ML12086A200
| ML12086A200 | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 03/26/2012 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML12086A200 (30) | |
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Perry Annual Assessment Mti 1 M ee ti ng Reactor Oversight Process 2011Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region IIIPerry, Ohio April 5, 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 respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to be used to 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 OrganizationCynthia D. PedersonActing Regional AdministratorJennifer L. UhleActing Deputy Regional AdministratorDivision of Reactor ProjectsDivision of Reactor SafetyDivision of Nuclear Materials Safety 4K. Steven West, DirectorGary Shear, Deputy DirectorSteven A. Reynolds, DirectorKenneth O'Brien, Deputy DirectorJack GiessnerBranch 4 ChiefRegional SpecialistsPerry Resident Inspection StaffMark Marshfield, Senior Resident InspectorTom Hartman, Resident InspectorJim Nance, Resident InspectorBranch StaffRobert Lerch, Project EngineerDiana Betancourt, Reactor EngineerSwetha Shah, Reactor EngineerAnne T. Boland, DirectorPatrick Louden, Deputy DirectorRegional Specialists Our Mission License and regulate nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.
-Establishingrulesandregulations 5 Establishing rules and regulations-Issuing licenses-Providing oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational
experience-Conducting research to provide support for regulatory decisions-Responding to events and emergencies 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 naturally occurring radon Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsPerformance IndicatorResultsStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsPerformance IndicatorResultsStrategicPerformance Areas 9Significance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdRegulatory ResponseSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdRegulatory Response Reactor Oversight Process Cornerstones Mission Strategic Pf 10 P er f ormance AreasCornerstones Cross-Cutting AreasHuman Performance--Safety Conscious Work Environment--Problem Identification &
Resolution Significance Threshold of Inspection Findings and IndicatorsSafety significance NRC ResponseGreen(verylow)RoutineNRCInspections 11 Green (very low)Routine NRC InspectionsWhite (low to moderate)Increases NRC oversight Yellow(substantial)Increases NRC oversight Red (high)Increases NRC oversight Action Matrix ConceptLicensee Response IRegulatory Response IIDegraded Cornerstone III Multiple/RepDegraded Cornerstone IVUnacceptable Performance V 12Increasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 2/15/2012Licensee Response 88 Regulatory Response 11DegradedCornerstonePerrynow 3 13 Degraded Cornerstone Perry now 3Multiple/Repetitive Deg. Cornerstone1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 Oversight0 Total*103*Fort Calhoun not included -shutdown and requires NRC permission to restart National Summary*Performance Indicator Results for 2011*-Green 6585-White9
-Yellow 0 Red 0 14-Red 0*PIs are counted per plant per quarter*Total Inspection Findings in 2011#-Green 846-White13
-Yellow 2-Red 0# Finding data current as of 2/24/2012 and does not include security findings Perry Assessment ResultsJanuary 1 -December 31, 2011*For the 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th q uarters of 2011 15 q NRC placed Perry in Column III -Degraded Cornerstone Column Safety Significant Findings or PIs*Source Range Monitor removal caused unexpected high dose rates -(low to moderate safety significance) 16 significance)*Occupational Radiation Safety cornerstone Performance Indicator -
Cornerstones Mission Strategic Pf P er f ormance AreasCornerstonesSource Range Monitor withdrawal Radiation safety PI Perry Inspection Activities*Routine inspections -~ 2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br /> 18*Additional inspections to address plant issues -~ 420 hours0.00486 days <br />0.117 hours <br />6.944444e-4 weeks <br />1.5981e-4 months <br /> Perry Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1 -December 31, 2011*Routine Inspections
- Ins pection Team -Review of licensee 19 pactions to address Substantive Cross-Cutting Issues in Human Performance *Special Inspection Team -Unexpected high dose rates from
Source Range Monitor withdrawal PerryAnnual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1 -December 31, 2011*Perry continues to operate safely*NRC placed Perry in Column III of the Action Matrix (Degraded Cornerstone) for the 2 nd , 3 rdand4 thquartersin2011 20 3 rd and 4 th quarters in 2011*Substantive Cross-cutting Issues (SCCIs) -in the human performance area-Work Planning (Closed in December 2011)-Conservative assumptions
-Adequate procedures*If the NRC determines the plant is not operating safely, we will shut down the plant
- NRC will conduct routine/baseline inspections*NRC will conduct a follow-up inspections (95002) on the white finding and white performance indicatorNRCilliddllhiPerry Annual Assessment Summary2012 Inspection Plan 21*NRC w ill i n d epen d ent ly eva l uate t h e i ssues -Adequate actions to prevent the issue from recurring-Determine the root/underlying causes and evaluate if those causes could lead to other events-Determine if the extent of condition could impact other areas of safe operations in the plant-Determine if problems with safety culture caused or significantly contributed to the events Licensee Response and RemarksFirst Energy Nuclear Operating Company 22 Perry Nuclear Power Plant Remarks Closing Remarks C y nthia Pederson yActing Regional Administrator, RIII 23 Questions/Comments 24 Open to the Public*The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its
activities.
25*At www.nrc.gov, you can:-Find public meeting dates and transcripts;-Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and -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 26-(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:
JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov*Office of Public Affairs Point of Contact:
OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 27 NRC Representatives*Viktoria Mitlyng, Office of Public Affairs, RIII-(630) 829-9662*John "Jack" Giessner, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects-(630) 829-9619 28*Mark Marshfield, Senior Resident Inspector-(440) 259-3610*Thomas Hartman, Resident Inspector-(440) 259-3610*Jim Nance, Resident Inspector-(440) 259-3610 NRC Social Media Channels*Blog:http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/*Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/*Twitter:https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgov*YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgov*RSS: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html#rss 29 Reference Sources*Reactor Oversight Process-http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/
ASSESS/index.html
- PublicElectronicReadingRoom 30 Public Electronic Reading Room-http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html*NRC Information Digest-http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/*Public Document Room-1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)