ML101090451

Summary of Public Meeting with Vogtle to Discuss Annual Assessment

ML101090451
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	04/19/2010
From:	Scott Shaeffer NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 April 19, 2010 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT -

DOCKET NOS. 50-424 AND 50-425

Dear Mr. Tynan:

This refers to the meeting conducted on April 14, 2010, in Waynesboro, GA. The purpose of the meeting/open house session was to provide opportunities to discuss the annual assessment of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant with the public for the period of January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4521.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott M. Shaeffer, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68 and NPF-81

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Powerpoint Presentation cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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NAME TLighty SShaeffer SRose DATE 4/19/10 4/19/10 4/19/10 E-MAIL COPY?

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Angela Thornhill Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Ajluni Manager Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Michael A. MacFarlane Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 David H. Jones Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Moanica Caston Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. N. Holcomb Commissioner Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Dr. Carol Couch Director Environmental Protection Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia Sanders Program Manager Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jim Sommerville (Acting) Chief Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 (cc w/encls contd - See next page)

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Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Senior Resident Inspector Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant U.S. NRC 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to Tom E. Tynan from Scott M. Shaeffer dated April 19, 2010

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT -

DOCKET NOS. 50-424 AND 50-425 Distribution w/encls:

C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMVogtle Resource

Vogtle Vogtle Nuclear Plant Nuclear Plant Annual Annual Assessment Meeting Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program -- CY 2009 CY 2009 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region II Region II Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Ga Ga April 14, 2010 April 14, 2010

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public forum for discussion of the licensee A public forum for discussion of the licensees s

performance performance NRC will address the licensee performance NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter issues identified in the annual assessment letter Licensee will be given the opportunity to Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance maintain or improve their performance

Agenda Introduction Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results NRC Closing Remarks and Licensee

Response

NRC available after presentation to address public questions

Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator Division of Reactor Projects Len Wert, Director Joel Munday, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety Kriss Kennedy, Director Harold Christensen, Deputy Director Projects Branch 2 Scott Shaeffer, Chief (404)997-4521 Regional Specialist Inspectors Resident Inspectors (RI)

Michael Cain, Senior RI Tim Chandler, RI RI Office: (706)554-9901 Project Engineers (PE)

Steven Rose, Senior PE Tonya Lighty, PE

Our Mission Our Mission To license and To license and regulate the nation regulate the nations s

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

the environment.

Some Nuclear Facts Some Nuclear Facts

More than 100 nuclear More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about power plants supply about 20 percent of the 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.

electricity in the U.S.

Nuclear materials are used Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.

and cancer treatment.

Nuclear materials are Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and radiography devices, and irradiators.

irradiators.

The NRC Regulates The NRC Regulates Nuclear reactors Nuclear reactors -- commercial power reactors, commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs research and test reactors, new reactor designs Nuclear materials Nuclear materials -- nuclear reactor fuel, nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use academic use Nuclear waste Nuclear waste -- transportation, storage and transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities decommissioning of nuclear facilities Nuclear security Nuclear security -- physical security of nuclear physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks

What We What We Don Dontt Do Do Regulate nuclear weapons, military Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors reactors, or space vehicle reactors Own or operate nuclear power plants Own or operate nuclear power plants Regulate some radioactive materials, Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X such as X--rays and naturally rays and naturally occurring radon occurring radon

Assurance of Plant Safety Assurance of Plant Safety Require Require defense defense--in in--depth depth Require long Require long--term maintenance of term maintenance of equipment equipment Require continual training of Require continual training of operators operators Verify compliance with regulations Verify compliance with regulations

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

Examples of Baseline Inspections Examples of Baseline Inspections Performed Nationwide Performed Nationwide Equipment Alignment Equipment Alignment

~80 hrs/yr

~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection

~250 hrs

~250 hrs triennially Operator Response Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

~125 hrs/yr Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr

~80 hrs/yr Rad Release Controls Rad Release Controls

~110 hrs

~110 hrs biennially Worker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection

~95 hrs/yr

~95 hrs/yr Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Program

~250 hrs

~250 hrs biennially Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold Inspection Findings & Performance Indicators Green:

Very Low safety issue White:

Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Red:

High safety issue NRC Response:

Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight

Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Multiple/Rep Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Degraded Cornerstone Regulatory

Response

Licensee

Response

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2009 Licensee Response Licensee Response 84 84 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 19 19 Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 11 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 00 Unacceptable Unacceptable 0

0 Total Total 104 104

National Summary National Summary Performance Indicator Results Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2009)

(end of CY 2009)

• • Green Green 1543 1543

• • White White 44

• • Yellow Yellow 00

• • Red Red 00 Total Inspection Findings Total Inspection Findings (CY 2009)

(CY 2009)

• • Green Green 838 838

• • White White 17 17

• • Yellow Yellow 00

• • Red Red 00

Vogtle Inspection Activities 4092 hours0.0474 days <br />1.137 hours <br />0.00677 weeks <br />0.00156 months <br /> of inspection-related activities In-service Inspection Steam Generator In-service Inspection Radiation Protection Ground Water Protection Initial Operator License Examination Biennial Problem Identification & Resolution (PI&R)

Inspection Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Inspection Security Reactor Coolant Dissimilar Metal Butt Weld Inspection (TI 172)

2009 Assessment Results - Unit 1 Basis Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Action Matrix Column 4th Qtr 2009 3rd Qtr 2009 2nd Qtr 2009 1st Qtr 2009

2009 Assessment Results - Unit 2 Basis Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Action Matrix Column 4th Qtr 2009 3rd Qtr 2009 2nd Qtr 2009 1st Qtr 2009

2009 Assessment Summary 2009 Assessment Summary Southern Nuclear Company operated Southern Nuclear Company operated Vogtle Vogtle in a manner that preserved public health and in a manner that preserved public health and safety with low degradation in safety safety with low degradation in safety performance performance All cornerstone objectives were met All cornerstone objectives were met For the remainder of 2010:

For the remainder of 2010:

NRC plans baseline inspections NRC plans baseline inspections

Overall Assessment Impact Overall Assessment Impact Overall, Overall, Vogtle Vogtless performance has remained performance has remained unchanged over the assessment period unchanged over the assessment period Both units maintained their standing on the Both units maintained their standing on the NRC NRCss Action Matrix Action Matrix

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 About NRC for Public Affairs

Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)