UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

May 3, 2013

Mr. Kelvin Henderson Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635 SUBJECT: PUBLIC MEETING SUMMARY – CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION – DOCKET

NO. 50-390 Dear Mr. Henderson: This refers to the meeting conducted on April 29, 2013, at the Rock Hill City Hall Rotunda in Rock Hill, SC. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) and the NRC's annual assessment of plant safety performance for the period of January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. The slides presented during the meeting are enclosed. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC’s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4607.

Sincerely, /RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1

Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-413, 50-414 License No.: NPF-35, NPF-52 Enclosures: 1. List of Attendees 2. Presentation Slides cc w/encls: (See page 2)

Mr. Kelvin Henderson Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635 SUBJECT: PUBLIC MEETING SUMMARY – CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION – DOCKET

NO. 50-390 Dear Mr. Henderson: This refers to the meeting conducted on April 29, 2013, at the Rock Hill City Hall Rotunda in Rock Hill, SC. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) and the NRC's annual assessment of plant safety performance for the period of January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. The slides presented during the meeting are enclosed. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC’s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4607.

Sincerely, /RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1

Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-413, 50-414 License No.: NPF-35, NPF-52 Enclosures: 1. List of Attendees 2. Presentation Slides cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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Letter to Kelvin Henderson from Jonathan Bartley dated May 3, 2013 SUBJECT: PUBLIC MEETING SUMMARY – CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION – DOCKET

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Catawba Nuclear S ta tionAnnual As s es s ment

MeetingReac tor Overs ight Proces s – 2012

Nuclear Regula tory Commis s ion - Region IIRock Hill, SCApril 29, 2013

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Purpos e of Today’s Meeting

• A public forum for d is cus s ion of the licens ee’s performance in 2012

• NRC will addres s the performance is s ues identified in the annua l as s es s ment le tte r

• Licens ee will be g iven the opportunity to res pond and inform the NRC of new or exis ting programs to main ta in or improve performance

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Agenda

• In troduc tion • Nationa l Summary of P lant Performance• Dis cus s ion of P lant Performance Res ults• Licens ee Res pons e and Remarks• NRC Clos ing Remarks• Break• NRC ava ilable to addres s public ques tions

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Our Mis s ion

• To licens e and regula te the na tion’s c ivilian us e of byproduc t, s ource , and s pec ia l nuc lea r ma te ria ls to ens ure adequa te pro tec tion of public hea lth and s a fe ty, p romote the common defens e and s ecurity, and pro tec t the environment.

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NRC Performance Goals

• Safe ty: Ens ure adequa te pro tec tion of public hea lth and s a fe ty and the environment.

• Security: Ens ure adequa te pro tec tion in the s ecure us e and management of rad ioac tive materia ls .

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Nationa l Summary of P lant Performance

Sta tus as of 12/31/2012Licens ee Res pons e 81Regula tory Res pons e 18Degraded Corners tone 3Multip le /Repe titive Deg. Corners tone 1Unacceptable 0IMC 0350 Overs ight 1Tota l 104

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National Summary

• Performance Indica tor Res ults for 2012*– Green 6926– White 23– Yellow 0– Red 0*PIs a re counted pe r p lan t pe r quarte r

• Tota l Ins pec tion Findings in 2012#– Green 914– White 16– Yellow 1– Red 1#Finding da ta current as of 3/04/2013

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Catawba As s es s ment Res u lts

J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012• Catawba Unit 1 was in the Regula tory

Res pons e Column effec tive 2nd quarte r 2012– White Finding for inadequa te genera tor pro tec tion

modifica tion– 95001 Supplementa l Ins pec tion comple ted March

21, 2013 with no is s ues– Returned to Licens ee Res pons e Column e ffec tive

April 1, 2013• Catawba Unit 2 was in the Licens ee

Res pons e Column

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Catawba Ins pec tion Activities

J anuary 1, 2012 – J anuary 5, 2013

• 2442 hours of ins pec tion– 2257 hours of bas e line – 130 hours of event re s pons e (April 2012 LOOP)– 63 hours for TIs

• 720 hours of p lant s ta tus walk downs

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Catawba Ins pec tion Activities

J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012• Specia l Ins pec tion to review the April 2012

Unit 1 reac tor trip and los s of offs ite power• Biennia l Problem Identifica tion and

Res olution Ins pec tion• TI- 187, Ins pec tion of Near-Term Tas k Force

Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns• TI-188, Ins pec tion of Near-Term Tas k Force

Recommendation 2.3 Se is mic Walkdowns

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Catawba Nuclear S ta tionAnnual As s es s ment Summary

J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012• Duke Energy Carolinas opera ted

Catawba Nuclear S ta tion in a manner tha t pres erved public hea lth and s a fe ty

• All corners tone objec tives were met with only one White finding identified (inadequa te genera tor pro tec tion modifica tion)

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J anuary 1 - December 31, 2012

• NRC plans to conduc t an IP95001 s upplementa l ins pec tion (comple ted March 2013) in addition to bas e line ins pec tions a t Ca tawba Nuclear S ta tion for 2013

Catawba Nuclear S ta tionAnnual As s es s ment Summary

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Open to the Public

• The NRC places a h igh priority on keeping the public and s takeholders informed of its ac tivities .

• At www.nrc .gov, you can:– Find public mee ting da tes and trans c rip ts– Read NRC tes timony, s peeches , p res s re leas es ,

and policy dec is ions– Acces s the agency’s Elec tronic Reading Room

to find NRC publica tions and documents

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Contac ting the NRC

• Report an emergency– (301) 816-5100 (ca ll co llec t)

• Report a s a fe ty concern – (800) 695-7403 – Allega tion@nrc .gov

• Genera l information or ques tions– www.nrc .gov– Selec t “What We Do” for Public Affa irs

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Actions in Res pons e to the J apan Nuclear Acciden t

• Actions in res pons e to J apan Nuc lea r Acc ident Webs ite : h ttp ://www.nrc .gov/japan/japan-info .h tml

• Mailbox for comments on s ta ff ac tions : J LD_Public .Res ource@nrc .gov

• Office of Public Affa irs Poin t of Contac t: OPA.res ource@nrc .gov or 301-415-8200

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NRC Repres en ta tives

• Richard Croteau , Direc tor, Divis ion Reac tor Pro jec ts , Region II – (404) 997-4501

• Andy Hutto , Senior Res ident Ins pec tor– (803) 831-2963

• Chad Hufman, Res ident Ins pec tor– (803) 831-2963

• J ona than Bartley, Chie f, Reac tor Pro jec ts Branch 1, Region II– (404) 997-4607

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NRC Socia l Media Channels

• Blog: h ttp ://public -b log .nrc -ga teway.gov/• Flickr: h ttp ://www.flickr.com/photos /nrcgov/• Twitte r: h ttps ://twitte r.com/#!/nrcgov• YouTube : h ttp ://www.youtube .com/us e r/NRCgov• RSS: h ttp ://www.nrc .gov/public -invo lve /lis ts e rver.h tml#rs s

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Reference Sources

• Reactor Overs ight Proces s– http ://www.nrc .gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/in

dex.h tml

• Public Elec tronic Reading Room– http ://www.nrc .gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room– 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free )