ML040090206

Notice of Public Meeting with Nuclear Management Company Re Management Meeting to Discuss Initial Operator License Examination High Failure Rates at Both Monticello & Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plants

ML040090206
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello, Prairie Island
Issue date:	01/09/2004
From:	Lanksbury R NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
To:
References
50-263/03-301, 50-282/03-301, 50-306/03-301
Download: ML040090206 (2)

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January 9, 2004 NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT LICENSEE MEETING THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE Name of Licensee:

Nuclear Management Company (NMC), LLC Name of Facilities:

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Docket Nos:

50-263; 50-282; and 50-306 Date and Time of Meeting:

Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (CST)

Location of Meeting:

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III Office 801 Warrenville Road Suite 255 Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Purpose of Meeting:

A management meeting to discuss the licensees perspectives on the significance, root cause, and corrective actions for the recent initial operator license examination high failure rates at both Monticello and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plants.

The examination results were discussed in Inspection Reports 05-263/2003301(Monticello) issued on November 19, 2003 (ML033240032), and 05-282/2003301; 05-306/2003301 (Prairie Island) issued on October 29, 2003 (ML033020463).

Category:

This is a Category 1 Meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have an opportunity to speak with the NRC after the business portion of the meeting, but before the meeting is adjourned.

NRC Attendees:

James Caldwell, Regional Administrator Cynthia D. Pederson, Director, Division of Reactor Safety Roger Lanksbury, Chief, Operations Branch, Division of Reactor Safety Others as designated Licensee Attendees:

Tom Palmisano, Site Vice-President, Monticello Joseph Solymossy, Site Vice-President, Prairie Island Joel Sorensen, Vice-President Corporate Training, NMC Ed Weinkam, Director Regulatory Services, NMC Others as designated NOTE:

Attendance at this meeting by NRC personnel, other than those listed above, should be made known to Roger Lanksbury at (630) 829-9631 by COB January 23, 2004.

Approved by /RA/

Roger Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Notice of Significant Licensee Meeting Distribution:

B. Sheron (BWS), Associate Director for Projects Licensing and Technical Review, NRR L. Marsh (LBM), Director, Division of Licensing Project Management, NRR B. Boger (BAB2), Director, Division of Inspection Program Management, NRR D. Weaver (DWW), Region III Coordinator, OEDO W. Ruland (WHR), Project Directorate, Division of Licensing and Project Management, NRR S. Miranda, Monticello, Project Manager, Project Directorate, Division of Licensing Project Management, NRR T. Kim, Prairie Island, Project Manager, Project Directorate, Division of Licensing Project Management, NRR S. Reynolds (SAR1), Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects, RIII P. Hiland (PLH), Acting Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, RIII C. Pederson (CDP1), Director, Division of Reactor Safety, RIII R. Caniano (RJC1), Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety, RIII DRP Branch Chief SRI, Monticello SRI, Prairie Island DRS Branch Chiefs (JFL, DEH, RDL, KXR)

R. M. Lickus (RML2), Regional State Liaison Officer, RIII PMNS RIII Public Affairs (RJS2, VTM)

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