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Summary of Meeting with Public/Open House to Discuss NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Surry Power
ML091100083
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Site: Surry  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 / OPEN HOUSE - SURRY POWER STATION, DOCKET NOS. 50-280 AND 50-281

Dear Mr. Christian:

This letter refers to the Category 3 public meeting which occurred on April 6, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.

at the Surry Government Center, Surry, VA. Enclosed is a list of attendees and materials used during the presentation. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an open public forum to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Surry Power Station. It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and successfully provided an open 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.: 50-280 & 50-281 License Nos.: DPR-32 & DPR-37

Enclosures:

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

_________________________ x SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE GJM for GJM NAME DArnett GMcCoy DATE 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/encl:

Gerald T. Bischoff Site Vice President Surry Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Sonny Stanley Director, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Ginger L. Alligood Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector Surry Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5850 Hog Island Rd Surry, VA 23883 Michael M. Cline, Director Virginia Department of Emergency Services Management Electronic Mail Distribution

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

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING/OPEN HOUSE - SURRY POWER STATION, DOCKET NOS. 50-280 AND 50-281 Distribution (E-Mail):

Director, DORL 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 RidsNrrPMSurry Resource OE Mail PUBLIC Purpose of Todays Meeting Surry Power Station Annual Assessment Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2008 Reactor Oversight Program - 2008
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Surry, Virginia April 6, 2009 2 Region II Organization Our Mission Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Victor McCree
  • To license and regulate Deputy Regional Administrator the nations civilian use Len Wert Kriss Kennedy of byproduct, source, Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety and special nuclear Joel Munday Harold Christensen & Richard Croteau Deputy Director Deputy Director materials to ensure adequate protection of Gerald McCoy Regional Specialists Branch Chief public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, Chris Welch Jim Dodson Jared Nadel Surry Sr. Project Engineer Dan Arnett and protect the Resident Inspectors Project Engineer environment.

3 4 1

Some Nuclear Facts The NRC Regulates

  • More than 100 nuclear power
  • Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research plants supply about 20 and test reactors, new reactor designs percent of the electricity in the U.S.
  • Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive
  • Nuclear materials are used in materials for medical, industrial, and academic use medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.
  • Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of
  • Nuclear materials are widely nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of used in industry, such as in nuclear facilities density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and
  • Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities irradiators. and materials from sabotage or attacks 5 6 What We Dont Do How We Regulate
  • Regulate nuclear weapons, military
  • Establish rules and regulations reactors, or space vehicle reactors
  • Issue licenses
  • Provide oversight through inspection,
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience
  • Regulate some radioactive materials,
  • Conduct research to provide support for such as X-rays and naturally occurring regulatory decisions radon
  • Respond to events and emergencies 7 8 2

Assurance of Plant Safety What We Do - Nuclear Waste

  • Require defense-in-depth
  • The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent

  • Require long-term maintenance of reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage equipment casks, and
  • Require continual training of operators - A national spent fuel storage site--Yucca Mountain.
  • Verify compliance with regulations 9 10 What We Do - Nuclear Security NRC Performance Goals
  • NRC Requires:
  • Safety: Ensure adequate protection of

- Well-armed and well-public health and safety and the trained security forces, environment.

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols,

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

  • Security: Ensure adequate protection in

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and the secure use and management of

- Intrusion detection radioactive materials.

systems and alarm stations.

11 12 3

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 13 14 Significance Threshold Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded M ultiple/R ep. Unacceptable Performance Indicators Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Green: Only Baseline Inspection Cornerstone White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Red: High safety issue Increasing Regulatory Actions 15 16 4

National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary Status at End of 2008

  • Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008)

Licensee Response 86 - Green 1762

- White 6 Regulatory Response 14 - Yellow 0 Degraded Cornerstone 3 - Red 0 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1

  • Total Inspection Findings (for 2008)

Unacceptable 0 - Green 776

- White 17 Total 104 - Yellow 0

- Red 0 17 18 Surry Power Station Assessment Safety Significant Findings or PIs Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

  • No safety significant findings or PIs were identified during the assessment period.
  • Surrys performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action
  • All Reactor Oversight Process inspection Matrix for all four quarters. findings were classified as very low safety significance (Green).
  • No supplemental inspections were conducted.
  • All performance indicators were Green.

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Surry Power Station Inspection Surry Power Station Activities Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008) 8,202 hours0.00234 days <br />0.0561 hours <br />3.339947e-4 weeks <br />7.6861e-5 months <br /> of inspection related activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

  • Operator Licensing Inspections
  • Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspections
  • Component Design Basis Inspection operated the Surry Power Station in a
  • Heat Sink Inspection manner that preserved public health and
  • Radiation Protection Inspections safety.
  • In-Service Inspections
  • Resident Inspector daily Inspections
  • All cornerstone objectives were met.

21 22 Surry Power Station Open to the Public Annual Assessment Summary

  • The NRC places a high priority on keeping the (January 1 - December 31, 2008) public and stakeholders informed of its activities.
  • Substantive cross-cutting issuesnone were identified during CY 2008
  • At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Surry - Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, for the remainder of CY 2009. and policy decisions; and

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

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Contacting the NRC NRC Representatives

  • Chris Welch, Senior Resident Inspector
  • Report an emergency

- (757) 357-2101

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern - (757) 357-2102

- (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 25 26 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) 27 7

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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