ML101680082
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 06/15/2010 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Annual Assessment 1
Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2009 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Cordova, IL June 15, 2010
Purpose of Todays Meeting
- A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2009
- NRC will address the performance 2
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
- National Summary of Plant Performance Di i
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- Discussion of Plant Performance Results
- NRC available to address public questions
Region III Organization Mark Satorius Regional Administrator Cynthia Pederson Deputy Regional Administrator Steve West Director Division of Reactor Projects Anne Boland Director Division of Reactor Safety 4
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eac o ojec s Gary Shear Deputy Director ec o s o o
eac o Sa e y Ken OBrien Deputy Director Mark Ring Branch Chief Regional Specialists Quad Cities James McGhee Senior Resident Inspector Brian Cushman Resident Inspector Project and Reactor Engineers Carl Moore Ellery Coffman Jason Draper Duane Sand
Our Mission
- To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to 5
nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.
Some Nuclear Facts 104 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis 6
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 for medical, industrial, and academic use 7
- 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
- Provide oversight through inspection, f
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9 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
- Require long-term maintenance of equipment 10
- Require continual training of operators
- Verify compliance with regulations
What We Do - Nuclear Waste
- The NRC regulates:
- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks and 11 casks, and
- Any national spent fuel storage site, such as the proposed Yucca Mountain site.
What We Do - Nuclear Security
- NRC Requires:
- Well-armed and well-trained security forces,
- Surveillance and perimeter patrols, 12 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 health and safety and the environment.
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- Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.
Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas 14 Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Regulatory Response Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Regulatory Response
Examples of Baseline Inspections
- Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs/yr
- Triennial Fire Protection
~250 hrs every 3 yrs
- Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr E
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~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:
Increases NRC oversight Yellow:
Increases NRC oversight Red:
Increases NRC oversight 16 Red:
Increases 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 as of 12/31/2009 Licensee Response 79 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 1
18 Degraded Cornerstone 1
Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0
Unacceptable 0
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National Summary
- Performance Indicator Results (total for CY 2009)
- Green 7039
- White 18
- Yellow 0
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- Yellow 0
- Red 0
- Total Inspection Findings (total for CY 2009)
- Green 879
- White 7
- Yellow 0
- Red 0
Quad Cities Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2009
- Licensee Response column of the 20 p
Action Matrix
Safety Significant Findings or PIs
- No Greater than Green Findings
- No Greater than Green Performance 21 Indicators
Quad Cities Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2009
- 100% Baseline Inspection Completion
- Resident Inspectors 22
- Resident Inspectors
- Regional Inspectors
- 16 Green Findings
- Completed a refueling outage on Unit 1 in May 2009
Quad Cities Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2009
- Exelon operated Quad Cities Units 1 &
2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety 23 y
- All cornerstone objectives were met with no Greater than Green Findings or Performance Indicators
January 1 - December 31, 2009
- No substantive cross-cutting issues identified Quad Cities Annual Assessment Summary 24
- NRC plans baseline inspections at Quad Cities for 2010
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)
- Report a safety concern 26
- (800) 695-7403
- Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions
- www.nrc.gov
- Select What We Do for Public Affairs
NRC Representatives Steve West, Director, Division Reactor Projects
- (630) 829-9600 Gary Shear, Deputy Division Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9601 Christopher Gratton, Project Manager, NRR
- (301) 415-1055 27
- (301) 415-1055 James McGhee, Senior Resident Inspector
- (309) 654-2227 Brian Cushman, Resident Inspector
- (309) 654-2227 Carl Moore, Project Engineer
- (630) 829-9732 Mark Ring, Branch Chief
- (630) 829-9703
NRC Representatives Christine Lipa, Chief, Decommissioning Branch (ISFSI)
- (630) 829-9834 Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer
- (630) 829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer
- (630) 829-9663 28
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NRC Region III Office Switchboard
- (630) 829-9500
- (800) 522-3025 (Toll Free)
Reference Sources
- Reactor Oversight Process
- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html 29 Public Electronic Reading Room
- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)