ML19212A767
| ML19212A767 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/31/2019 |
| From: | Shawn Smith NRC/RGN-II |
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| Steve Smith, RII/DCO | |
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SITE VISIT TO VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 BY PRESIDENT & CEO VELSHI CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION August 7, 2019 CONTACTS: ADAMS Accession No. ML19212A767
CONTENTS Page AGENDA ...............................................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
......................................................................................3 FACILITY LOCATION MAP AND DIRECTIONS .................................................4 FACILITY INFORMATION Facility Data & License Information ..............................................................7 SITE PHOTOS .......................................................................................................8 AP1000 - WESTINGHOUSE OVERVIEW ......................................................... 10 FACILITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Facility Organization .................................................................................. 13 Facility Organization Chart . 14 Biographical Information ........................................................................... 15 NRC STAFF INFORMATION.............................................................................. 20
AGENDA VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNITS 3 AND 4 August 7, 2019 On Site at Vogtle, Units 3 and 4 NRC Contacts: Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector 404-997-5280 (o) 240-701-5363 (c)
Marilyn Evans, Site Administrative Assistant 404-997-5280 (o) 706-466-0516 (c)
SNC Site
Contact:
Steve Leighty, Vogtle 3 and 4 Licensing 706-848-6790 (o)
Joint Visit with President Velshi/Commissioner Wright Time Topic POC/Location Visitors Support Center Arrive at Vogtle Site - Residents to 8:00am (VSC)
Meet Visitors (See Map) 8:30am - 10:30am Safety Brief and Construction Site Tour*
President Velshi/Commissioner Wright - Vogtle 3&4 Resident Office 10:30am - 11:00am ESB 2nd floor Meet with Unit 3&4 Residents Meet with SNC/NRC (Lunch to be 11:00am - 11:45am provided) 11:45pm - 12:00pm Return to VSC Parking Lot Visitors Parking Lot Commissioner Wright Breakout Time Topic POC/Location SNC Executive Session with 11:45am - 12:15pm TBD Commissioner Wright 12:45pm - 1:00pm Return to VSC Parking Lot VSC
- PPE: Steel or Composite Toed Boots that cover the ankle (Not Provided) are required for site tour. Hardhat, safety vest, safety eye glasses, hearing protection, and gloves will be provided on-site.
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Purpose of the Visit:
- Meet with construction resident inspectors and Region II management
- Meet with Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) senior management to discuss construction performance
- Tour Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Interfaces Region II Staff
- Laura Dudes, Region II Regional Administrator
- Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector Units 3 and 4
- Jason Eargle, Senior Resident Inspector, Testing
- Sarah Temple, Resident Inspector Units 3 and 4
- Nick Karlovich, Resident Inspector Units 3 and 4
- Patrick Heher, Resident Inspector Units 3 and 4
- Kenya Carrington, Resident Inspector Units 3 and 4
- Marilyn Evans, Administrative Assistant Units 3 and 4 Vogtle Nuclear Station Staff
- Glen Chick, VEGP 3 and 4 Senior Vice-President
- Joseph Klecha VEGP 3 and 4 Site Operations Vice-President
- Michael Yox, VEGP 3 and 4 Regulatory Affairs Director
- Jeffry Sharkey, SNC Nuclear Affairs Director
- Michael Riith, SCS Government Affairs Sr. Director Site Access Requirements
- NRC Badge
- Safety shoes (steel/composite toed boots, over the ankle) are required but Not Provided.
- Bracelets, watches, necklaces, and dangling jewelry, such as earrings, are discouraged on the tour.
- The resident office will provide all other PPE.
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FACILITY LOCATION MAP AND DIRECTIONS Directions from Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center 2 10th St, Augusta, GA 30901 to Plant Vogtle, Units 3 & 4:
7825 River Rd, Waynesboro, GA 308301 GPS Coordinates: 33.1419231, -81.7780625 1 This address will work for smartphones and GPS.
