ML022400286

Minutes of Internal Meeting of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Panel

ML022400286
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	08/26/2002
From:	Grobe J NRC/RGN-II
To:	FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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August 26, 2002 MEMORANDUM TO: Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Panel FROM: John A. Grobe, Chairman, IMC 0350 Oversight Panel /RA/

SUBJECT:

MINUTES OF INTERNAL MEETING OF THE DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION IMC 0350 PANEL The implementation of the IMC 0350 process for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station was announced on April 29, 2002. An internal panel meeting was held August 6.

Attached for your information are the minutes from the internal meeting of the IMC 0350 Panel.

Attachment:

As stated cc w/att: S. Rosenberg, OEDO W. Dean, NRR A. Mendiola, NRR D. Pickett, NRR S. Bloom, NRR J. Dyer, RIII J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII S. Reynolds, RIII C. Lipa, RIII D. Hills, RIII L. Collins, RIII D. Simpkins, RIII J. Jacobson, RIII S. Burgess, RIII R. Lickus, RIII S. Thomas, RIII DB0350

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MEETING MINUTES: Internal IMC 0350 Restart Panel Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station DATE: August 6, 2002 TIME: 1:00 p.m. Central ATTENDEES:

L. Collins B. Dean J. Grobe J. Heller C. Lipa S. Sands Agenda Items:

1. Reports from Staff Allegations (EICS)

The panel requested a report on the status of allegations once per month. EICS will provide a report that lists the allegations and the open actions that are required for closure. EICS will also brief the DRP Branch Chief on all new incoming allegations.

Review of Technical Root Cause (NRR)

This item was not discussed and was added to the 8/8 agenda.

Site Activities (RIO)

Plant status remains essentially the same. The containment building (concrete) cutting will begin 8/12. The AIT followup inspection will tentatively exit on 8/9.

Review of Action Items (Panel)

The Action Items List was reviewed and updated. Three new items were generated during the meeting.

• Discuss review and documentation of the Technical Root Cause and determine if the action is in NRRs work management system.

• Review LLTF observations and determine appropriate closeout.

• Send feedback form on IMC 0350 procedure to IIPB.

Licensing Issues/Actions (DLPM)

Two relief requests related to the new reactor vessel head have been received.

Status of Public Communications (panel)

The communication plan was discussed during a separate meeting on 8/5. Comments are currently being incorporated.

Separate letters were recently received from UCS and NIRS but have not yet been entered into the ticketed correspondence tracking system. Representative Kucinich sent letters to the GAO, IG, and the House subcommittee requesting an investigation of the NRC.

2. IMC 0350 Panel Business Inspection Schedule The AIT followup inspection will tentatively exit on August 9. A routine radiological safety inspection will begin next week but will also include inspection of the licensees surveys of the old reactor vessel head and plans for cutting containment.

Process Plan The process plan was not discussed.

Restart Checklist Updates The restart checklist was discussed. The panel agreed that one item related to the licensees restart action plan needed to be added to the list.

Licensee Return to Service Plan The return to service plan was not discussed.

3. NRC/Licensee weekly calls The weekly call will be held tomorrow.

4. Utilization of the Web Page The public meeting notices for the 8/15 root cause meeting and the 8/20 IMC 0350 meeting will be added to the web page.

5. Future Activities/Plans/Meetings Six-week look ahead schedule There were no updates to the 6-week look ahead.

Next Panel Meetings: Thursday, Aug. 8 and Tuesday, Aug. 13

6. Discuss how to handle public or staff comments, questions, allegations, and concerns received by phone, fax, letter, email, or at public meetings.

No items were discussed.

IMC 0350 Panel Action Items Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 1 Review the need for a full core S. Thomas Complete. Email to DB0350 5/23 offload (May 21) 2 Develop slides for 0350 portion C. Lipa Complete of ACRS meeting (May 21) 3 Invite Casto/Bateman to panel to B. Dean Complete 5/23 See internal meeting discuss review of root cause minutes (May 21) 4 Develop operational history C. Lipa Due 6/18. Additional action added 6/18 -

package for Davis-Besse T. Mendiola B. Dean to ask L. Portner for OCA (May 21) B. Dean correspondence with Kaptur. Complete with one exception - NRR to provide basic licensing information DONE 7/23. Need to capture PPR history from late 1990s.

