ML090930349

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

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Byron Station Annual Assessment MeetingReactor Oversight Program - 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois April 2, 2009 2 Purpose of Today

's Meeting* A public forum for discussion of the licensee's 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 Our Mission

• To license and regulate the nation's 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.

5 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.

6 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 7 What We Don

't 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 8 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 9 Assurance of Plant Safety

• Require "defense-in-depth

"* Require long-term maintenance of equipment

• Require continual training of operators

• Verify compliance with regulations 10 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.

11 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.

12 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.

13 Region III Organization Mark A. SatoriusRegional AdministratorPat L. HilandDeputy Regional Administrator -ActingCynthia D. PedersonDirector Division of Reactor Projects Anne T. BolandDeputy Director -ActingK. Steven West Director Division of Reactor SafetyJimi T. YerokunDeputy Director -ActingRichard A. SkokowskiBranch ChiefRegional SpecialistsByron Station Resident Inspectors Bruce A. BartlettJohn S. RobbinsBranch StaffRaymond M. NgRobert P. JonesThomas C. HartmanMeghan M. Thorpe-KavanaughJennifer L. Dalzell 14 Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas 15 Regulatory FrameworkINITIATINGEVENTSMITIGATINGSYSTEMSBARRIERINTEGRITYEMERGENCYPREPAREDNESSCornerstonesPUBLICRADIATIONSAFETYOCCUPATIONALRADIATIONSAFETYSECURITYStrategicPerformanceAreasREACTORSAFETYRADIATIONSAFETYSAFEGUARDSHUMANPERFORMANCESAFETY CONSCIOUS WORKENVIRONMENTPROBLEMIDENTIFICATION ANDRESOLUTIONPUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETYAS A RESULT OF CIVILIANNUCLEAR REACTOROPERATIONNRC's OverallSafety MissionCross-Cutting Areas 16 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 17 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 18 Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts

Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory ActionsLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.

DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance 19 National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of 2008 Licensee Response 86 Regulatory Response 14 Degraded Cornerstone 3Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total 104 20 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 21 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.

22 Safety Significant Findings or PIs

• On February 14, 2008, the NRC completed a Special Inspection to evaluate th e 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.

23 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 24 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 IssueDecision Making in Human Performance Area 25 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) 26(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 Byron Station Annual Assessment Summary 27 Licensee Response and Remarks Daniel Enright Site Vice President Byron Station 28 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 agency

's Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

29 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 30 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 31 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 32 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)