ML13227A392

2012 Byron End-of-Cycle Public Meeting NRC Presentation

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1 Byron Station Annual As s es s ment Meeting Reactor Overs ight Proces s - CY 2012 Nuclear Regulatory Commis s ion - Region III Byron, Illinois Augus t 14, 2013

2 Purpos e of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for dis cus s ion of the licens ees performance in 2012

• NRC will addres s the performance is s ues identified in the annual as s es s ment letter

• Licens ee will be given the opportunity to res pond and inform the NRC of new or exis ting programs to maintain or improve performance

3 Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Overs ight Proces s

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Dis cus s ion of Plant Performance Res ults

• Licens ee Res pons e and Remarks

• NRC Clos ing Remarks

• Break

• NRC Available to Addres s Public Ques tions

4 Region III Organization Cynthia Pederson Regional Administrator Anne Boland Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Kenneth OBrien Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects (Vacant)

Deputy Director Gary Shear Director, Division of Reactor Safety John Giessner Acting Deputy Director Eric Duncan Branch Chief Regional Specialists Byron Station Resident Inspectors Bruce Bartlett John Robbins Region III Staff Raymond Ng Travis Daun

5 Our Mis s ion

• To licens e and regulate the nations civilian us e of byproduct, s ource, and s pecial nuclear materials to ens ure adequate protection of public health and s afety, promote the common defens e and s ecurity, and protect the environment

6 Some Nuclear Facts 104* nuclear power plants s upply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S Nuclear materials are us ed in medicine for diagnos is and cancer treatment Nuclear materials are widely us ed in indus try, s uch as in dens ity gauges,

flow meas urement devices,

radiography devices, and irradiators

• As of December 31, 2012

7 The NRC Regulates

• Nuclear reactors

- commercial power reactors, res earch and tes t reactors,

new reactor des igns

• Nuclear materials

- nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, indus trial, and academic us e

• Nuclear was te

- trans portation, s torage and dis pos al of nuclear material and was te, decommis s ioning of nuclear facilities

• Nuclear s ecurity

- phys ical s ecurity of nuclear facilities and materials from s abotage or attacks

8 What We Dont Do

• Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or s pace vehicle reactors

• Own or operate nuclear power plants

• Regulate s ome radioactive materials,

s uch as naturally occurring radon

9 How We Regulate

• Es tablis h rules and regulations

• Is s ue licens es

• Provide overs ight through ins pection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience

• Conduct res earch to provide s upport for regulatory decis ions

• Res pond to events and emergencies

10 As s urance of Plant Safety

• Require defens e-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of operators

• Verify compliance with regulations

11 What We Do - Nuclear Was te

• The NRC regulates :

- Storage of s pent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry s torage cas ks

- Any national s pent fuel s torage s ite

12 What We Do - Nuclear Security

• NRC Requires :

- Well-armed and well-trained s ecurity forces

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols

- State-of-the-art s ite acces s equipment and controls

- Phys ical barriers and detection zones

- Intrus ion detection s ys tems and alarm s tations

13 NRC Performance Goals

• Safety

- Ens ure adequate protection of public health and s afety and the environment

• Security

- Ens ure adequate protection in the s ecure us e and management of radioactive materials

14 Reactor Overs ight Proces s Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Significance Evaluation Significance Evaluation Action Matrix Regulatory

Response

15 Examples of Bas eline Ins pections Equipment Alignment

~80 hrs /yr Emergency Preparednes s

~80 hrs /yr Worker Radiation Protection

~95 hrs /yr Corrective Action Cas e Reviews

~60 hrs /yr Operator Res pons e

~125 hrs /yr Corrective Action Program

~250 hrs every 2 yrs Rad Releas e Controls

~110 hrs every 2 yrs Triennial Fire Protection

~250 hrs every 3 yrs

16 Significance Thres hold Performance Indicators Green:

Only Bas eline Ins pection White:

Increas es NRC overs ight Yellow: Increas es NRC overs ight Red:

Increas es NRC overs ight Ins pection Findings Green:

Very low s afety is s ue White:

Low to moderate s afety is s ue Yellow: Subs tantial s afety is s ue Red:

High s afety is s ue

17 Action Matrix Concept Movement to the Right

• Increas ing Safety Significance

• Increas ing NRC Ins pection Efforts

• Increas ing NRC/Licens ee Management Involvement

• Increas ing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

18 National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2012 Licens ee Res pons e 81 Regulatory Res pons e 18 Degraded Corners tone 3

Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Corners tone 1

Unacceptable 0

IMC 0350 Overs ight 1

Total 104

19 National Summary

• Performance Indicator Res ults for 20121

- Green 6926

- White 23

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• Total Ins pection 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 Byron Station As s es s ment Res ults J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

• Unit 1 and Unit 2 were in the Licens ee Res pons e column throughout 2012

- All findings were Green

- All Performance Indicators were Green

• There was no s ubs tantive cros s -cutting is s ue identified during 2012

21 Byron Station Ins pection Activities J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012 Examples of Major Ins pection Activities in 2012:

Initial Licens e Examination (J an 23 to J an 27)

Temp. Ins t. 182 Phas e I (J an 30 to Feb 1)

Special Ins pection (J an 31 to Feb 3)

Component Des ign Bas es Ins pection (J ul 25 to Sept 7)

Unit 1 Refueling Outage (Sept 10 to Oct 8)

Licens ed Operator Requal. Program Ins pection (Oct 29 to Nov 2)

22 Byron Station Annual As s es s ment Summary J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

• Exelon operated Byron Station in a manner that pres erved public health and s afety

• All corners tone objectives were met

23 J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

• No s ubs tantive cros s -cutting is s ue was identified at Byron Station

• NRC plans bas eline ins pections at Byron Station for 2013 for both units Byron Station Annual As s es s ment Summary

24 Licens ee Res pons e and Remarks Rus s Kearney Site Vice Pres ident, Byron Exelon Nuclear

25 Open to the Public

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

• At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and trans cripts

- Read NRC tes timony, s peeches, pres s releas es,

and policy decis ions

- Acces s 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 s afety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or ques tions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs

27 Actions in Res pons e to the J apan Nuclear Accident

• Actions in res pons e to J apan Nuclear Accident Webs ite: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html

• Mailbox for comments on s taff actions :

J LD_Public.Res ource@nrc.gov

• Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.res ource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200

28 NRC Repres entatives Kenneth OBrien, Acting Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9600 J oel Wiebe, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-6606 Bruce Bartlett, Senior Res ident Ins pector

- (815) 234-5451 J ohn Robbins, Res ident Ins pector

- (630) 234-5451 Raymond Ng, Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9574 Eric Duncan, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9620

29 NRC Repres entatives Robert Orlikows ki, Chief, Decommis s ioning Branch (ISFSI)

- (630) 829-9753 Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9663 NRC Region III Office Switchboard

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

30 NRC Social Media Channels

• Blog:

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

• Flickr:

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

• Twitter:

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

• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/us er/NRCgov

• RSS:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/lis ts erver.html#rs s

31 Reference Sources

• Reactor Overs ight Proces s

- 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)