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| issue date = 04/17/2009
| issue date = 04/17/2009
| title = 04/13/2009 Summary of Meeting with Public/Open House to Discuss NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
| title = Summary of Meeting with Public/Open House to Discuss NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
| author name = Mccoy G
| author name = Mccoy G
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 April 17, 2009 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. Jeffrey B. Archie Vice President, Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 April 17, 2009 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. Jeffrey B. Archie Vice President, Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065  


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING / OPEN HOUSE - VIRGIL C.
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING / OPEN HOUSE - VIRGIL C.
SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-395
SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-395  


==Dear Mr. Archie:==
==Dear Mr. Archie:==
This letter refers to a Category 3 public meeting which occurred on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at the McCrorey-Liston Elementary School, Blair, S.C. Enclosed is a list of attendees and materials used during the presentation. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an open public forum to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and provided a forum to discuss the NRCs regulatory process with the public.
This letter refers to a Category 3 public meeting which occurred on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at the McCrorey-Liston Elementary School, Blair, S.C. Enclosed is a list of attendees and materials used during the presentation. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an open public forum to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and provided a forum to discuss the NRCs regulatory process with the public.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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 Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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 Agencywide Document Access and Management 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) 562-4551.
Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 562-4551.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,  
                                              /RA/
/RA/
Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12
Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12  


==Enclosures:==
==Enclosures:==
: 1. Meeting Attendance List
: 1. Meeting Attendance List
: 2. Meeting Presentation Slides
: 2. Meeting Presentation Slides
: 3. Posters cc w/encls: (See page 2)
: 3. Posters cc w/encls: (See page 2)  


_________________________                        x SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE               RII:DRP           RII:DRP SIGNATURE           GJM for           GJM NAME                 DArnett           GMcCoy DATE                     4/   /2009       4/ /2009       4/ /2009       4/ /2009       4/ /2009     4/   /2009     4/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY?           YES         NO YES         NO   YES         NO YES         NO YES       NO YES           NO YES       NO
x SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE GJM for GJM NAME DArnett GMcCoy DATE 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO  


SCE&G                                       2 cc w/encls:
SCE&G 2
cc w/encls:
R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail Distribution 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 R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail Distribution 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 R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Bruce L. Thompson, Manager Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Bruce L. Thompson, Manager Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert M. Fowlkes, General Manager Engineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas D. Gatlin, General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert M. Fowlkes, General Manager Engineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas D. Gatlin, General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Lavigne, General Manager Organization Development South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 576 Stairway Road Jenskinsville, SC 29065
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Lavigne, General Manager Organization Development South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 576 Stairway Road Jenskinsville, SC 29065  


SCE&G                                       3 Letter to Jeffrey Archie from Gerald J. McCoy dated April 17, 2009
SCE&G 3
Letter to Jeffrey Archie from Gerald J. McCoy dated April 17, 2009  


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING / OPEN HOUSE - VIRGIL C.
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING / OPEN HOUSE - VIRGIL C.
SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-395 Distribution w/encls:
SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-395 Distribution w/encls:
Region II Administrator=s Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS L. Slack, RII EICS RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB RidsNrrPMSummer Resource OE Mail PUBLIC
Region II Administrator=s Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS L. Slack, RII EICS RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB RidsNrrPMSummer Resource OE Mail PUBLIC  


