ML14220A249
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/2014 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML14220A249 (32) | |
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Clinton Power Station A
l A t M ti Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - CY 2013 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Clinton, Illinois 1
August 7, 2014
Purpose of Todays Open House p
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- A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2013
- NRC will address the performance p
issues identified in the annual assessment letter 2
Region III Organization g
g Cynthia Pederson R
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Regional Administrator Darrell Roberts Deputy Regional Administrator Anne Boland Director, Division of Reactor Projects (Vacant)
Deputy Director Kenneth OBrien Director, Division of Reactor Safety Mohammed Shuaibi Deputy Director Christine Lipa Branch Chief Regional Specialists Clinton Power Station Resident Inspectors William Schaup, SRI Elba Sanchez Santiago RI Region III Staff Charles Phillips Raymond Ng 3
Elba Sanchez-Santiago, RI Roy Elliott Jacquelyn Wojewoda
Our Mission
- To license and regulate
- To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common promote the common defense and security, and protect the 4
environment
Some Nuclear Facts 100* nuclear power plants 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 such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators 5
- As of December 31, 2013
The NRC Regulates g
- Nuclear reactors 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 and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities
- Nuclear security
- physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from 6
physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks
What We Dont Do R
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- Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors
- Own or operate nuclear power plants
- Regulate some radioactive materials, g
such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 7
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How We Regulate g
- Establish rules and regulations
- Establish rules and regulations
- Issue licenses P
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- Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience operational experience
- Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions for regulatory decisions
- Respond to events and emergencies 8
Assurance of Plant Safety R
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- Require defense-in-depth
- Require long-term maintenance of equipment
- Require continual training of q
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- Verify compliance with regulations Verify compliance with regulations 9
What We Do - Nuclear Waste
- The NRC regulates:
- The NRC regulates:
- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks
- Any national spent fuel storage site 10
What We Do - Nuclear Security
- NRC Requires:
- 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 11 stations
NRC Performance Goals S f t
- Safety
- Ensure adequate protection of public h
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- Security
- Ensure adequate protection in the secure q
p use and management of radioactive materials 12
Reactor Oversight Process g
Strategic Performance Areas S f t C
t Safety Cornerstones Inspection Performance Indicator Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results Significance Evaluation Significance Evaluation Action Matrix Regulatory 13 Regulatory
Response
Examples of Baseline Inspections p
p Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs/yr Equipment Alignment 80 hrs/yr Emergency Preparedness
~80 hrs/yr Worker Radiation Protection
~95 hrs/yr Corrective Action Case Reviews
~60 hrs/yr Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs every 2 yrs g
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Rad Release Controls
~110 hrs every 2 yrs Triennial Fire Protection
~250 hrs every 3 yrs 14 Triennial Fire Protection
~250 hrs every 3 yrs
Significance Threshold g
Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Only Baseline Inspection Increases NRC oversight Increases NRC oversight Increases NRC oversight Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Very low safety issue Low to moderate safety issue Low to moderate safety issue Substantial safety issue High safety issue 15
Action Matrix Concept p
Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep Unacceptable Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance M
t t th Ri ht Movement to the Right
- Increasing Safety Significance I
i NRC I ti Eff t
- Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts
- Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement
- Increasing Regulatory Actions 16
- Increasing Regulatory Actions
National Summary of Plant Performance Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2013 Status as of 12/31/2013 Licensee Response 80 Regulatory Response 9
Regulatory Response 9
Degraded Cornerstone 9
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1 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1
Unacceptable 0
IMC 0350 O i ht 1
IMC 0350 Oversight 1
Total 100 17
National Summary
- Performance Indicator Results for 20131
- Performance Indicator Results for 2013 6737 43 1
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- Total Inspection Findings in 20132 706 10 10 2
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PIs are counted per plant per quarter 2
Finding data current as of 1/29/2014
Clinton Power Station Assessment Results Assessment Results J
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b 31 2013 January 1 - December 31, 2013
- Clinton Power Station was in the Regulatory g
y Response column at the end of 2013
- All findings were Green
- One White Performance Indicator
- There was no substantive cross-cutting issue There was no substantive cross cutting issue identified during 2013 19
Safety Significant findings or PIs y
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- One White Performance Indicator crossed the Green-White threshold in the 4th quarter
- Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours > 3.0
- A 95001 Supplemental Inspection is being
- A 95001 Supplemental Inspection is being performed to evaluate licensees responses to the issues that resulted in the unplanned scrams 20
Clinton Power Station Inspection Activities Inspection Activities J
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b 31 2013 January 1 - December 31, 2013 Examples of Major Inspection Activities in 2013:
Underground Piping and Tanks Phase II (Feb 11 to Feb 22)
Component Design Bases Inspection (May 20 to Jun 21)
Licensed Operators Requalification Program Inspection (Jun 3 to Jun 7)
Licensed Operators Requalification Program Inspection (Jun 3 to Jun 7)
Problem Identification & Resolution Inspection (Aug 12 to Aug 30)
License Operator Initial Exam (Aug 19 to Aug 23)
Unit 1 Refueling Outage (Oct 7 to Oct 28)
Special Inspection (Dec 12 to Dec 18) 21 Over 3480 hours0.0403 days <br />0.967 hours <br />0.00575 weeks <br />0.00132 months <br /> on direct inspection effort
Clinton Power Station Annual Assessment Summary Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2013 January 1 December 31, 2013
- Exelon operated Clinton Power Station in a Exelon operated Clinton Power Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety
- All cornerstone objectives were met
- Minimal degradation in safety performance 22
Clinton Power Station Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2013 Annual Assessment Summary y
- No substantive cross-cutting issue was identified at g
Clinton Power Station
- NRC plans to perform baseline inspections at
- NRC plans to perform baseline inspections at Clinton Power Station for 2014
- NRC plans to complete a supplemental inspection to review the licensees review for the White Performance Indicator 23
Licensee Response and Remarks Keith Taber Site Vice President Site Vice President Clinton Power Station Exelon Nuclear 24
Cross-Cutting S f t C lt C
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- Safety Culture Common Language Initiative
- New definitions implemented in 2014
- New definitions implemented in 2014 25
Open to the Public p
- The NRC places a high priority on keeping
- 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 policy decisions
- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents 26
Contacting the NRC g
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- Report an emergency
- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
- Report a safety concern
- (800) 695-7403
- Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions General information or questions
- www.nrc.gov
- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 27 Select What We Do for Public Affairs
Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident Nuclear Accident
- Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident
- Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
ops-experience/japan-dashboard.html p
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- Mailbox for comments on staff actions:
JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov
- Office of Public Affairs Point of
Contact:
- Office of Public Affairs Point of
Contact:
OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 28
NRC Representatives p
Anne Boland, Director, DRP Christine Lipa, Branch Chief p,
William Schaup, Senior Resident Inspector Elba Sanchez-Santiago, Resident Inspector Blake Purnell, Project Manager, NRR 29
NRC Representatives p
Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer
- (630) 829-9662 P
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hil P bli Aff i Offi Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer
- (630) 829-9663 NRC Region III Office Switchboard 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/
T itt htt
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/#!/
- Twitter:
- YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov
- RSS:
http://www nrc gov/public-
- RSS:
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 31
Reference Sources Reactor O ersight Process
- Reactor Oversight Process
- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
index html index.html Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room
- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 32 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)