ML081770217
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 06/23/2008 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML081770217 (30) | |
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Braidwood Annual Assessment Meeting Braidwood Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program
--CY 2007 CY 2007 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission
--Region III Region III Braidwood, IL Braidwood, IL June 23, 2008 June 23, 2008 Purpose of Today's MeetingPurpose of Today's Meeting To provide a public fo rum for the discussion To provide a public fo rum for the discussion of Braidwood Station's performance of Braidwood Station's performance The NRC will address licensee performance The NRC will address licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment issues identified in the annual assessment letter letter The Licensee will be provided an opportunity to The Licensee will be provided an opportunity to respond to any information in the letter and respond to any information in the letter and discuss new or existing programs to maintain or discuss new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance improve performance Agenda Agenda Description of NRC Activities Description of NRC Activities IntroductionIntroduction Review of the Reactor Oversight Process (Review of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP ROP)) National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant Performance Discussion of Plant Performance Results Discussion of Plant Performance Results Licensee Response and Remarks Licensee Response and RemarksNRC Closing RemarksNRC Closing Remarks Break Break The NRC will be available after the meeting to address The NRC will be available after the meeting to address any public questions any public questions Our Mission Our Mission To license and regulate the To license and regulate the nation's civilian use of nation's civilian use of byproduct, source and special byproduct, source and special nuclear materials to ensure nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the health and safety, promote the common defense and security, common defense and security, and protect the environment and protect the environment
..
NRC Goals NRC GoalsSafety Safety: Ensure adequate protection of
- Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the public health and safety and the environment.
environment.Security Security: Ensure adequate protection in
- Ensure adequate protection in the secure use a nd management of the secure use a nd management of radioactive materials.
radioactive materials.
Some Nuclear Facts Some Nuclear FactsMore than 100 nuclear power plants More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
electricity in the U.S.Nuclear materials are used in Nuclear materials are used in medicine for cancer treatment and medicine for cancer treatment and diagnosis.diagnosis.Nuclear materials are widely used in Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, flow measurement devices, radiography devices and irradiators.
radiography devices and irradiators.
The NRC Regulates:
The NRC Regulates:Nuclear reactors Nuclear reactors
--commercial power reactors, research commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs; and test reactors, new reactor designs;Nuclear materials Nuclear materials
--nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial and academic use;materials for medical, industrial and academic use;Nuclear wasteNuclear waste
--transportation, storage and disposal of transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities; and facilities; andNuclear security Nuclear security
--physical security of nuclear facilities physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks.and materials from sabotage or attacks.
What We Don't Do:
What We Don't Do:Regulate nuclear weapons, military Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors or space vehicle reactors. (reactors or space vehicle reactors. (These These are regulated by other federal agencies are regulated by other federal agencies
.).)Own or operate nuclear power plants.
Own or operate nuclear power plants.Regulate some radioactive materials, such Regulate some radioactive materials, such as naturally occurring radon, X as naturally occurring radon, X
--rays and rays and material produced in particle accelerators.
material produced in particle accelerators.
((These are regulated by states or other These are regulated by states or other federal agencies federal agencies
.).)
How We Regulate How We RegulateEstablish rules and regulations Establish rules and regulationsIssue licenses Issue licensesProvide oversight through inspection, Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience operational experienceConduct research to provide support Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions for regulatory decisionsRespond to events and emergencies Respond to events and emergencies Assurance of Plant Safety Assurance of Plant SafetyRequire "defense Require "defense
--in in--depth" depth" Require long Require long
--term maintenance of term maintenance of equipmentequipmentRequire continual training of Require continual training of operators operatorsVerify compliance with regulations Verify compliance with regulations What We Do What We Do
--Nuclear Waste Nuclear Waste The NRC regulates The NRC regulates
- Storage of spent Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage pools or dry storage casks, andcasks, and
- Any potential Any potential national spent fuel national spent fuel storage site.storage site.
