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Dre
sden
Nuc
lear
Pow
er S
tatio
nU
nits
2 a
nd 3
Ann
ual A
sses
smen
t Mee
ting
Ope
n H
ouse
May
19,
201
5
2014
Rea
ctor
Ove
rsig
ht P
roce
ssN
ucle
ar R
egul
ator
y C
omm
issi
on –
Reg
ion
III
1
Our M
ission
To license an
d regulate th
e na
tion’s c
ivilian
use of
byprod
uct, source, and
special nuclear m
aterials to
en
sure ade
quate protectio
n of pub
lic health
and
safety,
prom
ote the common
de
fense an
d security, and
protect the
enviro
nmen
t.
2
The NRC
Regulates
•Nuclear re
actors‐com
mercial pow
er re
actors, research and
test re
actors, new
reactor d
esigns
•Nuclear materials‐n
uclear re
actor fue
l, radioactive materials
for m
edical, ind
ustrial, and academ
ic use
•Nuclear waste
–transportatio
n, storage and disposal of
nuclear m
aterial and
waste, decom
missioning
of n
uclear
facilities
•Nuclear se
curity–ph
ysical se
curity of nuclear facilities a
nd
materials from
sabo
tage or a
ttacks
3
What W
e Do
n’tD
o
•Re
gulate nuclear weapo
ns, m
ilitary re
actors,
or sp
ace vehicle reactors
•Own or ope
rate nuclear pow
er plants
•Re
gulate so
me radioactive materials, su
ch as
X‐rays and
naturally occurrin
g rado
n
4
Some Nuclear Facts
•99
nuclear pow
er plants supp
ly
abou
t 20 pe
rcen
t of the
electricity
in
the U.S.
•Nuclear m
aterials are used
in
med
icine for d
iagnosis and cancer
treatm
ent.
•Nuclear m
aterials are widely used
in
indu
stry, such as in
den
sity gauges,
flow m
easurement d
evices,
radiograph
y de
vices, and
irradiators.
5
2
NRC
Perform
ance Goa
ls
Safety
–En
sure ade
quate protectio
n of pub
lic
health and
safety and
the en
vironm
ent
Security–En
sure ade
quate protectio
n in th
e secure use and
man
agem
ent o
f rad
ioactiv
e materials
66
How
We
Reg
ulat
e
7
Reg
ulat
ory
Fram
ewor
kN
RC
’s S
afet
y M
issi
on
Stra
tegi
c Pe
rform
ance
Ar
eas
Cor
ners
tone
s
Cro
ss-C
uttin
g A
reas
Hum
an P
erfo
rman
ce--
Saf
ety
Con
scio
us W
ork
Env
ironm
ent
Pro
blem
Iden
tific
atio
n &
Res
olut
ion
8
Reactor O
versight Process
9
Safe
tyC
orne
rsto
nes
Bas
elin
e In
spec
tion
Res
ults
Sign
ifica
nce
Thre
shol
d
Actio
n M
atrix
Sign
ifica
nce
Thre
shol
d
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rR
esul
ts
Reg
ulat
ory
Res
pons
e
Stra
tegi
cPe
rfor
man
ce A
reas
Safe
tyC
orne
rsto
nes
Bas
elin
e In
spec
tion
Res
ults
Sign
ifica
nce
Thre
shol
d
Actio
n M
atrix
Sign
ifica
nce
Thre
shol
d
Perf
orm
ance
Indi
cato
rR
esul
ts
Reg
ulat
ory
Res
pons
e
Stra
tegi
cPe
rfor
man
ce A
reas
3
Sig
nific
ance
Thr
esho
ld
Incr
easi
ng S
afet
y S
igni
fican
ce
Gre
enW
hite
Yello
wR
ed
Per
form
ance
Indi
cato
rs
Insp
ectio
n Fi
ndin
gs
Gre
enW
hite
Yello
wR
ed
Incr
easi
ng S
afet
y S
igni
fican
ce
10
Significance Th
reshold
Green
Baselin
e Inspectio
nWhite
Requ
ires a
ddition
al NRC
oversight
Yello
wRe
quire
s more NRC
oversight
Red
Requ
ires m
ost N
RC oversight
Performan
ce In
dicators
Inspectio
n Find
ings
Green
Very low sa
fety issue
White
Low to
mod
erate safety issue
Yello
wSubstantial safety issue
Red
High safety issue
1111
Act
ion
Mat
rix C
olum
ns
Incr
easi
ng•
Safe
ty S
igni
fican
ce•
Insp
ectio
n •
Man
agem
ent I
nvol
vem
ent
•R
egul
ator
y A
ctio
n
Lice
nsee
R
espo
nse
Reg
ulat
ory
Res
pons
eD
egra
ded
Mul
tiple
/Rep
etiti
veD
egra
ded
Una
ccep
tabl
ePe
rform
ance
12
Indu
stry
-Wid
e P
erfo
rman
ce
80
14
501
As of 1
2/31
/201
4
Licensee
Respo
nse
Regulatory Respo
nse
Degraded
Corne
rstone
Multip
le/Rep
etitive
Degraded
Corne
rstone
Unaccep
table
IMC 03
50 Process
13
4
Indu
stry
-Wid
e In
spec
tion
Find
ings
Find
ing
data
cur
rent
as
of 1
/31/
2015
703
16 3 0
Calend
ar Year
2014
data
Green
White
Yellow
Red
14
Indu
stry
-Wid
e P
erfo
rman
ce In
dica
tors
6740
16 00
Calend
ar Year
2014
data
Green
White
Yellow
Red
15
NRC
Ann
ual A
ssessm
ent S
ummary
Exelon
ope
rated the station safely and
in a m
anne
r tha
t preserved
the
public health
and
safety and
protected
the en
vironm
ent.
