State Nuclear Industry

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09/11/03 Semiannual Report Status of Implementation of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations.^[1]

By memorandum dated March 7, 2003, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research submitted an overall plan to implement the recommendations of the Davis-Besse Lessons Learned Task Force (LLTF). The overall plan contains four separate action plans to address, as a minimum, the high-priority items in the areas of (1.) Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC), (2.) Operating Experience, (3.) Inspection, Assessment, and Project Management, and (4.) Barrier Integrity Requirements...

Part 1 of this action plan also calls for the development of revised requirements for licensee inspection of reactor pressure vessel heads...

This action plan includes a comprehensive review of the Agency's operating experience function...

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Ohio Nuclear Highlights

Of the 31 States with nuclear capacity, Ohio ranks 16^th.
On June 24, 1998, the Davis Besse nuclear power plant declared an alert when a tornado touched down in its switchyard. According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, eleven transmission towers near the plant were damaged by the tornado.
In November 2000, shareholders approved the merger of FirstEnergy and GPU, creating the Nation's sixth largest private power utility. FirstEnergy owns and operates both of Ohio's nuclear power plants.
In February 2003, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary finding that problems of "high safety significance"exist at Ohio's Davis Besse nuclear power plant. Workers at the plant discovered extensive corrosive damage to the reactor vessel head.
On August 14, 2003, a power outage in the Northeast forces the shutdown of the Perry reactor. The outage did not affect the Davis Besse reactor, shut down seven months earlier for repairs.

Nuclear Power Generation in Ohio, 1960 through 2003
Million Kilowatt Hours

Nuclear Power Generation in Ohio, 1960 through 2002

Sources: Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data Report 1999, and Electric Power Annual, Volume 1, 2001, and EIA Survey Form 906.

Nuclear Power Plants in Ohio
Data for 2003

Plant Name	Nuclear Units	Capacity Net MWe	Share of State Nuclear Generation Total	Owner/Operator
Davis Besse	Unit 1	873	26 %	First Energy/same
Perry	Unit 1	1,238	74 %	First Energy/same
Total	2 Reactors	2,111	100 %

Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report"

Competing Fuels

Year	Coal	N. Gas	Hydro	Nuclear	Petroleum	Other
Electricity Market in Ohio (Percent Generated by Fuel)
2003**	92	1	*	6	*	*
2002**	90	2	*	7	*	*

   *Amount is not significant
   **Total does not equal 100 percent due to independent rounding.

   Source: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report

Emissions

According to 1999 data from EIA's State image map, the average sulfur content of coal produced in Ohio was 3.45 percent by weight, compared to 1.98 percent for all coal received in the State, and with a National average of 1.01 percent. Pounds of sulfur per million Btu was 2.93 compared with a National average of 1.66 pounds per million Btu.

Emissions

Ohio Electric Power Industry Estimated Emissions Thousand Short Tons
Product	Thousand Short Tons	National Ranking	Annual Growth Rate (1993 through 2002)
Sulfur Dioxide	1,172	1^st	-6.5 percent
Nitrogen Oxide	385	1^st	-3.6 percent
Carbon Dioxide	135,181	2^nd	0.7 percent

Source: State Electricity Profiles, Energy Information Administration

See also, the comprehensive table comparing emissions tonnage for all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.

License Renewal

According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), it is anticipated that the FirstEnergy Corporation will apply for renewal of Davis Besse's license in December 2004. The current license for Perry's reactor expires in 2026. Information on the current status of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov . To located the data, select index (at the top) then select the letter "l"and click on License Renewal.

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^[1] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Semi-Annual Report-Status of Implementation of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations, September 11, 2003.

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