1 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Jenkinsville, South Carolina April 13, 2009 2
Purpose of Todays Meeting
Purpose of Todays Meeting
* A public forum for discussion of the VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION licensees performance in 2008 Annual Assessment Meeting
* A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance in 2008
* NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Reactor Oversight Program - 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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II    existing programs to maintain or improve Jenkinsville, South Carolina          performance April 13, 2009                                                                                                                          2 Agenda                                               Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator
* Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve performance 3
* Introduction                                                                                   Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator
Agenda
* Review of Reactor Oversight Process Len Wert                                              Kriss Kennedy
* Introduction
* National Summary of Plant Performance                 Director Division of Reactor Projects                      Director Division of Reactor Safety Joel Munday                                  Harold Christensen & Richard Croteau
* Review of Reactor Oversight Process
* Discussion of Plant Performance Results                             Deputy Director                                          Deputy Director
* National Summary of Plant Performance
* Licensee Response and Remarks                                     Gerald J. McCoy Branch Chief Regional Specialists
* Discussion of Plant Performance Results
* Licensee Response and Remarks
* NRC Closing Remarks
* NRC Closing Remarks
* Break                                             John Zeiler James Polickoski Jim Dodson Sr. Project Engineer Summer                            Dan Arnett
* Break
* NRC available to address public questions      Resident Inspectors                Project Engineer 3                                                                                                            4                                                                                                                                                              1
* NRC available to address public questions 4
 
Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator Len Wert Director Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday Deputy Director Kriss Kennedy Director Division of Reactor Safety Harold Christensen & Richard Croteau Deputy Director Gerald J. McCoy Branch Chief Regional Specialists John Zeiler James Polickoski Summer Resident Inspectors Jim Dodson Sr. Project Engineer Dan Arnett Project Engineer 2
Our Mission                                       Some Nuclear Facts
5 Our Mission
* To license and regulate
* 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.
* More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 the nations civilian use                            percent of the electricity in the of byproduct, source,                                U.S.
6 Some Nuclear Facts More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.
and special nuclear
Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment.
* Nuclear materials are used in materials to ensure                                  medicine for diagnosis and adequate protection of                                cancer treatment.
Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges, flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators.
public health and safety,
7 The NRC Regulates
* Nuclear materials are widely promote the common                                    used in industry, such as in defense and security,                                density gauges, flow measurement devices, and protect the                                      radiography devices, and environment.                                          irradiators.
* Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs
5                                                            6 The NRC Regulates                                           What We Dont Do
* Nuclear reactors - commercial power reactors, research
* Regulate nuclear weapons, military and test reactors, new reactor designs reactors, or space vehicle reactors
* Nuclear materials - nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use
* 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 8
What We Dont Do
* Regulate nuclear weapons, military reactors, or space vehicle reactors
* Own or operate nuclear power plants
* Own or operate nuclear power plants
* Nuclear waste - transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, decommissioning of nuclear facilities
* Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring radon 3
* Regulate some radioactive materials, such as X-rays and naturally occurring
9 How We Regulate
* Nuclear security - physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks                        radon 7                                                            8                                                                                                                              2
 
How We Regulate                                 Assurance of Plant Safety
* Establish rules and regulations
* 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 10 Assurance of Plant Safety
* Require defense-in-depth
* Require defense-in-depth
* Issue licenses
* Require long-term maintenance of equipment
* Provide oversight through inspection,
* Require continual training of operators
* Require long-term maintenance of enforcement, and evaluation of                      equipment operational experience
* Verify compliance with regulations 11 What We Do - Nuclear Waste
* Conduct research to provide support for
* Require continual training of operators regulatory decisions
* Respond to events and emergencies
* Verify compliance with regulations 9                                                        10 What We Do - Nuclear Waste                         What We Do - Nuclear Security
* The NRC regulates:
* The NRC regulates:
- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks, and
- A national spent fuel storage site--Yucca Mountain.
12 What We Do - Nuclear Security
* NRC Requires:
* NRC Requires:
                                                                                          - Well-armed and well-
- Well-armed and well-trained security forces,
                                      - Storage of spent                                    trained security forces, reactor fuel in fuel                              - Surveillance and perimeter patrols, pools or dry storage
- Surveillance and perimeter
                                                                                          - State-of-the-art site access casks, and                                          equipment and controls,
: patrols,
                                                                                          - Physical barriers and detection zones, and
- State-of-the-art site access equipment and controls,
                                      - A national spent fuel
- Physical barriers and detection zones, and
                                                                                          - Intrusion detection storage site--Yucca                                  systems and alarm Mountain.                                           stations.
- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations.
11                                                        12                                                                                                                  3
4 13 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.
14 Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance 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 5
17 Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee


