Transcript Slide 1

Outlook for
Radiation
Protection
Collective Radiation Exposure (PWR)
Cycle Median Values, Person-rem per unit
114
107
89
84
83
75
76
68
69
67
60
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2010
Goal
Source: World Association of Nuclear Operators
Updated: 4/07
Collective Radiation Exposure (BWR)
Cycle Median Values, Person-rem per unit
242
197
195
169
144
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
137
2002
148
155
131
2003
140
120
2004
2005
2006
2010
Goal
Source: World Association of Nuclear Operators
Updated: 4/07
Average Measurable Dose Per Worker 1973-2004 (rem)
Annual dose limit under current regulations,
5.0
Average Radiation Exposure Is 33 Times Lower Than Regulated Limits
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
LWR
0.4
BWR
0.2
PWR
0.0
1973
1978
1983
1988
1993
1998
Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Occupational Radiation Exposure at Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors and Other Facilities 2004
Updated: 4/06
2004
U.S. Industrial Safety Accident Rate
One-Year Industry Values
0.38
0.26
0.22
0.23
0.21
0.17
0.20
0.18
0.17
0.17
0.12
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2010
Goal
ISAR = Number of accidents resulting in lost work, restricted work, or fatalities per 200,000 worker hours.
Source: World Association of Nuclear Operators
Updated: 4/07
U.S. Industrial Safety Accident Rate
2006
3.50
2.00
0.12
Nuclear Power Plants
Electric Utilities
Manufacturing
ISAR = Number of accidents resulting in lost work, restricted work, or fatalities per 200,000 worker hours. Electric utilities and
manufacturing do not include fatality data.
Sources: Nuclear (World Association of Nuclear Operators), Electric Utilities and Manufacturing (2005, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Updated: 4/07
Challenges
 Evolving scientific understanding of radiation risk
 Emerging radiation protection standards
 Workforce and infrastructure
 Public perception of radiation
RP2020 Mission
Reshape radiological protection at nuclear power
plants to achieve significant improvements in safety
performance and cost-effectiveness.
Partners in Supporting the
Nuclear Industry
NEI
EPRI
INPO
Strategies
 Improve execution of RP fundamentals (INPO)
 Standardize RP practices (INPO)
 Reform radiation protection regulation (NEI)
 Assure future workforce needs are met (NEI)
 Improve public knowledge about RP at NPPs (NEI)
 Improve RP technologies utilization (EPRI)
 Control and minimize radiation dose fields (EPRI)
Policy and Strategy Questions
 What is our view on low-dose radiation
health effects?
 Should we update our regulations and
programs to current international standards?
 Where are we going in regard to:
– Collective and individual dose
– Radioactive materials and radioactive waste
– Effluents and environmental protection
Opportunities
 Inform and influence the shape of emerging
policy and regulation
 Position the industry to minimize impacts and
drive improvements to safety performance
and cost-effectiveness
 Enhance public (and others) confidence that
industry safely monitors and controls
radiation and radioactive materials
Nuclear Generation
Radiation Protection Worker
5-Year Attrition
800
Non Retirement Attrition (13%)
700
Potential Retirees (26%)
600
Promotion (24%)
Significant
Potential
Retirement
Retained (38%)
500
400
300
200
100
0
18-22
23-27
28-32
33-37
38-42
43-47
48-52
53-57
58-62
63-67
1. Potential Retirees are defined as employees that will be older than 53 with 25+ years of service, or older than 63 with
20 years of service, or older than 67 within the next five years.
Source: 2005 NEI Pipeline Survey
67+