ML111320194

Licensee Slides for EOC Public Meeting 5/12/11

ML111320194
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	05/12/2011
From:	Enright D Exelon Nuclear
To:	NRC/RGN-III
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Braidwood Generating Station 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%

• 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 2

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 20 000 picocuries per liter pCi/l

• We are committed to keeping the public informed 3

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.

• 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) 4

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, 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.

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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 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.

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