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FACILITY LOCATION MAP AND DIRECTIONS Primary Route from Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center to Plant Vogtle, Units 3 & 4; 7825 River Rd, Waynesboro, GA 308302 GPS Coordinates: 33.1419231, -81.7780625 33.7 miles - 45 minutes
- 1. Head east on Reynolds St
- 2. Turn right onto 5 th St
- 3. Turn left onto Broad St
- 4. Turn right to merge onto US-25 S/US-278 W/US-78 W toward US-1 N
- 5. Turn left onto Doug Barnard Pkwy
- 6. Turn left onto GA-56 S
- 7. Turn left onto GA-56 Spur/River Rd
- 8. Continue to follow River Rd
- 9. Drive to your destination - Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2 main entrance
- 10. Take the second left at the light for the main entrance - Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2
- 11. After turning left, head to the Visitor Support Center (VSC) and park at the North side of the VSC Destination: Vogtle Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4 7825 River Rd, Waynesboro, GA 30830-29652 2 This address will work for smartphones and GPS.
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FACILITY MAP AND PARKING 6
FACILITY INFORMATION Facility Data & License Information Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 Utility: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Location: Waynesboro, GA - Approximately 35 miles southeast of Augusta, GA County: Burke County UNIT 3 UNIT 4 Docket Nos.52-025 52-026 License Nos. NPF-91 NPF-92 COL Issuance 02/10/12 02/10/12 Plant Characteristics Units 3 and 4 Reactor Type AP1000 Containment Type Steel, cylindrical vessel with elliptical upper and lower heads Power Level 3400 MWt (>1100 MWe)
NSSS Vendor Westinghouse The combined licenses (COL) for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, incorporate by reference the Westinghouse Electric Companys (Westinghouse) AP1000 certified design. The AP1000 design uses safety systems that rely on passive means, such as gravity, natural circulation, condensation and evaporation, and stored energy, for accident prevention and mitigation.
License Information Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Assessment Period Commenced: July 1, 2010 On December 21, 2017, the Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved the continued construction of Georgia Power Companys Plant Vogtle Construction project.
In April 2019, Southern Nuclear Operating Company publicly communicated anticipated fuel load and declaration of project substantial completion dates.
Anticipated Fuel Load: Unit 3 - November 2020 Unit 4 - November 2021 Declare Project Substantial Complete: Unit 3 - May 2021 Unit 4 - May 2022 7
SITE PHOTOS Vogtle Units 3&4 - December 2018 Vogtle Unit 3 as of June 2019 8
Vogtle Unit 3 Shield Building Roof Vogtle Unit 4 - Placement of 2nd Containment Ring 9
AP1000 - WESTINGHOUSE OVERVIEW The AP1000 nuclear power plant is a two-loop pressurized water reactor (PWR) that uses a simplified, innovative and effective approach to safety. With a gross power rating of 3,415 megawatt thermal (MWt) and a nominal net electrical output of 1,110 megawatt electric (MWe),
the AP1000 reactor, with a 157-fuel-assembly core, is ideal for new baseload generation.
Simplified Plant Design Simplification was a major design objective of the AP1000 plant. Simplifications in overall safety systems, normal operating systems, the control room, construction techniques, and instrumentation and control systems provide a plant that is easier and less expensive to build, operate and maintain. Plant simplifications yield fewer components, cable and seismic building volume, all of which contribute to considerable savings in capital investment, and lower operation and maintenance costs. At the same time, the safety margins for the AP1000 plant have been increased dramatically over currently operating plants.
The Technology The AP1000 PWR is comprised of components that incorporate many design improvements distilled from 50 years of successful operating nuclear power plant experience. The reactor vessel and internals, steam generator, fuel and pressurizer designs are improved versions of those found in currently operating Westinghouse-designed PWRs. The reactor coolant pumps are canned-motor pumps, the type used in many other industrial applications where reliability and long life are paramount requirements.
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AP1000 Safety The AP1000 pressurized water reactor is based on a simple concept: In the event of a design-basis accident, such as a main coolant-pipe break, the plant is designed to achieve and maintain safe shutdown condition without operator action, and without the need for ac power or pumps. Rather than relying on active components, such as diesel generators and pumps, the AP1000 plant relies on natural forces - gravity, natural circulation and compressed gases -
to keep the core and the containment from overheating.
The AP1000 PWR provides multiple levels of defense for accident mitigation (defense-in-depth),
resulting in extremely low core-damage probabilities while minimizing the occurrences of containment flooding, pressurization and heat-up. Defense-in-depth is integral to the AP1000 plant design, with a multitude of individual plant features including the selection of appropriate materials; quality assurance during design and construction; well-trained operators; and an advanced control system and plant design that provide substantial margins for plant operation before approaching safety limits. In addition to these protections, the following features contribute to defense-in-depth of the AP1000reactor:
Non-safety Systems. The non safety-related systems respond to the day-to-day plant transients, or fluctuations in plant conditions. For events that could lead to overheating of the core, these highly reliable non-safety systems actuate automatically to provide a first level of defense to reduce the likelihood of unnecessary actuation and operation of the safety-related systems.
