ML111320194
| ML111320194 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 05/12/2011 |
| From: | Enright D Exelon Nuclear |
| To: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML111320194 (6) | |
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Braidwood Generating Station NRC 2010 NRC 2010 End of Cycle Meeting Dan Enright Site Vice President
Plant Performance 2010 9 Operated Safely and Reliably in 2010
- Best industrial safety performance in station history
- Reached more than 4 million safe work hours
- Lowest dose in station history
- Had a capacity factor of 92.9%
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- Safely completed Unit 1 refueling outage
- Completed successful Security modifications and inspection
- Received Maintenance and Technical Training program accreditation
- Completed River Diffuser Project
- Continued Dry Cask Storage Facility Project
Tritium Remediation 9 Remediation efforts are working - concentrations reduced by 90%
- The tritium plume continues to decrease in size and concentration as remediation efforts continue
- All plume levels are well below the federal standard of 20 000 3
- All plume levels are well below the federal standard of 20,000 picocuries per liter pCi/l
- We are committed to keeping the public informed
Supporting the Community 9 Exelon is a proud member of the community 9 Contributions and donations in 2010:
Employees donated $200,000 to the United Way Fishing for a Cure raised a record $28,000 for Operation MOMS Cookies, Inc.
4 Supported Braidwood Family Care (local food bank)
Supported Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will County Sponsored Braidwood Shootout (high school basketball tournament), Wilmington Catfish Days and Braidwood SummerFest Fireworks Contributed $9,000 to outfit new Braidwood Police Department Squad Cars 9 Braidwood is one of Will Countys highest taxpayers ($18.9 million for 2009 taxes paid in 2010)
Response To The Fukushima Event 9 Short Term:
- Re-validate readiness to manage extreme events.
9 Long Term:
- Careful analysis of the Japanese accident and how reactors, 5
systems, structure components, fuel and operators performed.
- 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 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 6
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.