August 9, 2010 

MEMORANDUM TO: Roy Zimmerman, Director 

Office of Enforcement 

FROM: David Solorio, Chief /RA/ 

Concerns Resolution Branch 

Office of Enforcement 

SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR 

REGULATORY COMMISSION AND STAKEHOLDERS 

REGARDING THE DRAFT SAFETY CULTURE POLICY 

STATEMENT 

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 

 8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. 

 

LOCATION: Las Vegas Hearing Facility 

3250 Pepper Lane 

 Las Vegas, NV 89120 

 Commission Hearing Room (simultaneous broadcast) 

NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852 

PURPOSE: To provide an opportunity for stakeholders to: a) gain 

understanding and a status of the draft safety culture policy 

statement (SCPS) and, b) offer their thoughts on the proposed 

revision the SCPS, definition and traits, and issues related to next 

steps associated with the SCPS. In addition, the NRC will receive 

comments on the draft safety culture policy statement that will be 

out for public comments approximately September 10, 2010, with 

a 30-day comment period. 

CATEGORY: This is a Category 2 meeting. The public will be provided the 

opportunity to participate in this meeting either at designated 

locations identified within the agenda, or by teleconference, and/or 

webstreaming and webinar. 
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The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable 

accommodation to participate in this meeting (e.g. sign language), 

or need this meeting notice or other information from the meeting 

in another format (e.g., Braille, large print, or translation services), 

please notify one of the NRC’s meeting contacts listed below by 

September 21, 2010, so that arrangements can be made. 

TELECONFERENCE/ Interested members of the public unable to travel to the meeting 

WEBSTREAMING locations at Las Vegas or at Headquarters may participate 

remotely by telephone via a toll-free teleconference and observe 

the meeting via NRC’s website using a computer and an internet 

connection (webstreaming). For details, please call one of the 

NRC meeting contacts listed below or use the toll-free number, 

1-800-368-5642, and ask the operator for a connection to one of 

the meeting contacts. Those interested in participating in this 

meeting by webstreaming or teleconferencing should call or e-mail 

one of the contacts as soon as possible, but no later than 

September 21, 2010 (for remote participation, pre-registration is 

required). 

NOTE: Additional meeting materials, such as background information, 

agenda and presentation materials, will also be posted at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/safetyculture.html. Meeting participants are encouraged to check this 

page periodically before the meeting to access all the meeting 

materials and for any revisions to the attached agenda. 

REGISTRATION: All meeting attendees – including attendees participating through 

the teleconference, webstreaming, or at the remote location at 

Headquarters – should pre-register with one of the contacts listed 

below as soon as possible, but no later than September 21, 2010, 

preferably by e-mail. 

 

 Jose Ibarra (OE) Catherine Thompson (OE) 

 301-415-2581 301-415-3409 

Jose.Ibarra@nrc.gov Catherine.Thompson@nrc.gov

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC (either at the Las Vegas Hearing 

Facility or NRC Headquarters Commissions Hearing Room) are 

expected to include staff from the Offices of Enforcement (OE), 

Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

(NRR), New Reactors (NRO), Nuclear Materials Safety and 
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Safeguards (NMSS), Nuclear Security and Incident Response 

(NSIR), Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs (FSME), and Region IV. NRC anticipates 

various external stakeholders representing the industry from 

reactors, materials-industrial, materials-medical, material-fuel 

cycle, new reactor construction, vendors and suppliers and 

interested members of the public. 

 

 NRC Invited Stakeholders

Roy Zimmerman, OE et.al. 

David Solorio, OE 

Maria Schwartz, OE 

Jose Ibarra, OE 

Catherine Thompson, OE 

Diane Sieracki, OE 

Pete Hernandez, OE 

Dr. Val Barnes, RES 
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Safeguards (NMSS), Nuclear Security and Incident Response 

(NSIR), Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs (FSME), and Region IV. NRC anticipates 

various external stakeholders representing the industry from 

reactors, materials-industrial, materials-medical, material-fuel 

cycle, new reactor construction, vendors and suppliers and 

interested members of the public. 

 

 NRC Invited Stakeholders

Roy Zimmerman, OE et.al. 

David Solorio, OE 

Maria Schwartz, OE 

Jose Ibarra, OE 

Catherine Thompson, OE 

Diane Sieracki, OE 

Pete Hernandez, OE 

Dr. Val Barnes, RES 

DISTRIBUTION:

M.Cheok D.Dorman D.Solorio M.Lemoncelli C.Lui B.Westreich G.Tracy 

M.Schwartz J.Ibarra J.Cai C.Carpenter R.Zimmerman 

C.Casto A.Campbell 

Public PMNS OE r/f 

ADAMS ML102180154 Publicly Available NRC-001 

OFFICE OE:CRB OE:CRB:BC OE:D 

NAME CThompson DSolorio RZimmerman 

DATE 8/03/10 08/05/10 08/9/10 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COP
Draft Agenda for Safety Culture Public Meeting 

Las Vegas, NV 

September 28, 2010 

8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. 

Opening Remarks (NRC) 

Public Meeting Details (NRC) 

 Purpose of the Public Meeting: 

Provide a western location for public meeting with stakeholders 

Provide stakeholders a summary of efforts on the SCPS initiative 

Provide last major outreach effort and the opportunity for public 

comments on the draft SCPS. 

Provide opportunity for discussion on next steps of draft SCPS 

 Review agenda 

 Introductions – Name/Organization/Affiliation of participants 

What is Safety Culture? (NRC) 

The NRC’s Safety Culture Initiative (NRC) 

The Safety Culture Policy Statement (NRC) 

The Safety Culture Definition and Traits (NRC) 

Break 

The INPO Validation Study (NRC) 

Stakeholder’s Perspectives (to be arranged) 

Facilitated Discussion on the Draft SCPS, Definition and Traits (NRC) 

Lunch 

Upcoming Activities Regarding Draft SCPS – (NRC) 

Discussion and Question Regarding Next Steps (Stakeholders/NRC) 

Break 

Facilitated Discussion on Draft SCPS & Next Steps (NRC) 

 

Closing Remarks/Summary (NRC) 

End of Day