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Commission Briefing on
Nuclear Power Plant
Decommissioning
July 15, 2014
Mark Satorius
Executive Director for Operations
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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NRC Staff Has Significant
Decommissioning Experience
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199819992000200120022003200420052006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Power Reactors
Research Reactors
Materials Sites
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Staff is Managing Increased
Decommissioning Activity
• Consolidated decommissioning
project management branch in NRR
• Multi-office decommissioning
transition working group
• Review and inspection guidance
changes for decommissioning
• Identifying issues for a future
potential rulemaking activity
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The Decommissioning
Process and Improvements
from Past Activities
Andrew Persinko
Deputy Director, Division of Waste
Management and Environmental
Protection
Office of Federal and State Materials and
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199819992000200120022003200420052006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Power Reactors
Research Reactors
Materials Sites
Activities
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Connecticut Yankee
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Maine Yankee
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Big Rock Point
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Numerous Decommissioning Power
Reactors Are Being Managed
• 3 units in active decommissioning
• 10 units in SAFSTOR, primarily at
multi-unit operating sites
• 4 units began the transition to
decommissioning in 2013
• 1 additional unit plans to
shutdown by the end of 2014
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Process Improvements Based on
Decommissioning Lessons Learned
• Captured in NUREG-1628,
“Decommissioning FAQs”
• Implement guidance updates
• Maintain communications
throughout decommissioning
• Encourage community involvement
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FSME Maintains a Role During the
Transition from Operation to
Decommissioning
• Interface with public and stakeholders
Public Meetings
Congressional Briefings
State and Local Governments
• Support NRR, NSIR, and other offices
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Transitioning Process
Louise Lund
Deputy Director, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Transitioning – A Well Traveled
Path
• Kewaunee is first plant – focus on
developing templates to maintain
high quality safety evaluations
• Few automatic processes exist for
license changes when a plant
decides to shut down
• Staff applies transitioning process
used for previously decommissioned
plants, updating it for recent
regulatory changes
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Normal Licensing Process Used
• Significant progress on licensing
actions for first plant
• Licensing actions include:
amendments, exemptions, order
rescissions, etc.
• Specific exemptions – for
emergency preparedness, part that
is exempted “not necessary to
achieve underlying purpose of rule”
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Future Reviews Build on
Present Ones
• Current reviews used to develop
guidance, templates, staff positions,
lessons learned
• Integrated rulemaking proposed in
2000 – events of 9/11 led to
withdrawal from list
• Staff has put placeholder on
Common Prioritization of
Rulemaking list – Medium Priority
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Security and Emergency
Preparedness Issues
During Decommissioning
Mark Thaggard
Deputy Director, Division of Security
Policy
Office of Nuclear Security and
Incident Response
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During
Operation
Prevent significant core
damage
Prevent spent fuel pool
radiological sabotage
On-site Radiological EP Plan
Off-site Radiological EP Plan
Following
Defueling
Prevent spent fuel pool
sabotage
On-site Radiological EP
Plan
Comprehensive off-site
emergency planning
Programs Reduced in Scope,
Overall Effectiveness
Maintained
Security
Emergency
Preparedness
(EP)
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Changes to Security
Strategy Carefully Reviewed
• Staff reviews
cover a range
of issues
• Integrated
assessment of
overall
security
strategy is
important
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Emergency Preparedness
Requirements are
Commensurate with Risk
• On-site EP program will be
maintained
• Offsite coordination maintained
• Formal offsite EP plans not
required
• Highest classification is an
“ALERT”
• Effective security program is
required to be maintained
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Staff Guidance Under
Development Will Improve
Future Reviews
• EP Interim Staff Guidance
• Basis is current actions and
past precedent
• Significant public feedback
• Security Interim Staff Guidance
• Early in development stage
• Lack of precedent
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Decommissioning Inspection
Discussion and Issues
Robert Orlikowski
Chief, Materials Control, ISFSI, and
Decommissioning Branch
Division of Nuclear Material Safety
Region III
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Inspection Program: Well
Defined and Consistent
Process is outlined in Inspection
Manual Chapter 2561
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• Fuel
Removed
from vessel
Enter Program
• Oversight
• Verification
Decommissioning
Inspections
• License
Termination
End Program
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Comprehensive Inspections
Core and
Discretionary
Inspections
Operations
and
Maintenance
Radiation
Protection
Security
Fuel Safety
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Inspector ENGAGEMENT with
Focus on SAFETY and SECURITY
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Resident Inspectors
typically remain onsite for
6 to 12 months
‘Boots on the Ground’
Maintain Communication
with Licensee,
Government Officials,
and Members of the
Public
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Acronyms
• NRC – U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
• NRR – Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation
• PSDAR – Post Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report
• NSIR – Office of Nuclear Security and
Incident Response
• EP – Emergency Preparedness
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