ML13339A724

Meeting Summary Slides

ML13339A724
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	12/05/2013
From:	NRC Region 4
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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

4 Confirmatory Action Letter 1

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Restart Checklist Items (18 Items)

Basis Document Items (450+)

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 6

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

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

• Tornado Missile Protection

• High Energy Line Breaks/Environmental Qualifications

• Switchgear Fire (Red Finding)

• Safety System Functional Failures (White Performance Indicator)

• Containment Spray and High Pressure Safety Injection System Plant Modifications 13

NRC Actions

• Regional Coordination of Inspection Activities

- Multiple team inspections

- Individual inspections

• Headquarters Activities

- Licensing Actions

• Tornado Missile License Amendment Request (LAR)

• High Energy Line Break LAR

• Work Hour Exemption Requests

- Headquarters Technical Support

• Containment internal structure

• Tornado Missile 50.59 and operability evaluations 14

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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