NRC Performance Goals                              Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones
===Response===
* Safety: Ensure adequate protection of Performance Indicator public health and safety and the                        Baseline Inspection Results                                Results environment.
Regulatory
Significance                    Significance Threshold                        Threshold
* Security: Ensure adequate protection in                                        Action Matrix the secure use and management of radioactive materials.
Regulatory Response 13                                                                    14 Examples of Baseline Inspections                            Significance Threshold
* Equipment Alignment      ~80 hrs/yr              Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection
* Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs White:    May increase NRC oversight
* Operator Response         ~125 hrs/yr            Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight
* Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr                Red:      Requires more NRC oversight
* Rad Release Controls      ~110 hrs every 2 yrs Inspection Findings
* Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr            Green: Very low safety issue
* Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs    White:    Low to moderate safety issue
* Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr        Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red:      High safety issue 15                                                                    16                                                                                                                            4
 
Action Matrix Concept                                  National Summary of Plant Performance Licensee    Regulatory


===Response===
===Response===
Degraded   M ultiple/R ep. Unacceptable                 Status at End of 2008 Response                  Cornerstone Degraded        Perform ance Cornerstone                  Licensee Response                           86 Regulatory Response                         14 Degraded Cornerstone                         3 Increasing Safety Significance Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone     1 Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts                                    Unacceptable                                 0 Total                                   104 Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions 17                                                18 National Summary                                     VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Assessment Results
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
* Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008)                                (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance 18 National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of 2008 Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3
                - Green           1762
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1
                - White           6
Unacceptable 0
                - Yellow           0
Total 104 19 National Summary
                - Red             0
* Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008)
* Summers performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action
- Green 1762
* Total Inspection Findings (for 2008)                                 Matrix for all four quarters.
- White 6
                - Green           776
- Yellow 0
                - White           17
- Red 0
                - Yellow           0
* Total Inspection Findings (for 2008)
                - Red             0
- Green 776
- White 17
- Yellow 0
- Red 0
20 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Assessment Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
* Summers performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix for all four quarters.
* No supplemental inspections were conducted.
* No supplemental inspections were conducted.
19                                                20                                                                                                                        5
6 21 Safety Significant Findings or PIs
 
* No safety significant findings or PIs were identified during the assessment period.
Safety Significant Findings or PIs                 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Inspection Activities
* All Reactor Oversight Process inspection findings were classified as very low safety significance (Green).
* No safety significant findings or PIs were                   (January 1 - December 31, 2008) identified during the assessment period.      7,423 hours of inspection related activities
* All performance indicators were Green.
22 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008) 7,423 hours of inspection related activities
* Component Design Basis Inspection
* Component Design Basis Inspection
* All Reactor Oversight Process inspection
* Radiation Protection Inspections
* Radiation Protection Inspections findings were classified as very low safety
* Emergency Preparedness Inspections
* Emergency Preparedness Inspections significance (Green).
* Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection
* Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection
* In Service Inspection
* In Service Inspection
* Dissimilar Metals Inspection (TI 2515/172)
* Dissimilar Metals Inspection (TI 2515/172)
* All performance indicators were Green.
* Resident Inspector daily Inspections 23 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
* Resident Inspector daily Inspections 21                                                    22 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION                VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Summary                       Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)                  (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
* South Carolina Electric & Gas Company operated the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety.
* South Carolina Electric & Gas Company operated the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear
* All cornerstone objectives were met.
* Substantive cross-cutting issuesnone Station in a manner that preserved public        were identified during CY 2008 health and safety.
24 (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
* NRC plans baseline inspections at
* Substantive cross-cutting issuesnone were identified during CY 2008
* All cornerstone objectives were met.            Summer for the remainder of CY 2009.
* NRC plans baseline inspections at Summer for the remainder of CY 2009.
23                                                    24                                                                                                        6
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Summary 7
 
