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{{#Wiki_filter:Clinton Power Station Annual Assessment Mti 1 M ee ti ngReactor Oversight Program -2009Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region III Clinton, IL June 2, 2010 Purpose of Today's Meeting*A public forum for discussion of the licensee's performance in 2009*NRC will address the performance 2issues identified in the annual assessment letter*Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new
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or existing programs to maintain or  
Purpose of Todays Meeting
* A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2009
* NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter
* Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance 2


improve performance Agenda*Introduction *Review of Reactor Oversight Process
Agenda
*National Summary of Plant PerformanceDiifPlPfRl 3*Di scuss i on o f Pl ant P er f ormance R esu l ts*Licensee Response and Remarks
* Introduction
*NRC Closing Remarks
* Review of Reactor Oversight Process
*Break
* National Summary of Plant Performance
*NRC available to address public questions Region 3 OrganizationMark SatoriusRegional AdministratorCindy PedersonDeputy Regional AdministratorSteve West Dir ec t o r Di v i s i o n o f R e a c t or Pr ojec t sAnne Boland Dir ec t o r Di v i s i o n o f R e a c t o r S af e t y 4ecovsooecoojecsGary ShearDeputy DirectorecovsooecoSey Ken O'BrienDeputy Director Mark RingBranch ChiefRegional Specialists ClintonSenior Resident InspectorBrian KemkerResident InspectorDavid LordsProject and Reactor Engineers Carl MooreEllery CoffmanJason DraperDuane Sand Our Mission*To license and regulate the nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclearmaterialsto 5 nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the
* Di Discussion i   off Pl Plant Performance P f         Results R   l
* Licensee Response and Remarks
* NRC Closing Remarks
* Break
* NRC available to address public questions 3


environment.
Region 3 Organization Mark Satorius Regional Administrator Cindy Pederson Deputy Regional Administrator Steve West                                              Anne Boland Director ec o Division v s o of o Reactor e c o Projects ojec s                      Director ec o Division v s o of o Reactor e c o Safety S ey Gary Shear                                              Ken OBrien Deputy Director                                          Deputy Director Mark Ring                                          Regional Specialists Branch Chief Clinton                  Project and Reactor Engineers Carl Moore Senior Resident Inspector              Ellery Coffman Brian Kemker                        Jason Draper Duane Sand Resident Inspector 4      David Lords
Some Nuclear Facts*104 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.*Nuclear materials are used inmedicinefordiagnosis 6 in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.*Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and  


irradiators.
Our Mission
The NRC Regulates*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 7*Nuclear waste-transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities*Nuclear security-physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks What We Don't Do*Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors 8*Own or operate nuclear power plants*Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally
* To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.
5


occurring radon How We Regulate*Establish rules and regulations*Issue licenses
Some Nuclear Facts
*Provide oversight through inspection, ftdltif 9 en f orcemen t , an d eva l ua ti on o f operational experience*Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions*Respond to events and emergencies Assurance of Plant Safety*Require "defense-in-depth"*Require long-term maintenance of equipment 10*Require continual training of operators*Verify compliance with regulations What We Do -Nuclear Waste*The NRC regulates:-Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casksand 11 casks , and-Any national spent fuel storage site, such as the
* 104 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, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.
6


proposed Yucca
The NRC Regulates
* 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
* Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 7


Mountain site.
What We Dont Do
What We Do -Nuclear Security*NRC Requires:-Well-armed and well-trained security forces,-Surveillance and perimeterpatrols, 12 perimeter patrols,-State-of-the-art site access equipment and  
* Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors
* Own or operate nuclear power plants
* Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 8


controls,-Physical barriers and detection zones, and-Intrusion detection systems and alarm
How We Regulate
* Establish rules and regulations
* Issue licenses
* Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, f        t andd evaluation l ti off operational experience
* Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions
* Respond to events and emergencies 9


stations.
Assurance of Plant Safety
NRC Performance Goals*Safety:  Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the
* Require defense-in-depth
* Require long-term maintenance of equipment
* Require continual training of operators
* Verify compliance with regulations 10


environment.
What We Do - Nuclear Waste
13*Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of
* The NRC regulates:
                  - Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks and casks,
                  - Any national spent fuel storage site, such as the proposed Yucca Mountain site.
11


radioactive materials.
What We Do - Nuclear Security
Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsPerformance IndicatorResultsStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsPerformance IndicatorResultsStrategicPerformance Areas 14Significance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdRegulatory ResponseSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdRegulatory Response Examples of Baseline Inspections*Equipment Alignment    ~80 hrs/yr *Triennial Fire Protection  ~250 hrs every 3 yrs*Operator Response    ~125 hrs/yrEPd80h/15*Emergency P repare dness  ~80 h rs/yr*Rad Release Controls    ~110 hrs every 2 yrs*Worker Radiation Protection  ~95 hrs/yr*Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs*Corrective Action Case Reviews  ~60 hrs/yr Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:Only Baseline InspectionWhite:Increases NRC oversight
* 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, and
                  - Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.
12


