ML12131A505

Presentation for 2011 North Anna EOC Annual Assessment Meeting

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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	05/09/2012
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North Anna Power Station Units 1 & 2 Annual Assessment Meeting Mayy 1,, 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II

AGENDA

• Introduction

• Reactor Oversight Process

• Industry Performance

• North Anna Nuclear Plant Performance Results

• Future Actions

• Questions ?

2

Our Mission

• To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment 3

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 4

How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement and evaluation of operational enforcement, experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 5

Regulatory Framework 6

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 7

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators

• Green Performance within expected performance levels

• White Performance outside an expected range, but cornerstone objectives are still being met

• Yellow Cornerstone objectives met with a minimal reduction in the safety margin

• Red Significant reduction in safety margin Inspection Findings

• Green Very low safety significance

• White Low to moderate safety significance

• Yellow Substantial safety significance

• Red High safety significance 8

Region II Organization Victor McCree Regional Administrator Leonard Wert Deputy Regional Administrator Richard Croteau Joel Munday Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety William Jones Chris Christensen Deputy Director Deputy Director Gerald McCoy Branch Chief North Anna Resident Inspectors Project Engineer Greg Kolcum- SRI Son Ninh - Senior PE Rodney Clagg - RI 9

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/R ep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 10

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2011 Licensee Response 92 Regulatory Response 8 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 11

NRC Inspection Activities North Anna Power Station (NAPS)

Units 1 & 2 for 2011

• Routine inspections were carried out by the two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection p specialists p from the agencys g y Region g II Office in Atlanta, GA

• Among the areas of performance at NAPS that were inspected last year by NRC specialists were activities associated with radiological safety, emergency preparedness, and security 12

NRC Inspection Activities (continued)

• Augmented Inspection conducted in October 2011, following the August 23, 2011 earthquake, to determine seismic affect on reactor and plant structures

• Restart Inspections conducted during October and November 2011 to determine restart readiness of Unit 1 and 2 13

NAPS PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2011

• Unit 1 - All Green Performance Indicators

• Unit 2 - All Green Performance Indicators

• 10 Green inspection findings

• No White inspection findings 14

NRC Annual Assessment Summary NAPS Units 1&2

• Dominion operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment

• Unit 1 and Unit 2 were in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix for 2011 15

NRC Plan for 2012 NRC plans to perform baseline inspections at NAPS for the remainder of 2012, including:

• Operator O t Licensing Li i E Exams

• Component Design Bases Inspection

• Triennial Fire Protection Inspection

• TI 172 Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling

• TI 182 Buried Piping/Tank Phase 1 16

Ongoing Review 2H Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG)

• 2H EDG experienced a cooling water gasket failure in August and the backup generator was aligned and provided electrical power

• A performance deficiency was identified for an inadequate maintenance procedure

• Dominion provided information during a public meeting in Atlanta on April 20, 2012

• The preliminary significance is greater than Green

• Final significance determination expected in May 17

Seismic Event Summary

• NRC safety reviews were completed as part of the restart decision making process after the August 23, 2011 event

• NRC ensured that Dominion demonstrated that the plant was safe to operate before approving restart

• NAPS received restart approval on November 11, 2011 after shutdown of 80 days

• The NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to Dominion on November 11, 2011, addressing long term commitments by Dominion 18

FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI MARCH 2011

• In July 2011, the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) report was issued

• U.S.

U S nuclear plants pose no imminent risk to public health and safety

• In March 2012, the NRC staff issued orders and requests for information 19

Contacting the NRC

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs

• Report a safetyy concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect) 20

Open to the Public

• The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities

• At www.nrc.gov www nrc gov you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts

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

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents 21

North Anna Power Station Units 1 & 2 Annual Assessment Meeting May 1, 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II