25 Open to the Public
Open to the Public                                   Contacting the NRC
* The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.
* The NRC places a high priority on keeping the
* Report an emergency public and stakeholders informed of its activities.                                           - (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
* Report a safety concern
* At www.nrc.gov, you can:
* At www.nrc.gov, you can:
                                                                    - (800) 695-7403
- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;
              - Find public meeting dates and transcripts;         - Allegation@nrc.gov
- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and  
              - Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases,
- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.
* General information or questions and policy decisions; and
26 Contacting the NRC
              - Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to     - www.nrc.gov find NRC publications and documents.
* Report an emergency
                                                                    - Select What We Do for Public Affairs 25                                                  26 NRC Representatives                                     Reference Sources
- (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 27 NRC Representatives
* John Zeiler, Senior Resident Inspector
* John Zeiler, Senior Resident Inspector
* Reactor Oversight Process
- (803) 345-5683
              - (803) 345-5683                                     - http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/inde
* James Polickoski, Resident Inspector
* James Polickoski, Resident Inspector                     x.html
- (803) 345-5684
              - (803) 345-5684
* Jim Dodson, Senior Project Engineer
* Jim Dodson, Senior Project Engineer
* Public Electronic Reading Room
- (404) 562-4655
              - (404) 562-4655                                     - http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html
* Gerry McCoy, Branch Chief
* Gerry McCoy, Branch Chief
              - (404) 562-4551
- (404) 562-4551 28 Reference Sources
* Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 27                                                  28                                                                                                            7
* Reactor Oversight Process
 
- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/inde x.html Public Electronic Reading Room
NRC Strategic Plan                                   Nuclear Security &
- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 1 NRC Strategic Plan Strategic Goals Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.
Physical Protection                              Safeguards Strategic Goals Security Inspections
Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.
* Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public               Force-on-Force Exercises health and safety and the environment.
Strategic Objectives Openness: The NRC appropriately informs and involves stakeholders in the regulatory process.
Interagency Cooperation
Effectiveness: NRC actions are high quality, efficient, timely, and realistic, to enable the safe and beneficial use of radioactive materials.
* Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure         Intrusion Detection & Assessment use and management of radioactive materials.               Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Strategic Objectives
Operational Excellence: NRC operations use effective business methods and solutions to achieve excellence in accomplishing the agencys mission.
* Openness: The NRC appropriately informs and involves stakeholders in the regulatory process.
Nuclear Security &
* Effectiveness: NRC actions are high quality,                                                       Information Security efficient, timely, and realistic, to enable the safe                                             Preventing Unauthorized and beneficial use of radioactive materials.
Safeguards Physical Protection Security Inspections Force-on-Force Exercises Interagency Cooperation Intrusion Detection & Assessment Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Information Security Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure 2
Disclosure
Safety Review of Aging Management License Renewal Review of Environmental Impacts Opportunities for Public Participation Spent Nuclear Fuel Safe and Secure Storage & Transport Assured By Comprehensive Regulations Detailed NRC Review Robust Cask & Package Designs Significant Experience Base Continued Oversight U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations LEGEND Interstate Highways Railroads As of August 2007:
* Operational Excellence: NRC operations use effective business methods and solutions to achieve excellence in accomplishing the agencys mission.                                                                                                                               1
Disclaimer: This map provides only general information regarding the current and potential ISFSI licensees, based on various information sources that may be inexact and may change.
 
