ML091200734

NRC Slides for Point Beach 2008 End-of-Cycle Public Meeting

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Point Beach Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois April 29, 2009

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum to discuss Point Beach performance in 2008

• NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter

• Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• N ti l Summary National S off Plant Pl t Performance P f

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results

• Licensee Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 3

Region III Organization Mark Satorius Regional Administrator Pat Hiland Deputy Regional Administrator Cynthia Pederson Steven West Di t Division Director, Di i i off Reactor R t Projects P j t Di t Division Director, Di i i off Reactor R t Safety S f t Gary Shear Ken OBrien Deputy Director Deputy Director Michael Kunowski Regional Specialists Branch Chief Point Beach Project Engineer Resident Inspectors John Jandovitz Robert Krsek Robert Ruiz John Jandovitz (acting) 4

Our Mission

• To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

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Some Nuclear Facts

• More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.

• Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.

• Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.

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The NRC Regulates

• Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs

• Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, fuel radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use

• Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities

• Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 7

What We Dont Do

• Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors

• Own or operate nuclear power plants

• Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 8

How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide P id oversight i h through h h inspection, i i enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 9

Assurance of Plant Safety

• Require defense-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of operators

• Verify compliance with regulations 10

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

• The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks, and

- A national spent fuel storage site--Yucca Mountain.

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What We Do - Nuclear Security

• NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-trained security forces,

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols,

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

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.

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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.

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Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 14

Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr

• Component Design Bases ~400 hrs every 3 yrs

• O Operator t Response R ~125 125 hhrs/yr

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• Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr

• Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs

• Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr

• Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs

• Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr 15

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Y ll Yellow: R i more NRC oversight Requires i ht Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 16

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/R ep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 17

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of 2008 Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 18

National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results (for 2008)

- Green 1762

- White 6

- Y ll Yellow 0

- Red 0

• Total Inspection Findings (for 2008)

- Green 776

- White 17

- Yellow 0

- Red 0 19

Point Beach Assessment Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Pl Plantt performance f for f the th mostt recentt quarter t

was within the Licensee Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight.

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Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• The inspections were performed by the Resident Inspectors and Regional Inspectors, including specialists in engineering, security, emergency preparedness, and radiation protection.

• There were 34 Green or SL-IV inspection findings identified during 2008.

• There was a refueling outage on Unit 2 during the 2nd quarter and Unit 1 during the 3rd quarter of 2008.

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Point Beach Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Major team inspections included the component design bases inspection and a special inspection related to the Unit 1 Notification of Unusual Event (NOUE) on January 15, 2008, due to a loss of offsite power following an underground cable failure.

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Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• NextEra Energy Point Beach Beach, LLC (formerly FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC) operated PBNP in a manner that preserved public health and safety 23

Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Substantive cross-cutting issuesone in problem identification and resolution and one in human performance

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Point Beach for 2009 24

Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Larry Meyer Site Vice-President Point Beach Nuclear Plant 25

Open to the Public

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

• At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and

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

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Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 27

NRC Representatives

• Cynthia Pederson, Director, Division of Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9600

• Gary Shear, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9601

• Justin i Poole, l Project j Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-2048

• Rob Krsek, Senior Resident Inspector - Point Beach

- (920) 755-2309

• Rob Ruiz, Resident Inspector - Point Beach

- (920) 755-2309

• John Jandovitz, Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9763

• Michael Kunowski, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9618 28

NRC Representatives

• Christine Lipa, Chief, Decommissioning Branch (ISFSI)

- (630) 829-9834

• Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662

• Prema Chandrathil, Ch d hil Public bli Affairs Aff i Officer Offi

- (630) 829-9663

• Steve Burton, Senior Resident Inspector - Kewaunee

- (920) 388-3156

• Kevin Barclay, Resident Inspector - Kewaunee

- (920) 388-3156

• NRC Region III Office Switchboard

- (630) 829-9500 (800) 522-3025 29

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.h tml

• Public Electronic Reading Room

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

• Public Document Room

- (800) 397-4209 (Toll Free) 30