ML101320200
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| Issue date: | 05/04/2010 |
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Saint Lucie Nuclear Plant Saint Lucie Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment R
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May 4, 2010
Purpose of Todays Meeting p
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To provide an open house to the bli f
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Agenda g
Introduction
- Introduction
- Review of Reactor Oversight Process
- Summary of Plant Performance y
Across the Nation
- Discussion of St Lucie Plant Discussion of St. Lucie Plant Performance
- Questions and Answers 3
- Questions and Answers
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Ni h St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Tim Hoeg 4
Son Ninh Pat Higgins Natasha Smith Tim Hoeg Steven Sanchez Lori Orr
Nuclear Facts 104 nuclear power plants 104 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 such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.
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Our Mission
- To license and regulate
- To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common promote the common defense and security, and protect the 6
environment.
The NRC Regulates g
- Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors
- Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs Nuclear materials nuclear reactor fuel
- Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use
- Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, d
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- Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear 7
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facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks
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- Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors
- Own or operate nuclear power plants p
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- Regulate some radioactive materials
- Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 8
occurring radon
How We Regulate g
- Establish rules and regulations
- Establish rules and regulations
- Issue licenses P
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- Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience operational experience
- Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions for regulatory decisions
- Respond to events and emergencies 9
Assurance of Plant Safety R
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- Require defense-in-depth in reactor plant designs
- Require long-term maintenance of safety related equipment
- Require continual training of licensed operators p
- Verify compliance with regulations 10
Reactor Oversight Process g
- Is the Agencys program to inspect, measure, and assess the safety performance of commercial nuclear p
power plants and to respond to any decline in performance decline in performance 11
NRC Performance Goals S f t E
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- Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the i
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- Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of g
radioactive materials.
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Examples of Baseline Inspections p
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- Equipment Alignment
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- Triennial Fire Protection
~250 hrs every 3 yrs
- Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yr
- Rad Release Controls 110 hrs
- Rad Release Controls
~110 hrs every 2 yrs
- Worker Radiation Protection
~95 hrs/yr y
- Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs every 2 yrs 13
- Corrective Action Case Reviews
~60 hrs/yr
Reactor Oversight Framework g
14 MISSION:
KEY AREAS:
CORNERSTONES:
CROSS*CUTIING ME.AS:
REACTOR OVERSIGHT FRAMEWORK Protect Public Health And Safety in the Use of Nuclear Power Reactor Safety Radiation Safety Safeguards t
SaI.ty eoosclous WOIk EnvIronmont Pnlbt.m ldentillcatlon DIld R. soiuIon Protecting People mId the Environment I
Reactor Oversight Process g
Strategic Performance Areas Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones P
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Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Si ifi Performance Indicator Results Baseline Inspection Results Si ifi Performance Indicator Results Significance Threshold A ti M t i Significance Threshold Significance Threshold A ti M t i Significance Threshold Action Matrix Action Matrix 15 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response
Significance Threshold g
Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Green:
Only Baseline Inspection White:
Increases NRC oversight Y ll I
NRC i ht Yellow:
Increases NRC oversight Red:
Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:
Very low safety issue White:
Low to moderate safety issue White:
Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:
Substantial safety issue Red:
High safety issue 16
Action Matrix Concept p
Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep Unacceptable Licensee
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Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 17 Increasing Regulatory Actions
Response Plan Guidance p
18 NRC Response Plan or "Action Matrix" Assessm ent of Plant Performance (in order of increasing safety significance)
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Indic8oton.nd eoo,... Itooe lnapection findings GREEN Comonlooe objoI<:lJ\\1IOJ fully met It. No ~
than two WHITE ~
In ditter.nl COfTMnIlonn III. One degraded ~tone (two WHITE Inpvta or one veuow W>put or Ihrw WHITE Inputs In *'Y lu.totgio;..-j c:.:wn...tooe ob;<<:li._ """ with,,**,,*...ctuetion in safety IV. RefMtJINe degraded eooO.llOM. multiple degoaded corToIII'"
II~ Of muIbpIe veuow inputl, Of one RED input
~Ione objec:tivel met with Iongltanding I",," or ilgnlficant r.duc:lion In.. let)' margin
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Una:ceptable Pertormance NRC Response RQut.... InIfMcIor.nd staff Int.. lICtK:oo,
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- AnnuoaI U.......... I pubIIe..-tJng
- Public:...... t1t'lg with NRC and plant ~I
- Plant operalOf COIT9ctiwt actIoni 10 addrwM WHITe Inputs Nne lnapectlcn,01_ up on WHITE Inputl.nd 00fY'eCt1ve-..",
Roospon.. -" Rt9IonIJ.........
- PublIc".... with NRC.nd...,.. NgIoniI ~.oo pWot mII~ot PIWoI ~Of MIf*-,_'T_ with NRC-.IghI AdditionaoI NAG tnspection& 10CUMd on ca.. of ~
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- Public: meetlt'lg with NRC Executrw OIlWC1or 100" Operations and eenior plant
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Plant operalOf Improvemenl plan with NRC overaIghl NRC teem Inipotction 10CUNd on C:_ 01 degr.o.d perI~
Demand lor Information. Confirm'tOt')' Action Lan.... 00" Order Protecting People and the Environment
National Summary of Plant Performance Performance Status as of 12/31/2009 Status as of 12/31/2009 Licensee Response 79 Regulatory Response 24 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 1
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0 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0
Unacceptable 0
T t l 104 Total 104 19
St. Lucie Assessment Results January 1 December 31 2009 January 1 - December 31, 2009 The NRC found that the St. Lucie e
C ou d t at t e St uc e Plant operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met the NRCs safety cornerstone objectives with minimal reduction in safety minimal reduction in safety margin.
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St. Lucie Inspection Activities January 1 December 31 2009 January 1 - December 31, 2009
- Baseline inspection: Over 3500 inspection hours conducted by NRC inspection hours conducted by NRC inspectors
- Twelve findings of very low safety significance were identified
- Two apparent violations and two l
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St. Lucie Yellow Finding U1 C t C li W t Ai I t i
U1 Component Cooling Water Air Intrusion A
il 19 2010 NRC i d fi l i k
- April 19, 2010 NRC issued final risk significance determination YELLOW
- NRC is utilizing Action Matrix for one degraded cornerstone to determine our degraded cornerstone to determine our regulatory response 22
Open to the Public p
- The NRC places a high priority on keeping
- 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 and policy decisions; and
- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.
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Contacting the NRC g
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- Report an emergency
- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
- Report a safety concern
- (800) 695-7403
- Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions General information or questions
- www.nrc.gov
- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 24 Select What We Do for Public Affairs
Reference Sources Reactor O ersight Process
- Reactor Oversight Process
- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html dex.html Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room
- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 25 1 800 397 4209 (Toll Free)