ML021230683

Manual Chapter 0350 Panel Charter and Process Plan

ML021230683
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	05/03/2002
From:	Grobe J NRC/RGN-III
To:	Dyer J Region 3 Administrator
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May 3, 2002 MEMORANDUM TO: J. E. Dyer, Regional Administrator FROM: John A. Grobe, Chairman, Davis-Besse IMC 0350 Panel /RA/

SUBJECT:

DAVIS-BESSE MANUAL CHAPTER 0350 PANEL CHARTER AND PROCESS PLAN Attached is the Davis-Besse Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0350 Panel Charter and Process Plan. The Charter details the panel members, and the purpose and objectives of the panel.

The Charter also describes the panels oversight of facility restart and the transition of Davis-Besse back to the Reactor Oversight and Assessment Program. IMC 0350 Panel activities will continue until after plant restart and a senior management determination that an oversight panel is no longer required. The Charter will be revised as necessary to adjust to NRC priorities and to account for changes in plant status and performance.

The Process Plan will be maintained as a living document. The IMC 0350 Panel will discuss the Plan at each meeting and will add or delete tasks as necessary to accomplish the goals of the Charter.

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the attached Charter.

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As stated cc w/att: W. Kane, EDO S. Sands, NRR H. Nieh, EDO D. Pickett, NRR S. Collins, NRR G. Grant, RIII B. Sheron, NRR S. Reynolds, RIII J. Zwolinski, NRR C. Lipa, RIII W. Dean, NRR J. Jacobson, RIII S. Bajwa, NRR C. Thomas, RIII C. Carpenter, NRR S. Burgess, RIII T. Mendiola, NRR L. Collins, RIII CONTACT: Laura Collins 630/829-9604 DOCUMENT NAME: G:\davi\ML021230683.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure "E"= Copy with enclosure"N"= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NRR E RIII E NAME LCollins/dtp CLipa WDean JGrobe DATE 05/03/02 05/03/02 05/03/02 05/03/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

NRC INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 0350 CHARTER DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION MC 0350 PANEL MEMBERS:

John Grobe, Chairman, MC 0350 Panel William Dean, Vice Chairman, MC 0350 Panel Christine Lipa, Branch Chief - Projects Branch 4, DRP John Jacobson, Branch Chief - Mechanical Engineering Branch, DRS Anthony Mendiola, Section Chief PDIII-2, NRR Douglas Pickett, Project Manager, NRR Christopher (Scott) Thomas, Senior Resident Inspector - Davis-Besse Sonia Burgess, Senior Reactor Analyst, DRS Purpose and Objectives of the Panel The purpose for establishing this Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0350 panel is to set criteria for the oversight of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station during the extended shutdown due to reactor vessel head degradation. The objective of the panel is to provide the required oversight throughout the shutdown and restart to ensure the NRCs four strategic performance goals are met.

Implementation of IMC 0350 enhances timely development and dissemination of agency positions on key issues and provides a coordinated focus through the Panel for agency representation. In addition, the public meeting structure through IMC 0350 will ensure clear public understanding of the issues and agency actions.

Implementation of an IMC 0350 Panel brings clear focus on decision making and prioritization for the agency and minimizes the duplicative efforts among the responsible agency organizations. In addition, the Panel will ensure that there is alignment between those responsible for decision making within the NRC and those who have the responsibility for accomplishing of restart-related activities.

Implementation of IMC 0350 brings a central focus for the agency that will enable it to determine what activities are essential for completion prior to safe restart of the reactor and which activities are generic or should be deferred until after restart. The licensee, both through meetings and correspondence, will have the opportunity to comment and agree on the safety concerns that become restart action items and thoroughly understand agency expectations, minimizing miscommunications and unnecessary burden.

Tasking Goals

• Provide oversight and assessment of licensee performance during the shutdown and through restart. Establish a clear, scrutable record of NRC activities and decisions regarding restart and ensure effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

• Assure that restart issues included in the Confirmatory Action Letter and the Restart Checklist are resolved and provide a recommendation to the Regional Administrator to approve restart.

