ML111180738

Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. to Discuss the Annual Assessment of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant for the Period of January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

ML111180738
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	04/28/2011
From:	Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 April 28, 2011 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT -

DOCKET NOS. 50-424 AND 50-425

Dear Mr. Tynan:

This refers to the meeting conducted on April 19, 2011, in Waynesboro, GA. The purpose of the meeting/open house session was to provide opportunities to discuss the annual assessment of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant with the public for the period of January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4521.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott M. Shaeffer, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68 and NPF-81

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Powerpoint Presentation

3. Poster Boards cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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NAME TLighty SShaeffer DATE 04/26/2011 04/27/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SNC 2 cc w/encls: Mr. N. Holcomb Angela Thornhill Commissioner Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer Department of Natural Resources Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Dr. Carol Couch Mark Ajluni Director Manager Environmental Protection Licensing Department of Natural Resources Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia Sanders Jeffrey T. Gasser Program Manager Executive Vice President Radioactive Materials Program Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Jim Sommerville Vice President (Acting) Chief Fleet Operations Support Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Michael A. MacFarlane Mr. Steven M. Jackson Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Senior Engineer - Power Supply 40 Inverness Center Parkway Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia P.O. Box 1295 Electronic Mail Distribution Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Mr. Reece McAlister David H. Jones Executive Secretary Vice President Georgia Public Service Commission Engineering Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution Bob Masse Resident Manager Office of the County Commissioner Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Burke County Commission Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Moanica Caston Troutman Sanders Vice President and General Counsel Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encls contd - See next page)

Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 3 (cc w/encls contd)

Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Senior Resident Inspector Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant U.S. NRC 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 4 Letter to Tom E. Tynan from Scott M. Shaeffer dated April 28, 2011

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT -

DOCKET NOS. 50-424 AND 50-425 Distribution w/encls:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMVogtle Resource Vogtle Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting 2010 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 2 Waynesboro, GA April 19, 2011 Enclosure 2

2 Region 2 Organization Victor McCree Regional Administrator Leonard Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Safety Richard Croteau, Director Joel Munday, Director William Jones, Harold Christensen, Deputy Deputy Director Director Projects Branch 2 Regional Specialist Scott Shaeffer, Chief Inspectors (404)562-4521 Vogtle Project Engineers (PE)

Resident Inspectors (RI) Steven Rose, Senior PE Mike Cain, Senior RI Tonya Lighty, PE Tim Chandler, RI RI Office: (706)554-9901 Enclosure 2

3 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.

3 Enclosure 2

4 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.

4 Enclosure 2

5 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

• 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 5

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6 What We Dont Do

• Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors

• Own or operate nuclear power plants

• Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 6

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7 How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 7

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8 Assurance of Plant Safety

• Require defense-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of operators

• Verify compliance with regulations 8

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9 What We Do - Nuclear Waste

• The NRC regulates:

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

- Any national spent fuel storage site, such as the proposed Yucca Mountain site.

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10 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.

10 Enclosure 2

11 NRC Strategic Plan 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 Enclosure 2

12 Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 12 Enclosure 2

13 Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green Baseline Inspection White Requires additional NRC oversight Yellow Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires most NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green Very low safety issue White Low to moderate safety issue Yellow Substantial safety issue Red High safety issue Enclosure 2

14 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Vogtle Vogtle Units 1 & 2 operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

Vogtle was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2010.

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15 NRC Inspection Activities Vogtle for 2010 9741 hours0.113 days <br />2.706 hours <br />0.0161 weeks <br />0.00371 months <br /> of inspection and related activities Two resident inspectors on site - residents generate four quarterly inspection reports per year and walk through the plant every day 2 major team inspections Component Design Basis Inspection Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Enclosure 2

16 Vogtle PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2010 All Green Performance Indicators Five Green / One Severity Level IV inspection findings No White inspection findings Enclosure 2

17 NRC Plans for 2011 NRC plans baseline inspections at Vogtle for 2011 includes:

Operator License Exam March 2011 Inservice Inspection March 2011 Emergency Preparedness April 2011 Mods 50.59 Inspection May 2011 Heat Sink Triennial June 2011 Radiological Hazards Assessment September 2011 TI-179 Verification September 2011 Inservice Inspection September 2011 Operator Licensing Requal October 2011 Unit 2 SG Inservice Inspection October 2011 Enclosure 2

18 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 Enclosure 2

19 End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 2 Waynesboro, GA April 19, 2011 Enclosure 2

NRC Strategic Plan Strategic 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.

Strategic Objectives

• Openness: The NRC appropriately informs and involves stakeholders in the regulatory process.

• Effectiveness: NRC actions are high quality, efficient, timely, and realistic, to enable the safe and beneficial use of radioactive materials.

• Operational Excellence: NRC operations use effective business methods and solutions to achieve excellence in accomplishing the agencys mission.

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2 Nuclear Security &

Physical Protection Safeguards Security Inspections Force-on-Force Exercises Interagency Cooperation Intrusion Detection & Assessment Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Information Security Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure Enclosure 3

3 License Renewal Safety Review of Review of Environmental Impacts Aging Management Opportunities for Public Participation Enclosure 3

4 Spent Nuclear Fuel Safe and Secure Storage & Transport Assured By Comprehensive Regulations Detailed NRC Review Robust Cask & Package Designs Significant Experience Base Continued Oversight U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Trojan Columbia 1

Big Rock Monticello Point Nine Mile Pt 2 Kewaunee 3 DOE TMI-2 Storage Prairie Island Fitzpatrick 4 Point Ginna DOE Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Beach 5 Humboldt Bay LaCross 6 e 7 Zion Palisade 8 Fermi Perry s 9 6 5 Cook Davis Besse 7 1 Northeast:

Private Fuel Storage Ft. Calhoun 4 2 10 11 13 1. Maine Yankee Beaver Valley 3 12 14 2. Seabrook 15 3. Vermont Yankee Rancho Seco Ft Saint Vrain (vault storage)

Cooper 8 Midwest: 4. Yankee Rowe

1. Dresden 16 5. Pilgrim

2. GE Morris (wet) 6. Haddam Neck North Anna

3. Braidwood 7. Millstone Callaway 4. Lasalle 8. Indian Point Surry

5. Byron 9. Susquehanna Wolf Creek

6. Duane Arnold 10.Three Mile Island Diablo Canyon 7. Quad Cities 11. Limerick

8. Clinton 12. Peach Bottom Shearon Harris 13. Oyster Creek McGuire 14. Hope Creek Watts Bar

15. Salem Sequoyah Catawba Robinson 16. Calvert Cliffs San Onofre Arkansas Nuclear Oconee Browns Ferry Summer Brunswick One Palo Verde Vogtle Hatch Comanche Peak Grand Gulf Farley LEGEND As of August 2007: River Bend 31 Operating General Licensed ISFSIs at Reactor Sites Waterford Crystal River 18 Reactor Sites Pursuing a General licensed ISFSI South Texas Project 15 Specific Licensed ISFSIs (At or Away from Reactor Sites) St. Lucie

[No known sites are pursuing a future Specific Licensed ISFSI]

19 reactor sites have not announced intentions regarding ISFSI Turkey Point 30 States have at least one ISFSI Railroads Interstate Highways Disclaimer: This map provides only general information regarding the current and potential ISFSI licensees, based on various information sources that may be inexact and may change.

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