ML111810562

Aam NRC Slides, June 30, 2011

ML111810562
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	06/30/2011
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Date: June 30, 2011 Re: Vermont Yankee Annual Assessment Meeting - Slides Attached are NRC slides that were presented at the Vermont Yankee Annual Assessment Meeting on June 22, 2011.

Vermont Yankee Assessment Meeting Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Safety Performance in 2010 U.S. Nuclear Plant Safety in light of Japan Events 2010 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I 1

NRC Representatives

• Bill Dean - Regional Administrator, Region I

• Chris Miller- Division Director, DRS

• Don Jackson - Branch Chief, DRP

• David Spindler - Senior Resident Inspector

• Sarah Rich - Resident Inspector

• Wayne Schmidt - Senior Reactor Analyst 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• Discussion of Vermont Yankee safety performance

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

• NRC to address public questions

• Closing remarks 3

NRC Assessment Summary

• Entergy operated Vermont Yankee safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment 3/4 Results of independent inspection by 2 resident inspectors and numerous region based specialist inspectors 3/4 Performance Indicator results

• Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix

• Baseline inspections planned for 2011 4

Inspection Activities in 2010

• 7993 hours0.0925 days <br />2.22 hours <br />0.0132 weeks <br />0.00304 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

• 15 regional inspections

• 3 major team inspections

• Initial Operator Licensing Exams

• Triennial Fire Protection

• Inspections associated with the deviation from the ROP 5

Performance Indicator and Inspection Results January 1 through December 31, 2010

• All Green Performance Indicators

• 8 Green/Severity Level IV inspection findings

• No greater than green/severity level IV inspection findings 6

NRC Action Matrix Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone All Inputs are 1 or 2 White 2 White or 1 Multiple Yellow Overall Green; Inputs; Yellow Input; Inputs or 1 Red Unacceptable Cornerstone Cornerstone Cornerstone Input; Cornerstone Performance; Objectives Objectives Objectives Met w/ Objectives Met w/ Plants not Fully Met Fully Met Moderate Significant permitted to Degradation in Degradation in Operate w/in this Safety Safety Performance Column; Performance Unacceptable Margin to Safety

• Increasing safety significance

• Increasing NRC inspection efforts

• Increasing NRC/Licensee management involvement

• Increasing regulatory actions

Vermont Yankee Assessment Meeting U.S. Nuclear Plant Safety in Light of Japan Events 8

U.S. Nuclear Plants Remain Safe

• NRC requires plants to be designed to withstand external events

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

• NRC performs independent safety inspections

• NRC assesses new safety information and requires improvements 9

NRC Requires Safety Improvements NRC assesses new safety information, develops lessons learned, and requires safety enhancements:

• NRC operating experience program

• Rulemaking (Station Blackout)

• Post TMI Actions

• Post 9/11 Orders

• Generic Safety Issues 10

NRC Response and Action

• Initial Response

• Near-Term Actions (the first 90 days)

• Long-Term Review (6-9 months) 11

Meeting Ground Rules

1. Please be respectful to the speaker - only one speaker at a time, please limit your time to allow others to participate p p

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

3. NRC staff members will be available after the meeting to talk to those interested 12

Questions 13