ML022460275

Minutes of Internal Meeting of the Davis-Besse IMC 0350 Panel

ML022460275
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September 3, 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 22.

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

MEMORANDUM TO: Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Panel FROM: John A. Grobe, Chairman, IMC 0350 Oversight Panel

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 22.

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 DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Davis-Besse 0350\internalmtgminutes0822.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 RIII NAME LCollins/klg CLipa JGrobe DATE 08/28/02 09/02/02 09/03/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

MEETING MINUTES: Internal IMC 0350 Restart Panel Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station DATE: August 22, 2002 TIME: 1:30 p.m. Central ATTENDEES:

S. Bloom J. Jacobson L. Collins B. Jorgensen B. Dean T. Mendiola M. Farber D. Simpkins J. Hopkins G. Wright Agenda Items:

1. Reports from Staff Site Activities (RIO)

The resident inspector briefed the panel on the upcoming activities at the site. The containment cutting was scheduled to begin August 24, and the licensee planned to complete moving the old vessel head out of containment and the new vessel head into containment by August 31. The panel discussed the quarantine requirements of the old reactor vessel head. NRR has given verbal approval for removal of the old vessel head from containment and storage onsite.

The licensee continues to work on refurbishing the containment air coolers. A modification of the emergency sump is also being planned.

Review of Action Items (panel)

The Action Items list was reviewed and updated. During the meeting, no new action items were generated.

Licensing Issues/ Actions (DLPM) - status sheet The panel discussed the licensing issues that are on the restart checklist. NRR confirmed that there is a common understanding with the licensee that these six issues are the licensing issues necessary for restart. The issues do not appear to be complicated and the process should be fairly straightforward.

RIII received two letters from a local member of the public. These two letters will be faxed to NRR to be included in the tracking system.

Status of Public Communications (panel)

The communications plan is under development. This agenda item will be changed to Communications Plan.

2. IMC 0350 Panel Business Inspection Schedule The inspection related to the Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan will begin the week of September 9 and will be back onsite the week of September 30.

The plan will be ready for panel review next week.

The system health inspection will begin onsite September 23 and will be back onsite October 7. The independent team inspection still needs to be planned.

Process Plan This item was not discussed.

Restart Checklist This item was not discussed.

Licensee Return to Service Plan This item was not discussed NRC/Licensee weekly calls The weekly call will be held next Wednesday.

3. Utilization of the Web Page S. Bloom discussed making the website more user-friendly.

4. Future Activities/Plans/Meetings Upcoming 0350 Panel Public Meeting The panel discussed the dates for the September, October, and November public meetings. The next meeting is Tuesday, September 17.

Six-week look ahead schedule This item was not discussed.

Next Panel Meetings: Tuesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 29

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

No new issues 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 (May T. Mendiola B. Dean to ask L. Portner for OCA

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 (May minutes 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 8/13 S. Collins and J. Johnson have reviewed - ready for concurrence copy. 8/22 - Complete 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.

8/22 - Revisit action item after letter sent to licensee confirming plans with old vessel head (head may be onsite longer than originally anticipated) 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.

8/13 - Letter from licensee received. Item closed.

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. 8/22 - System health dates now set - will likely send out schedule next week.

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

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 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 32 Determine with EDOs office if T. Mendiola 6/20 - no input yet from EDOs office.

6/12 UCS letter should be a 6/25 - Grobe spoke with Rosenberg, will green ticket (6/18) pursue 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)

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 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 M. T. Mendiola 6.25 - Complete Landau the development of a communication plan (6/20) 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. Plan to be operational in 2 weeks. 8/13 - Plan updated and sent out for comment. 8/22 B. Jorgensen working on comm plan - will coordinate with Tony.

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.

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 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) 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.

8/22 - Discussed - need to check if response has been received.

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) 8/13 - Discussed - need info from 54a first.

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. 8/13 -

Information has been received. Item closed.

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.

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 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/IIPB/DIPM/DSSA and RIII 2EDT/1CDT.

Jack-Steve Long update dift cases. 8/22 -

Meeting held - item closed.

