ML13339A724

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ML13339A724
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Site: Fort Calhoun Omaha Public Power District icon.png
Issue date: 12/05/2013
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NRC Region 4
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Download: ML13339A724 (18)


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Fort Calhoun Station Public Meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission November 21, 2013 Omaha, Nebraska 1

Opening and Introductions

  • Welcome
  • Introduction of NRC personnel 2

Purpose

  • NRC

- Actions completed

- Actions in process

- Remaining actions

  • Questions and comments from the public 3

Confirmatory Action Letter Restart Checklist Items (18 Items) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Basis Document Items (450+)

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Actions Completed

  • Issuance of Updated Restart Checklist and Basis Document - Items closed include:

- Reactor Protection System (White Finding)

- Flood Recovery Actions

- Maintenance Programs

- Containment Internal Structure

- Corrective Action Process

- Systems Readiness from Extended Shutdown

  • Over 90% of items reviewed and closed 5

2011 Flood Recovery Activities Flood Recovery Plan Actions Associated with Facility and System Restoration

  • 84 Individual items

- 71 items to be completed prior to heatup

- 10 items to be completed prior to restart

- 3 items to be completed after startup

  • All Items complete except 2 items required to be completed after startup 6

2011 Flood Recovery Activities Geotechnical Reviews at Fort Calhoun Station

  • 22 Inspection Items

- Field/structure walkdowns

- Advanced technologies to verify no negative impact

- Building elevation surveys 7

2011 Flood Recovery Activities Geotechnical Review Overall Conclusions

  • No indications of building settlement or shifting
  • Characteristic of the soils have not changed since flood of 2011
  • Safety system foundations remain within design criteria 8

Japan Lessons Learned Status

  • Orders

- Mitigating Strategies

- Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

  • Request for Information

- Seismic and Flooding Reevaluations

- Seismic and Flooding Walkdowns

- Emergency Preparedness

- Emergency Procedures

  • Rulemaking (Stations Blackout, Onsite Emergency Response, Filtering Strategies)

- Status of Tier 1 Activities for Fort Calhoun can be found at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/japan/plants/fcs.html 9

Fort Calhoun Flooding Status

  • Flooding issues related to Spring 2011 floods and recovery
  • Status of Flood related Japan Lessons Learned Activities

- Mitigating strategies

- Flooding walkdown

- Flooding reevaluation

  • Due in March 2014
  • Interim Compensatory Actions

- Discussed in April 22, 2013, public meeting and submitted in October 26, 2013, letter

- Recently inspected 10

Flooding Compensatory Measures

  • Provide protection above design basis flood height
  • Provide means to remove decay heat from the reactor
  • Provide makeup to spent fuel pool
  • Staff continuing to work with the Army Corps of Engineers to analyze Missouri River
  • NRC inspections recently verified mitigation strategy is adequate 11

Emergency Preparedness

  • 35 Individual items

- All items completed and closed

  • NRC Activities:

- Independent inspections of emergency response facilities and equipment

- Verified flood impacted equipment repaired and tested

- Evaluated exercise scheduled for December 3, 2013 12

Engineering Activities

  • High Energy Line Breaks/Environmental Qualifications
  • Switchgear Fire (Red Finding)
  • Safety System Functional Failures (White Performance Indicator)

NRC Actions

  • Regional Coordination of Inspection Activities

- Multiple team inspections

- Individual inspections

  • Headquarters Activities

- Licensing Actions

  • High Energy Line Break LAR

- Headquarters Technical Support

  • Containment internal structure

Remaining Actions

  • Complete Inspections

- NRC will inspect remaining restart checklist items

  • Next Steps 15

In Summary

  • Substantial progress has been made and a majority of items are closed or near closure
  • There are a few items remaining for which OPPD needs to provide information to the NRC
  • New issues may be identified that could require additional inspections and resolution
  • Thorough and independent verification of plant safety 16

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 17

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