ML091400338
| ML091400338 | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/2009 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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Dresden Annual Assessment Meeting Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Morris, IL May 14, 2009
Purpose of Todays Meeting
- A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2008 2
- 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
Agenda
- Introduction
- Review of Reactor Oversight Process N ti l S f Pl t P f 3
- National Summary of Plant Performance
- Discussion of Plant Performance Results
- Licensee Response and Remarks
- NRC Closing Remarks
- Break
- NRC available to address public questions
Region III Organization Mark Satorius Regional Administrator Patrick Hiland Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Cynthia Pederson Di t
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t Steven West Di t
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Director Division of Reactor Projects Gary Shear Deputy Director Director Division of Reactor Safety Anne Boland Deputy Director Mark Ring Branch Chief Regional Specialists Dresden Station Resident Inspectors Charles Phillips Daneira Melendez-Colon Project Engineers Jamie Benjamin
Our Mission
- To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and 5
special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.
Some Nuclear Facts More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
6 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.
The NRC Regulates
- Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs
- Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel radioactive materials 7
- Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor 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
What We Dont Do
- Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors 8
- Own or operate nuclear power plants
- Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon
How We Regulate
- Establish rules and regulations
- Issue licenses P
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- Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience
- Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions
- Respond to events and emergencies
Assurance of Plant Safety
- Require defense-in-depth 10
- Require long-term maintenance of equipment
- Require continual training of operators
- Verify compliance with regulations
What We Do - Nuclear Waste
- The NRC regulates:
Storage of spent reactor 11
- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks, and
- A national spent fuel storage site--Yucca Mountain.
What We Do - Nuclear Security
- NRC Requires:
- Well-armed and well-trained 12 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.
NRC Performance Goals
- Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public 13 health and safety and the environment.
- Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.
Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Strategic Performance Areas 14 Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Results Regulatory Response Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Results Regulatory Response
Examples of Baseline Inspections
- Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs/yr
- Triennial Fire Protection
~250 hrs every 3 yrs O
t R
125 h /
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- Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr
~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
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:
Only Baseline Inspection White:
May increase NRC oversight Y ll R
i NRC i ht 16 Yellow:
Requires more NRC oversight 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
Action Matrix Concept Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance 17 Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions
National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of 2008 Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 18 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1
Unacceptable 0
Total 104
National Summary
- Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008)
- Green 1762
- White 6
Y ll 0
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- Yellow 0
- Red 0
- Total Inspection Findings (for 2008)
- Green 776
- White 17
- Yellow 0
- Red 0
Dresden Assessment Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008) 20
- Licensee Response column of Action Matrix
Safety Significant Findings or PIs
- No greater than Green findings or PIs 21
- No Supplemental Inspections Required
Dresden Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008) 100% B li I
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- 100% Baseline Inspection Completion
- 10 Green Findings
- Unit 2 Outage for Extraction Steam Bellows Failure 9/08
- Unplanned Rod Withdrawal 11/08
- Completed Unit 3 Refueling Outage 11/08
Dresden Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
- Exelon operated the Dresden Station in a manner that preserved public health and 23 manner that preserved public health and safety
- All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green findings or PIs
- Baseline inspections at Dresden for the remainder of the assessment period
Licensee Response and Remarks 24 Tim Hanley Dresden Site Vice President Exelon Nuclear Generating Company
Dresden Station NRC End-of-Cycle May 14, 2009 Tim Hanley Tim Hanley Site Vice President
2008 Key Performance Indicators 9 INPO Index of 98.6* Points
- Overall measure of plant performance used by all U.S.
nuclear stations (100 points maximum) 9 Capacity Factor of 94.1%
26 9 Collective Radiation Exposure of 201.4 Rem*
9 18-Day Refueling Outage Duration
- 1,600 additional workers onsite
- 117 Rem CRE*
- Significant plant material condition improvements
- New Station-Best Record
2008 Key Upgrades, Activities 9 Digital Electro-Hydraulic Control System Installed
- Improves safety by providing redundancy, ability to perform online diagnostics and maintenance 9 100% Condensate Pre-Filters Installed 27
- Removes impurities in reactor water to reduce corrosion 9 PCB Transformer Replaced 9 Old Steam Dryers Removed 9 Top Industry Practice Award for Dresden Radiation Exposure Reduction Efforts
2008 Key Upgrades, Activities 9 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001Certification
- Recognizes stations Environmental Management System 28
- Dresden recommended for certification without reservation
- 0 Notices of Violation/0 NPDES Non-Compliances
Future Station Upgrades 9 Generator Rewinds
- Unit 2 fall 2009 refueling
- Unit 3 fall 2010 refueling 9 Main Power Transformer Replacements 29 Main Power Transformer Replacements
- Unit 2 fall 2009 refueling
- Unit 3 fall 2010 refueling 9 Turbine Casing Replacements
- Unit 2 fall 2011 refueling
- Unit 3 fall 2012 refueling
2008 Community Outreach 9 Dresden Station and Employees Donated Over
$200,000 to Community Organizations, including:
- United Way
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Forest Preserve District of Will County 30 y
- Grundy County Community Nutrition Network
- Grundy County Corn Festival
- Numerous educational, athletic, scouting and social service agencies 9 Wills for Heroes
- Dresden partnered with Exelon Legal to provide free wills to area emergency first-responders
Questions?
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Open to the Public
- The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.
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- 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.
Contacting the NRC
- Report an emergency
- (301) 816-5100 (call collect) 33
- Report a safety concern
- (800) 695-7403
- Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions
- www.nrc.gov
- Select What We Do for Public Affairs
NRC Representatives
- Cynthia Pederson, Director, Division Reactor Projects
- (630) 829-9634 Gary Shear, Deputy Division Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9634 Mark Ring Branch Chief 34 Mark Ring, Branch Chief
- (630) 829-9703 Christopher Gratton, Project Manager, NRR
- (301) 415-1055 Charles Phillips, Senior Resident Inspector
- (815) 942-9267 Daneira Meléndez-Colón, Resident Inspector
- (815) 942-9267 Jaime Benjamin, Project Engineer
- (630) 829-9753
NRC Representatives
- Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer
- (630) 829-9662 35
- Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer
- (630) 829-9663
- NRC Region III Office Switchboard
- (630) 829-9500
- Toll Free: (800) 522-3025
Reference Sources
- Reactor Oversight Process
- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.h tml 36 Public Electronic Reading Room
- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)