ML111020065

NRC Slides for EOC Meeting

ML111020065
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Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Annual Assessment 1

Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2010 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois April 14, 2011

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2010

• 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

• Licensee Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions

Region III Organization Mark A. Satorius Regional Administrator Cynthia D. Pederson Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Safety Division of Nuclear Materials Safety 4

K. Steven West, Director Gary Shear, Deputy Director Steven C. Reynolds, Director Kenneth OBrien, Deputy Director Jack Giessner Branch 4 Chief Regional Specialists Prairie Island Resident Inspection Staff Karla Stoedter, Senior Resident Inspector Paul Zurawski, Resident Inspector Branch Staff Robert Lerch, Project Engineer Diana Betancourt, Reactor Engineer Swetha Shah, Reactor Engineer Anne T. Boland, Director Patrick Louden, Deputy Director Regional Specialists

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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• 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

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 12/31/2010 Licensee Response 89 Regulatory Response 9

Degraded Cornerstone 6

18 Degraded Cornerstone 6

Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0

Unacceptable 0

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National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results for 2010*

- Green 7009

- White 23

- Yellow 0

Red 0

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- Red 0

• PIs are counted per plant per quarter

• Total Inspection Findings in 2010

- Green 816

- White 9

- Yellow 2

- Red 0

Finding data current as of 3/3/2011

Prairie Island Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2010

Unit 1 was in the Licensee Response Column for all four quarters 20 quarters.

Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response Column for all four quarters: 1 White Finding (Mitigating Systems)

The Unit 2 White Finding was closed after a 95001 Supplemental Inspection in November 2010.

Safety Significant Findings

• The NRC conducted a Regulatory Conference about the potential for flooding to impact safety equipment.

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• The NRC concluded: a violation occurred.

• Due to the complexity of the issue and lack of requirement clarity, enforcement discretion was applied.

Prairie Island Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010

• The two resident inspectors and regional specialists conducted over 2,490 hours0.00567 days <br />0.136 hours <br />8.101852e-4 weeks <br />1.86445e-4 months <br /> of inspection and related activities at Prairie Island There were nine Region III 22 Island. There were nine Region III inspections.

• There were two major team inspections-a Component Design Bases Inspection and a Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection

Prairie Island Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010

Unit 2 Outage April 16 to May 30, 2010

June 14 - September 7 : 95001 Supplemental Inspection I

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t 2010009 23 Inspection Report 2010009 Conducted in response to the White finding for vulnerabilities to the component cooling water system

November 1 - November 5 : 95001 Supplemental Inspection Inspection Report 2010012

follow up and final closure of the September Supplemental Inspection for the component cooling water system

Prairie Island Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2010

• Northern States Power Company, Minnesota operated Prairie Island in a manner that preserved public health and safety 24 preserved public health and safety

• All cornerstone objectives were met with only one White finding, identified in 2009, which was closed in 2010.

January 1 - December 31, 2010

• Substantive cross-cutting issues in human performance were closed based on improved performance in Prairie Island Annual Assessment Summary 25 2010.

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Prairie Island for 2011

Licensee Response and Remarks Northern States Power Company, 26 Northern States Power Company, Minnesota Representatives

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.

What Do You Think of the ROP???

The biennial ROP external survey is coming 3rd Quarter 2011, and we want to hear from you!

Email ROPsurvey@nrc.gov to be notified when the ROP survey is available.

For information on ROP stakeholder feedback, please visit our website at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS

/program-evaluations.html#section3 28

Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern 29

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs

NRC Representatives

• Thomas Wengert, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-4037

• John Jack Giessner, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9619 30

• Karla Stoedter, Senior Resident Inspector

- (651) 388-8209

• Paul Zurawski, Resident Inspector

- (651) 388-8209

• Robert Lerch, Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9759

NRC Representatives

• Christine Lipa, Chief, Materials Control, ISFSI, and Decommissioning Branch

- (630) 829-9834 Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer (630) 829 9662 31

- (630) 829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9663

• NRC Region III Office Switchboard

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

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html 32 Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)