Completed and sent out 7/30 5 Followup with State of Ohio after R. Lickus Complete 5/23 See internal meeting May 23 meeting w/licensee minutes (May 21) 6 Review AIT procedure to see if it C. Lipa Complete 5/23 should be used for AIT followup (May 21) 7 Communicate with the licensee M. Johnson, T. Complete 5/23 See internal meeting regarding the need for updated Mendiola, D. minutes risk assessment (May 21) Pickett 8 Setup location for June 12 0350 S. Thomas Complete 5/23 See internal meeting meeting (May 21) minutes 9 Provide draft restart checklist to C. Lipa Will bring back draft checklist for June 18 the panel (May 16) meeting. 6/18 - will bring back on 6/20.

6/25 - Christine is working on marked up version. 7/2 - Still working bring back 7/11.

7/16 Discussed - still finalizing. 7/18 Discussed - will email draft to Dyer for review. He has reviewed. Dean to share with NRR and DRP to prepare letter to licensee. Discuss draft on 7/30 - Grobe to discuss with licensee per 0350. 8/6 -

Discussed 10 Send second RAI to licensee T. Mendiola NRR to have call by 6/18. Draft responses (May 16) already received. 6/18 - call has not been held. 6/20 - hope to have call today. 6/25 -

Issued RAI, licensee will respond by 7/12, preliminary responses look to be adequate. 6/27 -Complete

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 11 Decide if umbrella charter J. Grobe Complete 5/23 should go on the web page (May 16) 12 Prepare information request for T. Mendiola Complete LLTF (May 23) C. Lipa 13 Send licensee building block S. Thomas Complete plans (3) to Lipa, Pickett (May 23) 14 Issue Meeting Notice for 6/12 C. Lipa Complete - on website meeting (May 23) 15 Discuss expectations for 6/12 C. Lipa Complete. J. Grobe to discuss again meeting with licensee J. Jacobson w/licensee 6/11 (May 23) J. Grobe 16 Read licensee return to service Panel Complete plan in preparation for 6/12 meeting 17 Develop 6 week look ahead C. Lipa Complete.

schedule 18 Slide on Checklist to discuss J. Grobe Closed not completed.

with licensee 19 Send 3 plans to HQ C. Lipa Complete - all 6 plans sent to RIII and NRR 20 Obtain history of Byron, J. Jacobson Complete. All performed ILRT Braidwood, Palisades, and Pt.

Beach containment mods and leak test requirements 21 Set up next meeting/bridge line L. Collins Complete for 6/12 22 Confirm that transcriber will be C. Lipa Complete ready at 3:00 PM 23 Request licensee to provide S. Thomas Complete speaker phone for internal meeting 6/12

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 24a Discuss making information Panel Discuss by June 30, after safety related to HQ/licensee calls significance assessment complete. 6/27 -

publicly available Invite Bateman to panel mtg. To discuss what else is needed to closeout the CAL (i.e. quarantine plan). 7/2 - NRR not yet ready to discuss. 7/16 - See if procedures have changed on CAL closeout - does JD need to send letter? 7/18 - Discussed - is there an applicable regional procedure?

8/6 - Discussed. Need to determine the final approach on the core removed from the head and the final approach on the head before the quarantine can be lifted.

24b Discuss making information Panel 6/27 - Complete. Publicly available info related to the Congressional contained in the request will remain request publicly available (6/27) publicly available. Non-public information will remain non-public.

25 Determine containment testing T. Mendiola 6/18 update - Provide licensees regulatory required (PSB) path to Tech staff. 6/25 - Tech staff determined ILRT required unless relief is requested. 6/27 - phone call scheduled with licensee today, letter from PM to follow. 7/9 - Need letter to file that is publicly available and letter from licensee.

7/16 -Expect letter by 8/2. 8/6 - Discussed

- Sands to determine if letter received.

26 Provide licensee with inspection Panel 7/16 - pending 7/18 - J. Jacobson working schedule - will follow issuance of restart checklist.

Est due date 8/2 to include scheduled and TBD inspections.

27 Brief J. Dyer on Kaptur visit, J. Grobe Briefing on Kaptur visit and June 12 June 12 meetings, risk analysis C. Lipa meetings held. Kaptur visit canceled.

S. Burgess Risk briefing planned for 6/20. Complete 28 Request S. Long to participate in Panel Complete 6/20 internal call.

