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*99nuclearpowerplantssupplyabout20percentoftheelectricityintheU.S.*Nuclearmaterialsareusedinmedicinefordiagnosisandcancertreatment.
*Nuclearmaterialsarewidelyusedinindustry,suchasindensitygauges,flowmeasurementdevices,radiographydevices,andirradiators.
5 2NRCPerformanceGoalsSafety-EnsureadequateprotectionofpublichealthandsafetyandtheenvironmentSecurity-Ensureadequateprotectioninthesecureuseandmanagementofradioactivematerials 66How We Regulate 7Regulatory FrameworkNRC's Safety Mission Strategic Performance AreasCornerstones Cross-Cutting AreasHuman Performance--Safety Conscious Work EnvironmentProblem Identification & Resolution 8ReactorOversightProcess9SafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas 3Significance ThresholdIncreasing Safety Significance GreenWhiteYellowRedPerformance IndicatorsInspection Findings GreenWhiteYellowRedIncreasing Safety Significance 10SignificanceThresholdGreenBaselineInspectionWhiteRequiresadditionalNRCoversightYellowRequiresmoreNRCoversightRedRequiresmostNRCoversightPerformanceIndicators InspectionFindingsGreenVerylowsafetyissueWhiteLowtomoderatesafetyissueYellowSubstantialsafetyissueRedHighsafetyissue1111Action Matrix ColumnsIncreasing*Safety Significance*Inspection
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Performance 12Industry-Wide Performance 8014501Asof12/31/2014LicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Repetitive DegradedCornerstone Unacceptable IMC0350Process13 4Industry-Wide Inspection FindingsFinding data current as of 1/31/2015 7031630CalendarYear2014dataGreenWhiteYellowRed14Industry-Wide Performance Indicators 67401600CalendarYear2014dataGreenWhiteYellowRed15NRCAnnualAssessmentSummaryNextEraEnergyoperatedtheplantsafelyandinamannerthatpreservedthepublichealthandsafetyandprotectedtheenvironment.PointBeachUnit1wasintheDegradedCornerstoneColumnoftheNRC'sActionMatrixfortheallfourquartersof2014.PointBeachUnit2wasintheRegulatoryResponseColumnoftheNRC'sActionMatrixforallfourquartersof2014.NoSubstantiveCrossCuttingIssueswereidentifiedPointBeachNuclearPlant20141616NRCInspectionActivities 6031totalhoursexpendedbyNRConReactorOversightProcessactivities 2391inspectorhoursofdirectinspectionactivity489inspectorhoursreviewingandobservingplantoperatingstatus2207inspectorhoursofpreparationforanddocumentationofinspectionactivities943hoursforotherReactorOversightProcesselements(e.g.,assessmentsandcommunications) 17PointBeach201417 5NRCInspectionActivities 2residentinspectorsonsite-residentsproducedfourquarterlyinspectionreportsandperformeddailyplantwalkthroughs21regionbasedinspectorsparticipatedinvariousinspections 1majorteaminspection-SupplementalInspectionforOneDegradedCornerstonePointBeachNuclearPlant20141818PointBeachPIsandFindingsAllGreenPerformanceIndicators 15Green/SeverityLevelIVInspectionFindings1WhiteInspectionFindingCarryoverfrom2013January1throughDecember31,20141919SafetySignificant/WhiteFindingsNoneIdentifiedin2014LakeWaveRunUpExternalFloodingProtectionFeaturesNRCIdentifiedinFirstQuarterof2013RemainopenedduetosignificantweaknesseswithLicensee'scorrectiveactionsduringinspectioninFirstQuarterof2014CorrectiveactionsfoundsufficientduringfollowupinspectioninFirstQuarterof2015BothUnitstransitionedtoLicenseeResponseColumnoftheReactorOversightProcessonMarch17,2015PointBeachNuclearPlant20NRCInspectionFindingsFailuretofullyevaluateviabilityofnewlycreateddrainagepathsforadesignprecipitationeventFailuretoidentifydegradedwatersprinklersystemsFailuretomeasuretheinterpasstemperatureduringweldingonauxiliaryfeedwaterpipingFailuretomaintaincontrolofloosematerialinthecontainmentPointBeachNuclearPlantSomeExamplesof2014GreenFindings2121 6NRCInspectionPlansfor2015NRCPlansBaselineInspectionsandOneSupplementalInspectionfor2015Thisincludesthefollowingmajorteamandsupplementalinspection:ReviewofcorrectiveactionsforWhiteissueinvolvingfloodingfromlakewaverunup-completedfirstquarterof2015TriennialComponentDesignBasisInspection-firstquarterBiennialProblemIdentificationandResolutionInspection BiennialLicensedOperatorRequalificationProgram22PointBeachNuclearPlant22ActionsinResponsetotheJapanNuclearAccident*ActionsinresponsetoJapanNuclearAccident:http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japaninfo.html
Our Mission                                                    The NRC Regulates To license and regulate the
*Mailboxforcommentsonstaffactions:JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov
* Nuclear reactors  commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and
*OfficeofPublicAffairsPointofContact:OPA.resource@nrc.gov or30141582002323NRCSocialMediaChannels*Blog:http://publicblog.nrcgateway.gov/
* Nuclear materials  nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials special nuclear materials to    for medical, industrial, and academic use ensure adequate protection of public health and safety,
*Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/
* Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of promote the common              nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear defense and security, and        facilities protect the environment.
*Twitter:https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov
* Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 2                                                        3 What We Dont Do                                                Some Nuclear Facts
*YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov
* Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors,
*RSS:http://www.nrc.gov/publicinvolve/listserver.html#rss 2425AdditionalQuestions?NRCRepresentativesSr.PublicAffairsOfficer:ViktoriaMitlyng6308299662PublicAffairsOfficer:PremaChandrathil6308299663Email:OPA3.Resource@nrc.gov NRCResidentInspectorOffice-PointBeachNuclearPowerPlant-9207552309}}
* 99 nuclear power plants supply or space vehicle reactors                                                                about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
* Nuclear materials are used in
* Own or operate nuclear power plants                                                        medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.
* Nuclear materials are widely used in
* Regulate some radioactive materials, such as                                              industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, Xrays and naturally occurring radon                                                      radiography devices, and irradiators.
4                                                        5 1
 
