ML15112A067
| ML15112A067 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 04/20/2015 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML15112A067 (7) | |
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Open House 2014 Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III April 20, 2015
1 OurMission Tolicenseandregulatethe nationscivilianuseof byproduct,source,and specialnuclearmaterialsto ensureadequateprotection ofpublichealthandsafety, promotethecommon defenseandsecurity,and protecttheenvironment.
2 TheNRCRegulates
- Nuclearreactors commercialpowerreactors,researchand testreactors,newreactordesigns
- Nuclearmaterials nuclearreactorfuel,radioactivematerials formedical,industrial,andacademicuse
- Nuclearwaste - transportation,storageanddisposalof nuclearmaterialandwaste,decommissioningofnuclear facilities
- Nuclearsecurity - physicalsecurityofnuclearfacilitiesand materialsfromsabotageorattacks 3
WhatWeDont Do
- Regulatenuclearweapons,militaryreactors, orspacevehiclereactors
- Ownoroperatenuclearpowerplants
- Regulatesomeradioactivematerials,suchas Xraysandnaturallyoccurringradon 4
SomeNuclearFacts 99nuclearpowerplantssupply about20percentoftheelectricityin theU.S.
Nuclearmaterialsareusedin medicinefordiagnosisandcancer treatment.
Nuclearmaterialsarewidelyusedin industry,suchasindensitygauges, flowmeasurementdevices, radiographydevices,andirradiators.
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2 NRCPerformanceGoals Safety - Ensureadequateprotectionofpublic healthandsafetyandtheenvironment Security - Ensureadequateprotectioninthe secureuseandmanagementofradioactive materials 6
6 How We Regulate 7
Regulatory Framework NRCs Safety Mission Strategic Performance Areas Cornerstones Cross-Cutting Areas Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment Problem Identification & Resolution 8
ReactorOversightProcess 9
Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas
3 Significance Threshold Increasing Safety Significance Green White Yellow Red Performance Indicators Inspection Findings Green White Yellow Red Increasing Safety Significance 10 SignificanceThreshold Green BaselineInspection White RequiresadditionalNRCoversight Yellow RequiresmoreNRCoversight Red RequiresmostNRCoversight PerformanceIndicators InspectionFindings Green Verylowsafetyissue White Lowtomoderatesafetyissue Yellow Substantialsafetyissue Red Highsafetyissue 11 11 Action Matrix Columns Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Management Involvement Regulatory Action Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Unacceptable Performance 12 Industry-Wide Performance 80 14 5
0 1 Asof12/31/2014 LicenseeResponse RegulatoryResponse DegradedCornerstone Multiple/Repetitive DegradedCornerstone Unacceptable IMC0350Process 13
4 Industry-Wide Inspection Findings Finding data current as of 1/31/2015 703 16 3
0 CalendarYear 2014data Green White Yellow Red 14 Industry-Wide Performance Indicators 6740 16 0
0 CalendarYear 2014 data Green White Yellow Red 15 NRCAnnualAssessmentSummary NextEra Energyoperatedthe plantsafelyandina mannerthatpreservedthepublichealthandsafetyand protectedtheenvironment.
PointBeachUnit1wasintheDegradedCornerstone ColumnoftheNRCsActionMatrixfortheallfour quartersof2014.
PointBeachUnit2wasintheRegulatoryResponse ColumnoftheNRCsActionMatrixforallfourquarters of2014.
NoSubstantiveCrossCuttingIssueswereidentified PointBeachNuclearPlant 2014 16 16 NRCInspectionActivities 6031totalhoursexpendedbyNRConReactor OversightProcessactivities 2391inspectorhoursofdirectinspectionactivity 489inspectorhoursreviewingandobservingplant operatingstatus 2207inspectorhoursofpreparationforand documentationofinspectionactivities 943hoursforotherReactorOversightProcess elements(e.g.,assessmentsandcommunications) 17 PointBeach2014 17
5 NRCInspectionActivities 2residentinspectorsonsite-residentsproducedfour quarterlyinspectionreportsandperformeddailyplant walkthroughs 21regionbasedinspectorsparticipatedinvarious inspections 1majorteaminspection-SupplementalInspectionfor OneDegradedCornerstone PointBeachNuclearPlant 2014 18 18 PointBeachPIsandFindings AllGreenPerformanceIndicators 15Green/SeverityLevelIV InspectionFindings 1WhiteInspectionFinding Carryoverfrom2013 January1throughDecember31,2014 19 19 SafetySignificant/WhiteFindings NoneIdentifiedin2014 LakeWaveRunUpExternalFloodingProtectionFeatures NRCIdentifiedinFirstQuarterof2013 Remainopenedduetosignificantweaknesseswith LicenseescorrectiveactionsduringinspectioninFirst Quarterof2014 Correctiveactionsfoundsufficientduringfollowup inspectioninFirstQuarterof2015 BothUnitstransitionedtoLicenseeResponseColumn oftheReactorOversightProcessonMarch17,2015 PointBeachNuclearPlant 20 NRCInspectionFindings Failuretofullyevaluateviabilityofnewlycreated drainagepathsforadesignprecipitationevent Failuretoidentifydegradedwatersprinkler systems Failuretomeasuretheinterpass temperature duringweldingonauxiliaryfeedwater piping Failuretomaintaincontrolofloosematerialin thecontainment PointBeachNuclearPlant SomeExamplesof2014GreenFindings 21 21
6 NRCInspectionPlansfor2015 NRCPlansBaselineInspectionsandOne SupplementalInspectionfor2015Thisincludesthe followingmajorteamandsupplementalinspection:
ReviewofcorrectiveactionsforWhiteissueinvolving floodingfromlakewaverunup-completedfirst quarterof2015 TriennialComponentDesignBasisInspection-first quarter BiennialProblemIdentificationandResolution Inspection BiennialLicensedOperatorRequalificationProgram 22 PointBeachNuclearPlant 22 ActionsinResponsetotheJapan NuclearAccident
- ActionsinresponsetoJapanNuclear Accident: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan info.html
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NRCRepresentatives Sr.PublicAffairsOfficer: Viktoria Mitlyng 6308299662 PublicAffairsOfficer: PremaChandrathil 6308299663 Email:OPA3.Resource@nrc.gov NRCResidentInspectorOffice-PointBeachNuclearPower Plant-9207552309