{"id":5922,"date":"2013-10-07T11:10:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5922"},"modified":"2013-10-07T11:15:30","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:15:30","slug":"test-program-meeting-at-plant-vogtle-nrc-and-southern-company-9-october-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/test-program-meeting-at-plant-vogtle-nrc-and-southern-company-9-october-2013.html","title":{"rendered":"Test program meeting at Plant Vogtle &#8211;NRC and Southern Company 9 October 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agcga.org\/cs\/root\/about_agc\/awards_programs\/build_georgia_awards\/2012_general_contractor_awards\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agcga.org\/galleries\/default-image\/JEDunn%20Plant%20Vogtle%20plaque%20photo%20web.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nSafety at Plant Vogtle, this Wednesday, with call-in number, by\r\nNRC and Georgia Power&#8217;s parent the Southern Company.\r\nOne hour from 1 to 2PM is the public part, then 3 more hours closed\r\n&#8220;because the staff has determined that the\r\ninformation is proprietary in nature.&#8221;\r\nWhy is nuclear testing affecting public safety proprietary?\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nIt&#8217;s at Vogtle Training Center, \r\n9034 River Road,\r\nWaynesboro, GA 30830, which is\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=9034+River+Road+,Waynesboro,+GA+30830&#038;hl=en&#038;ll=33.13942,-81.767807&#038;spn=0.038953,0.044632&#038;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&#038;sspn=37.410045,45.703125&#038;t=h&#038;hnear=9034+River+Rd,+Waynesboro,+Georgia+30830&#038;z=14\">\r\non the corner of the Plant Vogtle site<\/a>.\r\nDo you get a tour of the construction if you appear in person?\r\nHere&#8217;s what it looks like in\r\nGeorgia Power&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southerncompany.com\/what-doing\/energy-innovation\/nuclear-energy\/gallery\/new\/\">\r\nVogtle 3 and 4 Construction Photos\r\nSeptember 2013<\/a>, and on\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=9034+River+Road+,Waynesboro,+GA+30830&#038;hl=en&#038;ll=33.13942,-81.767807&#038;spn=0.038953,0.044632&#038;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&#038;sspn=37.410045,45.703125&#038;t=h&#038;hnear=9034+River+Rd,+Waynesboro,+Georgia+30830&#038;z=14\">\r\ngoogle maps<\/a>:\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=9034+River+Road+,Waynesboro,+GA+30830&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=37.410045,45.703125&amp;t=h&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=9034+River+Rd,+Waynesboro,+Georgia+30830&amp;ll=33.126237,-81.751757&amp;spn=0.038953,0.044632&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=9034+River+Road+,Waynesboro,+GA+30830&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=37.410045,45.703125&amp;t=h&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=9034+River+Rd,+Waynesboro,+Georgia+30830&amp;ll=33.126237,-81.751757&amp;spn=0.038953,0.044632&amp;z=14\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov\/webSearch2\/doccontent.jsp?doc={19CDEF8A-91BB-4ACE-BBE1-76BDA8D178B0}\">\r\nthe NRC meeting announcement<\/a>:<!--more-->\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<center>\r\nSeptember 13, 2013 \r\n<\/center>\r\n<table>\r\n<tr><th>MEMORANDUM TO:<\/th><td> Kerri A. Kavanagh, Chief \r\n<br>\r\n Quality Assurance Vendor Inspection Branch \r\n<br>\r\n Division of Construction Inspection \r\nand Operational Programs \r\n<br>\r\n Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>FROM:<\/th><td> Richard Laura, Senior Reactor Operations Engineer \/RA\/ \r\n<br>\r\nQuality Assurance Vendor Inspection Branch \r\n<br>\r\nDivision of Construction Inspection \r\nand Operational Programs \r\n<br>\r\nOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>SUBJECT:<\/th><td> \r\nCATEGORY 2 PUBLIC MEETING (WITH PORTIONS CLOSED) \r\n<br>\r\nWITH SOUTHERN COMPANY AND SCANA \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>DATE, TIME:<\/th><td> \r\nWednesday, October 9, 2013, 1:00 pm \u2013 2:00 pm (OPEN \r\nMEETING) \r\n<br>\r\nWednesday, October 9, 2013, 2:15 pm \u2013 5:00 pm (CLOSED \r\nMEETING) \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>LOCATION:<\/th><td> \r\nVogtle Training Center \r\n<br>\r\n9034 River Road \r\n<br>\r\nWaynesboro, GA 30830 \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>PURPOSE:<\/th><td> \r\nThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and \r\nSouthern Company will discuss the initial test program (ITP) \r\norganization and test procedure format. \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>\r\nCATEGORY 2* \r\n<\/th><td>\r\nThis is a Category 2 meeting. Certain portions of this meeting are \r\nclosed to the public because the staff has determined that the \r\ninformation is proprietary in nature. The public is invited to \r\nparticipate in this meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the \r\nNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at designated points \r\nidentified on the agenda. The NRC