ML12173A132

Summary of Public Meeting with Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regarding Items of Public Interest Related to Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

ML12173A132
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	06/21/2012
From:	Hunegs G NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6
To:
HUNEGS, GK
Shared Package
ML12137A544	List: ML12137A589 ML12159A352 ML12159A358 ML12170A460 ML12173A132
References
Download: ML12173A132 (34)

Text

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-2713 June 21, 2012 MEETING

SUMMARY

LICENSEE: EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING On June 6, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a public meeting at the Holiday Inn in Toms River, New Jersey. This public meeting was conducted to allow citizens an opportunity to provide public comment in a public format and to discuss specific items of public interest related to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and to the safety of the nuclear industry in general. This meeting was conducted to supplement the annual assessment meeting held on March 28, 2012, based on interest from public stakeholders and United States Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg from New Jersey, and Congressman Christopher H. Smith, 4th District, New Jersey.

A public meeting notice was issued on May 16, 2012, and was posted on the NRCs external (public) Web page. The meeting notice can be found in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) with Accession No. 12137A589. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web page at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The NRC presented slides and had informational handouts available, provided the public a forum to participate, and answered questions posed by members of the public related to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. Additional information related to the safety performance of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station can be found on the NRC's web site at: www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

Members of the public, New Jersey state and local officials, U.S. Senate and Congressional staff, and members of the media attended the meeting. NRC staff responded to questions regarding specific items of public interest related to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and to the NRCs current and planned regulatory activities related to the nuclear industry.

/RA/

Gordon K. Hunegs, Chief Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

Public Meeting Sign in Sheets (ML12170A460)

NRC Slide Presentation (ML12159A352)

EPA Slide Presentation (ML12159A358

ML12173A132 SUNSI Review Non-Sensitive Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE mmt RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME SBarber/SB GHunegs/SB for DATE 06/21/12 06 / 21/12

Oyster Creek Public Meeting June 6, 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I

Meeting Agenda

Introductions

Oyster Creek 2011 Performance Results Presentation from EPA Presentation from NRC Questions & Answers

NRC Annual Assessment Summary of Oyster Creek Exelon operated the plant safely Oyster Creek was in the Licensee Response Column of NRCs Action Matrix in 2011 The NRC plans to perform baseline inspections in 2012

NRC Inspection Activities at Oyster Creek for 2011 5589 hours0.0647 days <br />1.553 hours <br />0.00924 weeks <br />0.00213 months <br /> of direct inspection Two resident inspectors on site Event response Inspect over 20 areas of plant performance Examples include operator performance, risk management, equipment issues, and fire protection

NRC Inspection Activities at Oyster Creek for 2011 Nine regional inspections Four team inspections Triennial Fire Protection EP Exercise Evaluation Operator Licensing Examinations Security Baseline

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Region 2

Fukushima Lessons Learned July 2011 Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) report issued September/October 2011 NTTF recommendations prioritized into 3 tiers March 2012 The NRC staff issued the Tier 1 orders and requests for information

Orders The NRC staff ordered licensees to:

Develop strategies and procure additional equipment to address beyond-design-basis natural phenomena and multiunit events Include a reliable hardened vent in Mark I and Mark II containments Enhance spent fuel pool instrumentation for beyond design basis accidents

Requests for Information The NRC staff requested information on:

Whether facility configurations, as confirmed by seismic and flooding walkdowns, are in compliance with current facility design bases The adequacy of facility design bases with respect to seismic and flooding hazards Current communications system power supplies and their availability during a prolonged SBO event The required staffing necessary to respond to a multiunit, prolonged SBO event

Rulemaking Activities On March 20, 2011, the NRC issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding a potential revision to the Station Blackout rule.

On April 18, 2011, the NRC issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the integration of EOPs, SAMGs, and EDMGs.

Next Steps on Tier 1 Orders and Request for Information Develop implementation guidance for the orders and requests for information Review licensee responses to the orders and requests for information Conduct follow up inspections

More Information NRCs public website:

http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html Frequently Asked Questions Contact Scott Burnell, Public Affairs Officer, at 301-415-8204 NRC is accepting public comments on any of the recommendations Please send comments to JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov

NRC Social Media Channels Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov RSS: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 13

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

References http://www.state.nj.us/

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/buried-pipes-tritium.html

End of Presentation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I Toms River, NJ June 6, 2012

Michael F. DeBonis Radiation and Indoor Air Branch U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 290 Broadway, New York NY June 6, 2012

EPA is the Federal agency mandated to protect human health and the environment.

Major activities:

Homeland security/ emergency response Public protective action recommendations Cleanup/waste management Emissions regulation RadNet Science and technology Information and outreach Protecting People and the Environment from Radiation Pg 2

Types of Radiological Incidents and Emergencies Los Alamos Lost Wildfires Sources Three Mile Island Space Launches Nuclear facility accidents Contaminated imports Nuclear weapon and device Transportation accidents accidents Satellite Reentry Nuclear terrorism Orphan sources Sabotage Foreign incidents 3

Putting Fukushima Risk in Perspective Calculate your estimated annual radiation dose:

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html 4

EPA RadNet System Currently, 125 permanent RadNet stations Deployable stations set up in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Marianas Islands Capable of detecting above background levels, but do not expect any harmful levels Real-time data have shown only typical background fluctuations For daily RadNet data: www.epa.gov/japan 2011

EPA's RadNet monitors across the US show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels.

Additional Deployable Monitors were sent to the Aleutian islands, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan to improve monitoring coverage for this event.

The levels detected are far below levels of concern

Trace levels of radioactive isotopes measured are consistent with the Japanese nuclear incident and far below levels of public health concern.

Additional exposure from well below 1 mrem for individuals in US and Territories Measured levels hundreds to thousands of times lower than FDA Derived Intervention Levels (DILS)

Greater risk from Radon - 257 mrem/yr NCRP 160, 2009 Bottom line? Test your house for radon!

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/perspective.html

While we do not expect radiation from the damaged Japanese reactors to reach the United States at harmful levels, I want to assure you that EPA will continue our coordination with our federal partners to monitor the air, milk, precipitation and drinking water for any changes, and we will continue our outreach to the public and the elected officials to provide information on our monitoring results.

- Administrator Lisa P. Jackson