Summary of the Events at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant F k hi D ii hi N l Pl t And Dominions Response

February 2012

Nuclear Energy in Japan

54 operating nuclear reactors (49 gigawatts) Nuclear provided ~30% of all electricity in Japan 12,000 MW of nuclear energy capacity shut down as a result of the earthquake and tsunami Currently have 11 reactors operating

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station

Unit 1: 439 MWe BWR, 1971 Unit 2: 760 MWe BWR, 1974 Unit 3: 760 MWe BWR 1976 BWR, Unit 4: 760 MWe BWR, 1978 Unit 5: 760 MWe BWR, 1978 Unit 6: 1067 MWe BWR, 1979 Units 1,2,3 were in operation prior to the event Units 4,5,6 were shutdown for maintenance, inspection, and refueling f li
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1

Simplified Schematic of Typical BWR Design

*Similar to Millstone Unit 1 design

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1

Earthquake
On Friday March 11 at 2:47 PM Friday, (JST), Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The earthquake was larger than what the plant was designed for. Despite the incredible force, the Fukushima emergency response systems operated as planned immediately after the earthquake.

Post Earthquake Status

Unit 1 Offsite Power Back-up Back up Generators Reactor Cooling Systems Control Room Instrumentation NO YES Unit 2 NO YES Unit 3 NO YES Unit 4 NO YES Unit 5 NO YES Unit 6 NO YES

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Tsunami
The quake created a tsunami greater than 13 meters (~43 feet) above sea level. The plant was designed to withstand a 5.7 meter tsunami. Backup generators, batteries and safety systems were damaged or destroyed by the resulting flood.

Post Tsunami Status

Unit 1 Offsite Power Back-up Back up Generators Reactor Cooling Systems NO NO Unit 2 NO NO Unit 3 NO NO Unit 4 NO NO Unit 5 NO NO Unit 6 NO YES

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Battery Power for Instrumentation

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Current Plant Status

U5 and U6: cold shutdown U4: defueled U1, U1 2 and 3 extent of f l d 3: t t f fuel damage unknown, but stable cooling achieved Spent fuel pools on all units have stable cooling installed
Tests show NO DAMAGE to fuel in SFPs from earthquake or tsunami
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Dominions Nuclear Fleet

Kewaunee P K Power St ti Station

Millstone Power Station Po er

North Anna Power Station

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Surry Power Station

Natural Disaster Preparation and Response

Beyond Design Basis Accident Response Emergency Operating Procedures Original Design of the Units

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Dominion Response
Dominions fleet of reactors continue to operate Dominion s safely and continue to play a vital role in our electricity system. Dominion verified existing programs designed to respond to natural events or significant loss of critical plant systems immediately after the events in Japan. Operators and Emergency Response personnel maintain a high level of readiness to respond to events including severe accidents.
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Dominion Response
Procedures are in place to respond to events including abnormal operating procedures, emergency operating procedures, and severe accident management guidelines. Dominion has made the decommissioned Millstone Unit 1 available to the industry for its use in testing or review of the containment structure

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Natural Disaster Preparation and Response Dominion established a multidiscipline team after Fukushima:
Following the guidance provided by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Initiated new reviews of our equipment, training & procedures d Verified the capability our nuclear fleet to mitigate:
Events that are considered to be beyond the design y g basis Total loss of offsite power Internal and external flooding events

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Natural Disaster Preparation and Response Multiple, redundant sources of electrical power and safety equipment
Diesel generators ( Di l t (equivalent to a locomotive i l tt l ti engine)

Robust barriers
Steel gates Submarine doors Tornado doors

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Industry Response Timeline INPO Event Reports

IER 11-1 Issued March 15
Portable Response Equipment Verification : March 23 Loss of All P L f Power E i Equipment V ifi ti t Verification: M h 30 March Flooding Response Verification: April 6 Fire/Flood Response Verification: April 13

IER 11-2 Issued April 25 11 2

Spent Fuel Pool Response Verification: September 23

IER 11-4 Issued August 1

L Loss of All P f Power A l i R Analysis Response: J January 1 2012 1,

NRC Bulletin 2011-01 Issued May 11, 2011

30 day/60 day Response y y p

NRC 90-day Report Issued July 12, 2011

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Fukushima Steering Committee Established Committee coordinates response of US industry to Fukushima in seven focus areas Made up of EPRI, NEI, INPO and the industry Dominion CNO David Heacock is on the committee; also chair of NEI Fukushima Regulatory Response Working Group

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Long-term Impacts Japan

Release of Radioactive Material
10-15% of Chernobyl releases (~4 million Ci) y ( ) Permanent evacuation zone

Economic Impact Extended Shutdown of Nuclear Fleet

US Nuclear Industry
More on-site equipment, staffing Stricter design basis criteria for existing plants and wider applicability of th t criteria li bilit f that it i All 90-day report recommendations
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Millstone Station and Dominion remain committed to public safety. We will continue to t provide any necessary support f id t for recovery efforts in Japan including use of/or testing of the containment system at Unit 1