ML023520582
| ML023520582 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/2002 |
| From: | Myers L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML023520582 (52) | |
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1 Davis-Besse Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Nuclear Power Station Return to Service Plan Update Return to Service Plan Update Return to Service Plan Update December 10, 2002
2 Lew Myers FENOC Chief Operating Officer Introduction Introduction
3 Desired Outcomes Desired Outcomes
- Demonstrate that we are preparing for core reload and operational testing of Containment and the Reactor Coolant System
- Provide an update on the November 26 NRC meeting regarding the Rector Vessel Bottom Nozzles and the Containment Emergency Sump Modification
- Provide updates on key Building Blocks
- Demonstrate our progress on 0350 actions
- Describe the recent FENOC and vendor alignment for sustained operations, and QAs oversight of this alignment
4 Lew Myers FENOC Chief Operating Officer Management and Human Management and Human Performance Plan Performance Plan
5 Completed (significant) Improvement Completed (significant) Improvement Initiatives Initiatives
- Safety Conscious Work Environment Training
- 257 Davis-Besse and contract supervisors
- Management Team Alignment meeting
- 126 Davis-Besse supervisors and above Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
6 Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan Management Team Alignment Management Team Alignment
7 Completed (significant) Improvement Completed (significant) Improvement Initiatives Initiatives
- Operations Root Cause Report
- Corrective Action Program Root Cause
- Implementation of Management Observation Program Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
8 Completed (significant) Improvement Completed (significant) Improvement Initiatives Initiatives
- 4-Cs Meetings with groups of employees
- 318 attendees
- RHR Assessments Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
9 Activities in Progress Activities in Progress
- Engineering Organizational Review
- Operations Section Review
- Functional Area Reviews
- Operability Determination Training Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
10 Management Observation Program Management Observation Program
- Activities scheduled and assigned
- All deep drain valves assigned for oversight
- Good management response
- 100 percent of observations completed
- Interfacing / interacting with our people
- Evidence of focus on standards
- Intrusive management involvement Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
11 Management Observation Program Management Observation Program
- 616 observations in November
- 4,195 safety attributes evaluated
- 91 percent were satisfactory
- 3,910 standards verifications
- 91 percent were satisfactory Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
12 Management Observation Program Management Observation Program
- Opportunities:
- Housekeeping
- Quality of Observation documentation (specifics)
- Inconsistent use of Condition Reports for observation coaching opportunities
- Preparation activities proper tools on station safety gear on station Management and Human Management and Human Performance Excellence Plan Performance Excellence Plan
13 Root Cause Root Cause
- Senior Management support for Operations Leadership Role in assuring Plant Safety was lacking Operations Root Cause Operations Root Cause
14 Actions in Progress Actions in Progress
- Meetings with Operations Crews
- Standing Order for duties and responsibilities of the Shift Manager
- Good vertical alignment
- High Level of Operational involvement
- System Operational Reviews
- Latent Issues Reviews
- Outage Modifications
- Work Support Center
- Key managerial roles filled with Operational experience Operations Root Cause Operations Root Cause
15 Restart Preparations Restart Preparations Mike Stevens Director - Nuclear Maintenance
16 Restart Preparations Restart Preparations Core Reload Preparations Core Reload Preparations
- Complete Reactor Coolant System Drained activities
- Valve Maintenance
- Reactor Coolant System Cold Leg Resistance Temperature Detector
- High Pressure Injection Thermal Sleeves
- Reactor Coolant Pumps leak tight
17 Restart Preparations Restart Preparations Core Reload Preparations (Continued)
Core Reload Preparations (Continued)
- Complete Mode 6 preparations
- Mode 6 Checklist completion
- Main Fuel Handling Bridge modification
- Emergency Sump strainer
- RC46 and RC47 drain piping
- Permanent Seal Plate installed
18 Restart Preparations Restart Preparations Operational Testing Preparations Operational Testing Preparations
- Containment
- Reload the core
- Install Reactor Head and Enter Mode 5
- Fill and vent the Reactor Coolant System
- Perform Integrated Leak Rate Test
19 Restart Preparations Restart Preparations Operational Testing Preparations Operational Testing Preparations (Continued)
(Continued)
- Mode 4 and Mode 3 checklist completion Decay Heat Pit Modification Emergency Sump Reactor Coolant Pumps Containment Air Coolers
- All other Mode 4 and 3 systems complete
- Completion of Safety Functionality Review
20 Restart Preparations Restart Preparations Operational Testing Preparations Operational Testing Preparations (Continued)
(Continued)
- Reactor Coolant System (Continued)
- Secondary system in service to support Main Condenser vacuum
- Operations Simulator training
- Heatup Reactor Coolant System to Normal Operating Pressure/Normal Operating Temperature to Mode 3 for plant demonstration
21 Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan Randy Fast Plant Manager
22 Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan Inspection Programs - Discovery Inspection Programs - Discovery Complete Complete
- Boric acid extent of condition in Containment
- EQ equipment inspections
- Containment and liner inspections
- Containment coatings inspections
23 Inspection Results Inspection Results
- 511 condition reports initiated by inspection program
- 941 total condition reports associated with boric acid
- No significant material issues identified with the exception of Containment Air Coolers Evaluations in Progress 250 Evaluations in Review 478 Evaluation Complete 181 Closed 32
- Boric acid did not affect operability of Environmentally Qualified equipment Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
24 Ongoing Containment Work Ongoing Containment Work
- Emergency Sump
- Decay Heat Valve Pit
- Containment Air Coolers
- Paint and coatings
- Containment valve upgrades Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
