ML12227A533

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Braidwood Station Annual Assessment M ti Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois August 15, 2012 1

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2011

• 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 III Organization Charles Casto Regional Administrator Cynthia Pederson Deputy Regional Administrator Gary Shear Steven Reynolds Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects Director, Division of Reactor Safety Kenneth OBrien Richard Skokowski Acting Deputy Director Acting Deputy Director Eric Duncan Regional Specialists Branch Chief Braidwood Station Regional Staff Resident Inspectors Raymond Ng Jamie Benjamin Travis Daun Alex Garmoe Hudson Rowland 4

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.

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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.

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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

- Any national spent fuel storage 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

- 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 Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Evaluation Evaluation Action Matrix Regulatory

Response

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Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr

• Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr

• Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr

• Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

• Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs

• Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs

• Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs 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 12/31/2011 Licensee Response 88 Regulatory Response 11 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight 1 Total 104 18

National Summary 1

• Performance Indicator Results for 2011

- Green 6585

- White 9

- Yellow 0

- Red 0 2

• Total Inspection Findings in 2011

- Green 846

- White 13

- Yellow 2

- Red 0 1 PIs are counted per plant per quarter 2 Finding data does not include security findings 19

Braidwood Station Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2011

• Unit 1 was in the Licensee Response column throughout 2011

• Unit 2 was in the Licensee Response column throughout 2011

• There was no substantive cross-cutting issue identified during 2011 20

Safety Significant Findings or PIs

• One White Performance Indicator for Unit 2 was submitted for the 2nd quarter of 2012

• The White Performance Indicator was associated with the Cooling Water System of the Unit 2 Mitigating Systems Performance Index

• Unit 2 transitioned to the Regulatory Response column in 2nd quarter 2012

• A 95001 Supplemental Inspection will be performed 21

Braidwood Station Inspection Activities January 1 - December 31, 2011 Examples of Major Inspection Activities in 2011:

• Special Inspection (March 31 to May 4)

• Temp. Inst. 183 (April 1 to April 21)

• Unit 2 Refueling Outage (April 17 to May 12)

• Initial Licensed Operators Examination (June 20 to June 30)

• Modification / 50.59 Inspection (September 12 to September 30)

• ISFSI Inspection (October 27 to December 23)

• Triennial Heat Sink Inspection (November 28 to December 2) 22

Braidwood Station Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2011

• Exelon operated Braidwood Station in a manner that p preserved public p health and safety

• All cornerstone objectives were met 23

Braidwood Station Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2011

• No substantive cross-cutting issue was identified at Braidwood Station

• NRC plans to perform baseline inspections at Braidwood Station for 2012 for both units

• NRC also plans to perform a 95001 supplemental inspection for Unit 2 (Not yet scheduled) 24

Licensee Response and Remarks Dan Enright Site Vice President, Braidwood Exelon Nuclear 25

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

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents 26

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 27

Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident

• Actions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html

• Mailbox for comments on staff actions:

JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov

• Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 28

NRC Representatives

• Gary Shear, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9600

• Kenneth OBrien, Acting Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9602

• Joel Wiebe, Project Manager, NRR

- ((301)) 415-6606

• Jamie Benjamin, Senior Resident Inspector

- (815) 458-2852

• Alex Garmoe, Resident Inspector

- (815) 458-2852

• Raymond Ng, Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9574

• Eric Duncan, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9620 29

NRC Representatives

• Christine Lipa, Chief, Decommissioning Branch (ISFSI)

- (630) 829-9834

• Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662

• Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9663

• NRC Region III Office Switchboard

- (630) 829-9500; (800) 522-3025 30

NRC Social Media Channels

• Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

• Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/

• Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov

• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov

• RSS: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 31

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) 32

Braidwood Station Annual Assessment M ti Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois August 15, 2012 33