Regional Meetings To Discuss Upgraded Guard Qualifications (Generic Letter 78-35)

GL78035 
                               UNITED STATES 
                      NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 
                                     
                              August 25, 1978 

ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES 

Gentlemen: 

This letter is being sent to all licensees authorized to operate a nuclear 
power reactor and to all applicants with application for a license to 
operate a power reactor (FSAR docketed). 

The NRC has scheduled regional meetings to discuss the upgraded guard 
qualification and training requirements published in the Federal Register on
August 23, 1978 and the guidance on this requirement contained in NUREG 0219
as well as the contingency planning requirements published in the Federal 
Register on March 23, 1978. An agenda, the dates and locations of the 
meetings, and a registration form are enclosed. Please complete the 
registration form and return it to Mr. Frank G. Pagano, Jr., Chief, Reactor 
Safeguards Development Branch, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
D.C. 20555. Hotel arrangements are the responsibility of each attendee. 

For further information or comments, please contact Tom McKenna of my staff 
on (301) 492-7846. 

                                        Sincerely, 

                                        James R. Miller, Assistant Director 
                                          for Reactor Safeguards 
                                        Division of Operating Reactors 

Enclosures:
1.  Meeting Agenda 
2.  Meeting Schedule & Locations 
3.  Registration Form 

CC: Service List 
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                               ENCLOSURE 1 
                                     
              IMPLEMENTATION OF 10 CFR 73 APPENDICES B AND C 
                  GUARD TRAINING AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING 
                                     
                              Meeting Agenda 
                                     
                   Sept. 27 - Atlanta; Oct. 3 - Chicago 
              Oct. 5 - San Francisco; Oct. 11 - Philadelphia 

     TIME                SPEAKER             SUBJECT 

9:00 - 9:10         J. Miller           Introduction 
9:10 - 9:20         V. Stello           NRC Safeguards Responsibility 
9:20 - 9:30         F. Pagano           Why We Adopted This Approach 
9:30 - 9:45                             Coffee Break 
9:45 - 10:30        T. McKenna          The Approach 
10:30 - 11:15       T. McKenna          10 CFR 73 Appendix B 
                                        Guard Training 

11:15 - 11:45       J. Roe              Contingency Plans 
11:45 - 12:00       R. Clark            NRR Staff Reviews 
12:00 - 1:30                            Lunch 
 1:30 - 3:00                            Question/Answer 
 3:00 - 3:30        J. Miller/          Closing Remarks 
                    V. Stello
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                              ENCLOSURE 2 

SCHEDULES AND LOCATIONS 

Region II           September 27, 1978       Stadium Hotel* 
                                             450 Capitol Ave., SE 
                                             Atlanta, GA 30312 
                                             (404) 688-1900 

Region III          October 3, 1978          Ramada O'Hare 
                                             6600 North Mannheim Rd. 
                                             Des  Plains, IL 60018 
                                             (312) 827-5131 

Region IV & V       October 5, 1978          San Francisco Airport Hilton 
                                             P. O. 8355 
                                             San Francisco, CA 94128 
                                             (415)  589-0770 

Region I            October 11, 1978         Valley Forge Holiday Inn 
                                             260 Goddard Blvd. 
                                             King of Prussia, PA 19406 
                                             (215)  265-7500 

*Special rate for reservations received before September 15, 1978. 
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ENCLOSURE 3 

Registration Form 

Implementation of 10 CFR 73 Appendix B 
Security Personnel Qualification Training and 
Equipment Requirements by Commercial Nuclear 
Power Reactors 

Regional Meeting 

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RETURN THIS FORM BY SEPTEMBER 22, 1978 TO: 

                    U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
                    Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
                    ATTN: Frank G. Pagano, Jr. 
                    Washington, D. C. 20555