Browns Ferry Hatch Farley Grand Gulf River Bend Sequoyah Oconee Catawba McGuire Brunswick Robinson Surry North Anna Shearon Harris Vogtle Summer Crystal River Waterford Turkey Point St. Lucie Watts Bar Beaver Valley Fitzpatrick Nine Mile Pt Ginna 1
License Renewal                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Spent Nuclear Fuel Safe and Secure Storage & Transport Safety Review of      Review of Environmental Impacts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Assured By Aging Management                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Comprehensive Regulations Detailed NRC Review Robust Cask & Package Designs Significant Experience Base Continued Oversight U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Trojan      Columbia 1
2 5
Big Rock Monticello                        Point Nine Mile Pt           2 Kewaunee                                                3 DOE TMI-2 Storage                                                        Prairie Island                                                Fitzpatrick 4 Point                                Ginna DOE Idaho Spent Fuel Facility                                                                Beach                                                              5 Humboldt Bay                                                                                                            LaCross                                                                  6 e                                                                          7 Zion Palisade                                        8 Fermi  Perry s                                      9 6        5            Cook        Davis Besse 7      1                                                            Northeast:
6 7 8
Private Fuel Storage                                        Ft. Calhoun                  4 2                                            10 11 13      1. Maine Yankee Beaver Valley 3                                              12 14        2. Seabrook 15      3. Vermont Yankee Rancho Seco                                                  Ft Saint Vrain (vault storage)
9 10 11 12 13 Northeast:
Cooper                      8    Midwest:                                                 4. Yankee Rowe
: 1. Maine Yankee
: 1. Dresden                                  16          5. Pilgrim
: 2. Seabrook
: 2. GE Morris (wet)                                        6. Haddam Neck North Anna
: 3. Vermont Yankee
: 3. Braidwood                                              7. Millstone Callaway        4. Lasalle                                                8. Indian Point Surry
: 4. Yankee Rowe
: 5. Byron                                                  9. Susquehanna Wolf Creek
: 5. Pilgrim
: 6. Duane Arnold                                          10.Three Mile Island Diablo Canyon                                                                                                                        7. Quad Cities                                            11. Limerick
: 6. Haddam Neck
: 8. Clinton                                                12. Peach Bottom Opportunities for Shearon Harris    13. Oyster Creek McGuire                    14. Hope Creek Watts Bar
: 7. Millstone
: 15. Salem Sequoyah        Catawba Robinson                16. Calvert Cliffs San Onofre                                                                                          Arkansas Nuclear                             Oconee Browns Ferry          Summer        Brunswick One Palo Verde Vogtle Public Participation                                  As of August 2007:
: 8. Indian Point
LEGEND Comanche Peak                Grand Gulf River Bend Farley Hatch 31 Operating General Licensed ISFSIs at Reactor Sites                                                                               Waterford Crystal River 18 Reactor Sites Pursuing a General licensed ISFSI South Texas Project 15 Specific Licensed ISFSIs (At or Away from Reactor Sites)                                                                                                                         St. Lucie
: 9. Susquehanna 10.Three Mile Island
: 11. Limerick
: 12. Peach Bottom
: 13. Oyster Creek
: 14. Hope Creek
: 15. Salem
: 16. Calvert Cliffs 16 Big Rock Point Davis Besse Perry Fermi Point Beach Kewaunee Monticello Prairie Island LaCross e
Zion Cook Palisade s
1 2
3 4
Midwest:
: 1. Dresden
: 2. GE Morris (wet)
: 3. Braidwood
: 4. Lasalle
: 5. Byron
: 6. Duane Arnold
: 7. Quad Cities
: 8. Clinton 5
6 7
8 Ft. Calhoun Cooper Callaway Wolf Creek Arkansas Nuclear One South Texas Project Comanche Peak DOE TMI-2 Storage DOE Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Private Fuel Storage Ft Saint Vrain (vault storage)
Humboldt Bay Trojan Columbia Rancho Seco Diablo Canyon San Onofre Palo Verde 31 Operating General Licensed ISFSIs at Reactor Sites 18 Reactor Sites Pursuing a General licensed ISFSI 15 Specific Licensed ISFSIs (At or Away from Reactor Sites)
[No known sites are pursuing a future Specific Licensed ISFSI]
[No known sites are pursuing a future Specific Licensed ISFSI]
19 reactor sites have not announced intentions regarding ISFSI Turkey Point 30 States have at least one ISFSI Railroads              Interstate Highways Disclaimer: This map provides only general information regarding the current and potential ISFSI licensees, based on various information sources that may be inexact and may change.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2
19 reactor sites have not announced intentions regarding ISFSI 30 States have at least one ISFSI 15 14 4
3 3
Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Multiple/Rep Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Degraded Cornerstone Regulatory


