Next Public Tour

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 9, 2013, 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 October 9th, 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 October 9–10, 2013, 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–(10/09/2013)–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 23^rd 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–(10/09/2013)–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–(10/10/2013)–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–(10/10/2013)–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, October 7, 2013 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: September 29, 2013.