ML111300139

EOC Licensee Slides from Public Meeting 5/5/11

ML111300139
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	05/05/2011
From:	Exelon Nuclear
To:	Division Reactor Projects III
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Exelon Nuclear Byron Generating Station U.S. NRC End-of-Cycle Public Meeting May 5, 2011

Recent Accomplishments 2 9 Successfully retained INPO #1 rating 9 Successfully licensed new operators.

• Eight Senior Reactor Operators

• Six Reactor Operators 9 Achieved a Capacity Factor in 2010 of 97.0%.

9 Upgraded Security Perimeter Detection and successfully completed Force on Force Exercise.

3 Plant Improvements

Replaced Rotating Internals of 1B Reactor Coolant Pump 4 Replacement of the last Essential Service Water Pump and Motor 5

Initial Loading of Dry Cask Fuel Storage Facility 6 Replaced 106 Electronic Logic Cards 7

(53 cards in 2 cabinets) in the Reactor Protection System

Byron Station Community Outreach 8 9 In 2010, Byron Station and its employees donated more than

$200,000 to local charities, civic groups and worthwhile causes, including:

• Employees donated $130,000 to the United Way

• Byron Station donated $10,000 to the Illinois Paddling Council for its efforts with the Great Rock River Sweep river cleaning event

• Scholarships for students at Byron, Oregon and Stillman Valley High Schools totaling $3,000

• Donated $8,000 total to the Winnebago and Rockford youth robotics teams

• Sponsor of festivals in Byron, Davis Junction, Mount Morris, Oregon and Stillman Valley.

• At the Stations Childrens Christmas party, employees collected hundreds of pounds of food and nearly $1,000 for local food pantries

• Donated nearly $10,000 to various walks, pledge drives and golf benefits

Response To The Fukushima Event 9 9 Short Term:

• Re-validate readiness to manage extreme events.

9 Long Term:

• Careful analysis of the Japanese accident and how reactors, systems, structure components, fuel and operators t performed.

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• Incorporate lessons learned into U.S. reactor designs and operating practices.

• Share Lessons Learned from Emergency Planning with Federal, State and Local Officials.

Short Term Industry Actions To Ensure Safety 10 9 Verify each plants capability to manage major challenges, such as aircraft impacts, loss of large areas of the plant due to natural events, fire or explosions.

9 Verify each plants capability to manage loss of off-site power.

9 Verify capability to mitigate flooding and the impact of floods on systems inside and outside the plant.

9 Perform walkdowns and inspections of important equipment needed to respond to extreme events.