ML091100069

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

ML091100069
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Site:	Summer
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

Purpose of Todays Meeting

• A public forum for discussion of the VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION licensees performance in 2008 Annual Assessment Meeting

• NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Reactor Oversight Program - 2008

• 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

• Introduction Victor McCree Deputy Regional Administrator

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process Len Wert Kriss Kennedy

• National Summary of Plant Performance Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Joel Munday Harold Christensen & Richard Croteau

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results Deputy Director Deputy Director

• Licensee Response and Remarks Gerald J. McCoy Branch Chief Regional Specialists

• NRC Closing Remarks

• Break John Zeiler James Polickoski Jim Dodson Sr. Project Engineer Summer Dan Arnett

• NRC available to address public questions Resident Inspectors Project Engineer 3 4 1

Our Mission Some Nuclear Facts

• To license and regulate

• More than 100 nuclear power plants supply about 20 the nations civilian use percent of the electricity in the of byproduct, source, U.S.

and special nuclear

• Nuclear materials are used in materials to ensure medicine for diagnosis and adequate protection of cancer treatment.

public health and safety,

• 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.

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

• 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

• 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

• Require defense-in-depth

• Issue licenses

• Provide oversight through inspection,

• Require long-term maintenance of enforcement, and evaluation of equipment operational experience

• 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:

• NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-

- Storage of spent trained security forces, reactor fuel in fuel - Surveillance and perimeter patrols, pools or dry storage

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

- Physical barriers and detection zones, and

- A national spent fuel

- Intrusion detection storage site--Yucca systems and alarm Mountain. stations.

11 12 3

NRC Performance Goals Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones

• Safety: Ensure adequate protection of Performance Indicator public health and safety and the Baseline Inspection Results Results environment.

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

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

• Performance Indicator Results (end of CY 2008) (January 1 - December 31, 2008)

- Green 1762

- White 6

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• Summers performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the Action

• Total Inspection Findings (for 2008) Matrix for all four quarters.

- Green 776

- White 17

- Yellow 0

- Red 0

• No supplemental inspections were conducted.

19 20 5

Safety Significant Findings or PIs VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION Inspection Activities

• No safety significant findings or PIs were (January 1 - December 31, 2008) identified during the assessment period. 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

• All Reactor Oversight Process inspection

• Radiation Protection Inspections findings were classified as very low safety

• Emergency Preparedness Inspections significance (Green).

• Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection

• In Service Inspection

• Dissimilar Metals Inspection (TI 2515/172)

• All performance indicators were Green.

• 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

• Substantive cross-cutting issuesnone Station in a manner that preserved public were identified during CY 2008 health and safety.

• NRC plans baseline inspections at

• All cornerstone objectives were met. Summer for the remainder of CY 2009.

23 24 6

Open to the Public Contacting the NRC

• 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:

- (800) 695-7403

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts; - Allegation@nrc.gov

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases,

• General information or questions and policy decisions; and

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

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 25 26 NRC Representatives Reference Sources

• John Zeiler, Senior Resident Inspector

• Reactor Oversight Process

- (803) 345-5683 - http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/inde

• James Polickoski, Resident Inspector x.html

- (803) 345-5684

• Jim Dodson, Senior Project Engineer

• Public Electronic Reading Room

- (404) 562-4655 - http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Gerry McCoy, Branch Chief

- (404) 562-4551

• Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 27 28 7

NRC Strategic Plan Nuclear Security &

Physical Protection Safeguards Strategic Goals Security Inspections

• Safety: Ensure adequate protection of public Force-on-Force Exercises health and safety and the environment.

Interagency Cooperation

• Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure Intrusion Detection & Assessment use and management of radioactive materials. Response &Offsite Assistance Threat Assessment Strategic Objectives

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

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

Disclosure

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

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:

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)

Cooper 8 Midwest: 4. Yankee Rowe

1. Dresden 16 5. Pilgrim

2. GE Morris (wet) 6. Haddam Neck North Anna

3. Braidwood 7. Millstone Callaway 4. Lasalle 8. Indian Point Surry

5. Byron 9. Susquehanna Wolf Creek

6. Duane Arnold 10.Three Mile Island Diablo Canyon 7. Quad Cities 11. Limerick

8. Clinton 12. Peach Bottom Opportunities for Shearon Harris 13. Oyster Creek McGuire 14. Hope Creek Watts Bar

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:

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

[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

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