NRC Performance Goals                                                      How We Regulate 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 6                                                                        7 6
Regulatory Framework                                                  Reactor Oversight Process Strategic NRCs Safety                                                                                Performance Areas Mission                                                                                        Safety Cornerstones Strategic    Baseline Inspection                    Performance Indicator Results                                Results Performance Areas Significance                    Significance Threshold                      Threshold Cornerstones Action Matrix Cross-Cutting Areas                                                        Regulatory Response Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment 8                    Problem Identification & Resolution 9
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Significance Threshold                                      Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Performance Indicators                                Green  Baseline Inspection White  Requires additional NRC oversight Green      White    Yellow        Red Yellow  Requires more NRC oversight Red    Requires most NRC oversight Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Findings                            Inspection Findings Green  Very low safety issue Green      White    Yellow          Red                    White  Low to moderate safety issue Yellow  Substantial safety issue Increasing Safety Significance                          Red    High safety issue 10                                                                11 11 Action Matrix Columns                                          Industry-Wide Performance 5  01 As of 12/31/2014 Licensee    Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Unacceptable Response    Response                Degraded      Performance            14                              Licensee Response Regulatory Response Increasing                                                                                          Degraded Cornerstone
* Safety Significance                                                                          Multiple/Repetitive
* Inspection                                                                                    Degraded Cornerstone
* Management Involvement                                                                        Unacceptable
* Regulatory Action                                                                            IMC 0350 Process 80 12 13 3
 
