ML091100039

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Notice of Public Meeting Category 1 - Annual Assessment of North Anna Power Station
ML091100039
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Site: North Anna  Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 04/17/2009
From: Gerald Mccoy
NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To: Christian D
Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 April 17, 2009 Mr. David A. Christian President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING CATEGORY 1 - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, DOCKET NOS. 50-338 AND 50-339

Dear Mr. Christian:

This letter refers to the Category 1 public meeting which occurred on April 7, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.

at the North Anna Nuclear Information Center, Mineral, VA. Enclosed is a list of attendees and materials used during the presentation. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of your North Anna Power Station. It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and provided a forum to discuss the NRCs regulatory process with the public.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 562-4551.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-338 & 50-339 License Nos.: NPF-4 & NPF-7

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Attendance List
2. Meeting Presentation Slides
3. Posters cc w/encls.: See page 2

_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE GJM for GJM NAME DArnett GMcCoy DATE 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

VEPCO 2 cc w/encls:

Daniel G. Stoddard Site Vice President Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Eric Hendrixson Director, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Electronic Mail Distribution Ginger L. Alligood Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 490 Mineral, VA 23117 Michael M. Cline, Director Virginia Department of Emergency Services Management Electronic Mail Distribution County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093

VEPCO 3 Letter to David A. Christian from Gerald J. McCoy dated April 17, 2009

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING CATEGORY 1 - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, DOCKET NOS. 50-338 AND 50-339 Distribution w/encl:

Region II Administrator=s Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS L. Slack, RII EICS RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB RidsNrrPMNorthAnna Resource OE Mail PUBLIC Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of the North Anna Power Station licensees performance in 2008 Annual Assessment Meeting
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Reactor Oversight Program - 2008
  • Licensee will be given the opportunity to Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II respond and inform the NRC of new or Mineral, Virginia existing programs to maintain or improve April 7, 2009 performance Enclosure 2 Agenda Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator
  • Introduction Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process Len Wert Kriss Kennedy
  • National Summary of Plant Performance Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Joel Munday Harold Christensen & Richard Croteau
  • Discussion of Plant Performance Results Deputy Director Deputy Director
  • Licensee Response and Remarks Gerald J. McCoy Branch Chief Regional Specialists
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • NRC available to address public questions Resident Inspectors Project Engineer 3 4 1

Our Mission Some Nuclear Facts

  • To license and regulate
  • More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 the nations civilian use percent of the electricity in the of byproduct, source, U.S.

and special nuclear

  • Nuclear materials are used in materials to ensure medicine for diagnosis and adequate protection of cancer treatment.

public health and safety,

  • Nuclear materials are widely promote the common used in industry, such as in defense and security, density gauges, flow measurement devices, and protect the radiography devices, and environment. irradiators.

5 6 The NRC Regulates What We Dont Do

  • Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research
  • Regulate nuclear weapons, military and test reactors, new reactor designs reactors, or space vehicle reactors
  • Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants
  • Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities
  • Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring
  • Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks radon 7 8 2

How We Regulate Assurance of Plant Safety

  • Establish rules and regulations
  • Require defense-in-depth
  • Issue licenses
  • Provide oversight through inspection,
  • Require long-term maintenance of enforcement, and evaluation of equipment operational experience
  • Conduct research to provide support for
  • Require continual training of operators regulatory decisions
  • Respond to events and emergencies
  • Verify compliance with regulations 9 10 What We Do - Nuclear Waste What We Do - Nuclear Security
  • The NRC regulates:
  • NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-

- Storage of spent trained security forces, reactor fuel in fuel - Surveillance and perimeter patrols, pools or dry storage

- State-of-the-art site access casks, and equipment and controls,

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and

- A national spent fuel

- Intrusion detection storage site--Yucca systems and alarm Mountain. stations.

11 12 3

NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.
  • Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

13 14 Reactor Oversight Process Examples of Baseline Inspections Strategic Performance Areas Safety

  • Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr Cornerstones
  • Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results
  • Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr Significance
  • Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs Action Matrix
  • Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr Regulatory Response 15 16 4

North Anna Power Station Inspection Significance Threshold Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008) Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection 7,753 hours0.00872 days <br />0.209 hours <br />0.00125 weeks <br />2.865165e-4 months <br /> of inspection related activities White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight

  • Design Modifications / Heat Sink / In-service Inspections
  • Operator Licensing Inspections Red: Requires more NRC oversight
  • Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation inspections
  • Security Inspections Inspection Findings
  • Dissimilar metals (TI 2515/172) Green: Very low safety issue
  • Radiation protection inspections White: Low to moderate safety issue
  • Resident inspector daily inspections Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 17 18 Action Matrix Concept National Summary of Plant Performance Licensee Regulatory

Response

Degraded M ultiple/R ep. Unacceptable Status at End of 2008 Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Increasing Safety Significance Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Unacceptable 0 Total 104 Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 19 20 5

National Summary North Anna Power Station Assessment Results

  • Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008) (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

- Green 1762

- White 6

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • North Annas performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action
  • Total Inspection Findings (for 2008) Matrix for all four quarters.

- Green 776

- White 17

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • No supplemental inspections were conducted.