What We Do What We Do
--Nuclear SecurityNuclear Security The NRC Requires The NRC Requires
- Well Well--armed and wellarmed and well
--trained security forces,trained security forces,**Surveillance and Surveillance and perimeter patrols, perimeter patrols,**State State--of of--the the--art site art site access equipment and access equipment and controls, controls,**Physical barriers and Physical barriers and detection zones, anddetection zones, and
- Intrusion detection Intrusion detection systems and alarm systems and alarm stations.stations.
Region III OrganizationJames CaldwellRegional Administrator Mark SatoriusDeputy Regional AdministratorCynthia PedersonDirector Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)Gary ShearDeputy Director Steve WestDirector Division of Reactor Safety (DRS)Anne BolandDeputy DirectorRichard SkokowskiBranch ChiefRegional SpecialistsBraidwoodResident InspectorsBilly DicksonAlex GarmoeProject EngineerReactor EngineerJennifer Dalzell NRC Representatives NRC Representatives Billy Dickson, Senior Resident Inspector Billy Dickson, Senior Resident Inspector
--(815) 458 (815) 458--2853 2853 Gregory Roach, Senior Resident Inspector Gregory Roach, Senior Resident Inspector
--LaSalle LaSalle--(815) 358 (815) 358--8611 8611 Alex Garmoe, Resident Inspector Alex Garmoe, Resident Inspector
--(815) 458 (815) 458--2853 2853 Richard Skokowski, Branch Chief, DRP Richard Skokowski, Branch Chief, DRP
--(630) 829 (630) 829--9620 9620 Marshall David, Project Manager, NRR Marshall David, Project Manager, NRR
--(301) 415 (301) 415--1547 1547 NRC RepresentativesNRC Representatives Viktoria Mitlyng, Office of Public Affairs Viktoria Mitlyng, Office of Public Affairs
--(630) 829 (630) 829--9662 9662 Prema Chandrathil, Office of Public Affairs Prema Chandrathil, Office of Public Affairs
--(630) 829 (630) 829--9663 9663 Steve Orth, Branch Chief Steve Orth, Branch Chief
--Radiation Radiation Protection Branch, DRS Protection Branch, DRS
--(630) 829 (630) 829--9827 9827 Stephanie Bush Stephanie Bush
--Goddard, Branch Chief Goddard, Branch Chief
--Health Effects Branch, RES Health Effects Branch, RES
--(301) 415 (301) 415--6293 6293 Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)SafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas Examples of Baseline Inspections Examples of Baseline InspectionsEquipment Alignment Equipment Alignment
~80 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection
~250 hrs/3 yrs
~250 hrs/3 yrs Operator Response Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr
~125 hrs/yr Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness
~80 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yrRadiological Release ControlsRadiological Release Controls
~110 hrs/2 yrs
~110 hrs/2 yrs Worker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection
~95 hrs/yr
~95 hrs/yr Corrective Action Program Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs/2 yrs
~250 hrs/2 yrs Corrective Action Reviews Corrective Action Reviews
~60 hrs/yr
~60 hrs/yr Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Green Green:Baseline Inspection only White White:May increase NRC oversight Yellow Yellow:Requires more NRC oversightRedRed:Requires more NRC oversightInspection FindingsInspection Findings Green Green:Very low safety significance White White:Low to moderate safety significance Yellow Yellow:Substantial safety significanceRedRed:High safety significance Action Matrix Concept Action Matrix ConceptLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.Degraded CornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance National Summary of Plant PerformanceStatus at End of CY 2007Status at End of CY 2007 Licensee Response Licensee Response 87 87 Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 8 8 Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 8 8 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 1 Unacceptable Unacceptable 0 0 Total Total 104 104 National Summary National Summary Performance Indicator Results (End of CY 2007)
Performance Indicator Results (End of CY 2007)Green Green 1942 1942White White 8 8YellowYellow 1 1Red Red 0 0 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2007)
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2007)Green Green 759 759White White 9 9YellowYellow 2 2Red Red 0 0 Braidwood Assessment Results Braidwood Assessment Results(Jan 1 -Dec 31, 2007)Safety performance for the last 3 quarters of 2007 Safety performance for the last 3 quarters of 2007 Braidwood Units 1 and 2 were within the Licensee Braidwood Units 1 and 2 were within the Licensee Response column of the NRC Action Matrix. Response column of the NRC Action Matrix. Braidwood Units 1 and 2 were within the Braidwood Units 1 and 2 were within the Regulatory Regulatory Response Response column for the 1 column for the 1 st st quarter of 2007 due to quarter of 2007 due to a White finding in the Public Radiation Safety a White finding in the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone that occurred in the 1 Cornerstone that occurred in the 1 st st quarter of 2006.
