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Poin
t Bea
ch N
ucle
ar P
lant
Ann
ual A
sses
smen
t Mee
ting
Ope
n H
ouse
2014
Rea
ctor
Ove
rsig
ht P
roce
ssN
ucle
ar R
egul
ator
y C
omm
issi
on –
Reg
ion
III
Apr
il 20
, 201
5
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
NextEra
Energy ope
rated theplan
t safely an
d in a
man
ner tha
t preserved
the pu
blic health
and
safety and
protected the en
vironm
ent.
Point B
each Unit 1
was in
the Degrade
d Co
rnerston
e Co
lumn of th
e NRC
’s Ac
tion Matrix
for the
all four
quarters of 2
014.
Point B
each Unit 2
was in
the Re
gulatory Respo
nse
Column of th
e NRC
’s Ac
tion Matrix
for a
ll four qua
rters
of 2014.
No Substantive Cross‐Cu
tting Issues were iden
tified
Point B
each Nuclear Plant
2014
1616
NRC
Inspectio
n Ac
tivities
6031
total hou
rs expen
ded by
NRC
on Re
actor
Oversight Process activities
2391
inspector h
ours of d
irect inspectio
n activ
ity48
9 inspector h
ours re
view
ing an
d ob
serving plan
t op
erating status
2207
inspector h
ours of p
repa
ratio
n for a
nd
documen
tatio
n of in
spectio
n activ
ities
943 ho
urs for other Reactor Oversight Process
elem
ents (e
.g., assessmen
ts and
com
mun
ications)
17
Point B
each 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
21 re
gion
based
inspectors partic
ipated
in various
inspectio
ns
1 major te
am inspectio
n –Supp
lemen
tal Inspe
ction for
One
Degrade
d Co
rnerston
e
Point B
each Nuclear Plant
2014
1818
Point B
each PIs and
Findings
All G
reen
Perform
ance Indicators
15 Green
/Severity
Level IV
Inspectio
n Find
ings
1 White In
spectio
n Find
ing
Carryover from 201
3
Janu
ary 1 through Decem
ber 3
1, 2014
1919
Safety Significan
t/White Findings
Non
e Iden
tified in 2014
Lake W
ave Ru
n‐Up External Flood
ing Protection Features
NRC
Iden
tified in First Q
uarter of 2
013
Remain op
ened
due
to significant weakn
esses w
ith
Licensee’s correctiv
e actio
ns during inspectio
n in First
Qua
rter of 2
014
Correctiv
e actio
ns fo
und sufficient during follo
wup
inspectio
n in First Q
uarter of 2
015
Both Units tran
sitio
ned to Licen
see Re
spon
se Colum
n of th
e Re
actor O
versight Process on March 17, 2015
Point B
each Nuclear Plant
20
NRC
Inspectio
n Find
ings
Failu
re to
fully evaluate viab
ility of n
ewly created
draina
ge paths fo
r a design precipita
tion even
tFailu
re to
iden
tify de
grad
ed water sp
rinkler
system
sFailu
re to
measure th
e interpasstem
perature
durin
g welding
on au
xiliary fe
edwater
piping
Failu
re to
maintain control of loo
se m
aterial in
the containm
ent
Point B
each Nuclear Plant
Some Exam
ples of 2
014 Green
Finding
s
2121
6
NRC
Inspectio
n Plan
s for 201
5
NRC
Plans Baseline Inspectio
ns and
One
Supp
lemen
tal Inspe
ction for 2
015 This include
s the
follo
wing major te
am and
supp
lemen
tal inspe
ction:
Review
of corrective actio
ns fo
r White issue involving
flood
ing from
lake wave run‐up
–completed
first
quarter o
f 201
5Trienn
ial Com
pone
nt Design Ba
sis Inspe
ction –first
quarter
Bien
nial Problem
Iden
tification an
d Re
solutio
n Inspectio
nBien
nial Licen
sed Ope
rator R
equa
lification Program
22
Point B
each Nuclear Plant
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
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for com
men
ts on staff a
ctions:
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ublic.Resou
rce@
nrc.gov
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lic Affa
irs Point of C
ontact:
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edia
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nels
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nal Q
uestions?
NRC
Rep
resentatives
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ublic Affa
irs Officer:V
iktoria
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irs Officer:P
rema Ch
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t Inspe
ctor Office –Po
int B
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er
Plant –
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