Reactor Oversight Process                                        Action Matrix Concept Strategic Performance Areas                                                        Multiple/Rep Licensee Regulatory  Degraded                Unacceptable Safety                                                              Degraded Cornerstones Response  Response   Cornerstone              Performance Cornerstone Baseline Inspection                    Performance Indicator Results                                Results Significance                    Significance Significance        Increasing Safety Significance Threshold                      Threshold Threshold Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Action Matrix Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Regulatory Response Increasing Regulatory Actions                                                                                                                          3}}
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Summary of Meeting with Public/Open House to Discuss NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
ML091100069
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Site: Summer South Carolina Electric & Gas Company icon.png
Issue date: 04/17/2009
From: Gerald Mccoy
NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To: Archie J
South Carolina Electric & Gas 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 17, 2009 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. Jeffrey B. Archie Vice President, Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING / OPEN HOUSE - VIRGIL C.

SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-395

Dear Mr. Archie:

This letter refers to a Category 3 public meeting which occurred on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at the McCrorey-Liston Elementary School, Blair, S.C. Enclosed is a list of attendees and materials used during the presentation. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an open public forum to discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process and the Annual Assessment of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and provided a forum to discuss the NRCs regulatory process with the public.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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 Agencywide Document Access and Management 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) 562-4551.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Attendance List
2. Meeting Presentation Slides
3. Posters cc w/encls: (See page 2)

x SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE GJM for GJM NAME DArnett GMcCoy DATE 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 4/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SCE&G 2

cc w/encls:

R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail Distribution 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 R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Bruce L. Thompson, Manager Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert M. Fowlkes, General Manager Engineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas D. Gatlin, General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Lavigne, General Manager Organization Development South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 576 Stairway Road Jenskinsville, SC 29065

SCE&G 3

Letter to Jeffrey Archie from Gerald J. McCoy dated April 17, 2009

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING / OPEN HOUSE - VIRGIL C.

SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-395 Distribution w/encls:

Region II Administrator=s Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS L. Slack, RII EICS RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB RidsNrrPMSummer Resource OE Mail PUBLIC

1 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Jenkinsville, South Carolina April 13, 2009 2

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 3

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 4

Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator Len Wert Director Division of Reactor Projects Joel Munday Deputy Director Kriss Kennedy Director Division of Reactor Safety Harold Christensen & Richard Croteau Deputy Director Gerald J. McCoy Branch Chief Regional Specialists John Zeiler James Polickoski Summer Resident Inspectors Jim Dodson Sr. Project Engineer Dan Arnett Project Engineer 2

5 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.

6 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.

7 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 8

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 3

9 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 10 Assurance of Plant Safety
  • Require defense-in-depth
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require continual training of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations 11 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.

12 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.

4 13 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.

14 Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas 15 Examples of Baseline Inspections

  • Equipment Alignment

~80 hrs/yr

  • Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs
  • Operator Response

~125 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 5

17 Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance 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 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Assessment Results (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

  • Summers performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action Matrix for all four quarters.
  • No supplemental inspections were conducted.

6 21 Safety Significant Findings or PIs

  • No safety significant findings or PIs were identified during the assessment period.
  • All Reactor Oversight Process inspection findings were classified as very low safety significance (Green).
  • All performance indicators were Green.

