nrc oversight at zion station

NRC Oversight at Zion Station

December 8, 2014

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NRC - Who We Are • Established in 1974 by U.S. Congress - led by five Commissioners

nominated by the President for five-year term

• Independently regulate commercial uses of nuclear material & nuclear power

• Comprised of approx. 3,800 staff located in Maryland headquarters and four regional offices in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois and Texas

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NRC – What We Do

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Inspector ENGAGEMENT with Focus on SAFETY and SECURITY

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Well Established Inspection Program

‘Boots on the Ground’ Maintain

Communication with Stakeholders

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Inspectors at Work

Decommissioning Inspection Program

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

Comprehensive Inspections

Core and Discretionary Inspections

Operations and

Maintenance

Radiation Protection Security

Fuel Safety

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Spent Fuel Inspection Program Process is outlined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2690

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•Pre-Use and Construction Inspection

Fuel Loading Begins

•Routine Loading Inspection

Fuel Loading Ends •Routine

Monitoring Inspection

Waste Removed

Robert Orlikowski, Chief of Materials Control, ISFSI, and

Decommissioning Branch Robert.Orlikowski@nrc.gov Wayne Slawinski, Zion Decommissioning Lead Inspector Wayne.Slawinski@nrc.gov Matthew Learn, Zion Spent Fuel Lead Inspector Matthew.Learn@nrc.gov

NRC Region 3 Oversight

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Viktoria Mitlyng Public Affairs Officer Viktoria.mitlyng@nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil Public Affairs Officer Prema.chandrathil@nrc.gov Harral Logaras Regional Government Liaison Specialist Harral.Logaras@nrc.gov

NRC Region 3 Public Affairs and Government Liaison

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Questions?

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