• Continue Panel oversight through plant restart and provide a recommendation to the Regional Administrator to return the plant to the routine Reactor Oversight Process.

Panel Responsibilities

1. Review all available information directly related to the reason for the plant shutdown and for the past four quarters of plant operations. This includes performance indicator data, inspection findings and docketed correspondence from the licensee.

2. Establish, maintain cognizance, and update as necessary, the following documents.

Adjust the level of NRC involvement when key activities are completed or major events or findings occur or are identified.

a. IMC 0350 Panel Process Plan

b. Davis-Besse Restart Checklist

c. IMC 0350 Communications Plan

3. Maintain cognizance over the status of Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) requirements and recommend to the Regional Administrator, in consultation with cognizant program office management where appropriate, any necessary modifications.

4. Maintain an ongoing assessment of licensee performance throughout the licensees implementation of its plans for restart through reviews of inspections, performance indicators, licensee assessments and analyses, allegations, investigations, and any other relevant plant performance information. Under the IMC 0350 process, the Panel will provide oversight and the routine Reactor Oversight Process will be suspended.

The licensee will be encouraged to continue to submit Performance Indicator data in accordance with NEI 99-02.

5. Determine the inspection (scope and level of effort) necessary to review identified risk-significant issues for restart. The panel will determine which baseline inspections to continue and which to suspend. All inspection plans will be documented in letters to the licensee.

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6. Assess the adequacy of the licensees corrective actions for the reactor vessel head degradation, related issues, and improvement plans through inspections and licensing actions as determined by the Panel. This includes maintaining cognizance of applicable licensing actions under review by the staff.

7. Assess the physical readiness of the plant for restart, through inspections and other NRC staff activities as determined by the Panel.

8. Periodically provide NRC management and the Commission, if requested, briefings and updates on the status of the licensees progress, briefings and updates on corrective actions, and overviews of licensee performance . Frequent internal IMC 0350 panel meetings will be conducted to discuss significant technical and performance issues, NRC regulatory approach, and NRC resources and priorities. Meeting minutes for all internal meetings will be prepared and maintained in ADAMS.

9. Conduct periodic public meetings with the licensee to discuss progress toward satisfactory completion of the licensees restart program. Frequent meetings will be held to discuss progress in resolving technical issues and performance issues and to ensure the licensee understands current NRC concerns. Meetings will generally be conducted at a location near the site and meeting summaries will be generated and placed into ADAMS.

10. On the basis of satisfactory completion of the pre-startup portion of the licensees restart program, provide a written recommendation and the basis of the approval for restart to the Regional Administrator and the Director of NRR.

11. Provide post-restart oversight of licensee performance until there is a return to the routine oversight process.

12. Provide a written recommendation to the Regional Administrator and the Director of NRR for the return to the routine oversight process.

13. Ensure a comprehensive record is developed that documents NRC decisions and actions related to IMC 0350 activities.

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May 2, 2002 Davis-Besse IMC 0350 Panel Process Plan B.1. Agency Response Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.1.a Issued Confirmatory Action Letter RIII/RA 03/13 CAL 3-02-001, ADAMS ML020730225 B.1.a Performed an AIT inspection RIII/R. 04/05 Team Exit Gardner B.1.c Initiating IMC 0350 Process RIII/RA 04/29 Memo, Dyer to Grobe Letter, Dyer to Bergandahl B.2 Notifications Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.2.a Completed notifications in RIII/NRR/OPA 05/01/02 04/30/02 Press Release III accordance with Communication /OCA 023 Plan and IMC 0350 procedure 4

May 2, 2002 B.3 Establish and Organize the NRC Review Process Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.3.a Establish the panel RIII 04/30/02 Internal meeting minutes from 4/30 mtg B.3.b Assess available information (PI panel 05/02/02 data, inspection findings, licensee correspondence, etc.)

