ML101320046

Annual Assessment Meeting Presentation

ML101320046
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Site:	Crystal River  (DPR-072)
Issue date:	05/12/2010
From:	NRC/RGN-II
To:	Progress Energy Florida
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Crystal River Unit 3 Annual Assessment Annual Assessment Open House Reactor Oversight Program - 2009 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Atlanta GA 1

May 3, 2010

Purpose of Todays Meeting p

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A public forum to discuss and answer questions about the NRCs t

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t assessment of safety performance at Crystal River Unit 3 during 2009 2

Agenda g

• Introduction

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process N ti l S f Pl t

• National Summary of Plant Performance Di i

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• Discussion of Plant Performance Results NRC il bl t

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• NRC available to address public questions 3

Region II Organization g

g Luis Reyes R

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Regional Administrator Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator Len Wert Director Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday Deputy Director John Lubinski Acting Director Division of Reactor Safety Harold Christensen Deputy Director Marvin Sykes Branch Chief Regional Specialists Crystal River Unit 3 Resident Inspectors Thomas Morrissey R

i R Project Engineers Son Ninh Pat Higgins 4

Rogerio Reyes

Our Mission

• To license and regulate

• To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common promote the common defense and security, and protect the 5

environment.

Some Nuclear Facts 104 nuclear power plants 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 such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.

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How We Regulate g

• Establish rules and regulations

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses P

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• Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience operational experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 7

Assurance of Plant Safety R

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• Require defense-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of q

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• Verify compliance with regulations Verify compliance with regulations 8

NRC Performance Goals S f t E

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• Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the i

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• Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of g

radioactive materials.

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Reactor Oversight Process g

Strategic Performance Areas Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Significance Significance Performance Indicator Results Baseline Inspection Results Significance Significance Performance Indicator Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix S g ca ce Threshold Significance Threshold Action Matrix S g ca ce Threshold 10 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response

Examples of Baseline Inspections p

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• Equipment Alignment

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• Triennial Fire Protection

~250 hrs every 3 yrs

• Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr

• Rad Release Controls 110 hrs

• Rad Release Controls

~110 hrs every 2 yrs

• Worker Radiation Protection

~95 hrs/yr y

• Corrective Action Program

~250 hrs every 2 yrs 11

• Corrective Action Case Reviews

~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold g

Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

Increases NRC oversight Y ll I

NRC i ht Yellow:

Increases NRC oversight Red:

Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:

Very low safety issue White:

Low to moderate safety issue White:

Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Red:

High safety issue 12

Action Matrix Concept p

Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep Unacceptable Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 13 Increasing Regulatory Actions

National Summary of Plant Performance Performance Status as of 12/31/2009 Status as of 12/31/2009 Licensee Response 79 Regulatory Response 24 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 1

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0 Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone 0

Unacceptable 0

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National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results (total for CY

• Performance Indicator Results (total for CY 2009)

- Green 7039 Whit 18

- White 18

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• Total Inspection Findings (total for CY 2009)

- Green 879 White 7

- White 7

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

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Crystal River Assessment Results January 1 - December 31, 2009 January 1 December 31, 2009 The NRC found that the Crystal River plants 2009 performance met all the agencys safety objectives and was t

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dditi l NRC it at a level that results in no additional NRC oversite.

Last fall the plant was shut down for a planned refueling outage and to replace the steam generators (SGs) inside the reactor building. When an opening was created in the t i t

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t containment wall to allow SG replacement, a gap was discovered near the outer portion of the reactor building.

This prompted the NRC to launch a special inspection that is still ongoing.

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Crystal River Inspection Activities January 1 December 31 2009 January 1 - December 31, 2009

• Baseline inspection hours: > 3400 Inspections conducted by resident Inspections conducted by resident inspectors, regional security,

operations, and radiation protection i

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l inspectors. Six findings of very low significance findings were identified.

Four of which were determined to be Four of which were determined to be violations.

• Containment Special Inspection:

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p Inspection is ongoing. > 2900 hours0.0336 days <br />0.806 hours <br />0.00479 weeks <br />0.0011 months <br /> of inspection to date.

Crystal River Inspection Activities y

p January 1 December 31 2009 January 1 - December 31, 2009 In December 2008 the Licensee

• In December 2008 the Licensee submitted an application to the NRC to extend the term of their operating to extend the term of their operating license for an additional 20 years. The NRC review of this application which NRC review of this application which includes onsite inspections started in 2009 and is ongoing.

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Crystal River Annual Assessment Summary Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2009 January 1 December 31, 2009

• Progress Energy operated Crystal River Unit 3 in a manner that River Unit 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety

• All cornerstone objectives were met All cornerstone objectives were met 19

Crystal River Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2009 Annual Assessment Summary y

NRC 2010 Inspections:

NRC baseline inspections Steam generator replacement Containment Special Inspection p

p License Renewal Inspections 20

Open to the Public p

• The NRC places a high priority on keeping

• 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 and policy decisions; and

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

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Contacting the NRC g

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• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 22 Select What We Do for Public Affairs

Reference Sources Reactor O ersight Process

• Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html dex.html Public Electronic Reading Room Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 23 1 800 397 4209 (Toll Free)