nrc oversight at zion station
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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 [email protected] Wayne Slawinski, Zion Decommissioning Lead Inspector [email protected] Matthew Learn, Zion Spent Fuel Lead Inspector [email protected]
NRC Region 3 Oversight
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Viktoria Mitlyng Public Affairs Officer [email protected] Prema Chandrathil Public Affairs Officer [email protected] Harral Logaras Regional Government Liaison Specialist [email protected]
NRC Region 3 Public Affairs and Government Liaison
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Questions?
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