B.3.c Develop the restart checklist. panel 05/03/02 B.3.d Obtain input from involved parties RIII both within NRC an other agencies FEMA, EPA, DOJ B.3.e Conduct periodic RA briefings RIII ongoing B.3.f Conduct periodic NRR ET briefings NRR ongoing B.3.g Approve the restart checklist RA 05/08/02 B.3.h Approve the restart checklist NRR/OD 05/08/02 B.3.i Implement the restart checklist panel ongoing B.3.j Modify CAL/Order as necessary RIII as necessary 5

May 2, 2002 B.4 Assessment of Licensee Performance Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.4.1 Licensee Performance Improvement Plan B.4.1.a Evaluate NRC inspection findings, panel TBD/restart including AIT, or other team checklist inspections performed after the formation of the panel B.4.1.b Evaluate the licensees panel ongoing/restart performance improvement plan checklist and associated root cause determination and corrective action plans B.4.1.c Evaluate all allegations involving panel ongoing/restart reactor safety, radiation safety, or checklist security. Any allegations determined to have merit and risk significance should be included on the restart checklist.

B.4.2 External Stakeholder Comments B.4.2.a Obtain public comments RIII ongoing B.4.2.b Obtain comments from state and RIII ongoing local officials 6

May 2, 2002 B.4.2.c Obtain comments from applicable RIII ongoing federal agencies B.4.3 Closeout Actions B.4.3.a Evaluate the licensees restart RIII TBD readiness self-assessment B.4.3.b Resolve all restart issues panel TBD described in the restart checklist B.4.3.c Conduct appropriate NRC restart RIII TBD readiness team inspections B.4.3.d Develop restart coverage RIII TBD inspection plan B.4.3.e Disposition comments from other panel TBD parties B.4.3.f Determine that all conditions of the panel TBD CAL/Order are satisfied.

B.4.3.g Verify that the restart checklist is panel TBD complete 7

May 2, 2002 B. 5 Restart Authorization Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.5.a Prepare the restart authorization panel TBD letter to the licensee and establish the basis for restart B.5.b Determine that no restart panel TBD objections form other applicable HQ offices or federal agencies exist B.5.c Obtain approval from the RA for RIII TBD restart B.5.d Obtain concurrence for restart from panel TBD the Director of NRR B.5.e Obtain concurrence for restart from panel TBD the EDO for restart, if required B.5.f Conduct a briefing for the ACRS, if NRR TBD requested 8

May 2, 2002 B.5.g Conduct a briefing for the NRR TBD Commission if requested B.5.h Obtain the Commission approval NRR/EDO TBD or concurrence for restart, when required B.5.i Authorize restart RA TBD B.6 Restart Authorization Notification Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.6.1 Execute Communications Plan RIII/NRR/OPA TBD

/OCA B.7 Post-Restart Oversight Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.7.a Issue an inspection plan for the RIII TBD next 6 months including identifying any inspection in areas not covered by PI data and that are beyond the normal baseline inspection program.

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May 2, 2002 B.7.b Determine if adjustments are Panel TBD needed to the level or required inspection oversight on a quarterly basis. Use the action matrix to aid in the determination of required inspections.

B.7.c Monitor licensee performance to panel TBD assess whether corrective actions implemented since startup were effective to prevent recurrence of the problem. This review will be conducted at least quarterly and will include quarterly PI data and inspection findings.

B.7.d Review self-assessments, panel TBD docketed correspondence, performance improvement plan changes, and long-term corrective actions not implemented before restart.

B.7.e As appropriate, conduct public panel TBD meetings with the licensee to discuss performance improvements. Meetings with the public should also be considered.

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May 2, 2002 B.7.f Provide a written recommendation panel TBD to the RA and the Director of NRR to return the plant to the routine oversight process.

B.7.g Approve return to the routine RA TBD oversight process and terminate the restart oversight process B.7.h Provide a written letter to the RA TBD licensee notifying it of a return to the routine oversight process.

B.8 Termination of the IMC 0350 Process Task Description Responsibility Planned Actual Comments Completion Date Completion Date B.8.a Terminate the process RA TBD 11