ML111230832

End of Cycle Public Meeting Summary

ML111230832
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	05/03/2011
From:	Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 3, 2011 Mr. J. R. Morris Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - DOCKET NOS. 50-413 AND 50-414

Dear Mr. Morris:

This refers to the meeting conducted on April 28, 2011, in Rock Hill, SC. 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, to 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) 997-4607.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Powerpoint Presentation cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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DEC 2 cc w/encl: Susan E. Jenkins Division of Radiological Health Director, Division of Waste Management TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Bureau of Land and Waste Management Electronic Mail Distribution S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Randy D. Hart Electronic Mail Distribution Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Mark Yeager Electronic Mail Distribution Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Sandra Threatt, Manager Environmental Control Nuclear Response and Emergency Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management W. Lee Cox, III Dept of Health and Environmental Control Section Chief Electronic Mail Distribution Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Dhiaa M. Jamil Commerce & Natural Resources Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency C. Jeff Thomas Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fleet Regulatory Compliance & Licensing Program Manager 1800 S. Bell Street Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Arlington, VA 20598-3025 Electronic Mail Distribution Steve Weatherman, Operations Analyst Kathryn B. Nolan North Carolina Electric Membership Corp Senior Counsel Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H County Manager of York County Charlotte, NC 28202 York County Courthouse P. O. Box 66 Lara Nichols York, SC 29745-0066 Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Repka Peggy Force Winston Strawn LLP Assistant Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 North Carolina MPA-1 Raleigh, NC 27602 Suite 600 P.O. Box 29513 David A. Baxter Raleigh, NC 27525-0513 Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 3 Letter to J. R. Morris from Jonathan H. Bartley dated May 3, 2011

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - DOCKET NOS. 50-413 AND 50-414 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource Catawba Nuclear Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2010 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Rock Hill, SC April 28, 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 2

Enclosure 2

3 Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results

• NRC available to address public questions 3

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4 Region II Organization Victor McCree Regional Administrator Len Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Safety Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday, Director Rick Croteau, Director Harold Christensen, Deputy Bill Jones, Deputy Director Director Projects Branch 1 Jonathan Bartley, Chief Regional Specialist Inspectors (404) 997-4607 Resident Inspectors (RI)

Project Engineers (PE)

Andy Hutto, Senior RI Curt Rapp, Senior PE Ron Cureton, RI Eric Stamm, PE RI Office: (803) 831-2963 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

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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

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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

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10 Assurance of Plant Safety

• Require defense-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Operators licensed by NRC and required requalification training

• Verify compliance with regulations

• Resident Inspectors stationed at each site 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 Regulatory Framework 15 Enclosure 2

16 Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr

• Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs (every 3 yrs)

• Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness ~80 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 16 Enclosure 2

17 Significance Threshold Significance of PIs/Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 17 Enclosure 2

18 Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/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 18 Enclosure 2

19 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 19 Enclosure 2

20 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 20 Enclosure 2

21 Catawba Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2010

• Licensee Response Column 21 Enclosure 2

22 Safety Significant Findings or PIs

• None. All findings and Performance Indicators were Green.

22 Enclosure 2

23 Catawba Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2010 9,388 hours0.00449 days <br />0.108 hours <br />6.415344e-4 weeks <br />1.47634e-4 months <br /> of inspection-related activities including:

• Resident Inspection (2,138 hours0.0016 days <br />0.0383 hours <br />2.281746e-4 weeks <br />5.2509e-5 months <br />)

• Triennial Fire Protection Inspection

• In-service Inspection

• Radiation Protection

• Ground Water Initiative Inspection

• Gaseous Intrusion Inspection

• NSTS Verification Inspection

• Emergency Preparedness Graded Exercise

• Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Operational Inspection

• Biennial Problem Identification & Resolution Inspection

• Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Inspection

• Security

• Reactor Coolant Dissimilar Metal Butt Weld Inspection 23 Enclosure 2

24 Catawba Nuclear Station Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2010

• Duke Energy operated Catawba in a manner that preserved public health and safety

- All cornerstone objectives were met

- NRC plans baseline inspections at Catawba for 2011 24 Enclosure 2

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.

25 Enclosure 2

26 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 26 Enclosure 2

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 27 Enclosure 2

28 NRC Representatives

• Rick Croteau, Director, Division Reactor Projects (DRP)

- (404) 997-4500

• Jonathan Bartley, Branch Chief

- (404) 997-4607

• Andy Hutto, Senior Resident Inspector

- (803) 831-2963

• Ron Cureton, Resident Inspector

- (803) 831-2964

• Roger Hannah, Public Affairs Officer

- (404) 997-4417 28 Enclosure 2

29 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) 29 Enclosure 2