PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE 

 

SUBJECT: DISCUSSION PANEL ON ALLEGATION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS 

DATE AND TIME: February 13, 2009, 8:00 am – 2:30 pm 

LOCATION: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

One White Flint North 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville MD 20852 

Room: Commissioners’ Hearing Room 

PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to solicit external stakeholder input on 

interim enhanced Allegation program guidance recently developed for use 

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff. These 

enhancements were developed in response to lessons learned regarding 

the agency’s handling of allegations in March 2007 and September 2007 

of inattentive security officers. Specifically, the NRC seeks input on the 

following four specific aspects of guidance outlined in Allegation 

Guidance Memorandum (AGM) 2008-001, “Interim Guidance in 

Response to Lessons Learned from the Allegation Assessment of 

Inattentive Security Officers at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station:” 

 

• Contacting Allegers 

• Allegation Request for Information (RFI) Worksheet 

• Allegation RFI Letters to the Licensee 

• Checklist for NRC Assessment of Licensee Response to RFIs 

 

The AGM, dated December 29, 2008, is publicly available in the NRC’s 

Agencywide Documents Access and Management (ADAMS) system 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html (Accession No. 

ML083640272). 

In addition, the NRC seeks external stakeholder input on the viability of 

sharing allegation evaluation outcomes with persons other than the 

alleger who may have similar concerns, without jeopardizing the alleger’s 

identity. This action was directed by an NRC Senior Executive Review 

Panel (SERP). The SERP Report, dated March 4, 2008, is also publically 

available in ADAMS (Accession No. ML080570429). 

CATEGORY: This meeting is a Category 3 meeting. The public is invited to participate 

in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout 

the meeting. 

REGISTRATION: All meeting attendees – including attendees participating through either 

the Webinar or the teleconference bridge – should pre-register with one of 

the contacts listed below as soon as possible, but no later than 

February 11, 2009. Visitors must sign in with Security in the building’s 

lobby. 
 

Accommodations: 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), please notify one of the NRC's meeting 

contacts listed below by February 5, 2009, so that arrangements can be 

made. 

Teleconferencing: Interested members of the public unable to travel to 

the NRC Headquarters may participate by telephone via a toll-free 

teleconference. For details, please call one of the NRC meeting contacts 

listed below or 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 teleconferencing should call 

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

February 11, 2009. 

 Webinar: For those unable to travel to NRC Headquarters, this meeting 

will be broadcasted as a Webinar over the Internet. Those interested in 

participating by Webinar should call or email one of the contacts as soon 

as possible, but no later than February 11, 2009. 

NOTE: Persons desiring to provide written comments should submit them by 

March 6, 2009 to: 

Lisamarie Jarriel 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Mail Stop O4 A15A 

Washington, DC 20555 

Lisamarie.Jarriel@nrc.gov

(301) 415-8529 

NRC ATTENDEES: Bruce Mallet, Office of the Executive Director for Operations (OEDO) 

 Lisamarie Jarriel, Agency Allegation Advisor, Office of Enforcement (OE) 

 David Vito, OE 

 Francis Cameron, OEDO 

 Catherine Marco, Office of General Counsel 

PUBLIC PANELISTS: Billie Garde, Clifford & Garde 

 Bradley Fewell, Exelon 

 Pete Stockton, Project on Government Oversight 

 Carey Foy, National Association of Employee Concerns Professionals 

 Ellen Ginsburg, Nuclear Energy Institute

CONTACTS: Bobbi Rossi David Vito 

 301-415-3487 301-415-2319 

Roberta.Rossi@nrc.gov David.Vito@nrc.gov 

ENCLOSURE: Agenda 
 
 

DISCUSSION PANEL ON ALLEGATION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS 

AGENDA 

Please note that all session titles and times are subject to change. 

Friday, February 13, 2009

8:00 am - 8:15 am 

8:15 am – 8:30 am 

8:30 am - 9:00 am 

9:00 am - 10:00 am 

10:00 am - 10:15 am 

10:15 am - 11:15 am 

11:15 am - 12:15 pm 

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm 

 

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm 

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm 

Introduction 

Ground Rules 

Contacting Allegers 

Allegation Request for Information 

Worksheet 

Break 

Allegation Request for 

Information Letters to the 

Licensee 

Checklist for NRC Assessment 

of Licensee Response to RFIs 

Lunch 

Viability of sharing allegation 

evaluation outcomes with 

persons other than the alleger 

Close

B. Mallet 

F. Cameron 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

F. Cameron