ML111160502

EOC NRC Slides Presentation for Public Meeting

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Palisades Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting South So th Haven, Ha en Michigan May 5, 2011 Reactor Oversight Process - 2010 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting

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

• NRC will address the performance 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 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Di Discussion i off Pl Plant Performance P f Results R l

• Licensee Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 3

Region III Organization Mark A. Satorius Regional Administrator Cynthia D. Pederson Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Safety Division of Reactor Projects Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Steven C. Reynolds, Director K. Steven West, Director Anne T. Boland, Director Kenneth OBrien, Deputy Director Gary Shear, Deputy Director Patrick Louden, Deputy Director Jack Giessner Regional Specialists Regional Specialists Branch 4 Chief Branch Staff Palisades Resident Inspection Staff Robert Lerch, Project Engineer John Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector Diana Betancourt, Reactor Engineer Tom Taylor, Resident Inspector Swetha Shah, Reactor Engineer 4

Our Mission

• To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

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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 and cancer treatment.

• Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.

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How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, f t andd evaluation l ti off operational experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 7

Assurance of Plant Safety

• Require defense-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of operators

• Verify compliance with regulations 8

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

• The NRC regulates:

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

- Any national spent fuel storage site, when a storage site is determined.

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What We Do - Nuclear Security

• 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 stations.

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NRC Performance Goals

• Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.

• Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

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Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 12

Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr

• Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs

• Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency E Preparedness P d ~80 80 h hrs/yr

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• 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 13

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Increases NRC oversight Yellow: Increases NRC oversight 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 14

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance I II III Cornerstone V IV Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 15

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2010 Licensee Response 89 Regulatory Response (Palisades for 3 Qtrs) 9 Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 16

National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results for 2010*

- Green 7009

- White 23

- Yellow 0

- 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 17

Palisades Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2010 Palisades was in the Regulatory Response Column for the first three q quarters of 2010.

Palisades was in the Licensee Response Column for the fourth quarter of 2010.

• The Spent Fuel Pool White Finding was closed after a 95001 Supplemental Inspection in September 2010.

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Safety Significant Findings or PIs

• All Findings and Performance Indicators (PIs) were of very low safety significance (Green).

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Palisades Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010

• The two resident inspectors and regional specialists conducted over 2,145 hours0.00168 days <br />0.0403 hours <br />2.397487e-4 weeks <br />5.51725e-5 months <br /> of inspection and related activities at Palisades There were ten Region III Palisades.

inspections.

• There were two major team inspections- a Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection and a Triennial Fire Protection Inspection 20

Palisades Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010 March 1 - March 5 : Baseline Emergency Preparedness Inspection Inspection Report 2010502 Green Non-Cited Non Cited Violation for failure to complete an independent review of all program elements of the Emergency Preparedness program.

September 13 - September 17 : 95001 Supplemental Inspection Inspection Report 2010009 Conducted in response to the White finding for failure to evaluate spent fuel pool rack swelling 21

Palisades Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010 January 11 - January 28 : Problem Identification and p

Resolution Inspection Inspection Report 2010006 No findings August 5 - September 3 : Triennial Fire Protection Baseline Inspection Inspection Report 2010008 No findings 22

Palisades Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2010

• Palisades operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety

• All cornerstone objectives were met .

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Palisades Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2010

• NRC plans baseline inspections at a sades for Palisades o 2011 0

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Licensee Response and Remarks Palisades Nuclear Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Representatives 25

Open to the Public

• 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

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

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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 27

Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 28

NRC Representatives

• John Jack Giessner, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9619

• John Ellegood, Senior Resident Inspector

- (269) 764-8971

• Tom Taylor, Resident Inspector

- (269) 764-8972

• Mahesh Mac Chawla, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-8371 29

NRC Representatives

• Rhex Edwards, Reactor Inspector, Materials Control, ISFSI, and Decommissioning

- (630) 829-9722

• Viktoria Mitlyng, Mitlyng Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662

• AnnMarie Stone, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Safety

- (630) 829-9729

• NRC Region III Office Switchboard

- (630) 829-9500 / (800) 522-3025 30

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 31