Status of New Reactor and

Combined License Issues

Industry Briefing of NRC Commission

August 22, 2007

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Industry Participants

" Marvin Fertel, Senior Vice President and Chief

Nuclear Officer, NEI

" Christopher Crane, President and Chief Nuclear

Officer, Exelon Nuclear

" Dave Christian, Senior Vice President and Chief

Nuclear Officer, Dominion Generation

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Discussion Topics

" Key policy issues

" COL issues

-Completion of rulemakings and guidance

* Critical industry activities

" The next 12 months

-Completion of near-term priorities

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Key Policy Issues

" Publish Part 26 Rulemaking

" Issue Notice of Hearing after docketing each

portion of an application

- Facilitates the potential for earlier operational date

" Recognition of EP adequacy for a new unit at

an existing operating site

" Affirm Waste Confidence position

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COL Issues

* Outstanding progress over past 10 months

* Limited number of open issues requiring closure...

- Access Authorization

- Digital I&C

- New QA process for effluents

- Radiological Protection

- ISI/IST

- PRA

* Commission directed transparency & accountability in

the hearing process

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Completion of COL Related

Rulemakings

" Limited Work Authorization

- Will increase focus on safety-significant construction

- Foundation for earlier operational date

" Aircraft Impact

- Industry peer review of evaluations

- Industry taking action in advance of the rule

" Security -- §73.55

- New designs incorporating insights from security

evaluations on operating plants

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Critical Industry Tasks

" Industry orientation on lessons learned from recent

construction

" Supply Chain

- Focus on quality

Expanding NUPIC activities

- Preventing Counterfeit/substandard parts

- Broadening number of qualified vendors

" Workforce

- Prime focus on skilled craft

- Regional workforce groups

- Establishing partnerships with community colleges

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Critical Focus Areas

" Preparation and review of COL and design

certification applications

* Construction Inspection Program development

- Defining the ITAAC closeout process

" Improving the environmental review process

" Next phase of regulatory guide updates

- Rationale for making changes

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Summary

m Predictability, open communications and

quality applications are essential for success

m Industry priorities

- COL and design certification applications

- Construction inspection & closeout

- Completion of rulemakings

- Waste confidence

m Next 12 months are critical for credibility
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Luis Reyes

Executive Director for Operations

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Agenda

• Overview of New Reactor Status

* Program Activities

* Reviewer Activities

* Stakeholder Interface

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New Reactor Licensing Applications (Site and Technology Selected)

An estimated schedule by Fiscal Year

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determined when applications

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New Reactor Licensing Applications (Site or Technology TBD)

An estimated schedule by Fiscal Year

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AP1000 Program Review * Schedules depicted for

future activities represent

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durations based on submittal

time frames in letters of intent

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determined when applications

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Infrastructure

" Contracting

" Licensing Program Plan

" Safety Evaluation Report Templates

" Rulemaking

- Limited Work Authorization

- Part 52

- Security

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re-application Activitiies

0 Outreach Meetings

e Quality Assurance Auldits

* Pre-application Site Visits

e Pre-application Reviews and Interactions

-Topical Reports

Design Centered Working Group

Meetings

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Reviewer Tools

* Acceptance Review Process

* Regulatory GuideslStandard

Review Plan

* Technical Consistency Office

Instruction

* Knowledge Management tools

(.e.g., Wizard)

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Ong~oing Treclnica| Review.,

* Design Certifications

* Early Site Permits

* Pre-Application Activities

- Technical Reports

-Early Engagement on L ong Lead

Time Items

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Continued Focus Areas

oResources

- Critical skills-Hiring

- Staff Development

- Contracts

* Technical Issues

Digital Instrumentation and Controls

Seismic

-nspections, Tests, Analyses, and

Acceptance Criteria

- Emerging Issues 9
* nteractions

External:- Department of Homeland

Security, the public, industry, and

vendors

* Readiness

- Licensing

- Schedule Input - Staffing

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E ergency lanning

* Interactions

EIxternal: Federal Emergency

Management Agency, the public, industry

SReadiness

Regulations. & Guidance updated

- Schedule

-Staffing

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Governmeknt to Go~vernment

I|nteractions

,,Federal

SState

SLocal

-Tribal

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Public Outreaclh Efforlts

SPublic Outreach Meetings

* Environmental Scoping Meetings

SDraft Environmentai Impact

Statement

STechnical Meetings

SWorkshops

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International

Communications

* Multinational Design Evaluation

Program

* Bi-lateral Meetings

* Interactions With Chinese

Regulatory Agency

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Conclusion

* Significant accomplishments

* Productive pre-application

activities

Enhancing program management

* Planning for contingencies

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