ML111250398

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ML111250398
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	05/05/2011
From:	Ronald Bellamy NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
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1 Beaver Valley Assessment Meeting Beaver Valley Safety Performance in 2010 U.S. Nuclear Plant Safety in light of Japan Events 2010 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I 1

Todays NRC Representatives

• Darrell Roberts - Director for Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

• Ron Bellamy - DRP Branch Chief

• David Werkheiser - Senior Resident Inspector

• Erin Bonney - Resident Inspector

• Bill Cook - Senior Reactor Analyst 2

2 Agenda

• Introduction

• Discussion of Beaver Valley safety performance

• Discussion of U.S. nuclear plant safety in light of Japan events

• NRC to address public questions

• Closing remarks 3

• FENOC operated Beaver Valley safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

• Beaver Valley was in the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix during the period

• Two team and two temporary instruction inspections are planned for 2011 NRC Assessment Summary 4

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• 4600 hours0.0532 days <br />1.278 hours <br />0.00761 weeks <br />0.00175 months <br /> of inspection and related activities

• There are two resident inspectors on site -

residents perform inspections daily and can respond to plant events at any time

• 14 regional inspections

• Five team inspections

• Emergency Prep.

• Heat Sink & Mods

• Security & FOF Inspection Activities in 2010 5

• All Green Performance Indicators

• Four Green non-cited violations/findings

• No Greater than Green inspection findings January 1 through December 31, 2010 Performance Indicator and Inspection Results 6

4 NRC Action Matrix Increasing safety significance Increasing NRC inspection efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee management involvement Increasing regulatory actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance All Inputs are Green; Cornerstone Objectives Fully Met 1 or 2 White Inputs; Cornerstone Objectives Fully Met 2 White or 1 Yellow Input; Cornerstone Objectives Met w/

Moderate Degradation in Safety Performance Multiple Yellow Inputs or 1 Red Input; Cornerstone Objectives Met w/

Significant Degradation in Safety Performance Overall Unacceptable Performance; Plants not permitted to Operate w/in this Column; Unacceptable Margin to Safety

• Beaver Valley was operated safely during the period

• Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix

• Baseline inspections are planned for 2011 2010 Beaver Valley Assessment Summary 8

5 Beaver Valley Assessment Meeting U.S. Nuclear Plant Safety in Light of Japan Events 9

U.S. Nuclear Plants Remain Safe

• NRC requires plants to be designed to withstand external events

• NRC requires a defense-in-depth approach to safety

• NRC performs independent safety inspections

• NRC assesses new safety information and requires improvements 10

6 Designed for Site Specific Natural Events

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

• Hurricanes

• Floods

• Tornadoes 11 The NRC Requires Defense-In-Depth

• Redundant and diverse safety systems

• Multiple physical barriers to contain radioactive material

• Testing and inspection of systems important to safety

• Emergency planning 12

7 NRC Independent Safety Inspections Reactor Oversight Program

• NRC inspectors have unfettered access to all plant activities related to nuclear safety and security

• At least two full-time NRC resident inspectors at each nuclear plant

• NRC specialists conduct additional inspections at each nuclear plant 13 NRC Requires Safety Improvements NRC assesses new safety information, develops lessons learned, and requires safety enhancements:

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• NRC operating experience program

• Rulemaking (Station Blackout)

• Post TMI Actions

• Post 9/11 Orders

• Generic Safety Issues

8 NRC Response to Events in Japan

• NRC conducting a methodical and systematic review 15

• Near-term actions (<90 days)

- conducting additional inspections

- identifying near term operational issues

• Longer-term actions Directors Comments 16 Darrell Roberts, Director Division of Reactor Projects USNRC, Region I

9 Meeting Ground Rules

1. Please be respectful to the speaker - only one speaker at a time

2. See NRC staff if you have procedural questions/concerns or still want to sign up.

3. NRC staff members will be available after the meeting to talk to those interested 17 Questions 18

10 Contacting the NRC

• Report a safety concern

• 1-800-695-7403

• allegation@nrc.gov

• General questions

• www.nrc.gov

• Region I Public Affairs

• Diane Screnci, 610-332-5330 or diane.screnci@nrc.gov

• Neil Sheehan, 610-332-5331 or neil.sheehan@nrc.gov 19