ML080810310

Notice of Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority to Discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment for the Watts Bar Facility

ML080810310
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/21/2008
From:	Nease R Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 March 21, 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN:

Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NOS. 50-390 AND 50-391

Dear Mr. Campbell:

This letter confirms the conversation between Mr. Michael Brandon of your staff and Ms. Rebecca Nease on March 18, 2008, concerning a Category 1 meeting which has been scheduled for April 7, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). The meeting notice, which provides additional details, is enclosed. The purpose of the meeting, scheduled at our request, is to discuss the NRC=s Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of your Watts Bar facility.

We recognize that you may have information which you want to present to us or members of the public in attendance during the meeting. Accordingly, if you so desire, after our presentation you will be afforded an opportunity to respond to any information contained in the Annual Assessment Letter and to discuss any new or existing programs that are designed to maintain or improve your current performance.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 562-4530.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rebecca L. Nease, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-390, 50-391 License Nos.: NPF-90 and Construction Permit No. CPPR-92

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl.: (See page 2)

OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE JBB5 RLN1 NAME JBaptist RNease DATE 3/20/2008 03/20/2008 E-MAIL COPY?

YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO

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cc w/encl:

Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution James R. Douet Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 H. Rick Rogers, VIce President Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael D. Skaggs Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution John C. Fornicola, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Larry E. Nicholson, General Manager Licensing & Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 James D. Smith, Acting Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Lorek, Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution County Executive Rhea County Courthouse 375 Church Street, Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321 County Mayor P. O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322 Lawrence E. Nanney, Director TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Division of Radiological Health Electronic Mail Distribution Masoud Bajestani Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 James H. Bassham, Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to W. R. Campbell from Rebecca L. Nease dated March 21, 2008

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NOS. 50-390 AND 50-391 Distribution w/encl:

Region II Administrator=s Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Regional Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officers Region II Resource Management Branch Chief Region II Receptionist PMNS Headquarters Operations Officer RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB OEMAIL PUBLIC B. Moroney, NRR (U-1)

J. Williams, NRR (U-2)

L. Slack, RII

Enclosure

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FACILITY:

Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant DOCKETS:

50-390 and 50-391 DATE & TIME:

Monday, April 7, 2008 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

LOCATION:

Watts Bar Training Center Plant Access Road off of Highway 68 near Spring City, TN PURPOSE:

Discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment for the Watts Bar facility. The Annual Assessment Letter is accessible from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMSML080630551) or from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/wb_2007q4.pd

f. The NRC's Policy Statement, "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov and contains information regarding conduct of NRC meetings.

CATEGORY:

This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print),

please notify the NRC's meeting contact, listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

NRC OFFICE(S)

PARTICIPATING:

Region II (RII)

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

None PARTICIPANTS:

NRC (partial list)

R. Nease, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII B. Monk, Senior Resident Inspector, DRP, RII M. Pribish, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII LICENSEE (partial list)

M. D. Skaggs, Site Vice President, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant M. J. Lorek, Plant Manager, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant M. K. Brandon, Licensing and Industry Affairs Manager, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Enclosure MEETING CONTACT:

Rebecca L. Nease, NRC, RII 404-562-4530 RLN1@nrc.gov AUDIO TELE-CONFERENCE:

Not available VIDEO TELE -

CONFERENCE:

Not available