BRIEFING BRIEFING ON ON WATTS WATTS BAR BAR UNIT UNIT 2 2 LICENSE LICENSE APPL APPLICATION ICATION REVIEW REVIEW October 30, 2014 Mark Satorius Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Watts Bar 2 Overview William Dean, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 2
AGENDA • The Part 50 Process and Watts Bar’s Unique History • Licensing Framework and Status of Licensing Review • Construction Program Overview • Status of Inspection Activities 3
WRAG Provides Oversight and Management Direction to Ensure Unit 2 Meets All Relevant Requirements WRAG Public Outreach WRAG Observes Construction Meeting September 2014 Progress of FLEX Building 4
Watts Bar 2 Part 50 Process and Watts Bar Licensing History Michele Evans, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 5
The Part 50 Process – An Overview • Construction Permits and Operating License Issued Separately • Path Forward for Commission Granting Authority to NRR 6
Watts Bar’s Unique History Has Defined the Project • Construction Permit Issued for Units 1 and 2 in 1973 • Operating License Application Submitted for Units 1 and 2 • Hearing for Construction Permit; Operating License Opportunity for Hearing • Work Stoppage in 1985 • Full Power Operating License for Unit 1 in 1996 • Resume Construction on Unit 2 in 2007 7
Watts Bar 2 Licensing Framework and Status of Licensing Review Justin Poole Senior Project Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 8
Established Clear Framework for Licensing • SRM-SECY-07-0096 Provided Commission Direction on aligning the licensing basis • Issued NRR Office Instruction LIC-110 to guide staff review • Regulatory Framework Review and Issuance of Safety Evaluation Report Supplement 21 9
Majority of the Licensing Review Has Been Completed 10
Remaining Licensing Actions to Support a Licensing Decision • Completion of Hydrology Review • Review of As-Built Fire Protection Report • Closure of Open Items of Interest to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards • Implementation of Continued Storage Rulemaking • Review of Fukushima Orders 11
Major Milestones for the NRC Staff to Accomplish Prior to Licensing Advisory Committee Commission Notation on Reactor Vote Paper Safeguards (30 – 60 days prior to Recommendation OL decision) Operating License Decision Final Regional Readiness Letter (30 days prior to OL decision) 12
Watts Bar 2 Construction Inspection Victor McCree Regional Administrator NRC Region II 13
Dev Developed eloped a Cu a Custo stomized mized Cons Construction truction Inspection Inspection Program Program • Credited previously completed inspections • Addressed legacy programmatic issues and refurbishment • Comprehensively addresses remaining activities, including new requirements 14
Substan Subst antial In tial Inspe spect ction ion Ef Effor ort E t Exp xpen ende ded on d on Watts tts Bar Bar Unit Unit 2 25,000 20,000 15,000 Projected Hours Actual Hours 10,000 5,000 0 15 15 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Watts Bar 2 Construction Inspection Tomy Nazario Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar 2 16
Inspections Inspections On On-Track to Track to Supp Support Lic ort Licensing ensing Decision Decision • Majority of construction inspections completed • Good progress on inspections of historical and unique Unit 2 items • Inspections of operational readiness and new requirements (cyber, Fukushima) planned 17
Verifying Verifying Construct Construction ion to to Licensi Licensing Basis ng Basis • Reactor Vessel Reassembly • As-Built Verifications Inspection of Reactor Vessel Inspection of full flow filter assembly 18
Verifying Verifying Refurbishment Refurbishment Activities Activities • Key to addressing aging questions • Equipment replacement and repair Inspector entering the Receipt/Storage reactor coolant pump bowl inspection of vital inverter 19
Verifying Verifying Implementation of Implementation of Recent Recent Requirement Requirements • Inspection of Cyber Security Requirements • Inspection of Mitigating Strategies Order Inspection of vent installation Inspection of rebar placement 20
Overall Overall Construct Construction ion Activities Activities Have Met Have Met Requirement Requirements s • Plant built according to design • Inspections have added value • Currently no potentially significant open issues or findings 21
Closing Remarks Bill Dean and Vic McCree Bill Dean and Vic McCree Tour of Unit 2 Control Room Tour of Unit 2 Ice Condenser 22
Acronyms Acronyms • NRC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission • NRR – Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation • OL – Operating License • SECY – Office of the Secretary • SRM – Staff Requirements Memorandum • WRAG – Watts Bar Reactivation Group 23
Backup Slides Backup Slides 24
Major Major Milestone Milestone Timeli Timeline ne 25
Reactor Oversight Reactor Oversight Process Process Transi Transition tion Pla Plan • Transition will be on an individual cornerstone basis • Four of seven cornerstones expected to be transitioned at license issuance • Performance indicator validity addressed with additional inspections 26
Recommend
More recommend
