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NEI Issues & Current Events George Oliver June 22, 2009 19th Annual RETS – REMP Workshop South Bend, Indiana
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NEI Issues & Current Events NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative NEI Technical Report 08-08 DG-1186 & DG-4013 (aka RG 1.21 & 4.1) Decommissioning Planning SECY 08-0197 Radiation Protection Standards 2
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3 NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative Nuclear Generating Unit Issues 2005-2006 – Indian Point, Braidwood….. NRC Also Formed “The Liquid Radioactive Release Lesson Learned Task Force – Report September 1, 2006 – 26 Recommendations Not A Health And Safety Issue It Was An Issue About Communications And Public Perception (Transparency) NEI 07-07 Issued 8-31-2007
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4 NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative What's Happening? – NRC Began Assessment Summer-2008 – GWPI Self Assessments (One Year After Implementation) – NEI Sponsored Peer Assessments – EPRI/NEI Groundwater Protection Workshop September 15-16, 2009 – Charleston, SC
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NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative 5
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NEI Peer Review Issue Areas – SSC’s Risk Assessments (Objective 1.2) – Remediation Protocol (Objective 1.4) – NEI Notification (Objective 2.2.e) Note: These Are Detailed Assessments 7
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NEI Technical Report 08-08 (New Plants) Meeting The Operational Requirements Of 10 CFR 20.1406 & Regulatory Guide 4.21 NEI 08-08 Minimizing Facility Contamination – MINIMIZATION OF LEAKS AND SPILLS – PROMPT DETECTION OF LEAKAGE – MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THE RELEASE OF CONTAMINATION FROM UNDETECTED LEAKS – REDUCING THE NEED FOR DECONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES – REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL PRACTICES 8
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NEI Technical Report 08-08 (New Plants) NEI 08-08 MINIMIZING CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT – SITE CONCEPTUAL MODEL DEVELOPMENT – EARLY DETECTION OF LEAKAGE AND CONTAMINANT MIGRATION – FINAL SITE CONFIGURATION NEI 08-08 FACILITATION OF DECOMMISSIONING – DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL FEATURES – DECOMMISSIONING RECORDS 9
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NEI Technical Report 08-08 (New Plants) NEI 08-08 MINIMIZING THE GENERATION OF WASTE – WASTE MANAGEMENT – ONSITE STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE Based Largely On NEI 07-07 Objective 1 NEI 08-08 Is Part Of The Licensing Basis As The Licensing Basis It Is Not Voluntary 10
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11 Decommissioning Planning Rules Federal Register Notice 1-22-2008 Financial And Monitoring Guidance – Comments Submitted 5-8-2008 – NEI Decommissioning Taskforce
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12 Decommissioning Planning Rules The Nuclear Industry Shares The NRC Goal Of Preventing Legacy Sites We Do Not Believe The Proposed Rules Are Required To Prevent Future Legacy Sites Any Health And Safety Benefits Do Not Justify The Burden Created By The Rules We Also Believe The Proposed Rules Are A Backfit
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13 Decommissioning Planning Rules Rules Provide For Adjustment of Financial Assurances Based On Soil Or Groundwater Contamination Rules Provide For Subsurface Evaluations Based On Decommissioning Criteria
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14 Additional Issues of Interest Decommissioning Planning Rules NRC Is Reviewing Proposed Final Rules DG-4014 To Be Issued For Public Comment A NRC Stakeholder Workshop Is Anticipated Later This Year
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DG-1186 & DG-4013 Issues Industry & Staff Efforts Industry Contribution From 30+ Individuals Many Detailed Technical Comments Professional & Productive Relationship With Staff – January 15, 2009 Workshop Productive Emergence Of SECY 08-0197 – 40 Guidance Documents Impacted An Integrated Approach Is Needed 15
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DG-1186 & DG-4013 Issues Need For Integrated Approach DG-1186 & DG-4013 Duplicate & Inconsistent With Other Guidance – Several Guidance Documents Related To Groundwater SECY 08-0197 Offers A Real Opportunity – Benefits Of Consolidated Guidance 16
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DG-1186 & DG-4013 Opportunities The Existing Guidance Should Remain Applicable – The Licensing Basis Is Not Impacted Clarification Of Solid Radioactive Waste Reporting Elimination of On Site Radiological Monitoring Programs From DG-4014 Additional Flexibility – Calculate C-14 Effluents 17
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SECY 08-0197 Need For Integrated Approach Emergence Of SECY 08-0197 – NEI/Industry Supports The Approach Taken By The Commission – Approximately 40 Guidance Documents Impacted – An Integrated Approach Is Needed – Supports Efficient Resource Utilization – Gather Stakeholder Input – Several Year Effort 18
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We Need Your Support! Completion Of GWPI Peer Reviews Review Of DG-4014 “Decommissioning Planning” Monitoring SECY 08-0197 “10 CFR 20, 10 CFR 50, …” 19
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