25 Emergency Sump Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
26 Decay Heat Pit Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
27 Containment Air Coolers at 585 elev.
Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
28 Containment Air Coolers at 585 elev.
Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
29 Containment Air Coolers at 565 elev. looking up Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
30 Core flood tank #1 tented for sponge blasting, 585 elev.
Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
31 Core flood tank #2, 585 elev.
Containment Health Plan Containment Health Plan
32 System Health Assurance and System Health Assurance and Update on November 26, 2002 Update on November 26, 2002 NRC Meeting NRC Meeting Jim Powers Director - Nuclear Engineering
33 Tunnel Access Sump Access Lower Strainer Containment Emergency Sump Containment Emergency Sump Model for the Industry
34 FLÜS SENSORS RV Insulation Reactor Vessel Bottom Nozzles Reactor Vessel Bottom Nozzles First Plant to conduct a thorough Bare-Metal Inspection First U.S. installation
35 Discovery Complete for Initial Scope Discovery Complete for Initial Scope
- Latent Issues Review Reports Issued
- System Health Readiness Review Reports Issued Identified Design/Calculation Issues Identified Design/Calculation Issues
- Instrument tolerances in calculations
- Emergency Diesel Generator loading sequence
- Service Water temperature
- High Pressure Injection minimum flow
- Heat Exchanger code relief protection System Health Assurance Plan System Health Assurance Plan
36 Restart Focus Restart Focus
- 189 Mode 6 Condition Reports
- Major ongoing modifications:
- Permanent Cavity Seal
- Containment Emergency Sump
- Containment Air Cooler System Health Assurance Plan System Health Assurance Plan
37 Plant Program Reviews Plant Program Reviews Neil Morrison Program Compliance Plan Owner
38 Current Status Current Status
- Performed 65 Phase 1 reviews
- 19 of 65 reviews complete
- Four of six Phase 2 (detailed reviews) are complete
- Boric Acid Corrosion Control
- Corrective Action Program
- In-Service Inspection Program
- Operating Experience Plant Program Reviews Plant Program Reviews
39 Current Status (continued)
Current Status (continued)
- Remaining two are near completion
- Modification Program
- Radiation Protection
- One program is being developed using this review process as a guideline
- RCS Integrated Leakage Program Plant Program Reviews Plant Program Reviews
40 Taking the Next Step Taking the Next Step
- Plant Program Reviews will be an ongoing activity at Davis-Besse
- New procedure under development using knowledge gained from the Program Compliance Plan Building Block activities
- Program Reviews will become a FENOC-wide initiative under the Nuclear Services Department Plant Program Reviews Plant Program Reviews
41 Plant Program Reviews Plant Program Reviews Taking the Next Step (Continued)
Taking the Next Step (Continued)
- FENOC list of priority plant programs is being developed
- Selected programs from this list will be evaluated each year FENOC wide
- Special attention will be focused on regulatory compliance, industry guidance, interfaces/handoffs, and implementation will be verified
42 0350 Action Progress 0350 Action Progress Clark Price Owner - Restart Action Plan
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Reactor Head Reactor Head Resolution Plan Resolution Plan Bob Schrauder Bob Schrauder Program Compliance Program Compliance Plan Plan Jim Powers Jim Powers Containment Health Containment Health Assurance Plan Assurance Plan Randy Fast Randy Fast Restart Test Plan Restart Test Plan Randy Fast Randy Fast Management and Management and Human Performance Human Performance Excellence Plan Excellence Plan Lew Myers Lew Myers System Health System Health Assurance Plan Assurance Plan Jim Powers Jim Powers Restart Action Plan Restart Action Plan Lew Myers Lew Myers Restart Overview Restart Overview Panel Panel Return to Service Plan Return to Service Plan Basic Building Blocks Basic Building Blocks
44 0350 Action Progress 0350 Action Progress Alignment of 0350 Restart Items Alignment of 0350 Restart Items
- Building Blocks
- NRC 0350 Panel Checklist Items
- Davis-Besse 0350 Restart Actions
- Monitor Progress
- Schedule Inspections
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46 0350 Action Progress 0350 Action Progress Positive Indicators and Trends Positive Indicators and Trends
- Completion of Discovery
- Open Restart Condition Reports Decreasing
- Open Restart Corrective Actions Decreasing
- Operational Performance Indicators are Steady
- Organizational Readiness Performance Indicators are Steady to Improving
47 FENOC Alignment for FENOC Alignment for Sustained Performance Sustained Performance Bill Pearce Vice President -
Oversight Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer
48 FENOCs Alignment for FENOCs Alignment for Sustained Operations Sustained Operations Philosophy Philosophy
- Building Block Discovery complete
- Sustained performance
- Increased oversight during transition
49 Assessment of Impact Assessment of Impact
- New make-up of Engineering Assessment Board
- Effectiveness and quality of Engineering Assessment Board review of Latent Issue Reports
- Quality of System Health Readiness Review Reports without Engineering Assessment Board review QA Oversight of QA Oversight of FENOC Alignment FENOC Alignment
50 Oversight Response to Reduction in Oversight Response to Reduction in Contractor Support:
Contractor Support:
- Restart Station Review Board
- Increased QA Oversight level
- Increased use of NQA evaluators with Operations background
- Engineering Assessment Board
- Revised membership is examined for background and credentials
- Activities and results of board meetings are carefully observed to ensure no loss in quality of process QA Oversight of QA Oversight of FENOC Alignment FENOC Alignment
51 Closing Remarks Closing Remarks Lew Myers FENOC Chief Operating Officer
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- Reactor Head is on Stand and ready for re-installation
- System Readiness Reviews are complete
- Containment Health is good
- Containment Emergency Sump will be a model for the industry
- Integrated Leak Rate Program establishes a new industry standard
- Davis-Besse will be the industry leader with the RCS Leakage detection system
- Preparations underway for core reload, Containment testing, and Operational testing
- Management and Human Performance Plan is well underway Conclusions Conclusions