Framatome Weld Problems: Why Is This a Secret Meeting?

October 4, 2019

Closed Meeting Notice

Organization: Framatome Inc. Date & Time:  October 18, 2019, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location:   NRC One White Flint North, O4B6 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD Purpose: Framatome representatives will provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff a status of Framatome evaluations and potential conclusion as it related to those welds identified to be in deviation from the requirements of Section III of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code. Category:  This is a Closed meeting.  This meeting is closed to the public because it contains trade secrets and commercial or financial information (proprietary information) that will be discussed during the meeting. Participants: NRC      External  Kerri Kavanagh    Victor Montalbano, Framatome David Rudland    Jeff Fleck, Framatome Steven Bloom     Brian Haibach, Framatome Kamal Manoly     Ashok Nana, Framatome       Tim Wiger, Framatome        Gary Peters, Framatome

Contact: Kerri Kavanagh (301)415-3743;  kerri.kavanagh@nrc.gov  Paul Prescott    (301)415-3026;  paul.prescott@nrc.gov  Docket No.  99901300 Enclosure: Agenda

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CLOSED MEETING AGENDA Framatome Evaluations of Deviations of Weld Requirements Deviations from Technical Standards October 18, 2019, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM NRC One White Flint North, O4B6 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD

Time     Topic    Speaker Closed Session 9:00 AM  Introduction and Opening Remarks   NRC/Framatome 9:10 AM  Background information of the identified deviation Framatome 9:30 AM  Results of Evaluations and Calculations   Framatome • ASME B&PV Code • Part 21 10:30 AM  10 minutes Break 10:40 AM  Technical Questions     NRC 11:30 AM  Next Steps      Framatome/NRC 11:40 AM  Opportunity for Comments    Licensees 11:55 AM  Closing Remarks     NRC/Framatome 12:00 PM  Adjourn