ML111080095

NRC Slides for Peach Bottom Public Meeting on April 13, 2011

ML111080095
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Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	04/14/2011
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P e a c h Bo tto m An n u a l As s e s s m e n t Me e tin g P e a c h Bo tto m Ato m ic P o we r S ta tio n S a fe ty P e rfo rm a n c e in 2010 U.S . Nu c le a r P la n t S a fe ty in lig h t o f J a p a n Eve n ts 2010 Re a c to r Ove rs ig h t P ro c e s s Nu c le a r Re g u la to ry Co m m is s io n - Re g io n I 1

Ag e n d a

• In tro d u c tio n

• Dis c u s s io n o f P e a c h Bo tto m p e rfo rm a n c e d u rin g 2010

• Dis c u s s io n o f U.S . n u c le a r p la n t s a fe ty in lig h t o f J a p a n e ve n ts

• NRC to a d d re s s p u b lic q u e s tio n s

• Clo s in g re m a rks 2

NRC As s e s s m e n t S u m m a ry

• Exe lo n o p e ra te d P e a c h Bo tto m in a m a n n e r th a t p re s e rve d th e p u b lic h e a lth a n d s a fe ty a n d p ro te c te d th e e n viro n m e n t.

• Lic e n s e e Re s p o n s e Co lu m n o f th e Ac tio n Ma trix

• Ba s e lin e in s p e c tio n s a re p la n n e d fo r 2011 3

NRC Ac tio n Ma trix Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone All Inputs are 1 or 2 White 2 White or 1 Multiple Yellow Overall Green; Inputs; Yellow Input; Inputs or 1 Red Unacceptable Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Input; Cornerstone Performance; Objectives Objectives Objectives Met w/ Objectives Met w/ Plants not Fully Met Fully Met Moderate Significant permitted to Degradation in Degradation in Operate w/in this Safety Safety Performance Column; Performance Unacceptable Margin to Safety

• In c re a s in g s a fe ty s ig n ific a n c e

• In c re a s in g NRC in s p e c tio n e ffo rts

• In c re a s in g NRC/Lic e n s e e m a n a g e m e n t in vo lve m e n t

• In c re a s in g re g u la to ry a c tio n s

In s p e c tio n Ac tivitie s in 2010

• 5518 h o u rs o f in s p e c tio n a n d re la te d a c tivitie s

• 2 re s id e n t in s p e c to rs o n s ite - re s id e n ts p e rfo rm in s p e c tio n s d a ily a n d c a n re s p o n d to p la n t e ve n ts a t a n y tim e

• 23 re g io n a l in s p e c to rs

• 2 m a jo r te a m in s p e c tio n s

• P e rm a n e n t p la n t m o d ific a tio n s

• EP e xe rc is e e va lu a tio n 5

P e rfo rm a n c e In d ic a to r a n d In s p e c tio n Re s u lts J a n u a ry 1 th ro u g h De c e m b e r 31, 2010

• All Gre e n P e rfo rm a n c e In d ic a to rs

• 4 No n Cite d Vio la tio n s

• No Gre a te r th a n Gre e n in s p e c tio n fin d in g s 6

2010 P e a c h Bo tto m As s e s s m e n t S u m m a ry

• P e a c h Bo tto m wa s o p e ra te d s a fe ly

• Lic e n s e e Re s p o n s e c o lu m n o f th e Ac tio n Ma trix

• Ba s e lin e in s p e c tio n s p la n n e d fo r 2011 7

P e a c h Bo tto m As s e s s m e n t Me e tin g U.S . Nu c le a r P la n t S a fe ty in Lig h t o f J a p a n Eve n ts 8

U.S . Nu c le a r P la n ts Re m a in S a fe

• NRC re q u ire s p la n ts to b e d e s ig n e d to with s ta n d s ite s p e c ific e xte rn a l e ve n ts

• NRC re q u ire s a d e fe n s e -in -d e p th a p p ro a c h to s a fe ty

• NRC p e rfo rm s in d e p e n d e n t s a fe ty in s p e c tio n s

• NRC a s s e s s e s n e w s a fe ty in fo rm a tio n a n d re q u ire s im p ro ve m e n ts 9

De s ig n e d fo r S ite S p e c ific Na tu ra l Eve n ts

• Ea rth q u a ke s

• Ts u n a m is

• Hu rric a n e s

• Flo o d s

• To rn a d o e s 10

Th e NRC Re q u ire s De fe n s e -In -De p th

• Re d u n d a n t a n d d ive rs e s a fe ty s ys te m s

• Mu ltip le p h ys ic a l b a rrie rs to c o n ta in ra d io a c tive m a te ria l

• Te s tin g a n d in s p e c tio n o f s ys te m s im p o rta n t to s a fe ty

• Em e rg e n c y p la n n in g 11

NRC In d e p e n d e n t S a fe ty In s p e c tio n s Re a c to r Ove rs ig h t P ro g ra m

• NRC in s p e c to rs h a ve u n fe tte re d a c c e s s to a ll p la n t a c tivitie s re la te d to n u c le a r s a fe ty a n d s e c u rity

• At le a s t two fu ll-tim e NRC re s id e n t in s p e c to rs a t e a c h n u c le a r p la n t

• NRC in s p e c to rs re vie w m a n y a re a s in c lu d in g Op e ra tio n s , Ma in te n a n c e ,

S e c u rity, En g in e e rin g , Ra d io lo g ic a l Co n tro ls , a n d Fire P ro te c tio n 12

NRC Re q u ire s S a fe ty Im p ro ve m e n ts NRC a s s e s s e s n e w s a fe ty in fo rm a tio n , d e ve lo p s le s s o n s le a rn e d , a n d re q u ire s s a fe ty e n h a n c e m e n ts :

• NRC o p e ra tin g e xp e rie n c e p ro g ra m

• Ru le m a kin g (S ta tio n Bla c ko u t)

• P o s t TMI Ac tio n s

• P o s t 9/11 Ord e rs

• Generic Safety Issues 13

S ta te -o f-th e -Art Re a c to r Co n s e q u e n c e An a lys is (S OARCA)

• Es tim a te s th e o u tc o m e s o f p o s tu la te d a n d h ig h ly u n like ly b e yo n d d e s ig n b a s is s e ve re a c c id e n t s c e n a rio s

• In c o rp o ra te s th e im p ro ve m e n ts in p la n t d e s ig n ,

o p e ra tio n , a c c id e n t m a n a g e m e n t a n d u p d a te d c o m p u te r c o d e s

• Ac c id e n ts p ro g re s s m o re s lo wly a n d lo we r ra d io lo g ic a l re le a s e s o c c u r th a n p re vio u s ly a s s u m e d /p re d ic te d Peach Bottom Surry 14

Dire c to rs Co m m e n ts Da rre ll Ro b e rts , Dire c to r Divis io n o f Re a c to r P ro je c ts US NRC, Re g io n I 15

Meeting Ground Rules Rich Barkley, PE, Nuclear & Environmental Engineer , Meeting Facilitator

• Please ensure you have filled out a white card if youd like to speak

• To be fair, the amount of time allotted will be limited and based on the number of speakers who sign up

• Please be courteous to the speaker, NRC staff, and other meeting attendees

• Written comments are welcome during and after this meeting - Please give them to any NRC Representative. Comments may be sent via mail via the NRC Meeting Feedback Form.

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