ML12227A533

NRC End-of-Cycle Slide Presentation

ML12227A533
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Braidwood Station Annual Assessment Mti 1 M ee ti ngReactor Oversight Process -2011Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region IIILisle, IllinoisAugust 15, 2012 Purpose of Today's Meeting*A public forum for discussion of the licensee's performance in 2011*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 Region III OrganizationCharles CastoRegional AdministratorCynthia PedersonDeputy Regional AdministratorGary ShearActing Director, Division of Reactor ProjectsSteven Reynolds Director, Division of Reactor Safety 4Kenneth O'BrienActing Deputy DirectorRichard SkokowskiActing Deputy DirectorEric DuncanBranch ChiefRegional SpecialistsBraidwood StationResident InspectorsJamie BenjaminAlex GarmoeRegional StaffRaymond NgTravis DaunHudson Rowland Our Mission*To license and regulate the nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclearmaterialsto 5 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 6 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-nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use 7*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*Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors 8*Own or operate nuclear power plants*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 9 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 10*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 casks 11 casks-Any national spent fuel storage site What We Do -Nuclear Security*NRC Requires:-Well-armed and well-trained security forces-Surveillance and perimeter patrols 12 perimeter patrols-State-of-the-art site access equipment and

controls-Physical barriers and detection zones-Intrusion detection systems and alarm

stations NRC Performance Goals*Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the

environment 13*Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of

radioactive materials Reactor Oversight ProcessStrategic Performance AreasSafety Cornerstones Inspection Results Performance Indicator Results 14 Significance Evaluation Significance EvaluationAction MatrixRegulatory Response Examples of Baseline Inspections*Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr *Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr 15*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:Only Baseline InspectionWhite:Increases NRC oversight

Yellow:Increases NRC oversight Red:IncreasesNRCoversight 16 Red: Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:Very low safety issueWhite:Low to moderate safety issue

Yellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issue Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance 17Increasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2011Licensee Response 88 Regulatory Response 11DegradedCornerstone 3 18 Degraded Cornerstone 3Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight1 Total104 National Summary*Performance Indicator Results for 2011 1-Green 6585-White9

-Yellow 0 Red 0 19-Red 0*Total Inspection Findings in 2011 2-Green 846-White13

-Yellow 2-Red 01PIs are counted per plant per quarter2Finding data does not include security findings Braidwood Station Assessment ResultsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2011*Unit 1 was in the Licensee Response column throughout 2011 20*Unit 2 was in the Licensee Response column throughout 2011*There was no substantive cross-cutting issue identified during 2011 Safety Significant Findings or PIs*One White Performance Indicator for Unit 2 was submitted for the 2 ndquarter of 2012*The White Performance Indicator was associated with the 21Cooling Water System of the Unit 2 Mitigating Systems Performance Index*Unit 2 transitioned to the Regulatory Response column in 2 nd quarter 2012*A 95001 Supplemental Inspection will be performed Braidwood Station Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1 -December 31, 2011Examples of Major Inspection Activities in 2011:*Special Inspection (March 31 to May 4) 22*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)

Braidwood StationAnnual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1 -December 31, 2011*Exelon operated Braidwood Station in a manner that p reserved public health and 23 pp safety*All cornerstone objectives were met January 1 -December 31, 2011*No substantive cross-cutting issue was identified at Braidwood Station Braidwood StationAnnual Assessment Summary 24*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)

Licensee Response and Remarks Dan Enright 25 Dan EnrightSite 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 26*At www.nrc.gov, you can:-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 (call collect)*Report a safety concern 27-(800) 695-7403 -Allegation@nrc.gov*General information or questions-www.nrc.gov

-Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs 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:

28 JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov*Office of Public Affairs Point of Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 NRC Representatives*Gary Shear, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects -(630) 829-9600*Kenneth O'Brien, Acting Deputy Division Director, DRP-(630) 829-9602*Joel Wiebe, Project Manager, NRR

-(301) 415-6606 29 ()*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 NRC Representatives*Christine Lipa, Chief, Decommissioning Branch (ISFSI)-(630) 829-9834

• Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer-(630) 829-9662 30*Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer-(630) 829-9663*NRC Region III Office Switchboard-(630) 829-9500; (800) 522-3025 NRC Social Media Channels*Blog:http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/

31*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 Reference Sources*Reactor Oversight Process-http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in dex.html 32*Public Electronic Reading Room-http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html*Public Document Room-1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

Braidwood Station Annual Assessment Mti 33 M ee ti ngReactor Oversight Process -2011Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region IIILisle, IllinoisAugust 15, 2012