29 Interface with K. Riemer J. Grobe 6/25 - Discussed with Ken. DRS will regarding perform a transportation BI approx. 3rd inspection/assessment of week in August. 6/27 - Complete licensees head disposal plan 30 Request copy of current version T. Mendiola 6/20 - Chairmans office sent to J. Grobe of Kaptur/Markey letter from the to review changes.. 6/25 - Closed, letter Chairmans office yet to be issued.

31 Provide proper storage for C. Lipa 6/25 - Sensitive info may not be sent to Tauzin/Gillmor documents at RIO. 6/27 - Sensitive info will not be sent RIO to RIO. Complete

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 32 Determine with EDOs office if T. Mendiola 6/20 - no input yet from EDOs office. 6/25 6/12 UCS letter should be a - Grobe spoke with Rosenberg, will pursue green ticket (6/18) green ticket with due date of 7/12.

Associated FSAR letter is due out 7/7.

6/27 - no date yet from EDOs office. 7/2 -

Green ticket due to EDOs office 7/24. 7/16

- Complete. Tracked on T. Mendiolas correspondence list.

33 Discuss with NRR staff who will B. Dean 6/20 - Update received from B. Bateman coordinate the review of on plan for NRR review. 6/25 - see panel documentation for the licensees meeting minutes for update. 6/27 -

head replacement plan (6/18) Complete 34 Discuss with licensee regulatory S. Thomas 6/20 - Issue discussed. Licensee can assurance manager about participate. Panel proposed Wednesdays having a weekly 0350 status call at noon (central). 6/25 - first call will be set (6/18) up for 7/3. 6/27 - first call will be set up for 7/10. 7/2 - Complete 35 Review Web page design for S. Bloom 6/25 - Bloom discussed with OCIO, no ease of use (6/20) changes recommended at this time.

Complete 36 Discuss proposed date of next S. Thomas 6/25 - 7/16 is good. S. Thomas left 0350 panel meeting with message with Stucker. B. Dean and J.

licensee (7/16). If acceptable, Grobe need to determine who will chair the contact Oak Harbor HS (6/20) evening meeting. 7/9 Complete.

37 Attend 7/8 meeting in Columbus, C. Lipa 7/9 - Complete.

OH (6/20) 38 Discuss making internal panel Panel 6/25 - will determine by 7/11. 7/16 - Close.

meeting minutes public (6/20) Panel decision to make minutes public after a restart decision is made.

39 Discuss strategy on risk T. Mendiola 6/25 - Complete assessment with HQ senior managers (6/20) 40 Present results of preliminary S. Long Planned for 7/2 panel meeting. 6/27 - will risk assessment to the panel delay to 7/11 mtg. 7/16 - discussed S.

(6/20) Long to return for 7/25 meeting with written materials. 7/18 - Discussed - need Steve, Sonia, Mike to attend 7/25 panel and discuss what is left to be done and the level of effort required. Grobe to attend meeting in NRR 8/14 to disc w/ LT. 8/6 -

Close to item 60.

41 Discuss with M. Kotzalas and T. Mendiola 6.25 - Complete M. Landau the development of a communication plan (6/20)

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 42 Call the licensee to determine if D. Pickett 6/27 - Complete. Licensee is on schedule.

the letter on how the code will be applied to verify the N stamp is on schedule (6/25) 43 Add to the agenda for 7/2 - C. Lipa 6/27 - Add to agenda for 7/9 or 7/11. 7/9 revisit head replacement Discussed NRR proposal. 7/16 - Put on inspection plan (6/25) next Tuesdays agenda.

44 Update communications plan Panel Due 7/26. 6/27 - need to hold (6/25) brainstorming session. 7/16 - Add Laura Gerke and Mindy Landau for brainstorming this week. Comm plan draft update by end of next week. 7/18 - Brainstorming session held during panel meeting and assignments generated - drafts due 7/23.

Grobe will work on 8/5-6. 8/6 -Meeting held 8/6 and Jan Strasma is revising.

