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| ML112430571 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2011 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-II/DCP/CPB2 |
| To: | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| Download: ML112430571 (10) | |
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WELCOME Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction Status Public Meeting August 24, 2011
- Please sign in
- Public invited to observe/comment
- NRC available after the meeting for questions/comments
- Feedback forms
- Agenda, slides, meeting summary, and list Category 1 Public Meeting of attendees in Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
- TVAs schedule for project completion
- TVAs transitional plans : Operational areas
- TVAs open items package development
- TVAs quality of corrective actions for historical issues Purpose/Topics historical issues
- Heineman Circuit Breaker issue
- Status of Fukushima reviews
- Licensing activities
- Inspection activities
Licensing Status
- Accomplishments
- FSAR Topics - 93% complete
- Fire protection and Chapter 15 Dose Consequence in progress
- SSERs 21, 22, and 23 published
- SSER 24 draft to be completed September 2, 2011
- Publish in late September 2011
- Major areas include accidents/transient analyses (15), cyber-security (13 6) and operational releases and dose (11 and 12)
(13.6), and operational releases and dose (11 and 12)
- ACRS Subcommittee scheduled on October 5, 2011
- Materials License under Part 70 issued in June
- Open Issues
- SSER 23 Appendix HH
- Coordination with Region II for closure
- Supplement to the final Environmental Statement
Inspection Program Updates
- Completed the Mid-cycle assessment review
- Results will be issued in a September 1,2011 letter to TVA
- For the 12 month assessment period identified 12 Severity Level IV violation
- Expended over 17,000 inspection related hours
- Increased size of Watts Bar 2 construction projects branch in Region 2; nine inspectors assigned to project
- 33 different regional inspectors during the assessment period
Inspection Program Elements Previously Completed inspections Allegations Historical Open items (VIO,NCV,IFI..)
Inspection Program Generic Communications New Or re-work CAPs/SPs Licensing issues
Status of Inspection Program
- Over 500 construction inspection items in the Inspection Planning and Scheduling (IP&S)
- Completed inspections for 111 IP&S items
- Many of the remaining IP&S items have y
g been inspected, but require additional effort to close
Status of Inspection Program Recently Completed Team Inspections:
- Independent Design Verification Program
- Problem Identification and Resolution
- Commercial Grade Dedication Started Pre-Operational testing inspections (IMC 2513); these inspections will increase as TVA completes construction on more safety systems
- NRC Commission created Japan Task Force (JTF)
- JTF presented its report to the Commission on July 19, 2011, proposing 12 recommendations
- The Commission has asked NRC staff for a series of papers to:
NRC response to Fukushima Dai-ichi accident
- 1. Outline the JTF recommendations that should be implemented immediately (Sept. 9, 2011)
- 2. Prioritize JTF recommendations (Oct. 3, 2011)
- 3. Consider JTF broadest recommendation to revise NRC regulatory approach (within 18 months)
THANK YOU Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction Status Public Meeting August 24, 2011