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NRC Slides Regarding Perry Nuclear Plant EOC Meeting for Cy 2011
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Perry Annual Assessment M

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Meeting Reactor Oversight Process 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Perry, Ohio April 5, 2012

Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2011
  • NRC will address the performance 2

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

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process
  • National Summary of Plant Performance Di i

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  • Discussion of Plant Performance Results
  • Licensee Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to address public questions

Region III Organization Cynthia D. Pederson Acting Regional Administrator Jennifer L. Uhle Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Safety Division of Nuclear Materials Safety 4

K. Steven West, Director Gary Shear, Deputy Director Steven A. Reynolds, Director Kenneth OBrien, Deputy Director Jack Giessner Branch 4 Chief Regional Specialists Perry Resident Inspection Staff Mark Marshfield, Senior Resident Inspector Tom Hartman, Resident Inspector Jim Nance, Resident Inspector Branch Staff Robert Lerch, Project Engineer Diana Betancourt, Reactor Engineer Swetha Shah, Reactor Engineer Anne T. Boland, Director Patrick Louden, Deputy Director Regional Specialists

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 5

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

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 6

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.

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 7
  • 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

What We Dont Do

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

Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas 9

Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Regulatory Response Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Regulatory Response

Reactor Oversight Process Cornerstones Mission Strategic P

f 10 Performance Areas Cornerstones Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification &

Resolution

Significance Threshold of Inspection Findings and Indicators Safety significance NRC Response Green (very low)

Routine NRC Inspections 11 Green (very low)

Routine NRC Inspections White (low to moderate) Increases NRC oversight Yellow (substantial)

Increases NRC oversight Red (high)

Increases NRC oversight

Action Matrix Concept Licensee

Response

I Regulatory

Response

II Degraded Cornerstone III Multiple/Rep Degraded Cornerstone IV Unacceptable Performance V

12 Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 2/15/2012 Licensee Response 88 Regulatory Response 11 Degraded Cornerstone Perry now 3

13 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 to restart

National Summary

  • Performance Indicator Results for 2011*

- Green 6585

- White 9

- Yellow 0

Red 0

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- 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

Perry Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2011

  • For the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of 2011 15 q

NRC placed Perry in Column III -

Degraded Cornerstone Column

Safety Significant Findings or PIs

  • Source Range Monitor removal caused unexpected high dose rates -

(low to moderate safety significance) 16 significance)

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 /> 18
  • 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 />

Perry Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2011

  • Routine Inspections
  • Inspection Team - Review of licensee 19 p

actions to address Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues in Human Performance

  • Special Inspection Team -

Unexpected high dose rates from Source Range Monitor withdrawal

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 20 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

NRC will conduct routine/baseline inspections NRC will conduct a follow-up inspections (95002) on the white finding and white performance indicator NRC ill i d d

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Perry Annual Assessment Summary 2012 Inspection Plan 21 NRC will independently evaluate the issues

- 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

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

Closing Remarks Cynthia Pederson y

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.

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  • 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.

Contacting the NRC

  • Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern 26

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs

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 28

  • Mark Marshfield, Senior Resident Inspector

- (440) 259-3610

  • Thomas Hartman, Resident Inspector

- (440) 259-3610

- (440) 259-3610

NRC Social Media Channels

  • Blog:

http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

  • Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/

  • Twitter:

https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov

  • 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 30 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)
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