ML090930349

CY2008 Byron Station End-of-Cycle Public Meeting NRC Presentation

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Byron Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois April 2, 2009

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2008

• NRC will address the performance issues 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 2

Agenda

• Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results

• Licensee Response and Remarks

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break

• NRC available to address public questions 3

Our Mission

• To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

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Some Nuclear Facts

• More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.

• Nuclear materials are used 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.

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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

• 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 6

What We Dont Do

• Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors

• Own or operate nuclear power plants

• Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 7

How We Regulate

• Establish rules and regulations

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection, enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience

• Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions

• Respond to events and emergencies 8

Assurance of Plant Safety

• Require defense-in-depth

• Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of operators

• Verify compliance with regulations 9

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

• The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks, and

- A national spent fuel storage site--Yucca Mountain.

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What We Do - Nuclear Security

• NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-trained security forces,

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols,

- State-of-the-art site access equipment and controls,

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.

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NRC Performance Goals

• Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.

• Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

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Region III Organization Mark A. Satorius Regional Administrator Pat L. Hiland Deputy Regional Administrator - Acting Cynthia D. Pederson K. Steven West Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Anne T. Boland Jimi T. Yerokun Deputy Director - Acting Deputy Director - Acting Richard A. Skokowski Regional Specialists Branch Chief Branch Staff Byron Station Resident Inspectors Raymond M. Ng Bruce A. Bartlett Robert P. Jones John S. Robbins Thomas C. Hartman Meghan M. Thorpe-Kavanaugh Jennifer L. Dalzell 13

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 14

Regulatory Framework PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY NRCs Overall AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN Safety Mission NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION Strategic REACTOR RADIATION Performance SAFETY SAFETY SAFEGUARDS Areas EMERGENCY PUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL SECURITY Cornerstones INITIATING MITIGATING BARRIER EVENTS PREPAREDNESS RADIATION RADIATION SYSTEMS INTEGRITY SAFETY SAFETY HUMAN SAFETY CONSCIOUS WORK PROBLEM PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Cross-Cutting Areas 15

Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment ~80 hrs/yr

• Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs

• Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr

• Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs

• Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr

• Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs

• Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr 16

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 17

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/R ep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 18

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of 2008 Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 19

National Summary

• Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008)

- Green 1762

- White 6

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• Total Inspection Findings (for 2008)

- Green 776

- White 17

- Yellow 0

- Red 0 20

Byron Station Assessment Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Byron Units 1 and 2 were within the Regulatory Response column for 2008 due to a White finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone identified in the 1st quarter of 2008.

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Safety Significant Findings or PIs

• On February 14, 2008, the NRC completed a Special Inspection to evaluate the facts and circumstances surrounding the degradation of the essential service water (SX) system riser piping at the cooling tower basin, and the subsequent dual Unit shutdown on October 19, 2007.

- One White finding associated with two violations was identified.

- Three Green Non-Cited Violations were identified.

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Byron Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Jan 14 - Jan 31: Modification/50.59 Inspection

• March 23 - April 22: Scheduled Unit 1 Refueling Outage

• May 19 - May 30: Initial License Examination

• October 5 - October 23: Scheduled Unit 2 Refueling Outage

• May 21 - Dec 11: ISFSI Inspection 23

Byron Inspection Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Over 2,000 man-hours of direct inspection

- 1 White Finding & Associated Violations

- 19 Green Findings and/or Violations

- 1 Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue Decision Making in Human Performance Area 24

Byron Station Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Exelon operated Byron Station Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

• All cornerstone objectives were met.

• One White finding was identified. (Essential Service Water System Piping Degradation) 25

Byron Station Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

• Supplement inspection for the White finding related to the Essential Service Water piping degradation was completed in January 2009 with no finding.

• NRC plans baseline inspections at Byron Station for the remainder of 2009.

• Substantive cross-cutting issue

- Decision Making Component in Human Performance

- Identified since 2008 Mid-Cycle Assessment 26

Licensee Response and Remarks Daniel Enright Site Vice President Byron Station 27

Open to the Public

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

• At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

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

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

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Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 29

NRC Representatives

• Cynthia Pederson, Director, Division Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9600

• Anne Boland, Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9601

• Marshall David, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1547

• Bruce Bartlett, Senior Resident Inspector

- (815) 234-5451

• John Robbins, Resident Inspector

- (815) 234-5451

• Raymond Ng, Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9574

• Richard Skokowski, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9620 30

NRC Representatives

• Christine Lipa, Chief, Decommissioning Branch (ISFSI)

- (630) 829-9834

• Viktoria Mitlyng, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9662

• Prema Chandrathil, Public Affairs Officer

- (630) 829-9663

• NRC Region III Office Switchboard

- (630) 829-9500 (800) 522-3025 31

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room

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

• Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 32