Yellow:Increases NRC oversight Red:IncreasesNRCoversight 16 Red: Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:Very low safety issueWhite:Low to moderate safety issue
NRC Performance Goals
* Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.
* Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.
13


Yellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issue Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance 17Increasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2009Licensee Response  79 Regulatory Response  24DegradedCornerstone 1 18 Degraded Cornerstone  1Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone0 Unacceptable  0Total104 National Summary*Performance Indicator R esults (total for CY 2009)-Green 7039-White18-Yellow 0 19-Yellow 0-Red 0*Total Inspection Findings (total for CY 2009)-Green 879-White7
Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance                    Significance Threshold                        Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 14
-Yellow 0-Red 0 Clinton Power Station Assessment ResultsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009*Licensee Response column of Action Matrix 20 Safety Significant Findings or PIsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009*No greater than Green findings 21*No greater than Green Performance Indicators Clinton Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009*100% Baseline Inspection Completion -Resident Inspectors
-RegionalInspectors 22 Regional Inspectors-6 Green Findings and 2 Severity Level IV violations (baseline inspections)*A refueling outage was recently completed in February of 2010 Clinton Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009*Exelon operated the Clinton Station in a manner that preserved public health andsafety 23 and safety*All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green findings or


PI's*Baseline inspections at Clinton for the remainder of the assessment period Noteworthy License Amendments*The NRC recently approved a license amendment for Clinton Power Station
Examples of Baseline Inspections
* Equipment Alignment            ~80 hrs/yr
* Triennial Fire Protection      ~250 hrs every 3 yrs
* Operator Response              ~125 hrs/yr
* Emergency E          Preparedness P      d        ~80 80 h hrs/yr
                                        /
* Rad Release Controls          ~110 hrs every 2 yrs
* Worker Radiation Protection    ~95 hrs/yr
* Corrective Action Program      ~250 hrs every 2 yrs
* Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr 15


to produce Cobalt-60 from Cobalt-59.
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Increases NRC oversight Yellow: Increases NRC oversight Red:    Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red:     High safety issue 16
24 p-During the recent outage, Cobalt-59 was loaded into the reactor core and will be removed in future outages.*Cobalt-60 typical uses:-Cancer Treatment-Food Sterilization Open to the Public*The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its


activities.
Action Matrix Concept Licensee  Regulatory Degraded    Multiple/R ep. Unacceptable Response  Response  Cornerstone Degraded      Perform ance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 17
25*At www.nrc.gov, you can:-Find public meeting dates and transcripts;-Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and -Access the agency's Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.
 
Contacting the NRC*Report an emergency-(301) 816-5100 (call collect)*Report a safety concern 26-(800) 695-7403 -Allegation@nrc.gov*General information or questions-www.nrc.gov
National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2009 Licensee Response                    79 Regulatory Response                  24 Degraded Cornerstone                  1 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone  0 Unacceptable                          0 Total                            104 18
-Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs NRC Representatives*Steve West, Director, Division Reactor Projects -(630) 829-9634*Gary Shear, Deputy Di vision Director, DRP-(630) 829-9634
 
*NickDeFrancescoProjectManagerNRR 27*Nick DeFrancesco , Project Manager , NRR-(301) 415-1115*Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector-(217) 935-9521*David Lords, Resident Inspector-(217) 935-9521*Mark Ring, Branch Chief-(630) 829-9703 NRC Representatives*Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer-(630) 829-9662*Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs 28 Office r-(630) 829-9663*NRC Region III Office Switchboard-(630) 829-9500-Toll Free: (800) 522-3025 Reference Sources*Reactor Oversight Process-http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html 29*Public Electronic Reading Room-http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html*Public Document Room-1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)}}
National Summary
* Performance Indicator Results (total for CY 2009)
    - Green    7039
    - White    18
    - Yellow    0
    - Red      0
* Total Inspection Findings (total for CY 2009)
    - Green    879
    - White    7
    - Yellow    0
    - Red      0 19
 
Clinton Power Station Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2009
* Licensee Response column of Action Matrix 20
 
Safety Significant Findings or PIs January 1 - December 31, 2009
* No greater than Green findings
* No greater than Green Performance Indicators 21
 
Clinton Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2009
* 100% Baseline Inspection Completion
    - Resident Inspectors
    - Regional Inspectors
    - 6 Green Findings and 2 Severity Level IV violations (baseline inspections)
* A refueling outage was recently completed in February of 2010 22
 
Clinton Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2009
* Exelon operated the Clinton Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety
* All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green findings or PIs
* Baseline inspections at Clinton for the remainder of the assessment period 23
 