Passive Safety-Related Systems. The AP1000 plant safety-related passive systems and equipment are sufficient to automatically establish and maintain core cooling and containment integrity indefinitely following design-basis events, assuming the most limiting single failure, with no operator action, and no on-site or off-site ac power sources. An additional level of defense is provided through diverse mitigation functions that are included within the passive safety-related systems.
In-vessel Retention of Core Damage. The AP1000 plant is designed to drain the high capacity in-containment refueling water storage tank (IRWST) water into the reactor cavity in the event that the core has overheated. This provides cooling on the outside of the reactor vessel preventing reactor vessel failure and subsequent spilling of molten core debris into the containment.
Retention of debris in the vessel significantly reduces uncertainty in the assessment of containment failure and radioactive release to the environment due to ex-vessel severe accident phenomena such as the interaction of molten core material with concrete.
Fission Product Release. Fuel cladding provides the first barrier to the release of radiation in the highly unlikely event of an accident. The reactor coolant pressure boundary, in particular the reactor pressure vessel and the reactor coolant piping, provide independent barriers to prevent the release of radiation. Furthermore, in conjunction with the surrounding shield building, the steel containment vessel provides additional protection by establishing a third barrier and by providing natural convection air currents to cool the steel containment. The natural convection cooling can be enhanced with evaporative cooling by allowing water to drain from a large tank located at the top of the shield building on to the steel containment.
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Safety Margins The AP1000 PWR meets the U.S. NRC deterministic-safety and probabilistic-risk criteria with large margins. The safety analysis is documented in the AP1000 plant Design Control Document (DCD) and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA). Results of the PRA show a very low core damage frequency (CDF) that is 1/100 of the CDF of currently operating plants and 1/20 of the CDF deemed acceptable in the Utility Requirements Document for new, advanced reactor designs. It follows that the AP1000 plant also improves upon the probability of large release goals for advanced reactor designs in the event of a severe accident scenario to retain the molten core within the reactor vessel.
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FACILITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Facility Organization Southern Nuclear Operating Company, with management offices in Birmingham, Alabama, is the operator of the Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle nuclear units. Southern Nuclear Operating Company was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of the Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Organization Chart 14
Licensee Biographical Information 15
16 17 18 19 NRC STAFF INFORMATION Brian Kemker Senior Resident Inspector Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Brian Kemker joined the NRC in January 1998. He is a native of Henderson, Nevada.
Mr. Kemker received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics from Purdue University in December 1984.
Mr. Kemker served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy from December 1984 through March 1990, where he was assigned tours of duty aboard two nuclear powered submarines. From April 1990 through 1995, he served in various positions at the Fast Flux Test Facility in Hanford, Washington including operations engineer (Senior Reactor Operator),
refueling engineer, and test engineer. In 1995, Mr. Kemker joined the Electric Boat Corporation where he worked on the design of the Virginia Class submarine reactor plant, initially performing design engineering work in the Reactor Plant Fluids Group before finally being assigned as the Major Area Team Leader responsible for all the design arrangements for the reactor compartment.
Mr. Kemker started with the NRC in January 1998 as the Resident Inspector at Byron Station.
From September through December 2001 he was the acting senior resident inspector for Millstone Unit 2. From January 2002 through May 2008, he was the senior resident Inspector at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant. Mr. Kemker was detailed to the Office of Nuclear Security Special Projects in the Office of the Executive Director for Operations from July 2005 through October 2005 where he led small teams of NRC and contractor staff performing site specific assessments to identify mitigation strategies for the postulated loss of large areas of the plant due to explosions or fire. From May 2008 through July 2013, he was the senior resident inspector at the Clinton Power Station. From August 2013 through July 2017, he was the senior resident inspector at the Fermi 2 Plant. He has been the senior resident inspector at Vogtle Units 3 and 4 since August 2017.
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Jason Eargle Senior Resident Inspector - Testing Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Jason Eargle joined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2006. He is a native of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. He has been the Senior Resident Inspector - Testing at the Vogtle Units 3 & 4 since July 2019.
