI Reconvene for Morning Meeting

XVII Committee Members' Comments

XVIII Public Comments and Communications

Anyone wishing to address the Committee on matters not appearing on the Agenda may do so now. The public may comment on any matter listed on the Agenda at the time the matter is being considered by the Committee. There will be a time limit of not more than five minutes for each speaker. No action will be taken by the Committee on matters brought up under this item but they may be referred to staff for further study, response or action.

XIX Information Items Before the Committee (Cont'd)

  1. Status of and Plans for Implementing the Personnel Seismic Safety Action Plan
  2. Results of the 2013 Operating Plan and Key Elements of the 2014 Operating Plan

XX Concluding Remarks and Discussion by Committee Members of Future DCISC Activities

  1. Future Actions by the Committee
  2. Further Information to Obtain/Review
  3. Scheduling of Future Site Visits, Study Sessions and Meetings

XXVI Adjournment of Seventy-second Public Meeting

The Committee's policy is to schedule its public meetings in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. Devices for attendees who may be hearing impaired are available.

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