21 22 North Anna Power Station North Anna Power Station Annual Assessment Summary Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

(January 1 - December 31, 2008)

  • Virginia Electric and Power Company operated
  • No safety significant findings or PIs were the North Anna Power Station in a manner that identified during the assessment period.

preserved public health and safety.

  • All Reactor Oversight Process inspection findings were classified as very low safety
  • All cornerstone objectives were met. significance (Green).
  • All performance indicators were Green.

23 24 6

Cross-Cutting Definitions North Anna Power Station Annual Assessment Summary

  • Cross-Cutting Area - Fundamental performance attributes that extend across all of the Reactor Oversight Process (January 1 - December 31, 2008) cornerstones of safety. These areas are human performance, problem identification and resolution, and safety conscious work environment.
  • Substantive cross-cutting issuesone
  • Cross-Cutting Aspect - Performance characteristics that comprise a cross-cutting area component. {Area of Human was identified in human performance Performance (H), Resources (2), complete, accurate and up- during CY 2008 to-date design documentation, procedures, work packages, and correct labeling of components (c).} - H.2.c
  • Cross-Cutting Theme - Multiple inspection findings (i.e., four
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at North or more) with causes that share the same cross-cutting aspect. Anna for the remainder of CY 2009.

25 26 Open to the Public Licensee Response and Remarks

  • The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.

North Anna Power Station

  • At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts; Virginia Electric and Power Company - Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

27 28 7

Contacting the NRC NRC Representatives

  • Report an emergency

- (540) 894-5421

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern - (540) 894-5422

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov - (404) 562-4655

  • General information or questions
  • Gerry McCoy, Branch Chief

- www.nrc.gov - (404) 562-4551

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 29 30 Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/inde x.html

  • Public Electronic Reading Room

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

  • Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 31 8

NRC Strategic Plan Nuclear Security &

Physical Protection Safeguards Strategic Goals Security Inspections

  • Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public Force-on-Force Exercises health and safety and the environment.

Interagency Cooperation

  • Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure Intrusion Detection & Assessment use and management of radioactive materials. Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Strategic Objectives
  • Openness: The NRC appropriately informs and involves stakeholders in the regulatory process.
  • Effectiveness: NRC actions are high quality, Information Security efficient, timely, and realistic, to enable the safe Preventing Unauthorized and beneficial use of radioactive materials.

Disclosure

  • Operational Excellence: NRC operations use effective business methods and solutions to achieve excellence in accomplishing the agencys mission. 1

License Renewal Spent Nuclear Fuel Safe and Secure Storage & Transport Safety Review of Review of Environmental Impacts Assured By Aging Management Comprehensive Regulations Detailed NRC Review Robust Cask & Package Designs Significant Experience Base Continued Oversight U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Trojan Columbia 1

Big Rock Monticello Point Nine Mile Pt 2 Kewaunee 3 DOE TMI-2 Storage Prairie Island Fitzpatrick 4 Point Ginna DOE Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Beach 5 Humboldt Bay LaCross 6 e 7 Zion Palisade 8 Fermi Perry s 9 6 5 Cook Davis Besse 7 1 Northeast:

Private Fuel Storage Ft. Calhoun 4 2 10 11 13 1. Maine Yankee Beaver Valley 3 12 14 2. Seabrook 15 3. Vermont Yankee Rancho Seco Ft Saint Vrain (vault storage)

Cooper 8 Midwest: 4. Yankee Rowe

1. Dresden 16 5. Pilgrim
2. GE Morris (wet) 6. Haddam Neck North Anna
3. Braidwood 7. Millstone Callaway 4. Lasalle 8. Indian Point Surry
5. Byron 9. Susquehanna Wolf Creek
6. Duane Arnold 10.Three Mile Island Diablo Canyon 7. Quad Cities 11. Limerick
8. Clinton 12. Peach Bottom Opportunities for Shearon Harris 13. Oyster Creek McGuire 14. Hope Creek Watts Bar
15. Salem Sequoyah Catawba Robinson 16. Calvert Cliffs San Onofre Arkansas Nuclear Oconee Browns Ferry Summer Brunswick One Palo Verde Vogtle Public Participation As of August 2007:

LEGEND Comanche Peak Grand Gulf River Bend Farley Hatch 31 Operating General Licensed ISFSIs at Reactor Sites Waterford Crystal River 18 Reactor Sites Pursuing a General licensed ISFSI South Texas Project 15 Specific Licensed ISFSIs (At or Away from Reactor Sites) St. Lucie

[No known sites are pursuing a future Specific Licensed ISFSI]

19 reactor sites have not announced intentions regarding ISFSI Turkey Point 30 States have at least one ISFSI Railroads Interstate Highways Disclaimer: This map provides only general information regarding the current and potential ISFSI licensees, based on various information sources that may be inexact and may change. 2

Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix Concept Strategic Performance Areas Multiple/Rep Licensee Regulatory Degraded Unacceptable Safety Degraded Cornerstones Response Response Cornerstone Performance Cornerstone Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Significance Increasing Safety Significance Threshold Threshold Threshold Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Action Matrix Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Regulatory Response Increasing Regulatory Actions 3

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