45 Send letter to licensee outlining D. Pickett 7/9 - Closed to item 25. Memo to file will the staffs position on be generated that is publicly available.

containment testing (6/25) 46 Revise Charter to reflect current C. Lipa 6/27 - Revised charter is in typing. 7/9-composition of the charter (6/25) Charter revised. Complete 47 Develop integrated list of D. Pickett 6/27 - Complete licensing actions associated with restart (6/25) 48 Request briefing for panel on C.Lipa 7/2 - Complete. Briefing scheduled for status of allegations in mid-July 7/11 panel meeting.

(6/25) 49 Update six-week look ahead and C. Lipa 7/9 - Complete. This is now a regular maintain weekly updates (6/25) agenda item.

50 Call L. Myers to discuss the J. Grobe 7/2 - Complete.

licensees plan for the C. Lipa Management and Human Performance Excellence Building Block (6/27) 51 Send email to M. Weston C. Lipa 7/9 - email sent and response received.

regarding agendas for future No dates or agenda set yet. Complete.

ACRS meetings (6/27) 52 Discuss with B. Bateman the T. Mendiola 7/9 - Closed. Licensee to submit need for a relief request for the D. Pickett appropriate relief requests.

Midland head regarding no RT for lifting lug area (6/27) 53 Email information to B. Bateman J. Jacobson 7/9 - Closed. Licensee to submit about lifting lug area of the appropriate relief requests.

Midland head (6/27)

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 54a Review TSP amendment and D. Pickett 7/9 - Discussed. Will wait for response advise the panel on the need for from licensee. 7/16 - Discussed - added a TIA on Davis-Besse (7/2) action item 54b. 8/6 - Sent to the licensee on7/22 and a response is due by 8/22.

54b Initiate correspondence w/NRR T. Mendiola 7/18 - Memo will be sent to Hannons to evaluate generic implications group. 8/6 - Discussed - not yet issued.

(7/16) 55 RIII enter TSP issues recent EICS/DRS 7/9 - Complete.

letter into AMS (7/2) 56 Review 6/12 meeting transcript D. Pickett 7/9 - Complete.

(7/2) 57 Obtain documents to support D. Pickett 7/16 - Discussed. Need code vessel head replacement reconciliation package,Section III QA inspection. (7/9) index,Section XI QA index. Est completion 8/2. 8/6 - Discussed - Sands to check if documents have been received.

58 Discuss with J. Strasma C. Lipa 7/16 - Closed contacting interested Not Completed stakeholders about 7/16 meetings (7/9) 59 Respond to 7/3 UCS letter (7/9) Panel 7/18 - Closed. Will track on T. Mendiolas list.

60 Hold meeting to discuss effort Panel 7/18 - Discussed. Meeting will be held needed to assess risk (7/11) after 7/25 risk briefing. Sched for 8/14 w/LT and RIII 2EDT/1CDT.

61 Invite Steve Long for meeting on Panel 7/16 - Closed to 40.

7/25 (7/11) 62 Brief new allegations or status of EICS/ DRP/ 7/16 - Put on Agenda one time per week.

significant allegations one time DRS Closed.

per week (7/11) 63 Risk briefing notes for panel Steve Long 7/16 - Closed to 40.

(7/11) 64a Discuss with NRR/OGC to Mendiola 8/6 - Discussed determine which process for licensee request - 50.55a?.

(7/25) 64b. Discuss with licensee and NRR Mendiola to ensure common understanding of which relief requests/amendments are required for restart.(7/30) 65 Respond to questions on nozzle Jacobson due 8/16 - AITS leaks (7/30)

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 66 Followup w/ Ohio CAC on their Lipa/Lickus 8/6 - Discussed - will complete this week concerns (7/30) 67 Determine risk approach and RIII 8/6 - Discussed. Mtg with Dyer on 8/7 whether revision is needed to TIA (7/30) 68 Set up bridge/meeting room for Lipa 8/14 risk discussion(7/30) 69 Determine visual aids for 8/20 Vika/Margie public meeting (7/30) 70 Discuss interface withLLTF Grobe 8/6 Complete. Grobe to bring back issues (7/30) to review and disposition under action item 72.

71 Discuss review and Sands 8/6 - Invite to 8/8 mtg.

documentation of the Technical Dean Root Cause and determine if the Panel action is in NRRs work management system. (8/6) 72 Review LLTF observations and Lipa determine appropriate closeout.

(8/6) 73 Send feedback form on IMC Lipa 8/6 - Generate feedback after panel 0350 procedure to IIPB (8/6) Mendiola meetings reduced to once per week.