ML101590159

NRC Slides from Public Meeting 6/3/2010

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Braidwood StationAnnual Assessment Meeting 12009 Reactor Oversight ProgramNuclear Regulatory Commission -Region IIIBraidwood, Illinois June 3, 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

or existing programs to maintain or

improve performance Agenda*Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• 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

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break*NRC available to address public questions Who We AreThe Atomic Energy Commission was established by Congress in 1946 to encourage the use of nuclear power and regulate its safetyIn 1974 Congress divided the AEC into two partsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDepartment of EnergyThe NRC is headed by a Chairman and four Commissioners, all idbhPiddfidbhSf appo i nte d b y t h e P res id ent an d con fi rme d b y t h e S enate f or staggered five-year terms.

4 CommissionerWilliam C. Ostendorff CommissionerWilliam D. Magwood, IV Commissioner George Apostolakis Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki ChairmanGregory B.

Jaczko Region III OrganizationMark SatoriusRegional AdministratorCindy PedersonDeputy Regional AdministratorDivision of Reactor ProjectsSteven WestDirectorDivision of Reactor SafetyAnne BolandDirector 5DirectorGary ShearDeputy DirectorDirectorKenneth O'BrienDeputy DirectorRichard SkokowskiBranch Chie fRegional SpecialistsBraidwoodResident InspectorsJamieBenjaminAlex GarmoeRegion III StaffRaymond NgMeghan-ThorpeKavanaugh Our Mission

• To license and regulate the nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclearmaterialsto 6 nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the

environment.

Some Nuclear Facts

• 104 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.

• Nuclear materials are used inmedicinefordiagnosis 7 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.

The NRC Regulates

• Nuclear reactors

-commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs

• Nuclear materials

-nuclearreactorfuelradioactivematerialsformedical 8 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 What We Don't Do*We do not regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle

reactors 9*We do not own or operate nuclear power plants

• We do not regulate some radioactive

materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection, ftdltif 10 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 11*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 12 casks , and-Any national spent fuel storage site, such as the

proposed Yucca

Mountain site.

What We Do -Nuclear Security

• NRC Requires:

-Well-armed and well-trained security forces,-Surveillance and perimeterpatrols, 13 perimeter patrols,-State-of-the-art site access equipment and

controls,-Physical barriers and detection zones, and

-Intrusion detection systems and alarm

stations.

NRC Performance Goals SafetyEnsure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.

14 SecurityEnsure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

Reactor Oversight Process3 Strate gic Performance Areas are divided into 7 gCornerstones of Safet yInspection Findings and Performance Indicators are assigned to a CornerstoneInspection Findings can be assigned a cross-cutting aspect (a causal factor for the performance deficiency)Human PerformanceProblem Identification and ResolutionSafety Conscious Work EnvironmentNumerous findings with a common cross-cutting aspect results in a "Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue" 15 Reactor Oversight ProcessStrategic Performance AreasSafety Cornerstones Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results 16 Significance Evaluation Significance EvaluationAction MatrixRegulatory Response Examples of Baseline Inspections Some of the Routine Inspections Conducted at Every Plant

• Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr

• Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr 17*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

• RadRelease Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs

• Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:Baseline Inspection Program White:Increased NRC oversight Yellow Yellow:Increased NRC oversight Red: IncreasedNRCoversight 18 Red: Increased NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:Very low safety significance White:Low to moderate safety significance Yellow Yellow:Substantial safety significance Red:High safety significance Action Matrix ConceptLicensee ResponseRegulatory Response Multiple/Rep. Degraded CornerstoneDegraded CornerstoneUnacceptable Performance 19Increased safety significance of findings and performance indicators results in movement to the rightMovement to the right results in:NRC supplemental inspectionsIncreased Management InvolvementIncreased Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance as of 12/31/2009Licensee Response79 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 1 20 Degraded Cornerstone 1Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone0 Unacceptable0 Total104 2009 National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results Green 7039White18 Yellow Yellow 0 Red 0 21 Red 0*Total Inspection Findings Green 879White7 Yellow Yellow 0 Red 0 Braidwood Assessment ResultsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009 1 stQuarter2 ndQuarter3 rdQuarter4 th QuarterUnit 1 Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee ResponseRegulatory ResponseUnit 2 Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response Licensee Response 22*One White Finding identified associated with a Unit 1 emergency core cooling valve failing to stroke

open during periodic testing

• 16 Green findings and 1 Severity Level IV violation

• All performance indicators were Green

• Human Performance Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue remains open Braidwood Assessment ResultsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009

• Human Performance Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue regarding conservative assumptions in decision-making remains openIitilldiJl2009 23-I n iti a lly opene d i n J u l y 2009-Licensee has implemented comprehensive improvement actions-NRC will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the

licensee's actions Safety Significant Findings or PIsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009

• One White Finding identified for Unit 1

-Emergency core cooling system valve failed a periodic surveillance testPurposeofthevalveistoprovideasecondarysourceof 24-Purpose of the valve is to provide a secondary source of cooling water to the emergency core cooling system after the useable volume of primary water runs out

-Cause of the valve failure was corrosion of the valve torque switch due to standing water in the valve actuator housing

-Source of the water was rainwater leaking through a roof hatch and dripping into an open-ended conduit containing a cable associated with the valve Braidwood Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009Examples of inspections conducted in addition to daily resident inspector activities

• Dry Cask Storage Infrastructure Construction (Ongoing)25*Triennial Fire Protection Inspection (January 26 to March 6)

• Unit 1 Refueling Outage (March 30 to April 19

• Initial Operator License Examination (October 5 to 29)

• Unit 2 Refueling Outage (October 12 to 29)

BraidwoodAnnual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1 -December 31, 2009

• Exelon operated Braidwood Un its 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

• All cornerstone objectives were metOneWhiteFindingwasidentifiedforUnit1 26*One White Finding was identified for Unit 1*Human Performance Substantive Cross-Cutting

Issue remains open

• NRC will increase oversight of Braidwood Unit 1 in 2010 through a supplemental inspection to evaluate actions taken in respon se to the White Finding Licensee Response and RemarksAmirShahkarami 27 Amir ShahkaramiSite Vice President, Braidwood Exelon Nuclear Open to the Public

• The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its

activities.

• At www.nrc.govyou can: 28-Review NRC inspection reports

-Find public meeting dates and transcripts

-Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions

-Access the agency's Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

-(301) 816-5100 (collect calls accepted)

• Report a safety concern 29-(800) 695-7403

-Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

-www.nrc.gov

-Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs NRC Representatives

• Steven West, Director, Division of Reactor Projects

-(630) 829-9600

• Gary Shear, Deputy Division Director, DRP

-(630) 829-9601

• Marshall David, Project Manager, NRR

-(301) 415-1547 30 ()*Jamie Benjamin, Senior Resident Inspector

-(815) 458-2852

• Alex Garmoe, Resident Inspector

-(815) 458-2852

• Richard Skokowski, Branch Chief, DRP

-(630) 829-9620

• Raymond Ng, Senior Project Engineer, DRP

-(630) 829-9574 NRC Representatives

• Christine Lipa, Chief, Decommissioning Branch (ISFSI)

-(630) 829-9834

• Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer

-(630) 829-9662

• PremaChandrathil,PublicAffairsOfficer 31 Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer-(630) 829-9663

• NRC Region III Office Switchboard

-(630) 829-9500 (800) 522-3025 Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

-http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html 32*Public Electronic Reading Room

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

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

Braidwood StationAnnual Assessment Meeting 332009 Reactor Oversight ProgramNuclear Regulatory Commission -Region IIIBraidwood, Illinois June 3, 2010