ML030920432

Summary of Meeting with Nuclear Management Co., LLC to Discuss Duane Arnold Energy Center End of Cycle Plant Performance Assessment. NRC Presentation Slides

ML030920432
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	04/11/2003
From:	Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
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Annual Assessment Meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRC Performance Goals P Maintain safety and protect the environment P Enhance public confidence P Improve effectiveness, efficiency, and realism of processes and decision making P Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response

Key Aspects of the Assessment Program P Objective review of licensee performance P Action Matrix identifies agency response commensurate with safety significance P Increasing safety significance results in:

- Increased levels of inspection

- Involvement of higher levels of NRC and Licensee management

- Increased regulatory action P Plant specific assessment information on NRC public web site

Regional Organization Jim Dyer Regional Administrator Geoffrey E. Grant Cynthia Pederson Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Steven Reynolds Deputy Director Bruce Burgess Regional Specialists Branch Chief George Wilson Steve Caudill Senior Resident Inspector Resident Inspector

Annual Licensee Assessment Meeting P A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance P NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the Annual Assessment Letter P Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance

ROP Action Matrix Summary for 2002 P Column 1 - Licensee Response P Column 2 - Regulatory Response P Column 3 - Degraded Cornerstone P Column 4 - Multiple/ Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone P Column 5 - Unacceptable Performance (Nationwide number does not contain Davis Besse)

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Nationwide 59 33 7 3 0 Region I 9 14 2 1 0 Region II 26 4 1 1 0 Region III 11 10 2 0 0 Region IV 13 5 2 1 0

Security & Safeguards Update P Creation of Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response P Top-to-Bottom Review of Security Program Initiated P Issuance of Orders/ Interim Compensatory Measures (ICM)

P Verification of Licensee Actions on ICM

Security & Safeguards Update P Proposed Revisions to Design Basis Threat P Pending Orders on Fatigue/Guard Training P Initiation of Pilot Force-on-Force Exercise Program

P Name of Plant: Duane Arnold P Plant Operator: Nuclear Management Company P Number of Units: 1 P Reactor Type and Vendor: BWR 4/GE P Location: Palo, Iowa P Power Output (Thermal): 1790 MWT P Source of Circulating Water: Cedar River

Major Plant Activities in 2002 Forced Outage on March 3 to identify and repair the source of the drywell leakage.

Forced Outage on May 18 to perform a planned repair of a main condenser tube leak.

Forced Outage on August 6 to investigate the clogging of the Residual Heat Removal Service Water (RHRSW) strainers.

Forced Outage on August 29 to identify and repair the source of the drywell leakage. The plant also investigated and repaired the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) system.

Major renovations occurred on the A cooling tower.

Plant Performance Summary Performance Indicators:

All Green Performance Indicators Inspection Findings:

All Green Inspection Findings

Greater than GREEN PIs and Findings (Details)

NONE

Contacts for additional information for:

DAEC P Regional Public Affairs Officer:

< Name: Jan Strasma

< Phone: 630-829-9663 P State Liaison Officer:

< Name: Roland Lickus

< Phone: 630-829-9660 P Branch Chief:

< Name: Bruce L. Burgess

< Phone: 630-829-9629 P Senior Resident Inspector:

< Name: George Wilson

< Phone: 319-851-5111

Contacting the NRC P Report an emergency

< (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

P Report a safety concern:

< (800) 695-7403

< Allegation@nrc.gov P General information or questions

< www.nrc.gov

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