Industry-Wide Inspection Findings                                        Industry-Wide Performance Indicators Finding data current as of 1/31/2015 Calendar Year                                                  Calendar Year 2014 data                                                    2014 data Green    703                                                    Green 6740 White    16 White    16 Yellow 0 Yellow    3 Red      0 Red      0 14                                                                  15 NRC Annual Assessment Summary                                          NRC Inspection Activities Point Beach Nuclear Plant                                          Point Beach 2014 2014 6031 total hours expended by NRC on Reactor NextEra Energy operated the plant safely and in a                Oversight Process activities manner that preserved the public health and safety and              2391 inspector hours of direct inspection activity protected the environment.
Point Beach Unit 1 was in the Degraded Cornerstone                  489 inspector hours reviewing and observing plant Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the all four                  operating status quarters of 2014.                                                   2207 inspector hours of preparation for and Point Beach Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response                  documentation of inspection activities Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for all four quarters            943 hours for other Reactor Oversight Process of 2014.                                                           elements (e.g., assessments and communications)
No Substantive CrossCutting Issues were identified 16                                                                    17 16                                                              17 4
 
NRC Inspection Activities                                          Point Beach PIs and Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant                                      January 1 through December 31, 2014 2014 2 resident inspectors on site - residents produced four quarterly inspection reports and performed daily plant              All Green Performance Indicators walkthroughs 15 Green/Severity Level IV 21 region based inspectors participated in various Inspection Findings inspections                                                          1 White Inspection Finding Carryover from 2013 1 major team inspection - Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone 18                                                                19 18                                                                  19 Safety Significant/White Findings                                  NRC Inspection Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant                                    Some Examples of 2014 Green Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant None Identified in 2014 Failure to fully evaluate viability of newly created Lake Wave RunUp External Flooding Protection Features            drainage paths for a design precipitation event NRC Identified in First Quarter of 2013                        Failure to identify degraded water sprinkler Remain opened due to significant weaknesses with              systems Licensees corrective actions during inspection in First      Failure to measure the interpass temperature Quarter of 2014                                                during welding on auxiliary feedwater piping Corrective actions found sufficient during followup inspection in First Quarter of 2015                            Failure to maintain control of loose material in Both Units transitioned to Licensee Response Column            the containment of the Reactor Oversight Process on March 17, 2015 20                                                                21 21 5
 
NRC Inspection Plans for 2015                                    Actions in Response to the Japan Point Beach Nuclear Plant                                        Nuclear Accident NRC Plans Baseline Inspections and One
* Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Supplemental Inspection for 2015 This includes the              Accident: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan following major team and supplemental inspection:              info.html Review of corrective actions for White issue involving flooding from lake wave runup - completed first quarter of 2015
* Mailbox for comments on staff actions:
Triennial Component Design Basis Inspection - first        JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov quarter Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection
* Office of Public Affairs Point of
 
==Contact:==
Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Program          OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 3014158200 22                                                          23 22                                                            23 NRC Social Media                                                      Additional Questions?
Channels                                                        NRC Representatives Sr. Public Affairs Officer: Viktoria Mitlyng  6308299662
* Blog:     http://publicblog.nrcgateway.gov/                   Public Affairs Officer: Prema Chandrathil  6308299663
* Flickr:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/                   Email:OPA3.Resource@nrc.gov
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov
* YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov NRC Resident Inspector Office - Point Beach Nuclear Power
* RSS:     http://www.nrc.gov/public                              Plant - 9207552309 involve/listserver.html#rss 24                                                              25 6}}

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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

Our Mission The NRC Regulates To license and regulate the

  • Nuclear reactors commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and
  • Nuclear materials nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials special nuclear materials to for medical, industrial, and academic use ensure adequate protection of public health and safety,
  • Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of promote the common nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear defense and security, and facilities protect the environment.
  • Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 2 3 What We Dont Do Some Nuclear Facts
  • Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors,
  • 99 nuclear power plants supply or space vehicle reactors about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
  • Nuclear materials are used in
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.
  • Nuclear materials are widely used in
  • Regulate some radioactive materials, such as industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, Xrays and naturally occurring radon radiography devices, and irradiators.