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. 8/22 - Discussed -

determine which process for normal process to be used. Item closed.

licensee request - 50.55a?.

(7/25) 64b. Discuss with licensee and NRR Mendiola 8/20 - Discussed NRR talking with the to ensure common licensee. 8/22 - Item closed. The six understanding of which relief licensing action that are required are all on requests/amendments are the restart checklist.

required for restart.(7/30) 65 Respond to questions on nozzle Jacobson due 8/16 - AITS. 8/22 - Discussed - need leaks (7/30) to check status of AITS.

66 Followup w/ Ohio CAC on their Lipa/Lickus 8/6 - Discussed - will complete this week concerns (7/30) Roland called 8/8.

67 Determine risk approach and RIII 8/6 - Discussed. Mtg with Dyer on 8/7 whether revision is needed to Closed 8/8.

TIA (7/30) 68 Set up bridge/meeting room for Lipa Closed 8/8.

8/14 risk discussion(7/30) 69 Determine visual aids for 8/20 Vika/Margie 8/13 - Discussed. 8/22 - Discussed - any public meeting (7/30) feedback on visual aids?

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 8/13 mtg. 8/13 - Discussed.

documentation of the Technical Dean S. Coffin to provide feeder to Lipa Root Cause and determine if the Panel regarding conclusions due 8/30 draft. 8/22 action is in NRRs work Lipa - Discussed - NRR will email draft for management system. (8/6) review/ need to determine how final input should be sent from NRR to RIII.

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 72 Review LLTF observations and Lipa/Collins 8/13 - Discussed. Items reviewed for determine appropriate closeout. allegations. No new allegations identified.

(8/6) Review for safety issue/ Info related to ongoing investigations will AMS/OI/new items. be forwarded to OI. 8/22 - Discussed -

need to keep this item open as a reminder to consider outstanding LLTF items.

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.

74 Matrix strategy for UCS and Lipa 8/13 - Discussed. 8/22 - Discussed -

other requests. (8/8) matrix is being developed will send out for review when ready.

75 LLTF equipment issue do we Lipa 8/13 - Complete. CL discussed with Art have them all. (8/8) Howell.

76 Ctmt access - security Lipa/Belanger 8/13 - Discussed - writeup requested.

adequately reviewed. Request 8/22 - Input received from DRS on 8.19.

write up from Creed, etc. (8/8) Item closed 77 Determine attendance @ Grobe 8/13 - Discussed - will not attend panel licensees R.O.P. (8/8) meeting this time. 8/22 - Discussed - will attend future meetings. Item closed.

78 Weekly newsletters (8/8) Lipa 8/22 - Discussed - Bruce has the lead.

Daily updates will also continue.

79 Monthly status Vika 8/13 - Discussed - working to have first Newsletters (8/8) Panel newsletter available at 8/20 meeting. 8/22

- Discussed - need to check with Vika.

80 Start internal web page (8/8) Lipa - Margie 8/13 - To be discussed. 8/22 - Discussed.

Effort on hold - benefit vs. resource burden 81 Check transcriber cost versus Wendoll - 8/13 - Complete. Checked other other suppliers (8/8) check transcription services - cost is reasonable.

82 Circle back with LLTF to put Grobe their observations into context (8/8) 83 Verify results of ongoing Panel research related to the technical Coffin root cause evaluation has not changed NRC/DE conclusions (8/13) 84 Update website with appropriate Hopkins 8/22 - complete meeting information for 8/15 meeting. John discuss with Sally (8/13)

Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 85 Send letter/action plan to the Dean (DE) 8/22 - Discussed - NRR will send draft to licensee regarding actions Hopkins RIII by 8/30.

required to be completed to close CAL item related to quarantine (8/20) 86 Follow up with State of Ohio Lickus 8/22 - Discussed - need to check with Inspector (8/20) Roland 87 Determine if State of Ohio Lickus 8/22 - Discussed - No precedent for participation with 0350 panel has outside NRC to be on 0350 panel. Item been discussed (8/20) closed.

88 Develop draft proposal on how Burgess to assess significance/respond to TIA (8/20)