April 30, 2008 

MEMORANDUM TO: James Andersen, Chief 

 Performance Assessment Branch 

 Division of Inspection and Regional Support 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

FROM: Nathan Sanfilippo, Reactor Operations Engineer /RA/ 

 Performance Assessment Branch 

 Division of Inspection and Regional Support 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

SUBJECT: MAY 2008 REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS (ROP) MONTHLY 

 MEETING WITH INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS ONGOING ISSUES AND 

 PROPOSED CHANGES TO ROP SAFETY CULTURE 

DATE AND TIME: May 14, 2008 

 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

LOCATION: Nuclear Regulatory Commission – One White Flint North - 

 Commissioners’ Hearing Room 

 

PURPOSE: To conduct a public meeting with the industry and staff on Reactor 

Oversight Process (ROP) topics. Group participants will discuss the 

mitigating systems performance index (MSPI), safety culture 

implementation, performance indicator issues, reactor inspection 

issues, and open and new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). 

 During the afternoon session on safety culture, the NRC staff will 

provide stakeholders with working level thoughts and draft changes 

related the ongoing safety culture assessment to the following 

documents: 

 

• IMC 0612, “Power Reactor Inspection Reports;” 

• Inspection Procedure (IP) 71152, “Identification and 

Resolution of Problems;” 

• IP 95001, “Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A 

Strategic Performance Area;” and 

• IP 95002, “Inspection For One Degraded Cornerstone Or Any 

Three White Inputs In a Strategic Performance Area.” 

CONTACT: Nathan Sanfilippo, DIRS/NRR 

 301-415-3951
J. Andersen - 2 - 

Stakeholders will be invited to provide their initial reactions to the draft 

changes during the meeting; however, a period for written comments 

will also follow. NRC draft changes will be made publically available 

 prior to the meeting. 

CATEGORY 2:* This is a Category 2 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in this 

meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) at designated points identified on the agenda. 

AUDIO-TELE- Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a 

CONFERENCING: toll-free audio teleconference. Please call the NRC meeting contact 

listed on the NRC web site the week prior to the meeting to get the call 

in telephone number and pass code. 

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation (NRR), the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident 

Response (NSIR), the Office of Research (RES), and Regions I, II, III, 

and IV. 

 NRC INDUSTRY

 J. Andersen J. Keys, et.al. 

 T. Kobetz 

 N. Sanfilippo 

 R. Gramm 

 D. Hickman 

 J. Thompson 

Enclosure: 

Agenda 

* Commissions’ Policy Statement on “Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings,” 

67 Federal register 36920, May 28, 2002 
J. Andersen - 2 - 

Stakeholders will be invited to provide their initial reactions to the draft 

changes during the meeting; however, a period for written comments 

will also follow. NRC draft changes will be made publically available 

 prior to the meeting. 

CATEGORY 2:* This is a Category 2 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in this 

meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) at designated points identified on the agenda. 

AUDIO-TELE- Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a 

CONFERENCING: toll-free audio teleconference. Please call the NRC meeting contact 

listed on the NRC web site the week prior to the meeting to get the call 

in telephone number and pass code. 

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation (NRR), the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident 

Response (NSIR), the Office of Research (RES), and Regions I, II, III, 

and IV. 

 NRC INDUSTRY

 J. Andersen J. Keys, et.al. 

 T. Kobetz 

 N. Sanfilippo 

 R. Gramm 

 D. Hickman 

 J. Thompson 

Enclosure: 

Agenda 

* Commissions’ Policy Statement on “Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings,” 

67 Federal register 36920, May 28, 2002 

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SUBJECT: MAY 2008 REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS (ROP) MONTHLY MEETING 

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REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS (ROP) 

MONTHLY PUBLIC MEETING 

AGENDA

May 14, 2008 - 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM – NRC OWFN Commissioners’ Hearing Room 

9:00 – 9:05 AM Introduction and Purpose of Meeting 

9:05 – 9:35 AM Discussion of Performance Assessment Branch Topics 

1. Possible changes to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305, 

“Operating Reactor Assessment Program” – non-safety culture 

2. Other 

9:35 – 10:00 AM Reactor Inspection Branch Topics 

1. Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-21 (update) 

2. General topics of interest in the inspection area 

3. Other 

10:00 – 10:30 AM Discussion of Performance Indicator Topics 

1. Potential NEI 99-02 guidance changes 

• MSPI time of discovery 

• MSPI mission time 

• MSPI EDG test failures 

• Maintenance-induced PMT issues 

• Environmental unplanned power changes 

• EP – Counting ERO participation for members in training 

• EP – Siren Preconditioning 

10:30 – 10:45 AM Break 

10:45 – 11:15 AM Performance Indicator Topics continued 

11:15 – 11:30 PM Future Meeting Dates, ROP Working Group Action List Status, and 

Future Topics 

11:30 – 11:45 AM Public Input 

11:45 – 12:45 PM Lunch 

12:45 – 1:45 PM Discussion of Open and New PI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – 

Note topic may be moved before lunch if meeting is ahead of schedule 

The latest draft FAQs are located on the public web at 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/draft_faqs.pdf 

This list is subject to change the day before the meeting based on 

availability of new draft FAQs provided by the Nuclear Energy Institute. 
1:45 – 2:00 PM Break 

2:00 – 2:10 PM Introduction to Safety Culture Enhancements 

2:10 – 2:40 PM Discuss Draft IP 71152 and Initial External Stakeholder Comments 

2:40 – 3:00 PM Discuss Draft IMC 0612 Safety Culture Changes and Initial External 

Stakeholder Comments 

3:00 – 3:15 PM Discuss Draft IP 95002 and IP 95001 and Initial External Stakeholder 

Comments 

3:15 – 4:00 PM Opportunity for External Stakeholder Comments and NRC Request for 

Written Comments on Draft Revisions