ML111180738
| ML111180738 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 04/28/2011 |
| From: | Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2 |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML111180738 (29) | |
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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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Angela Thornhill Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Ajluni Manager Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Michael A. MacFarlane Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 David H. Jones Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Moanica Caston Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. N. Holcomb Commissioner Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Dr. Carol Couch Director Environmental Protection Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia Sanders Program Manager Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jim Sommerville (Acting) Chief Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 (cc w/encls contd - See next page)
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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
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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
2 Victor McCree Regional Administrator Leonard Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Richard Croteau, Director William Jones, Deputy Director Projects Branch 2 Scott Shaeffer, Chief (404)562-4521 Vogtle Resident Inspectors (RI)
Mike Cain, Senior RI Tim Chandler, RI RI Office: (706)554-9901 Project Engineers (PE)
Steven Rose, Senior PE Tonya Lighty, PE Division of Reactor Safety Joel Munday, Director Harold Christensen, Deputy Director Regional Specialist Inspectors Region 2 Organization
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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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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
6 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
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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
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Assurance of Plant Safety
- Require defense-in-depth
- Require long-term maintenance of equipment
- Require continual training of operators
- Verify compliance with regulations
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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.
10 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.
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
12 12 Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas
13 Significance Threshold Green Baseline Inspection White Requires additional NRC oversight Yellow Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires most NRC oversight Performance Indicators Inspection Findings Green Very low safety issue White Low to moderate safety issue Yellow Substantial safety issue Red High safety issue
14 NRC Annual Assessment Summary 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.
Vogtle
15 NRC Inspection Activities 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 Vogtle for 2010
16 Vogtle PIs and Findings All Green Performance Indicators Five Green / One Severity Level IV inspection findings No White inspection findings January 1 through December 31, 2010
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
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
19 End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 2 Waynesboro, GA April 19, 2011
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.
2 Nuclear Security &
Safeguards Physical Protection Security Inspections Force-on-Force Exercises Interagency Cooperation Intrusion Detection & Assessment Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Information Security Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure
3 Safety Review of Aging Management License Renewal Review of Environmental Impacts Opportunities for Public Participation
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 U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations LEGEND Interstate Highways Railroads As of August 2007:
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.
Browns Ferry Hatch Farley Grand Gulf River Bend Sequoyah Oconee Catawba McGuire Brunswick Robinson Surry North Anna Shearon Harris Vogtle Summer Crystal River Waterford Turkey Point St. Lucie Watts Bar Beaver Valley Fitzpatrick Nine Mile Pt Ginna 1
2 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 Northeast:
- 1. Maine Yankee
- 2. Seabrook
- 3. Vermont Yankee
- 4. Yankee Rowe
- 5. Pilgrim
- 6. Haddam Neck
- 7. Millstone
- 8. Indian Point
- 9. Susquehanna 10.Three Mile Island
- 11. Limerick
- 12. Peach Bottom
- 13. Oyster Creek
- 14. Hope Creek
- 15. Salem
- 16. Calvert Cliffs 16 Big Rock Point Davis Besse Perry Fermi Point Beach Kewaunee Monticello Prairie Island LaCross e
Zion Cook Palisade s
1 2
3 4
Midwest:
- 1. Dresden
- 2. GE Morris (wet)
- 3. Braidwood
- 4. Lasalle
- 5. Byron
- 6. Duane Arnold
- 7. Quad Cities
- 8. Clinton 5
6 7
8 Ft. Calhoun Cooper Callaway Wolf Creek Arkansas Nuclear One South Texas Project Comanche Peak DOE TMI-2 Storage DOE Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Private Fuel Storage Ft Saint Vrain (vault storage)
Humboldt Bay Trojan Columbia Rancho Seco Diablo Canyon San Onofre Palo Verde 31 Operating General Licensed ISFSIs at Reactor Sites 18 Reactor Sites Pursuing a General licensed ISFSI 15 Specific Licensed ISFSIs (At or Away from Reactor Sites)
[No known sites are pursuing a future Specific Licensed ISFSI]
19 reactor sites have not announced intentions regarding ISFSI 30 States have at least one ISFSI 15 14 4
3