Dresden
Unit 2
was in
the Licensee
Respo
nse Co
lumn of th
e NRC
’s Ac
tion Matrix
for the
all four qua
rters of 201
4Dresden
Unit 2
tran
sitio
ned to Regulatory Re
spon
se Colum
n in first
quarter o
f 201
5 du
e to a W
hite perform
ance in
dicator for greater th
an 3
scrams p
er 700
0 op
erating ho
urs
Dresden
Unit 3
was in
the Licensee
Respo
nse Co
lumn of th
e NRC
’s Ac
tion Matrix
for the
first three
qua
rters of 201
4.Dresden
Unit 3
was in
the Re
gulatory Respo
nse Co
lumn for the
fourth
quarter o
f 201
4 du
e to a W
hite find
ing associated
with
the inop
erab
ility
of an Electrom
aticRe
lief V
alve
No Substantive Cross‐Cu
tting Issues were iden
tified
Dresden
Nuclear Pow
er Statio
n2014
1616
NRC
Inspectio
n Ac
tivities
5418
total hou
rs expen
ded by
NRC
on Re
actor
Oversight Process activities
2459
inspector h
ours of d
irect inspectio
n activ
ity58
6 inspector h
ours re
view
ing an
d ob
serving plan
t op
erating status
1723
inspector h
ours of p
repa
ratio
n for a
nd
documen
tatio
n of in
spectio
n activ
ities
649 ho
urs for other Reactor Oversight Process
elem
ents (e
.g., assessmen
ts and
com
mun
ications)
17Dresden
Statio
n 2014
17
5
NRC
Inspectio
n Ac
tivities
2 reside
nt inspectors on site –reside
nts p
rodu
ced four
quarterly
inspectio
n repo
rts a
nd perform
ed daily plant
walk‐throug
hs
36 re
gion
based
inspectors partic
ipated
in various
inspectio
ns
2 major te
am inspectio
ns –Trienn
ial Fire
Program
and
Bien
nial Problem
Iden
tification an
d Re
solutio
n
Dresden
Nuclear Statio
n2014
1818
Dresden
PIs and
Findings
All G
reen
Perform
ance Indicators
11 Green
/Severity
Level IV
Inspectio
n Find
ings
1 White In
spectio
n Find
ing
Janu
ary 1 through Decem
ber 3
1, 2014
1919
Safety Significan
t/White Findings
NRC
Iden
tified on
e White find
ing in Fou
rth Qua
rter of 2
014
Involved
one
of fou
r ElectromaticRe
lief V
alves o
n Main
Steam Lines
Valves are designe
d to ra
pidly redu
ce re
actor v
essel pressure
if ne
eded
Licensee
failed to ensure continue
d op
erab
ility of valve with
increased steam flow
s after im
plem
entin
g an
app
roved
power uprate
Unit 3
tran
sitio
ned to Regulatory Re
spon
se Colum
n of th
e Re
actor O
versight Process effe
ctive for the
Fou
rth Qua
rter of
2014
Dresden
Nuclear Unit 3
20
NRC
Inspectio
n Find
ings
Deficiencies in evacua
tion tim
e estim
ates
Failu
re to
correct una
ccep
table indicatio
ns in
mecha
nical sup
ports for a safety‐related he
at
exchan
ger
Failu
re to
take app
ropriate co
rrectiv
e actio
n whe
n a
Mainten
ance Rule pe
rforman
ce goa
l was not m
etFailu
re to
ade
quately incorporate op
erating
expe
rience into site cop
y of a ven
dor m
anua
l used
for e
quipmen
t mainten
ance inform
ation
Dresden
Nuclear Pow
er Statio
nSome Exam
ples of 2
014 Green
Finding
s
2121
6
NRC
Inspectio
n Plan
s for 201
5
NRC
Plans Baseline Inspectio
ns and
Sup
plem
ental Inspe
ctions
for 2
015. Th
is includ
es th
e follo
wing major te
am and
supp
lemen
tal inspe
ctions
Review
of corrective actio
ns fo
r White issue involving
operab
ility of E
lectromaticRe
lief V
alve –after n
otificatio
n from
licensee
that th
ey are re
ady for inspe
ction
Review
of corrective actio
ns fo
r White perform
ance
indicator –
after n
otificatio
n from
licensee
that th
ey are
read
y for the
inspectio
nTrienn
ial M
odificatio
ns / 10C
FR50
.59 Ch
anges Inspectio
n –
second
qua
rter 2015
Initial Licen
sed Ope
rator E
xaminations (com
pleted
first
and second
qua
rter)
22Dresden
Nuclear Pow
er Statio
n
22
Actio
ns in
Respo
nse to th
e Japa
n Nuclear Acciden
t
•Ac
tions in
respon
se to
Japa
n Nuclear
Accide
nt: http://w
ww.nrc.gov/jap
an/jap
an‐
info.htm
l
•Mailbox
for com
men
ts on staff a
ctions:
JLD_P
ublic.Resou
rce@
nrc.gov
•Office of Pub
lic Affa
irs Point of C
ontact:
OPA
‐415
‐8200
2323
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Social M
edia
Chan
nels
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itter:
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itter.com
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e: http://www.you
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tml#rss
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uestions?
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resentatives
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irs Officer:V
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irs Officer:P
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