ML24134A106

2023 Annual Assessment Meeting Presentation Slides

ML24134A106
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Site:	Farley
Issue date:	05/13/2024
From:	Alejandro Alen NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
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2023 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT

PLANT FARLEY

Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region II Purpose

Public forum to address plant performance in 2023 for:

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant

Provide an overview on NRC inspection activities

NRC representatives are available for individual discussion; questions and answers

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Introductions

NRC Region II Representatives at Farley

Farley Resident Inspectors

Peter Meier Sarah Temple Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector

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Introductions

NRC Region II Representatives

Mark Franke Alan Blamey Jannette Worosilo Dave Gasperson John Pelchat Director Chief, Projects Branch 2Chief, Plant Support Branch Public Affairs Officer Sr. Gov. LiasionOfficer Division of Reactor Projects Region II Region II Region II Region II Region II

4 Regulatory Process Overview NRC Mission Statement

The NRC's mission is to license and regulate the Nation's civilian use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and to promote the common defense and security and to protect the environment.

STRATEGIC GOALS

SAFETY STRATEGIC GOAL: Ensure the Safe Use of Radioactive Materials

SECURITY STRATEGIC GOAL: Ensure the Secure Use of Radioactive Materials

5 Regulatory Process Overview Reactor Oversight Process

6 Regulatory Process Overview Reactor Oversight Process

INSPECTION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Resident inspectors are on-site and 17 Performance Indicators issue quarterly inspection reports. Data submitted to NRC quarterly Regional inspections include: Inspection program verifies accuracy Radiation ProtectionSecurity Emergency Planning Engineering Data available on the NRC website Special Inspections, if necessary

7 Regulatory Process Overview Reactor Oversight Process - Action Matrix

ACTION MATRIX COLUMNS

Column 1: Column 2: Column 3: Column 4: Column 5:

Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Cornerstone Performance

INCREASING Safety Significance NRC Inspection Efforts NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Regulatory Actions

8 Regulatory Process Overview Resident Inspector Program

Inspectors live in the community and work at the Nuclear Power Plants.

Daily coverage and oversightof plant activities, includingcontrol room visits and routinemeetings with plant managers.

Prioritize inspections based on important plant activity.

9 Regulatory Process Overview Resident Inspector Program

Support NRC allegation process for plant employees and the public Routinely discuss safety concerns with plant management and operators

10 Regulatory Process Overview Resident Inspector Program

Observe emergency exercises and provide support for any real emergencies, urgent issues or events.

Support regional staff gather first-hand information to determine significance of events and need for follow-up inspection.

11 Farley Performance Assessment Increased Oversight Summary for 2023

Units 1 and 2 in Degraded Cornerstone Column during 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters of 2023

• One (1) Greater-than-Green (G-t-G) Violation, effective 4thQuarter 2022

Unit 1 in Regulatory Response Column during 3rdand 4thquarters in 2023

• One (1) White violation, effective 3rdQuarter 2023

Supplemental inspections conducted to ensure Farley identified and corrected the root and contributing causes that led to the performance issues.

12 Farley Performance Assessment Greater-than-Green Violation in Security Cornerstone

September 6, 2022 -Security Event

• The Plant is Safe: Not an Ongoing Issue

• NRC conducted a Special Inspection March 2023

• NRC issued a G-t-G Notice of Violation

• Units 1 and 2 placed in the Degraded Cornerstone Column September 2023

• NRC inspection verified corrective actions addressed the performance issue(s).

• Units 1 and 2 returned to License Response Column

13 Farley Performance Assessment White Violation in Mitigating Systems Cornerstone

February 26, 2023 -Unit 1 B emergency diesel generator failure due to a lube oil leak.

• Oil leak resulted from Farleys failure to identify and correct thecause of a previous lube oil leak.

October 2023

• NRC issued a White Notice of Violation of Corrective Action Requirements

• Unit 1 placed in the Regulatory Response Column December 2023

• NRC inspection verified corrective actions addressed the performance issue(s).

• Unit 1 returned to Licensee Response Column

14 Farley Performance Assessment Annual Assessment Summary

Southern Nuclear operated the Farley Nuclear Plant safely and in a manner that preserved public health and safety and protected the environment.

Units 1 and 2 were in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix at the end of the last quarter of 2023 All PIs were Green (no performance thresholds exceeded)

All other 16 findings were of very low safety significance (i.e., Green)

One (1) Traditional Enforcement non-cited violation severity level IV NRC plans to conduct routine baseline inspections for 2024

15 CLOSING REMARKS

PLANT FARLEY

Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region II May 14, 2024 Getting in Touch with the NRC

On the web -www.nrc.gov

By phone -404-997-4417 (Region 2 Public Affairs Officer)

Email -OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov

Allegations 800-695-7403

17 NRC on Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nrcgov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nrcgov/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nrcgov/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/sets LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s--nuclear-regulatory-commission/mycompany/

GovDelivery: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNRC/

18 Questions and Feedback

Questions for Plant Farley NRC Representatives?

Public Meeting Feedback Form:

1.Navigate to the Public Meeting Schedule and clickon ; then clickthe link for this meeting, orpress the [more] link for this meeting and then click the linkon the Meeting Details page. Meeting Code No.

20240474 OR

2. Use QR Code and enter the Meeting Code for this meeting.

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