ML101090451

04/14/2010-Summary of Public Meeting with Vogtle to Discuss Annual Assessment

ML101090451
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	04/19/2010
From:	Shaeffer S M NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB2
To:	Tynan T E 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 NRC's 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

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_ ___ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ NAME TLighty SShaeffer SRose DATE 4/19/10 4/19/10 4/19/10 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO SNC 2 cc w/encls: 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 cont'd - See next page)

SNC 3 (cc w/encls cont'd) 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

SNC 4 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

Enclosure 1 Enclosure 2 Vogtle VogtleNuclear PlantNuclear PlantAnnualAnnualAssessment MeetingAssessment MeetingReactor Oversight Program Reactor Oversight Program

--CY 2009CY 2009Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission

--Region II Region IIWaynesboro, Waynesboro, Ga GaApril 14, 2010April 14, 2010

Enclosure 2 Purpose of Today's MeetingA public forum for discussion of the licenseeA public forum for discussion of the licensee

s s performance performanceNRC will address the licensee performance NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letterissues identified in the annual assessment letterLicensee 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 performancemaintain or improve their performance

Enclosure 2 AgendaIntroductionReview of Reactor Oversight ProcessNational Summary of Plant PerformanceDiscussion of Plant Performance ResultsNRC Closing Remarks and Licensee ResponseNRC available after presentation to address public questions

Enclosure 2 Region II OrganizationLuis ReyesRegional AdministratorVictor McCreeDeputy Regional AdministratorDivision of Reactor ProjectsLen Wert, DirectorJoel Munday, Deputy Director Division of Reactor SafetyKrissKennedy, Director Harold Christensen, Deputy DirectorProjects Branch 2Scott Shaeffer, Chief(404)997-4521Regional Specialist InspectorsResident Inspectors (RI)Michael Cain, Senior RITim Chandler, RIRI Office: (706)554-9901Project Engineers (PE)Steven Rose, Senior PETonya Lighty, PE

Enclosure 2 Our MissionOur MissionTo license and To license and regulate the nationregulate the nation

s 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.

Enclosure 2 Some Nuclear FactsSome Nuclear FactsMore 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.

Enclosure 2 The NRC Regulates The NRC RegulatesNuclear reactorsNuclear reactors

--commercial power reactors, commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designsresearch and test reactors, new reactor designsNuclear materialsNuclear materials

--nuclear reactor fuel, nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic useacademic useNuclear wasteNuclear waste

--transportation, storage and transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilitiesdecommissioning of nuclear facilitiesNuclear securityNuclear security

--physical security of nuclear physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacksfacilities and materials from sabotage or attacks

Enclosure 2 What We What We DonDont t Do DoRegulate nuclear weapons, military Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors reactors, or space vehicle reactors Own or operate nuclear power plantsOwn or operate nuclear power plantsRegulate some radioactive materials, Regulate some radioactive materials, such as Xsuch as X--rays and naturally rays and naturally occurring radon occurring radon

Enclosure 2 Assurance of Plant SafetyAssurance of Plant SafetyRequire Require ""defensedefense--in in--depthdepth""Require longRequire long

--term maintenance of term maintenance of equipmentequipmentRequire continual training of Require continual training of operators operatorsVerify compliance with regulationsVerify compliance with regulations

Enclosure 2 Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas

Enclosure 2 Examples of Baseline InspectionsExamples of Baseline InspectionsPerformed NationwidePerformed NationwideEquipment Alignment Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr ~80 hrs/yr Triennial Fire Protection Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs ~250 hrs trienniallyOperator Response Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr~125 hrs/yrEmergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr~80 hrs/yrRad Release Controls Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs ~110 hrs bienniallyWorker Radiation Protection Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr~95 hrs/yrCorrective Action Program Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs ~250 hrs bienniallyCorrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yrCorrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Enclosure 2 Significance ThresholdInspection Findings & Performance IndicatorsGreen:Very Low safety issueWhite:Low to moderate safety issueYellow:Substantial safety issue Red:High safety issueNRC Response:Green:Only Baseline InspectionWhite:May increase NRC oversightYellow:Requires more NRC oversight Red:Requires more NRC oversight

Enclosure 2 Action Matrix ConceptIncreasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection EffortsIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management InvolvementIncreasing Regulatory ActionsMultiple/Rep Degraded CornerstoneUnacceptable PerformanceDegraded CornerstoneRegulatory ResponseLicensee Response Enclosure 2 National Summary of Plant PerformanceStatus at End of CY 2009Licensee Response Licensee Response 84 84Regulatory Response Regulatory Response 19 19Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone 1 1Multiple/Repetitive Degraded CornerstoneMultiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 0 0Unacceptable Unacceptable 0 0 Total Total 104 104 Enclosure 2 National SummaryNational SummaryPerformance Indicator ResultsPerformance Indicator Results(end of CY 2009)(end of CY 2009)

• • GreenGreen15431543**WhiteWhite 4 4**YellowYellow 0 0**Red Red 0 0Total Inspection FindingsTotal Inspection Findings (CY 2009)(CY 2009)**GreenGreen 838 838**WhiteWhite 17 17**YellowYellow 0 0**Red Red 0 0 Enclosure 2 VogtleInspection Activities4092 hours0.0474 days <br />1.137 hours <br />0.00677 weeks <br />0.00156 months <br /> of inspection-related activitiesIn-service InspectionSteam Generator In-service InspectionRadiation ProtectionGround Water ProtectionInitial Operator License ExaminationBiennial Problem Identification & Resolution (PI&R) InspectionBiennial Licensed Operator Requalification InspectionSecurityReactor Coolant Dissimilar Metal Butt Weld Inspection (TI 172)

Enclosure 2 2009 Assessment Results -Unit 1BasisLicenseeResponse Column Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Licensee

Response

Column Action Matrix Column 4 thQtr 2009 3 rdQtr 2009 2 ndQtr 2009 1 stQtr 2009 Enclosure 2 2009 Assessment Results -Unit 2BasisLicenseeResponseColumn LicenseeResponseColumn LicenseeResponseColumn LicenseeResponseColumn ActionMatrix Column 4 thQtr 2009 3 rdQtr 2009 2 ndQtr 2009 1 stQtr 2009 Enclosure 2 2009 Assessment Summary2009 Assessment SummarySouthern Nuclear Company operated Southern Nuclear Company operated Vogtle Vogtlein 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 performanceAll cornerstone objectives were metAll cornerstone objectives were metFor the remainder of 2010:

For the remainder of 2010: NRC plans baseline inspectionsNRC plans baseline inspections

Enclosure 2 Overall Assessment ImpactOverall Assessment ImpactOverall, Overall, Vogtle Vogtles s performance has remained performance has remained unchanged over the assessment periodunchanged over the assessment periodBoth units maintained their standing on the Both units maintained their standing on the NRC NRCs sAction Matrix Action Matrix

Enclosure 2 Contacting the NRCReport an emergency(301) 816-5100 (call collect)Report a safety concern: (800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.govGeneral information or questionswww.nrc.govSelect "About NRC"for Public Affairs

Enclosure 2 Reference SourcesReactor Oversight Processhttp://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlPublic Electronic Reading Roomhttp://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.htmlPublic Document Room1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)