Noteworthy License Amendments
* The NRC recently approved a license amendment for Clinton Power Station to pproduce Cobalt-60 from Cobalt-59.
    - During the recent outage, Cobalt-59 was loaded into the reactor core and will be removed in future outages.
* Cobalt-60 typical uses:
    - Cancer Treatment
    - Food Sterilization 24
 
Open to the Public
* 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
    - Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.
25
 
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
  - Select What We Do for Public Affairs 26
 
NRC Representatives
* Steve West, Director, Division Reactor Projects
    - (630) 829-9634
* Gary Shear, Deputy Division Director, DRP
    - (630) 829-9634
* Nick DeFrancesco DeFrancesco, Project Manager Manager, NRR
    - (301) 415-1115
* Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector
    - (217) 935-9521
* David Lords, Resident Inspector
    - (217) 935-9521
* Mark Ring, Branch Chief
    - (630) 829-9703 27
 
NRC Representatives
* Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer
  - (630) 829-9662
* Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer
  - (630) 829-9663
* NRC Region III Office Switchboard
  - (630) 829-9500
  - Toll Free: (800) 522-3025 28
 
Reference Sources
* Reactor Oversight Process
  - http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html
* Public Electronic Reading Room
  - http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html
* Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 29}}

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Clinton Power Station Annual Assessment M ti Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2009 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Clinton, IL June 2, 2010 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting

  • A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2009
  • NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter
  • Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance 2

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Review of Reactor Oversight Process
  • National Summary of Plant Performance
  • Di Discussion i off Pl Plant Performance P f Results R l
  • Licensee Response and Remarks
  • NRC Closing Remarks
  • Break
  • NRC available to address public questions 3

Region 3 Organization Mark Satorius Regional Administrator Cindy Pederson Deputy Regional Administrator Steve West Anne Boland Director ec o Division v s o of o Reactor e c o Projects ojec s Director ec o Division v s o of o Reactor e c o Safety S ey Gary Shear Ken OBrien Deputy Director Deputy Director Mark Ring Regional Specialists Branch Chief Clinton Project and Reactor Engineers Carl Moore Senior Resident Inspector Ellery Coffman Brian Kemker Jason Draper Duane Sand Resident Inspector 4 David Lords

Our Mission

  • To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

5

Some Nuclear Facts

  • 104 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, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.

6

The NRC Regulates

  • 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
  • Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 7

What We Dont Do

  • Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants
  • Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 8

How We Regulate

  • Establish rules and regulations
  • Issue licenses
  • Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, f t andd evaluation l ti off operational experience
  • Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions
  • Respond to events and emergencies 9

Assurance of Plant Safety

  • Require defense-in-depth
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require continual training of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations 10

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

  • The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks and casks,

- Any national spent fuel storage site, such as the proposed Yucca Mountain site.

11

What We Do - Nuclear Security

  • 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, and

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.

12

NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.
  • Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

13

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 14

Examples of Baseline Inspections

  • Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr
  • Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs
  • Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr
  • Emergency E Preparedness P d ~80 80 h hrs/yr

/

  • Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr 15

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Increases NRC oversight Yellow: Increases NRC oversight Red: Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 16

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/R ep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 17

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2009 Licensee Response 79 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 1 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 18

National Summary

  • Performance Indicator Results (total for CY 2009)

- Green 7039

- White 18

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

  • Total Inspection Findings (total for CY 2009)

- Green 879

- White 7

- Yellow 0

- Red 0 19

Clinton Power Station Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2009

  • Licensee Response column of Action Matrix 20

Safety Significant Findings or PIs January 1 - December 31, 2009

  • No greater than Green findings
  • No greater than Green Performance Indicators 21

Clinton Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2009

  • 100% Baseline Inspection Completion

- Resident Inspectors

- Regional Inspectors

- 6 Green Findings and 2 Severity Level IV violations (baseline inspections)

  • A refueling outage was recently completed in February of 2010 22

Clinton Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2009

  • Exelon operated the Clinton Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety
  • All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green findings or PIs
  • Baseline inspections at Clinton for the remainder of the assessment period 23

Noteworthy License Amendments

  • The NRC recently approved a license amendment for Clinton Power Station to pproduce Cobalt-60 from Cobalt-59.

- During the recent outage, Cobalt-59 was loaded into the reactor core and will be removed in future outages.

  • Cobalt-60 typical uses:

- Cancer Treatment

- Food Sterilization 24

Open to the Public

  • 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

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

25

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

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 26

NRC Representatives

  • Steve West, Director, Division Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9634

  • Gary Shear, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9634

  • Nick DeFrancesco DeFrancesco, Project Manager Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1115

- (217) 935-9521

  • David Lords, Resident Inspector

- (217) 935-9521

  • Mark Ring, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9703 27

NRC Representatives

- (630) 829-9662

- (630) 829-9663

  • NRC Region III Office Switchboard

- (630) 829-9500

- Toll Free: (800) 522-3025 28

Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html

  • Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

  • Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 29
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