ML031040069

Susquehanna Annual Assessment Meeting Slides for Region I and PPL Susquehanna, LLC

ML031040069
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Annual Assessment Meeting Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Reactor Oversight Program - Year 2002 0 A_ 0 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, PA Agenda Introduction

• Review of Reactor Oversight Process

• National Summary of Plant Performance

• Discussion of Plant Performance Results NRC Security Update PPL Response and Remarks

• Break

• Public Comments and Questions

Region I Organization i Hubert Miller Regional Administrator James Wiggins

)eputy Regional Administrator

.'i A. Randolph Blough Wayne Lanning I lirector Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety John Rogge Richard Crienjak Acting Deputy Director Deputy Director I

Dr. Mohamed Shanbaky Regional Specialists Branch Chief Susquehanna Peach Bottom Limerick Project Resident Inspectors esident Inspectors Resident Inspectors Engineers Samuel Hansell nthony McMurtray Arthur Burritt Donald Florek John Richmond Michael Buckley Blake Welling Shriram lyer NRC Representatives k$

• Randolph Blough, Director, DRP

• 610-337-5229 / ARB~nrc.gov

• Dr. Mohamed Shanbaky, Chief - Branch 4

• 610-337-5209 /MMS1 nrc.gov

• Samuel Hansell, Senior Resident Inspector

• 570-542-2134 / SLHlnrc.gov

• John Richmond, Resident Inspector

• 570-542-2134 / JER(nrc.gov

• Richard Guzman, Project Manager, NRR

• 301-415-1030 / RVG(nrc.gov

• Shriram Iyer, Project Engineer - Branch 4

• 610-3376943 / SGI~nrc.gov

Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) E s~ignifica~nce

_Threshold Regulatory Response Examples of Baseline Inspections

• Equipment Alignment -92 hrs/yr

• Triennial Fire Protection -200 hrs every 3 yrs

• Operator Response -125 hrs/yr

• Emergency Preparedness -80 hrs/yr

• Radiation Release Controls -I100 hrs every 2 yrs

• Worker Radiation Protection -O00 hrs/yr

• Corrective Action Program -250 hrs every 2 yrs

• Corrective Action Case Reviews -60 hrs/yr

I Significance Threshold m

Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very Low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue Examples of Performance Indicators

• Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal

• Unplanned Power Changes

• Emergency AC Power System Safety System Unavailability

• Alert and Notificationn System Reliability Performance indicators are the second type of input in the assessment process.

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Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone EIZZZ EZZIZI?> zZIII> LZZZI Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of ROP Cycle 3 Licensee Response 75 Regulatory Response 24 Degraded Cornerstone 2 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 1 Unacceptable 0 Total Plants 102

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process

National Summary

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• Performance Indicator Results (at end of ROP Cycle 3)

• Green 1835 White 5 Yellow 0

• Red 0

• Total Inspection Findings (ROP Cycle 3)

• Green 783

• White 30

• Yellow 1 Red 2 Susquehanna - Performance Indicators Radito Safeguards Safy Occpatona ll Pu ic lll l Safety ll Safety llProtection Performance Indicators I

Performance Indicator ,6 j z.,.

Drill/Exercise Performance N N N N a a N

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a a 100.0% +/-k 90.0% - .3%

80.0% -

70.0% -

60.0% -

50.0% -

Thresholds: Whte < 90.0% Yellow < 70.0%

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I. 01 Susquehanna Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2002)

• 3113 hours0.036 days <br />0.865 hours <br />0.00515 weeks <br />0.00118 months <br /> of inspection related activities

. 2 Resident Inspectors assigned to the site

• 21 Regional Inspector visits

• Included 5 team inspections

• Inspection Findings

• 16 findings of very low safety significance (Green)

Strategic Performance Areas & Cornerstones

• Reactor Safety

• Initiating Events (1 Green findings)

Mitigating Systems (9 Green findings)

• Barrier Integrity (2 Green findings)

Emergency Preparedness (4 Green findings)

• Radiation Safety

• Occupational Radiation Safety (No finding)

• Public Radiation Safety (No findings)

• Safeguards

• Physical Protection (No findings)

Susquehanna Unit 1- Insp(iction Results Radiation sateguardsI SafetyI Occupational u Radiation Radiation I Safetyty Protection Most Significant Inspection Findings 4

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Susquehanna Unit 2- Inspection Results Reactor Radiation Safe guards initiating a Emergency l Rdation a diation Physical Events Systems Integrity Preparedness Sadfaetyn Safety Protection Most Significant Inspection Findings 4Qr2002 = mi Age 3Q/2002 2Qr2002 Miscella{<neous l Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue

• One Substantive Cross-Cutting Issue

• Common Performance Theme

• Significant Number of Findings (8 Green findings)

• Operator Human Performance Cross-Cutting Area

• Implementation of Procedures

• PPL's Corrective Action

I Non- SDP Enforcement Action

• