The Commission is moving into the new year with a comprehensive meeting schedule, tackling diverse and timely issues as well as undertaking discussions to resolve several long-standing issues from the past
- By Linton Levy -
“The Commission has established its tentative schedule for the first months of 2010 with the goal of continuing to ensure that our stakeholders are informed of, and involved in, the agency’s activities and plans. The Commission is moving into the new year with a comprehensive meeting schedule, tackling diverse and timely issues as well as undertaking discussions to resolve several long-standing issues from the past.
The Commission is moving forward in our planning while not losing sight of where we have been, or the challenges that face us currently. I look forward to discussions about our anticipated activities, such as those in the area of uranium recovery, to make sure that our mission – for safety, security and protection of the environment – is being met. I’m also looking forward to discussions to help us close out long-standing generic safety issues, such as the GSI-191, which addresses sump performance issues. The meetings planned around current issues will provide an opportunity to engage stakeholders on such critical items as safety culture and ensuring adequate decommission funding.
I am looking forward to exploring these items with my Commission colleagues, the agency staff, and our stakeholders, as we move forward with the agency’s business of protecting people and the environment.”
Tentative Schedule:
January
12 – Briefing on the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response programs, performance and future plans
19 – Briefing on the NRC Enforcement and Allegations Programs
26 – Briefing on the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation programs, performance, and future plans
February
09 – Briefing on NRC Regional Programs
18 – Briefing on the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research programs, performance, and future plans
23 – Briefing on Decommissioning Funding for nuclear power plants
March
02 – Briefing on Uranium Recovery
16 – Joint Meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the NRC on grid reliability
30 – Briefing on Safety Culture
April
06 – Periodic Briefing on New Reactor Issues - Design Certifications
15 – Briefing on Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation on Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance
29 – Briefing on the Fuel Cycle Oversight Process Revisions