Notice of Public Meeting
The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Notice of Public Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 24–25, 2018, at the Avila Lighthouse Suites, located at First & San Francisco Streets, Avila Beach, California, a public meeting will be held by the DCISC in the Point San Luis conference facility in three separate sessions, at the times indicated, to consider the following matters:
- Afternoon Session: (10/24/2018)–1:15 P.M. Opening comments and remarks; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; approve minutes of June 13–14, 2018 public meeting, review of documents, discussion of administrative matters including review and approval of the DCISC 28th Annual Report on the Safety of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP) Operations for the period July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018, an update on financial matters and activities during 2018–2019, review of the Open Items List, brief remarks on reactor decommissioning and proposed changes to decommissioning regulations by the Chief, NRC Reactor Decommissioning Branch, reports by Committee Members and scheduling of future public meetings and fact-finding visits, review of documents and receive reports by technical consultants and legal counsel, approve and authorize transmittal of fact-finding reports to PG&E.
- Morning Session: (10/25/2018)–8:30 A.M. Comments by Committee members; receive public comments and communications to the Committee; informational presentations requested by the Committee from PG&E on plant safety and operations, including an update on the status of decommissioning planning, the activities of the Diablo Canyon Community Engagement Panel and changes to NRC decommissioning regulations; receive an informational presentation by Dr. David Victor, Chair of the San Onofre Community Engagement panel; an information presentation by PG&E entitled "State of the Plant" concerning key events, station activities and employee retention/staffing trends since the last meeting of the DCISC in June 2018.
- Afternoon Session: (10/25/2018)–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 report on the status of NRC Performance Indicators, Licensee Event Reports, NRC Notices of Violation and issues raised by NRC inspectors, and an update on nuclear safety culture, Safety Conscious Work Environment and the Employee Concerns program; receive reports by technical consultant, approve and authorize transmittal of fact-finding report to PG&E; Committee discussion of a possible post-shutdown role after expiration of the plant's operating licenses from the NRC and possible engagement, on an ad hoc basis, of a technical consultant to assist in identification of decommissioning issues; and wrap-up discussion by Committee Members and confirmation of future site visits, study sessions and public meetings.
The DCISC's policy is to schedule its public meetings in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. The Avila Lighthouse Suites and the Point San Luis Conference Facility are accessible facilities and hearing assistance devices are available upon request. 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 meeting will be webcast in real time at: http://www.slo-span.org/local_webcast/DCISC/stream_index.htm, and through dcisc.org.
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 22, 2018, at the Reference Department of the Cal Poly Library in San Luis Obispo and online at www.dcisc.org. 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: October 14, 2018.