ML111360561
| ML111360561 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point, FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 05/16/2011 |
| From: | Glenn Dentel Reactor Projects Branch 1 |
| To: | |
| Dentel, G RGN-I/DRP/BR1/610-337-5233 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML111360561 (23) | |
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Nine Mile Point & James A. FitzPatrick Assessment Meeting Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Safety Performance in 2010 U.S. Nuclear Plant Safety in light of Japan Events 2010 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I 1
Agenda
- Introduction
- Discussion of Nine Mile Point safety performance
- Discussion of James A. FitzPatrick safety performance
- Discussion of U.S. nuclear plant safety in light of nuclear plant events in Japan
- Closing remarks
- NRC to address public questions 2
Todays NRC Representatives
- Darrell Roberts - Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP) 3 FitzPatrick
- Ed Knutson - Senior Resident Inspector
Resident Inspector Nine Mile Point
- Glenn Dentel - DRP Branch Chief
- Ken Kolaczyk - Senior Resident Inspector
- Doug Dempsey - Resident Inspector
- Neil Sheehan - NRC Public Affairs
- Constellation Energy operated Nine Mile Point safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.
- Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix
- Baseline inspections are planned for 2011 NRC Assessment Summary Nine Mile Point 4
- 6300 hours0.0729 days <br />1.75 hours <br />0.0104 weeks <br />0.0024 months <br /> of inspection and related activities
- 2 resident inspectors on site - residents perform inspections daily and can respond to plant events at any time
- 14 regional inspections
- 5 team inspections Inspection Activities in 2010 5
January 1 through December 31, 2010 Performance Indicator and Inspection Results 6
- All Green Performance Indicators
- 7 Green/Severity Level IV inspection findings
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
- Nine Mile Point was operated safely
- Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix
- Baseline inspections planned for 2011 2010 Nine Mile Point Assessment Summary 8
- Entergy Nuclear Northeast operated James A.
FitzPatrick safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.
- Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix
- Baseline inspections are planned for 2011 NRC Assessment Summary James A. FitzPatrick 9
- 5800 hours0.0671 days <br />1.611 hours <br />0.00959 weeks <br />0.00221 months <br /> of inspection and related activities
- 2 resident inspectors on site - residents perform inspections daily and can respond to plant events at any time
- 11 regional inspections
- 5 team inspections Inspection Activities in 2010 10
- (All Green) Performance Indicators
- 8 Green/Severity Level IV inspection findings January 1 through December 31, 2010 Performance Indicator and Inspection Results 11
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
- James A. FitzPatrick was operated safely
- Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix
- Baseline inspections planned for 2011 2010 James A. FitzPatrick Assessment Summary 13
Nine Mile Point & James A. FitzPatrick Assessment Meeting U.S. Nuclear Plant Safety in Light of Japan Events 14
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 15
Designed for Site Specific Natural Events
- Tsunamis
- Hurricanes
- Floods
- Tornadoes 16
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 17
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 18
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
NRC Response to Events in Japan
- NRC conducting a methodical and systematic review 20
- Near-term actions (<90 days)
- conducting additional inspections
- identifying near-term operational issues
- Longer-term actions
Directors Comments 21 Darrell Roberts, Director Division of Reactor Projects USNRC, Region I
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 22
Questions 23