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Point Beach Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting/Open House Reactor Oversight Process - 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois June 26, 2013 2

Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of Point Beach Nuclear Plants performance in 2012
  • NRC personnel will be available to answer questions on NRC activities and identified licensee performance issues

2 3

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.

4 NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.
  • Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

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Some Nuclear Facts 100 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.

6 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 7

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

  • The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks, and

- Any national spent fuel storage site.

8 What We Do - Nuclear Security

  • NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-trained security forces,

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols,

- State-of-the-art site access equipment and

controls,

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.

5 9

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 X-rays and naturally occurring radon 10 How We Regulate
  • Establish rules and regulations
  • Issue licenses
  • Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience
  • Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions
  • Respond to events and emergencies

6 11 Assurance of Plant Safety

  • Require defense-in-depth
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require continual training of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations 12 Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas

7 13 Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance 14 Examples of Baseline Inspections

  • Equipment Alignment

~80 hrs/yr

  • Triennial Fire Protection

~250 hrs every 3 yrs

  • Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

~80 hrs/yr

  • Rad Release Controls

~110 hrs every 2 yrs

  • Worker Radiation Protection

~95 hrs/yr

  • Corrective Action Program

~250 hrs every 2 yrs

  • Corrective Action Case Reviews

~60 hrs/yr

8 NRC Inspection Activities Reactor Oversight Process 15 6817 total hours expended by NRC in 2012 on Reactor Oversight Process activities 2612 inspector hours of direct inspection activity 662 inspector hours reviewing and observing plant operating status 2098 inspector hours of preparation for and documentation of inspection activities 1444 hours0.0167 days <br />0.401 hours <br />0.00239 weeks <br />5.49442e-4 months <br /> for other Reactor Oversight Process elements (e.g., assessments and communications)

Point Beach Nuclear Plant NRC Inspection Activities Point Beach Nuclear Plant for 2012 16 2 resident inspectors on site - residents produced four quarterly inspection reports and walked through the plant daily 25 regional inspectors participated in various inspections 3 major team inspections Triennial Evaluation of Changes, Tests, and Modifications Biennial Emergency Plan Exercise Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification

9 NRC Annual Assessment Summary Point Beach Nuclear Plant 17 NextEra Energy operated the plant safely and in a manner that preserved the public health and safety and protected the environment.

Point Beach, Unit 1 and Unit 2, were in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the last quarter of 2012.

No Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues were identified.

18 National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2012 Licensee Response 81 Regulatory Response 18 Degraded Cornerstone 3

Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1

Unacceptable 0

IMC 0350 Oversight 1

Total 104

10 19 Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

Increases NRC oversight Yellow:

Increases NRC oversight Red:

Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:

Very low safety issue White:

Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Red:

High safety issue Point Beach PIs and Findings January 1 through December 31, 2012 20 All Green Performance Indicators 22 Green/Severity Level IV Inspection Findings 2 White Inspection Findings

11 21 National Summary

  • Performance Indicator Results for 2012*

- Green 6926

- White 23

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • PIs are counted per plant per quarter
  • Total Inspection Findings in 2012#

- Green 914

- White 16

- Yellow 1

- Red 1

  1. Finding data current as of 3/04/2013 Safety Significant/White Findings 22 Emergency Plan Protective Action Recommendation (PAR) Weakness During Emergency Plan Exercise Licensee incorrectly withdrew a PAR Licensee procedure incorrectly directed the withdrawal of the PAR Lack of work instructions and procedures appropriate for work on Turbine Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Pump coupling failed during second short duration surveillance test after maintenance activity Available work directions did not provide for correct pump and turbine alignment after maintenance Point Beach Nuclear Plant

12 NRC Inspection Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant Some Examples of Green Findings 23 Plastic bag of transient material left in Containment after licensee closure inspection in preparation for reactor startup Contrary to procedures, erected scaffolding potentially interfered with operation of valves in safety-related systems Outage related planned equipment clearance activities improperly caused inoperability of both Unit 2 safety-related electrical buses NRC Inspection Plans for 2013 24 NRC Plans Baseline Inspections and Two Supplemental Inspection for 2013. This includes the following major team and supplemental inspections:

Review of corrective actions for Emergency Plan PAR issues (completed in March)

Review of corrective actions for turbine driven feed pump coupling issue Triennial Fire Protection Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Program Point Beach Nuclear Plant

13 25 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.

26 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

14 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 28 NRC Representatives

- V. Mitlyng Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662

- P. Chandrathil Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9663

- T. Beltz Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-3049 D. Betancourt Senior Resident Inspector (Acting)

- (920) 755-2309 M. Thorpe-Kavanaugh Resident Inspector

- (920) 755-2309 J. Cameron Branch Chief, Region III

- (630) 829-9833

15 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 30 Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

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