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NRC Performance Goals How We Regulate 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 6 7 6

Regulatory Framework Reactor Oversight Process Strategic NRCs Safety Performance Areas Mission Safety Cornerstones Strategic Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Performance Areas Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Cornerstones Action Matrix Cross-Cutting Areas Regulatory Response Human Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment 8 Problem Identification & Resolution 9

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Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Green Baseline Inspection White Requires additional NRC oversight Green White Yellow Red Yellow Requires more NRC oversight Red Requires most NRC oversight Increasing Safety Significance Inspection Findings Inspection Findings Green Very low safety issue Green White Yellow Red White Low to moderate safety issue Yellow Substantial safety issue Increasing Safety Significance Red High safety issue 10 11 11 Action Matrix Columns Industry-Wide Performance 5 01 As of 12/31/2014 Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Repetitive Unacceptable Response Response Degraded Performance 14 Licensee Response Regulatory Response Increasing Degraded Cornerstone

  • Safety Significance Multiple/Repetitive
  • Inspection Degraded Cornerstone
  • Management Involvement Unacceptable
  • Regulatory Action IMC 0350 Process 80 12 13 3

Industry-Wide Inspection Findings Industry-Wide Performance Indicators Finding data current as of 1/31/2015 Calendar Year Calendar Year 2014 data 2014 data Green 703 Green 6740 White 16 White 16 Yellow 0 Yellow 3 Red 0 Red 0 14 15 NRC Annual Assessment Summary NRC Inspection Activities Point Beach Nuclear Plant Point Beach 2014 2014 6031 total hours expended by NRC on Reactor NextEra Energy operated the plant safely and in a Oversight Process activities manner that preserved the public health and safety and 2391 inspector hours of direct inspection activity protected the environment.

Point Beach Unit 1 was in the Degraded Cornerstone 489 inspector hours reviewing and observing plant Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for the all four operating status quarters of 2014. 2207 inspector hours of preparation for and Point Beach Unit 2 was in the Regulatory Response documentation of inspection activities Column of the NRCs Action Matrix for all four quarters 943 hours0.0109 days <br />0.262 hours <br />0.00156 weeks <br />3.588115e-4 months <br /> for other Reactor Oversight Process of 2014. elements (e.g., assessments and communications)

No Substantive CrossCutting Issues were identified 16 17 16 17 4

NRC Inspection Activities Point Beach PIs and Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant January 1 through December 31, 2014 2014 2 resident inspectors on site - residents produced four quarterly inspection reports and performed daily plant All Green Performance Indicators walkthroughs 15 Green/Severity Level IV 21 region based inspectors participated in various Inspection Findings inspections 1 White Inspection Finding Carryover from 2013 1 major team inspection - Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone 18 19 18 19 Safety Significant/White Findings NRC Inspection Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant Some Examples of 2014 Green Findings Point Beach Nuclear Plant None Identified in 2014 Failure to fully evaluate viability of newly created Lake Wave RunUp External Flooding Protection Features drainage paths for a design precipitation event NRC Identified in First Quarter of 2013 Failure to identify degraded water sprinkler Remain opened due to significant weaknesses with systems Licensees corrective actions during inspection in First Failure to measure the interpass temperature Quarter of 2014 during welding on auxiliary feedwater piping Corrective actions found sufficient during followup inspection in First Quarter of 2015 Failure to maintain control of loose material in Both Units transitioned to Licensee Response Column the containment of the Reactor Oversight Process on March 17, 2015 20 21 21 5

NRC Inspection Plans for 2015 Actions in Response to the Japan Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Accident NRC Plans Baseline Inspections and One

  • Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Supplemental Inspection for 2015 This includes the Accident: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan following major team and supplemental inspection: info.html Review of corrective actions for White issue involving flooding from lake wave runup - completed first quarter of 2015
  • Mailbox for comments on staff actions:

Triennial Component Design Basis Inspection - first JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov quarter Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection

  • Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Program OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 3014158200 22 23 22 23 NRC Social Media Additional Questions?

Channels NRC Representatives Sr. Public Affairs Officer: Viktoria Mitlyng 6308299662

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