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Summary of Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., to Discuss the Nrc'S Reactor Oversight Process and the Nrc'S Annual Assessment of Plant Safety Performance at Hatch for the Period of 01/01/210 - 12/31/2010
ML111190061
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Site: Hatch  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 04/28/2011
From: Scott Shaeffer
NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To: Madison D
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. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT -

DOCKET NOS. 50-321 AND 50-366

Dear Mr. Madison:

This refers to the meeting conducted on April 21, 2011, in Baxley, GA. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) and the NRC's annual assessment of plant safety performance for the period of January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010.

The major topics addressed were the NRC's assessment program and the results of the assessment. A listing of meeting attendees and information presented during the meeting are enclosed.

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.: 50-321, 50-366 License Nos.: DRP-57, NPF-5

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. PowerPoint Presentation
3. Poster Boards cc w/encl: (See page 2)

_ ML111190061 ___ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE SMS /RA/ SMS /RA for/ TXL /RA/

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

SNC 2 cc w/encl: Mr. Ken Rosanski Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer Resident Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Edwin I. Hatch Electronic Mail Distribution Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution B. D. McKinney, Jr.

Regulatory Response Manager Chris Clark Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Commissioner Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Lee Foley Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Manager of Contracts Generation Electronic Mail Distribution Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Ajluni Licensing Manager Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt James C. Hardeman Regulatory Response Supervisor Environmental Radiation Program Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Environmental Protection Division Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Ted V. Jackson Fleet Operations Support Emergency Response and Radiation Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Program Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Paula Marino Electronic Mail Distribution Vice President Engineering F. Allen Barnes Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Director Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Moanica Caston Electronic Mail Distribution Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Cynthia A. Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Radioactive Materials Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Steven B. Tipps Georgia Department of Natural Resources Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Electronic Mail Distribution Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl continued next page)

SNC 3 (cc w/encl continued)

James A. Sommerville Program Coordination Branch Chief Environmental Protection Division Georgia 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 Chairman Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513

SNC 4 Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Scott M. Shaeffer dated April 28, 2011

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT -

DOCKET NOS. 50-321 AND 50-366 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMHatch Resource Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2010 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 2 Vidalia, Ga April 21, 2011 1

Enclosure 2

2 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

Enclosure 2

3 Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • Discussion of Plant Performance Results
  • Licensee Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to address public questions 3

Enclosure 2

4 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 Hatch Project Engineers (PE)

Resident Inspectors (RI) Steven Rose, Senior PE Eddie Morris, Senior RI Tonya Lighty, PE David Hardage, RI RI Office: (912)367-9881 4

Enclosure 2

5 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.

5 Enclosure 2

6 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.

6 Enclosure 2

7 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 7

Enclosure 2

8 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 8

Enclosure 2

9 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 9

Enclosure 2

10 Assurance of Plant Safety

  • Require defense-in-depth
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require continual training of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations 10 Enclosure 2

11 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.

11 Enclosure 2

12 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.

12 Enclosure 2

13 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.

13 Enclosure 2

14 Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 14 Enclosure 2

15 Examples of Baseline Inspections

  • Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr
  • Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs
  • Operator Response ~125 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 15 Enclosure 2

16 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 16 Enclosure 2

17 Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded M ultiple/R ep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 17 Enclosure 2

18 National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2010 Licensee Response 89 Regulatory Response 9 Degraded Cornerstone 6 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 18 Enclosure 2

19 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 19 Enclosure 2

20 Hatch Unit 1 Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2010

  • Hatch Unit 1 was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC Action Matrix for each quarter 2010 20 Enclosure 2

21 Hatch Unit 2 Assessment Results

  • Hatch Unit 2 was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix at the end of the assessment period after being in the Degraded Cornerstone for the 1st-3rd quarter 2010

- Based on a previous White finding for the 1B Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) coupling failure(1st qtr 2009) and a White finding for failure to establish and perform preventive maintenance activities to replace aged electrolytic capacitors (4th qtr 2009) 21 Enclosure 2

22 Hatch Unit 2 Assessment Results

  • A supplemental 95002 inspection was completed in August 2010 and documented in inspection report 05000321,366/2010007.
  • At the beginning of the 4th Quarter 2010, Hatch Unit 2 transitioned from the Degraded Cornerstone to the Licensee Response column of the NRC Action Matrix 22 Enclosure 2

23 Hatch Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010

  • Total # of Inspection Hours:

Regular Hours - 7219 hours0.0836 days <br />2.005 hours <br />0.0119 weeks <br />0.00275 months <br /> Non-Regular - 471 hours0.00545 days <br />0.131 hours <br />7.787698e-4 weeks <br />1.792155e-4 months <br />

  • Inspection Findings 1 White violation 8 Green Non-cited violations (NCVs) 23 Enclosure 2

24 Hatch Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010

  • Inspections Completed 2010

- 95002 Supplemental Inspection (Capacitors)

- Triennial Fire Inspections

- ISFI Inspections

- TI-180 Managing Fatigue

  • Unit 1 Refueling Outage - Spring 2010 24 Enclosure 2

25 Hatch Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2010

  • Southern Nuclear company operated Hatch Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety
  • All cornerstone objectives were met with only Green findings identified 25 Enclosure 2

26 Hatch Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2010

  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Hatch for 2011 26 Enclosure 2

27 Licensee Response and Remarks Dennis Madison Site Vice President E. I. Hatch 27 Enclosure 2

28 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.

28 Enclosure 2

29 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 29 Enclosure 2

30 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 30 Enclosure 2

31 NRC Representatives

  • Richard Croteau , Director, Division Reactor Projects

- (404) 997-4500

- (404) 997-4501

  • Robert Martin , Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1493

  • Eddie Morris , Senior Resident Inspector

- (912) 367-9981

- (912) 367-9882

- (404) 997-4609

- (404) 997-4521 31 Enclosure 2

32 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) 32 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.

Enclosure 3

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.

Enclosure 3

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