ML24075A079

Westinghouse Lpr 4-10-24 NRC Slides

ML24075A079
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Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	04/10/2024
From:	Thomas Vukovinsky NRC/RGN-II/DFFI
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Licensee Performance Review Westinghouse Electric Company Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility April 10, 2024 1:00 p.m. (ET) 1

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW Discuss Licensee Performance Address Findings and Performance Meet with NRC Inspectors 2

AGENDA

• NRC Opening remarks/ Introductions

• NRC Nuclear Fuel Cycle Oversight

• NRC Discussion of current Licensee Performance

• Westinghouse Westinghouse Remarks

• NRC Adjourn Business Portion

• NRC Question & Answer with Public

• NRC Closing remarks/ adjourn meeting 3

LICENSED ACTIVITIES Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Fuel Fabrication Facility The license authorizes the receipt, handling, storage, and shipment of natural, depleted, and up to 5% enriched uranium The Westinghouse Facility converts uranium hexafluoride (UF6) into uranium dioxide using a wet conversion process Fabricates fuel assemblies for use in commercial nuclear power plants 4

THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE 5

NRC FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT Incident Response Enforcement Performance Assessment Allegations Investigations Inspections 6

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS Emergent Performance or Generic Safety Issues Assessment Inspection Program Adjustment Inputs NRC Review Results NRC Response Other NRC Actions

• Inspection Results

• Previous Performance

• Safety Significance

• Trends

• Cross Cutting Issues

• Corrective Actions No Performance Issues

• Core Insp. Program

• Inform the Public Area Needing Improvement (ANI)

• More Inspections

• LPR Frequency

• Inform the Public Or Performance Areas Plant Events Safety Significance Assessment Reactive Inspections Inspection Follow-up 7

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Safety Controls

• Supporting Safety Programs Operational Safety

• Criticality Controls

• Criticality Incident Response Criticality Safety

• Prevention, Detection, &

Mitigation

• Supporting Fire Safety Programs Fire Protection Safety Operations 8

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Members of the Public

• Plant Workers Radiation Protection

• Program Implementation

• Liquid and Gaseous Effluents Effluent Control &

Environmental Protection

• Processing, Handling, Storage

& Transportation of Waste Waste Management

• Receipt, Packaging & Delivery of Radioactive Materials Transportation Radiological Controls 9

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Emergency Plan Implementation

• Evaluation of Emergency Drills Emergency Preparedness

• Configuration Management Program

• Request for NRC Approval Plant Modifications

• Safety Assessment, Follow-up and Reactive Inspections Plant Events

• Material Control and Physical Protection Safeguards Facility Support & Other Areas 10

LPR RESULTS 2-Year Assessment Period January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023 11

Inspection Results SAFETY OPERATIONS No violations FACILITY SUPPORT No violations SAFEGUARDS No violations RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS No violations OTHER AREAS No violations 12

LPR RESULTS No program adjustment warranted, or ANI identified No NRC Identified Violations > minor significance Performance Areas No cross-cutting issues No need for additional focus by the NRC currently NRC Follow-up No safety-significant issues No security-significant issues 13

LPR SUMARY

• Westinghouse conducted activities safely and securely

• No Violations of Regulatory Requirements were identified

• NRC will maintain the core (routine) inspection program for the next performance assessment cycle (January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025) 14

Westinghouse Remarks 15

Informal Question and Answer Session between the NRC and the Public https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/contactus.html 16