Utilities Service Alliance Executive Summit The Leadership Challenge Inside the Beltway

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Utilities Service AllianceExecutive SummitThe
Leadership Challenge Inside the Beltway

• Marvin S. Fertel
• June 25, 2008

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Spheres of Influence

• What you control
• Industry credibility based on plant performance
  and communications
• What you influence
• Local and state political support
• Congressional support plant visits/hill and
  local office visits
• Media and public impression of nuclear energy
• Regulatory Stability

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The Situation - Challenges

• Entering a period of significant change
• Experiencing heightened expectations on
  performance
• Facing a growing mobilization of the opposition
• Seeing increased diversion of management focus

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Congressional Politics

• Nuclear has strong bipartisan support in the
  House and Senate
• The Senate is the battleground arena
• Powerful/capable opponent of Yucca in Senator
  Reid (majority leader)
• You really need 60 votes not 51 to move
  legislation in the Senate
• One committed opponent can stall the game

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Political Situation

• 2007
• Republican Administration
• Democratic Congress
• Senate 49 Ds 49 Rs 2 Is
• House 232 Ds201 Rs 2 Vacant
• 2008 Elections
• Presidential election
• All 435 House Members
• 33 Senate seats 22 Rs 11 Ds

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Congressional Politics

• Nuclear has strong bipartisan support in the
  House and Senate
• The Senate is the battleground arena
• You really need 60 votes not 51 to move
  legislation in the Senate
• Climate change legislation
• Expect more oversight

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Congressional Politics

• Key Committees House of Representatives
• Energy and Commerce Committee/Energy and Air
  Quality Subcommittee
• Energy and Water Development Appropriations
  Subcommittee
• Resources Committee
• Science Committee
• Key Committees Senate
• Environment and Public works Committee/Clean Air,
  Climate Change and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
• Energy and Natural Resources Committee
• Energy and Water Development Appropriations
  Subcommittee

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Public and Policymaker Support

• CASEnergy Coalition (www.cleansafeenergy.org)
• Expanded NEI communications campaign
• Enhanced outreach to policymakers at the state
  level
• Strengthening of bipartisan support at the
  federal level
• Nuclear Advisory Network

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Strong Public Support For Nuclear Energy
Acceptable at Nearest Site 66
Prepare to Build 71
Important Future Roll 72
Renew Licenses 81
Definitely Build 56
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Foundation for Achieving and Maintaining
Regulatory Stability

• High level of safe/reliable plant performance
• High level of NRC credibility
• Constructive engagement between the industry and
  the NRC
• Consistent/consensus industry positions

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Regulatory Environment Challenges

• Major turnover of NRC senior management and staff
• Significant staff growth
• Change in Commission makeup
• Significant increase in NRC new activities

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Current NRC
New President
Today
Vertical lines are June 30th of each year
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Existing Plants

• Achieving a more effective, disciplined and
  credible regulatory process
• Effectively addressing operational, regulatory
  and credibility/public confidence risks
• Systematically addressing change management at
  the NRC and in the industry
• Ensuring a competitive and reliable fuel supply

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New Plants

• Effective implementation of the EPACT provisions
• Clear and predictable regulatory process
• Maintaining standardization
• Assuring adequate infrastructure

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Used Fuel Management

• Reaffirmation of waste confidence
• Standard contract for new plants
• Yucca Mountain license application submittal
• Integrated Used Fuel Management Program
  Implementation

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• Nuclear Generation Division Mission

CORE ACTIVITY 2 Creating the Business Environment
for New-Plant Deployment
CORE ACTIVITY 1 Enhancing the Business
Environment for the Safe and Reliable Operation
of Existing Plants
NEI BUSINESS PLAN
NUCLEAR GENERATION MISSION MANAGE REGULATORY
ISSUES AND BUSINESS RISK
FOCUS ON SAFETY
SUPPORT ECONOMIC OPERATION
ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINED REGULATORY PROCESS
ENHANCE CREDIBILITY OF INDUSTRY