February 19, 20: Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Meetings

Wednesday and Thursday, February 19-20, 2025

HOW TO ATTEND

In person:

Point San Luis Conference Room
Avila Lighthouse Suites
First & San Francisco Streets, Avila Beach, California

Webcast in real time:
http://www.slo-span.org/local_webcast/DCISC/stream_index.htm and through https://www.dcisc.org

Zoom:

You may email comments to dcsafety@dcisc.org

The full agenda can be found here: PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Highlights of the meetings which may be of particular interest are below.

PG&E’s Response to DCISC 34th Annual Report on the Safety of Diablo Canyon Operations; July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

INFORMATION ITEMS

State of the Plant Update including Organizational Changes, Significant Past and Future Plant Activities, Power History, Significant Equipment Issues (Including Rod Drop Event), and more…
Scope, Schedule, and Status of Preparations for Refueling Outage 1R25, Including the Implementation of Major Projects and Inspections (Including Capsule B Removal from the pressure vessel to determine status of embrittlement)

TECHNICAL CONSULTANT and FACT-FINDING REPORTS on unspecified topics

Explanation on How Changes to Seismic Hazard Evaluations (such as from the PG&E Updated Seismic Assessment or from recent comments by the Independent Peer Review Panel) Are Incorporated into and Affect Overall Plant Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Calculations

Update on the DCISC’s Review of Seismic Safety, Scope and Plans for Performing an Expert Review of Recent Seismic Hazard Concerns, Selection of Consultants, and Approval of Consulting Agreements.

Review of Open Items List (unresolved)
Status of Governmental Agency Interactions, Responses to SB846 Directives, Administrative Matters including ratification of Amendment No. 5 to Consulting Agreement with Dr. Mark Kirk, Public Outreach, Financial and Future Funding, and Other Committee Discussions.

INFORMATION ITEMS

Update on the Status of NRC Performance Indicators, Licensee Event Reports, NRC Inspection Reports and Notices of Violation, Issues Raised by NRC Resident Inspectors, Open Compliance Issues, Status of Cross-Cutting Issues Matrix, Current and Future License Amendment Requests, and Other Significant Regulatory Issues/Requests.

Recent and Future Changes to DCPP’s Procedures and Programs Based on the Use of Risk- Informed License Amendments Including Technical Specification Completion Times; Surveillance Frequencies; Mode Change Evaluations; Categorization of Systems, Structures and Components; and Inservice Inspections.

Overview of and Update on the Status of Performance Improvement Programs
Update on the Transition to Extended Operations including License Renewal (Application Review, Aging Management Inspections, and Interactions with the NRC), Staffing and Retention Programs, Major Project Planning, Funding Sources/Approvals, and Status of State and Local Permitting.