provides reasonable \r\naccommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. \r\nIf reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in this \r\nmeeting, or if a meeting notice, transcript, or other information \r\nfrom this meeting is needed in another format (e.g., Braille, large \r\nprint), please notify the NRC meeting contact by October 1, 2013, \r\nso proper arrangement can be made. Determinations on requests \r\nfor reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case \r\nbasis. \r\n<br>\r\n* Commission\u2019s Policy Statement on \u201cEnhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings,\u201d \r\n67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002 \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>MEETING CONTACT:<\/th><td> \r\n<br>\r\nRichard Laura, NRO\/DCIP\/QVIB \r\n<br>\r\n(301) 415-1837 \r\n<br>\r\nRichard.Laura@nrc.gov \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>Teleconferencing:<\/th><td> \r\nInterested members of the public unable to travel to the Vogtle \r\nTraining Center may participate by telephone via a toll-free \r\nteleconference. Those interested in participating in this meeting \r\nby teleconference should dial 1-888-455-0311 and when prompted \r\nenter the pass code 18516 followed by the # sign. \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>PARTICIPANTS:<\/th><td> \r\nParticipants from the NRC include members of the Office of New \r\nReactors (NRO) and Region II, as well as participants from \r\nSouthern Company and SCANA. \r\n<p>\r\nTime will be allotted for formal presentations on this issue, \r\nfollowed by open discussion. \r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southerncompany.com\/what-doing\/energy-innovation\/nuclear-energy\/gallery\/new\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southerncompany.com\/what-doing\/energy-innovation\/nuclear-energy\/gallery\/images\/thumbs\/4594.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nNRC \r\n<br>\r\nR. Laura, NRO \r\n<br>\r\nK. Kavanagh, NRO \r\n<br>\r\nT. Kendzia, NRO \r\n<br>\r\nF. Talbot, NRO \r\n<br>\r\nL. Suggs, Region II \r\n<br>\r\nC. Julian, Region II \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>Attachment:<\/th><td> \r\nAgenda \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>DISTRIBUTION:<\/th><td> \r\nTKendzia ASakadales \r\nFTalbot LSuggs CJulian \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><th>ADAMS Accession No.:<\/th><td> ML13256A209 NRC-001 \r\n<\/table>\r\n<table>\r\n<tr><td>\r\nOFFICE<\/td><td> NRO\/DCIP\/QVIB <\/td><td> NRO\/DCIP\/QVIB: BC \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>\r\nNAME <\/td><td> RLaura <\/td><td> KKavanagh (Rlaura for) \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>\r\nDATE <\/td><td> 9\/13\/2013 <\/td><td> 9\/13\/2013 \r\n<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\nOFFICIAL RECORD COPY \r\n<center>\r\n<H4>\r\nITP ORGANIZATION AND TEST PROCEDURE FORMAT \r\n<br>\r\nPARTIALLY PUBLIC MEETING \r\n<\/H4>\r\nOctober 9, 2013; 1:00 PM \u2013 2:00 PM (OPEN) \r\n<br>\r\n2:15 PM \u2013 5:00 PM (CLOSED) \r\n<br><br>\r\nVogtle Training Center \r\n<br>\r\n9034 River Road \r\n<br>\r\nWaynesboro, GA 30830 \r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTeleconference number: 1-888-455-0311 passcode: 18516# \r\n<table>\r\n<tr><td>1:00 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 1:15 PM<\/td><td> NRC Introduction and Purpose of Meeting <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>1:15 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 1:30 PM<\/td><td> Southern Company ITP Overview <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>1:30 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 2:00 PM<\/td><td> Public Question\/Answer Period <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>2:00 PM <\/td><td><\/td><td> End Public Meeting\/Break\/Commence Closed Portion <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>2:15 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 2:45 PM<\/td><td> NRC Update ITP Inspection Guidance &#038; China Trips <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>2:45 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 3:45 PM<\/td><td> Southern \u2013 Current ITP Issues <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>3:45 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 4:00 PM<\/td><td> Break <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>4:00 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 4:30 PM<\/td><td> Southern Operational Programs &#8211; Discussion\/Timing <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>4:30 PM <\/td><td> \u2013 5:00 PM<\/td><td> NRC Meeting Wrap-Up \u2013 Next Steps <\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n*Breaks will be taken as needed*\r\n<\/center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\">\r\nENCLOSURE\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Safety at Plant Vogtle, this Wednesday, with call-in number, by NRC and Georgia Power&#8217;s parent the Southern Company. 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