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Meeting Summary - Public Meeting - Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Annual Assessment - Reactor Oversight Program 2009 Presentation Slides

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Brunswick Steam Electric Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2009 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Southport, North Carolina 1

May 27, 2010

Purpose of Todays Meeting p

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• A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2009

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

• Licensee will be given the opportunity g

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to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or 2

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improve performance

Agenda g

Introd ction

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process N ti l S f Pl t P f

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results 3

Region II Organization g

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i l Ad i i t t Regional Administrator Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator Leonard Wert Director Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday Deputy Director John Lubinski Director Division of Reactor Safety - Acting Harold Christensen Deputy Director Randall Musser Branch Chief Regional Specialists Brunswick Resident Inspectors Phil OBryan G

K l Project Engineers Jannette Worosilo Jeffrey Sowa 4

Greg Kolcum Jeffrey Sowa

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 5

environment.

Some 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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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 radioactive

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

• 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 R

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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

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of q

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• Verify compliance with regulations Verify compliance with regulations 10

What We Do - Nuclear Waste The NRC reg lates

• The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks 11

What We Do - Nuclear Security

• NRC Requires:

• 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 12 stations.

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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Reactor Oversight Process g

Strategic Performance Areas Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Significance Significance Performance Indicator Results Baseline Inspection Results Significance Significance Performance Indicator Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix S g ca ce Threshold Significance Threshold Action Matrix S g ca ce Threshold 14 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response

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

• Emergency Preparedness

~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 15

• Corrective Action Case Reviews

~60 hrs/yr

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

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

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National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results (total for CY

• Performance Indicator Results (total for CY 2009)

- Green 7039 Whit 18

- White 18

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• Total Inspection Findings (total for CY 2009)

- Green 879 White 7

- White 7

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

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Brunswick Assessment Results Li R

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• Licensee Response Column

- January 1 - May, 2009

• Regulatory Response Column

- May, 2009 - December 31, 2009 20

Brunswick Inspection Activities January 1 December 31 2009 January 1 - December 31, 2009

• 15 Green inspection findings

• 15 Green inspection findings

• 1 White inspection findings

• 3937 total hours of inspections

• 3937 total hours of inspections 21

Brunswick Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31 2009 January 1 - December 31, 2009

• Diesel Generators Special Inspection

• Problem Identification and Resolution

• Security Baseline O

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• Occupational Radiation Inspection

• Emergency Preparedness 22

Brunswick Annual Assessment Summary Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2009 January 1 December 31, 2009

• Progress Energy operated Brunswick in a manner that preserved public in a manner that preserved public health and safety

• All cornerstone objectives were met

• All cornerstone objectives were met

• NRC plans baseline inspections for 2010 and has performed a 2010 and has performed a supplemental inspection for the white finding (no additional findings 23 finding (no additional findings identified)

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 25 Select What We Do for Public Affairs

NRC Representatives p

Leonard Wert, Director, Division Reactor Projects Leonard Wert, Director, Division Reactor Projects

- (404) 997-4500 Joel Munday, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (404) 997-4501 Farideh Saba, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1447 Phil OBryan, Senior Resident Inspector (910) 457 9531

- (910) 457-9531 Greg Kolcum, Resident Inspector

- (910) 457-9531 Jannette Worosilo, Acting Senior Project Engineer g

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- (404) 997-4485 Randall Musser, Branch Chief

- (404) 997-4603 26

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) 27 1 800 397 4209 (Toll Free)