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Bra
idw
ood
Stat
ion
Ann
ual A
sses
smen
t Mee
ting
Rea
ctor
Ove
rsig
ht P
roce
ss –
CY
2012
Nuc
lear
Reg
ulat
ory
Com
mis
sion
–R
egio
n III
Bra
idw
ood,
Illin
ois
1
Aug
ust 8
, 201
3
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ose
of T
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orm
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in 2
012
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tifie
d in
the
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port
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pons
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NR
C C
losi
ng R
emar
ks•
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ak•
NR
C A
vaila
ble
to A
ddre
ss P
ublic
Que
stio
ns
3
Who
We
Are
Th
e A
tom
ic E
nerg
y C
omm
issi
on w
as e
stab
lishe
d by
Con
gres
s in
194
6 to
enco
urag
eth
eus
eof
nucl
earp
ower
and
regu
late
itssa
fety
to e
ncou
rage
the
use
of n
ucle
ar p
ower
and
regu
late
its
safe
ty
In
197
4 C
ongr
ess
divi
ded
the
AEC
into
two
part
s:
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lear
Reg
ulat
ory
Com
mis
sion
Dt
tfE
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epar
tmen
t of E
nerg
y
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e N
RC
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eade
d by
a C
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an a
nd fo
ur C
omm
issi
oner
s; a
ll ar
e ap
poin
ted
by th
e Pr
esid
ent a
nd c
onfir
med
by
the
Sena
te fo
r sta
gger
ed
fit
five-
year
term
s.
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mis
sion
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issi
oner
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sion
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issi
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son
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farla
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ion
III O
rgan
izat
ion
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nal A
dmin
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tor
Ken
neth
O’B
rien
Act
ing
Dire
ctor
, Div
isio
n of
Rea
ctor
Pro
ject
s
(Vac
ant)
Dep
uty
Dire
ctor
Gar
y S
hear
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ctor
, Div
isio
n of
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ctor
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ety
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Gie
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irect
or
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Our
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sion
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licen
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e an
d re
gula
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the
natio
n’s
civi
lian
use
of b
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urce
, and
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cial
nu
clea
r mat
eria
ls to
en
sure
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uate
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re a
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ate
prot
ectio
n of
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lic
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nd s
afet
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ote
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com
mon
prom
ote
the
com
mon
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fens
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d se
curit
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and
prot
ect t
he
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envi
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ent
Som
e N
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acts
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supp
ly a
bout
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perc
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f th
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ectr
icity
in th
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use
d in
med
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r dia
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is
and
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er tr
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ent
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idel
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ed in
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s in
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sity
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w m
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evic
es,
radi
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phy
devi
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and
Irr
adia
tors
7
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of D
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ber 3
1, 2
012
The
NR
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ates
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ucle
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acto
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com
mer
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er re
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and
test
reac
tors
, ne
w re
acto
r des
igns
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ucle
ar m
ater
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clea
r rea
ctor
fuel
, rad
ioac
tive
mat
eria
ls fo
r med
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, in
dust
rial,
and
acad
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use
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ucle
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aste
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ansp
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sto
rage
and
dis
posa
l of n
ucle
ar m
ater
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and
was
tede
com
mis
sion
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d w
aste
, dec
omm
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lear
faci
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s
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ity–
phys
ical
secu
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ofnu
clea
rfac
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san
dm
ater
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from
8
phys
ical
sec
urity
of n
ucle
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cilit
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and
mat
eria
ls fr
om
sabo
tage
or a
ttack
s
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t We
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ilit
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egul
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ear w
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ilita
ry
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tors
, or s
pace
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icle
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tors
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wn
or o
pera
te n
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nts
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e ra
dioa
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e m
ater
ials
, su
chas
natu
rally
occu
rrin
gra
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such
as
natu
rally
occ
urrin
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don
9
How
We
Reg
ulat
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ish
rule
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dre
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tabl
ish
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forc
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d ev
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port
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ulat
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sion
s•
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pond
to e
vent
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d em
erge
ncie
s
10
Ass
uran
ce o
f Pla
nt S
afet
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defe
nse-
in-d
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uire
long
-term
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pmen
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uire
con
tinua
l tra
inin
g of
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gop
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ors
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rify
com
plia
nce
with
regu
latio
nsVe
rify
com
plia
nce
with
regu
latio
ns
11
Wha
t We
Do
–N
ucle
ar W
aste
•Th
eN
RC
regu
late
s:•
The
NR
C re
gula
tes:
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orag
e of
spe
nt
reac
tor f
uel i
n fu
el
pool
s or
dry
sto
rage
ca
sks
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ny n
atio
nal s
pent
fu
el s
tora
ge s
ite
12
Wha
t We
Do
–N
ucle
ar S
ecur
ityy
•N
RC
Req
uire
s:•
NR
C R
equi
res:
–W
ell-a
rmed
and
wel
l-tr
aine
d se
curit
y fo
rces
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rvei
llanc
e an
d pe
rimet
er p
atro
ls–
Stat
e-of
-the-
art s
ite
acce
ss e
quip
men
t and
co
ntro
ls–
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ical
bar
riers
and
de
tect
ion
zone
s–
Intr
usio
n de
tect
ion
syst
ems
and
alar
m
13
stat
ions
NR
C P
erfo
rman
ce G
oals
Sf
t•
Safe
ty–
Ensu
re a
dequ
ate
prot
ectio
n of
pub
lic
hlth
df
td
thi
the
alth
and
saf
ety
and
the
envi
ronm
ent
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curit
y–
Ensu
re a
dequ
ate
prot
ectio
n in
the
secu
re
qp
use
and
man
agem
ent o
f rad
ioac
tive
mat
eria
ls
14
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ctor
Ove
rsig
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roce
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tegi
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rfor
man
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ulat
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15
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ulat
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pons
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Exam
ples
of B
asel
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ectio
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p
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17
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nd N
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and
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