Mr. Eargle completed his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 2004, and completed a Masters of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 2006.
Mr. Eargle started with the NRC in July 2006 as a technical reviewer in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in the NRCs Headquarters office. In 2008, Mr. Eargle was assigned to the Region II office as a Reactor Inspector and was subsequently promoted to a Senior Reactor Inspector in 2010. Mr. Eargle has been the lead for numerous design and engineering inspections and has participated in reactive and supplemental inspections including the Browns Ferry 95003. From September 2015 to June 2016, Mr. Eargle was the Senior Project Inspector leading preoperational and startup/power ascension inspection activities at Watts Bar Unit 2 in Spring City, Tennessee. Mr. Eargle was most recently assigned as the Senior Project Manager for the construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility near Aiken, South Carolina.
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Sarah Temple Construction Resident Inspector Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Sarah Temple joined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in May 2010. She is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She has been a resident inspector at Vogtle Units 3 and 4 since 2014.
Mrs. Temple received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University in 2010.
Mrs. Temple began her career with the NRC as a construction inspector in Region II, Division of Construction Inspection. She has completed rotations as a resident inspector at Watts Bar Unit 2 and as a vendor inspector in NRO, Division of Construction, Inspection and Operational Programs. In 2014 she was reassigned to her current position in the Division of Construction Projects, now Division of Construction Oversight. In addition to being a qualified construction inspector, Mrs. Temple is qualified as a vendor inspector.
Mrs. Temple is a mentor to female engineering students through Auburn Universitys 100+
Women Strong. She lives in Waynesboro, Georgia with her husband and two children. She enjoys cooking and quilting.
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Nick Karlovich Construction Resident Inspector Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Nick Karlovich joined the NRC in 2008 in the Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program (NSPDP). He has been a resident inspector at the Vogtle construction site since 2018.
Mr. Karlovich received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2007.
Since joining the NRC Mr. Karlovich worked as a construction inspector in the Electrical Construction Inspection Branch in the Division of Construction. Mr. Karlovich has participated in the software inspections associated with the protection and safety monitoring system (PMS) for Vogtle. Mr. Karlovich visited the AP1000 Sanmen site in China in September 2012. He completed a rotation as the senior resident inspector at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility and as a resident inspector at Watts Bar Unit 2. Prior to his assignment as a resident inspector at Vogtle Units 3 and 4, he was a resident inspector at V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3.
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Kenya Carrington Construction Resident Inspector Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Kenya Carrington began her role as a new construction resident inspector for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in January 2019. Prior to being selected for her current position, Ms. Carrington was the resident inspector at the Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station in Illinois.
Kenya first joined the agency in 2010 as a candidate of the NRCs Nuclear Safety Professional Development program. After graduating from the Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program, Ms. Carrington qualified as a reactor engineer in the NRC Region III Division of Reactor Projects. Since her time with the agency, Mr. Carrington has performed various inspections and rotations at different sites and has acted in several leadership capacities that have included: acting senior resident inspector, leading an NRC supplemental inspection, and participating on an NRC special inspection team.
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Patrick Heher Construction Resident Inspector Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Patrick Heher began his NRC career in 2006 as a technical reviewer in NRR at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. He was previously the Construction Project Manager for V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 in Jenkinsville, South Carolina. Mr. Heher has also had rotations as a vendor inspector in NRO, as a project manager in the Division of New Reactor Licensing, and as a resident inspector at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant in Cary, North Carolina and V.C.
Summer Unit 1 in Jenkinsville, South Carolina.
Mr. Heher is qualified as both a construction inspector and an operating reactor inspector. In 2004 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, and in 2006 he received a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Marilyn Evans Administrative Assistant Vogtle Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 Marilyn Evans joined the NRC in 1995. She is a native of Rogers, Ohio. Her career in the nuclear industry started at Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania as an engineering/drafting clerk. She moved to Georgia in 1985 and began working at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant as a construction procedures clerk. She also held several other clerical positions in Work Planning, Maintenance Engineering, and the welding department for many years. Ms. Evans started her career with the NRC as the administrative assistant for Vogtle Units 1 and 2. In 2007 she added the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in Aiken, South Carolina to her responsibilities, and in 2010 she added Vogtle Units 3 and 4. Ms. Evans lives in Keysville, Georgia and has a son and daughter. She enjoys playing tennis, gardening, and spending time with her children.
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