MN No. 14-008

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

June 5, 2014

Licensee: NextEra Energy, Seabrook, LLC

Facilities: Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 (Seabrook) 

Docket Nos: 50-443

Date/ Time: June 24, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

Open House from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Location: Best Western Plus The Inn at Hampton

815 Lafayette Road

Hampton, New Hampshire, 03842

(603) 926-6771

Purpose: The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will meet with the 

public to discuss the NRC’s assessment of safety performance at 

Seabrook for 2013. The NRC will respond to questions on specific 

performance issues at the plant and our role in ensuring safe plant 

operations.

NRC Attendees: J. Trapp, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety

G. Dentel, Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 3

W. Cook, Senior Reactor Analyst, Division of Reactor Safety

P. Cataldo, Senior Resident Inspector, Seabrook

C. Newport, Resident Inspector, Seabrook

A. Buford, Structural Engineer, NRR License Renewal 

Public Participation: This is a Category 3 Meeting. The NRC will host a one-hour open 

house, as well as a question and answer session, to discuss NextEra’s 

performance at Seabrook during calendar year 2013. NRC staff will be 

available, in an informational setting, to answer questions from members 

of the public and discuss issues or concerns related to Seabrook during 

the open house. 

Meeting Contact: Glenn T. Dentel, Chief, Projects Branch 3

(610) 337-5233

E-mail: Glenn.Dentel@NRC.Gov
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The NRC’s annual assessment letter regarding Seabrook’s performance during 2013 can be 

found in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) with 

Accession Number ML14062A021. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 

Additional information relative to the NRC’s annual assessment process and the safety 

performance of Seabrook can be found on the NRC’s website at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

The NRC’s Policy Statement, “Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings,” effective 

May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC website, 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/67fr36920.html, and contains 

information regarding visitors and security. 

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need the meeting 

notice or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please 

notify the NRC’s meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. Persons requiring assistance to attend the meeting shall 

make their requests known to the NRC meeting contact no later than two business days prior to 

the meeting.

Attendance by other NRC personnel at this meeting should be made known by June 20, 2014 

via telephone to the NRC meeting contact.

Meetings are sometimes canceled or rescheduled as a result of unforeseen circumstances. 

Please confirm the meeting schedule on the NRC website under public meetings.

Approved by: /RA/

Glenn T. Dentel, Chief

Projects Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

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The NRC’s annual assessment letter regarding Seabrook’s performance during 2013 can be 

found in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) with 

Accession Number ML14062A021. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 

Additional information relative to the NRC’s annual assessment process and the safety 

performance of Seabrook can be found on the NRC’s website at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

The NRC’s Policy Statement, “Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings,” effective 

May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC website, 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/67fr36920.html, and contains 

information regarding visitors and security. 

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need the meeting 

notice or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please 

notify the NRC’s meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. Persons requiring assistance to attend the meeting shall 

make their requests known to the NRC meeting contact no later than two business days prior to 

the meeting.

Attendance by other NRC personnel at this meeting should be made known by June 20, 2014 

via telephone to the NRC meeting contact.

Meetings are sometimes canceled or rescheduled as a result of unforeseen circumstances. 

Please confirm the meeting schedule on the NRC website under public meetings.

Approved by: /RA/

Glenn T. Dentel, Chief

Projects Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

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Distribution: via email:

Executive Director for Operations, OEDO RidsEDOMailCenter

Deputy Executive Director for Reactor Programs, OED RidsEDOMailCenter

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRR RidsNRROD

Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRR RidsNRROD

Director, Div of Inspection & Regional Support, NRR/DIRS RidsNRRDIRS

Director, Div of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/DORL RidsNRRDORL

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W. Dean, RA

D. Lew, DRA

H. Nieh, DRP

M. Scott, DRP

R. Lorson, DRS

J. Trapp, DRS

G. Dentel, DRP

R. Barkley, DRP

M. Draxton, DRP

B. Reyes, DRP

P. Cataldo, DRP

C. Newport, DRP

A. Cass, DRP

J. Nick, RI, OEDO 

DRS Branch Chiefs (6) 

N. McNamara, RI, SLO

D. Tifft, RI, SLO

D. Screnci, RI, PAO

N. Sheehan, RI, PAO

C. O’Daniell, ORA 

K. Heater, DRS

L. Pinkham, DRP

T. Haverkamp, DNMS

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