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2012 Braidwood Station End-of-Cycle Public Meeting NRC Presentation
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Braidwood Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - CY 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Braidwood, Illinois August 8, 2013 1

Purpose p of Todaysy Meeting g

  • A public bli forum f for f discussion di i off the th licensees performance in 2012
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter
  • Licensee will be ggiven the opportunity pp y to respond and inform the NRC of new or existingg programs p g to maintain or improve performance 2

Agenda g

  • Introduction Introd ction
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process
  • N ti National l Summary S off Plant Pl t Performance P f
  • Discussion of Plant Performance Results
  • Licensee Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC Available to Address Public Questions 3

Who We Are The Atomic Energy Commission was established by Congress in 1946 to encourage the use of nuclear power and regulate its safety In 1974 Congress divided the AEC into two parts:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Department D t t off E Energy The NRC is headed by a Chairman and four Commissioners; all are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for staggered fi five-year t terms.

Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Allison M. Kristine L. George William D. William C.

Macfarlane Svinicki Apostolakis Magwood, IV Ostendorff 4

Region g III Organizationg Cynthia Pederson R i Regional l Ad Administrator i i t t Anne Boland Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Kenneth OBrien Gary Shear Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects Director, Division of Reactor Safety (Vacant) John Giessner Deputy Director Acting Deputy Director Eric Duncan Regional Specialists Branch Chief Braidwood Station Region III Staff Resident Inspectors Raymond Ng Bruce Bartlett Travis Daun John Robbins 5

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 6

Some Nuclear Facts

  • 104 nuclear power plants 104*

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,gauges flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and Irradiators
  • As of December 31, 2012 7

The NRC Regulates g

  • 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, waste decommissioning of nuclear facilities

  • Nuclear security

- physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 8

What We Dont Do

  • R Regulate l t nuclear l weapons, military ilit reactors, or space vehicle reactors
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants
  • Regulate some radioactive materials, such as naturally occurring radon 9

How We Regulate g

  • Establish rules and regulations
  • Issue licenses
  • Provide P id oversight i ht th throughh inspection, i ti enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience
  • Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions
  • Respond to events and emergencies 10

Assurance of Plant Safety y

  • RRequire i defense-in-depth d f i d th
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require q continual training g of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations 11

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

  • The NRC regulates:

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

- Any national spent fuel storage site 12

What We Do - Nuclear Security y

  • 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

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations 13

NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety S f t

- Ensure adequate protection of public h lth and health d safety f t andd the th environment i t

  • Security

- Ensure adequate q protection p in the secure use and management of radioactive materials 14

Reactor Oversight g Process Strategic Performance Areas S f t Cornerstones Safety C t Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Evaluation Evaluation Action Matrix Regulatory

Response

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Examples p of Baseline Inspections p

  • Equipment Alignment ~80 80 hrs/yr
  • Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr
  • Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Program g ~250 hrs every y2y yrs
  • Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs 16

Significance g 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 Whit White: L Low to t moderate d t safety f t issue i

Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: g safety High y issue 17

Action Matrix Concept p Licensee Regulatory Degraded M ultiple/R ep.

ep Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone M

Movement t to t the th Right Ri ht

  • Increasing Safety Significance
  • I Increasing i NRC IInspection ti Efforts Eff t
  • Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement
  • Increasing Regulatory Actions 18

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2012 Licensee Response 81 Regulatory Response 18 Degraded Cornerstone 3 M lti l /R Multiple/Repetitive titi Deg.

D Cornerstone C t 1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 OOversight i ht 1 Total 104 19

National Summary y

  • Performance Indicator Results for 20121

- Green 6926

- White 23

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • Total Inspection Findings in 20122

- Green 914

- White 16

- Yellow 1

- Red 1 1 PIs are counted per plant per quarter 2 Finding data current as of 3/4/2013 20

Braidwood Station Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2012

  • Unit 1 was in the Licensee Response column throughout 2012
  • Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response column for three quarters in 2012
  • There was no substantive cross-cutting issue identified during g 2012 21

Safety Significant Findings or PIs January y 1 - December 31,, 2012

  • One White Performance Indicator was reported for Braidwood Unit 2 in the 2nd quarter of 2012
  • The White Performance Indicator was associated with the Cooling Water Systems of the Mitigating System Performance Index
  • A 95001 Supplemental Inspection was completed and the White Performance Indicator was closed in December 2012.
  • Unit 2 returned to Licensee Response column on December 27, 2012 22

Braidwood Station Inspection Activities J

January 1 - December D b 31, 31 2012 Examples p of Major j Inspection p Activities in 2012:

  • Biennial Emergency Planning Exercise Insp. (March 5 to March 9)
  • Unit 1 Refueling Outage (April 15 to May 19)
  • Biennial Problem Ident. and Resolution Insp. (June 11 to June 29)
  • Triennial Fire Protection Insp. (July 25 to Sept. 7)
  • Unit 2 Refueling Outage (October 14 to November 8)
  • 95001 Supplemental Insp. (November 26 to November 30) 23

Licensee Response and Remarks Mark Kanavos Site Vice President, President Braidwood Exelon Nuclear 24

Open p 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

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents 25

Contacting g the NRC

  • Report R t an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov What We Do

- Select What 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 OPA.resource@nrc.gov 301 415 8200 27

NRC Representatives p

  • Kenneth O OBrien, Brien, Acting Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9601

- (301) 415-6606

- (815) 458-2852

- (630) 458 458-2852 2852

- (630) 829-9574

- (630) 829-9620 28

NRC Representatives p

- (630) 829-9753

- (630) 829-9662

- (630) 829-9663

  • NRC Region III Office Switchboard

- ((630)) 829-9500; ((800)) 522-3025 29

NRC Social Media Channels

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Reference Sources

  • Reactor O Oversight ersight 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 800 397 4209 (Toll Free) 31
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