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NRC Slides Regarding Perry Nuclear Plant EOC Meeting for Cy 2011
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Perry Annual Assessment M ti Meeting Reactor Oversight Process 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Perry, Ohio April 5, 2012 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2011
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter
  • Licensee will respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to be used to improve performance 2

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • Di Discussion i off Pl Plant Performance P f Results R l
  • Licensee Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to address public questions 3

Region III Organization Cynthia D. Pederson Acting Regional Administrator Jennifer L. Uhle Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Safety Division of Reactor Projects Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Steven A. Reynolds, Director K. Steven West, Director Anne T. Boland, Director Kenneth OBrien, Deputy Director Gary Shear, Deputy Director Patrick Louden, Deputy Director Jack Giessner Regional Specialists Regional Specialists Branch 4 Chief Perry Resident Inspection Staff Branch Staff Mark Marshfield, Senior Resident Inspector Robert Lerch, Project Engineer Tom Hartman, Resident Inspector Diana Betancourt, Reactor Engineer Jim Nance, Resident Inspector Swetha Shah, Reactor Engineer 4

Our Mission License and regulate nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

- Establishing rules and regulations

- Issuing licenses

- Providing oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience

- Conducting research to provide support for regulatory decisions

- Responding to events and emergencies 5

Some Nuclear Facts

  • 104 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
  • Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.
  • Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.

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The NRC Regulates

  • Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs
  • Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use
  • Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities
  • Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 7

What We Dont Do

  • Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants
  • Regulate some radioactive materials, such as naturally occurring radon 8

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 9

Reactor Oversight Process Cornerstones Mission Strategic P f Performance Areas Cornerstones Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification &

Resolution 10

Significance Threshold of Inspection Findings and Indicators Safety significance NRC Response Green (very low) Routine NRC Inspections White (low to moderate) Increases NRC oversight Yellow (substantial) Increases NRC oversight Red (high) Increases NRC oversight 11

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance I II III Cornerstone V IV Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 12

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 2/15/2012 Licensee Response 88 Regulatory Response 11 Degraded Cornerstone Perry now 3 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight 0 Total *103

  • Fort Calhoun not included - shutdown and requires NRC permission to13restart

National Summary

  • Performance Indicator Results for 2011*

- Green 6585

- White 9

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • PIs are counted per plant per quarter
  • Total Inspection Findings in 2011#

- Green 846

- White 13

- Yellow 2

- Red 0

  1. Finding data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings 14

Perry Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2011

  • For the 2nd, 3rd and 4th q quarters of 2011 NRC placed Perry in Column III -

Degraded Cornerstone Column 15

Safety Significant Findings or PIs

  • Source Range Monitor removal caused unexpected high dose rates -

(low to moderate safety significance)

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Cornerstones Mission Strategic P f Performance Areas Cornerstones Source Range Monitor withdrawal Radiation safety PI

Perry Inspection Activities

  • Routine inspections - ~ 2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br />
  • Additional inspections to address plant issues - ~ 420 hours0.00486 days <br />0.117 hours <br />6.944444e-4 weeks <br />1.5981e-4 months <br /> 18

Perry Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2011

  • Routine Inspections
  • Inspection p Team - Review of licensee actions to address Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues in Human Performance
  • Special Inspection Team -

Unexpected high dose rates from Source Range Monitor withdrawal 19

Perry Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2011

  • Perry continues to operate safely
  • NRC placed Perry in Column III of the Action Matrix (Degraded Cornerstone) for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters in 2011
  • Substantive Cross-cutting Issues (SCCIs) -

in the human performance area

- Work Planning (Closed in December 2011)

- Conservative assumptions

- Adequate procedures

  • If the NRC determines the plant is not operating safely, we will shut down the plant 20

Perry Annual Assessment Summary 2012 Inspection Plan

  • NRC will conduct routine/baseline inspections
  • NRC will conduct a follow-up inspections (95002) on the white finding and white performance indicator
  • NRC willill independently i d d l evaluate l the h issues i

- Adequate actions to prevent the issue from recurring

- Determine the root/underlying causes and evaluate if those causes could lead to other events

- Determine if the extent of condition could impact other areas of safe operations in the plant

- Determine if problems with safety culture caused or significantly contributed to the events 21

Licensee Response and Remarks First Energy Nuclear Operating Company Perry Nuclear Power Plant Remarks 22

Closing Remarks Cynthia y Pederson Acting Regional Administrator, RIII 23

Questions/Comments 24

Open to the Public

  • The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.
  • At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

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Contacting the NRC

  • Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 26

Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident

  • Mailbox for comments on staff actions:

JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov

  • Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 27

NRC Representatives

- (630) 829-9662

- (630) 829-9619

  • Mark Marshfield, Senior Resident Inspector

- (440) 259-3610

  • Thomas Hartman, Resident Inspector

- (440) 259-3610

- (440) 259-3610 28

NRC Social Media Channels

  • RSS:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 29

Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/

ASSESS/index.html

  • Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

  • NRC Information Digest

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/

  • Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 30
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