quarter of 2006.
Safety Significant Findings or PIs Safety Significant Findings or PIs No safety significant findings were No safety significant findings were identified during this assessment period.
identified during this assessment period. During the week of January 29, 2007, the During the week of January 29, 2007, the NRC conducted a supplemental inspection NRC conducted a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95001 for the using Inspection Procedure 95001 for the 1 1 st st quarter 2006 White finding in the Public quarter 2006 White finding in the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone. No findings Radiation Safety Cornerstone. No findings of significance were identified.
of significance were identified.
NRC IP 95001 Evaluation NRC IP 95001 EvaluationInspections encompassed activiti es from the initial response through evaluating Braidwood's root cause evaluation &
corrective actions. Initial ResponseSource of contamination and evaluationStorage of water while repairing the discharge path Review of remediation actions and resumption of liquid releasesIntegrity of blowdown lineIntegrity of modified vacuum breaker valve vaults including leakdetection and alarm system Independent dose calculationIndependent and duplicate analyses of water samples External communications Braidwood Braidwood Inspection Activities Inspection Activities (Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2007)
Dec 31, 2007) 12 findings during the assessment period:
12 findings during the assessment period:8 in mitigating systems 8 in mitigating systems2 in barrier integrity2 in barrier integrity2 in occupational radiation safety 2 in occupational radiation safety One additional finding was evaluated One additional finding was evaluated separately using the traditional enforcement separately using the traditional enforcement process.process.
Braidwood Braidwood Inspection Activities Inspection Activities (Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2007)Dec 31, 2007) Unit 1: Unit 1: --power operationspower operations
--automatic reactor trip due to an offsite grid disturbanceautomatic reactor trip due to an offsite grid disturbance
--refueling outage refueling outage Unit 2: Unit 2:--power operationspower operations
--manual reactor trip due to a loss of condenser vacuum manual reactor trip due to a loss of condenser vacuum Independent Groundwater Monitoring Activities:Independent Groundwater Monitoring Activities:
--Supplemental Inspection 95001 conducted in January 2007Supplemental Inspection 95001 conducted in January 2007
--Walkdowns of the Circulating Water blowdown line quarterlyWalkdowns of the Circulating Water blowdown line quarterly
--Independent validation of groundwater sample resultsIndependent validation of groundwater sample results Braidwood Annual Assessment Braidwood Annual Assessment Summary Summary (Jan 1 (Jan 1 --Dec 31, 2007)
Dec 31, 2007) Exelon Nuclear operated Braidwood Units 1 and 2 Exelon Nuclear operated Braidwood Units 1 and 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety in a manner that preserved public health and safetyAll cornerstone objectives were met during this All cornerstone objectives were met during this assessment period.
assessment period.NRC plans to conduct baseline inspections at NRC plans to conduct baseline inspections at Braidwood for the remainder of the current Braidwood for the remainder of the current assessment period.
assessment period. A supplemental 95001 inspection was conducted A supplemental 95001 inspection was conducted during the week of January 29, 2007 with no during the week of January 29, 2007 with no significant findings.
significant findings.
Licensee Response and Remarks Licensee Response and Remarks Bryan Hanson Bryan Hanson Site Vice President Site Vice PresidentBraidwood Generating StationBraidwood Generating Station Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC To Report an emergency To Report an emergency(301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (call collect) 5100 (call collect) To Report a safety concern:
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