22 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Inspection Activities (January 1 - December 31, 2008) 7,423 hours0.0049 days <br />0.118 hours <br />6.994048e-4 weeks <br />1.609515e-4 months <br /> of inspection related activities

  • Component Design Basis Inspection
  • Radiation Protection Inspections
  • Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection
  • In Service Inspection
  • Resident Inspector daily Inspections 23 VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Summary (January 1 - December 31, 2008)
  • South Carolina Electric & Gas Company operated the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety.
  • All cornerstone objectives were met.

24 (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

  • Substantive cross-cutting issuesnone were identified during CY 2008
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Summer for the remainder of CY 2009.

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Annual Assessment Summary 7

25 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.

26 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 27 NRC Representatives

- (803) 345-5683

  • James Polickoski, Resident Inspector

- (803) 345-5684

- (404) 562-4655

  • Gerry McCoy, Branch Chief

- (404) 562-4551 28 Reference Sources

  • Reactor Oversight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/inde x.html Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 1 NRC Strategic Plan Strategic 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.

Strategic Objectives Openness: The NRC appropriately informs and involves stakeholders in the regulatory process.

Effectiveness: NRC actions are high quality, efficient, timely, and realistic, to enable the safe and beneficial use of radioactive materials.

Operational Excellence: NRC operations use effective business methods and solutions to achieve excellence in accomplishing the agencys mission.

Nuclear Security &

Safeguards Physical Protection Security Inspections Force-on-Force Exercises Interagency Cooperation Intrusion Detection & Assessment Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Information Security Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure 2

Safety Review of Aging Management License Renewal Review of Environmental Impacts Opportunities for Public Participation Spent Nuclear Fuel Safe and Secure Storage & Transport Assured By Comprehensive Regulations Detailed NRC Review Robust Cask & Package Designs Significant Experience Base Continued Oversight U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations U.S. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations LEGEND Interstate Highways Railroads As of August 2007:

Disclaimer: This map provides only general information regarding the current and potential ISFSI licensees, based on various information sources that may be inexact and may change.

Browns Ferry Hatch Farley Grand Gulf River Bend Sequoyah Oconee Catawba McGuire Brunswick Robinson Surry North Anna Shearon Harris Vogtle Summer Crystal River Waterford Turkey Point St. Lucie Watts Bar Beaver Valley Fitzpatrick Nine Mile Pt Ginna 1

2 5

6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 Northeast:

1. Maine Yankee
2. Seabrook
3. Vermont Yankee
4. Yankee Rowe
5. Pilgrim
6. Haddam Neck
7. Millstone
8. Indian Point
9. Susquehanna 10.Three Mile Island
11. Limerick
12. Peach Bottom
13. Oyster Creek
14. Hope Creek
15. Salem
16. Calvert Cliffs 16 Big Rock Point Davis Besse Perry Fermi Point Beach Kewaunee Monticello Prairie Island LaCross e

Zion Cook Palisade s

1 2

3 4

Midwest:

1. Dresden
2. GE Morris (wet)
3. Braidwood
4. Lasalle
5. Byron
6. Duane Arnold
7. Quad Cities
8. Clinton 5

6 7

8 Ft. Calhoun Cooper Callaway Wolf Creek Arkansas Nuclear One South Texas Project Comanche Peak DOE TMI-2 Storage DOE Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Private Fuel Storage Ft Saint Vrain (vault storage)

Humboldt Bay Trojan Columbia Rancho Seco Diablo Canyon San Onofre Palo Verde 31 Operating General Licensed ISFSIs at Reactor Sites 18 Reactor Sites Pursuing a General licensed ISFSI 15 Specific Licensed ISFSIs (At or Away from Reactor Sites)

[No known sites are pursuing a future Specific Licensed ISFSI]

19 reactor sites have not announced intentions regarding ISFSI 30 States have at least one ISFSI 15 14 4

3 3

Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Multiple/Rep Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Degraded Cornerstone Regulatory

Response

Licensee Response

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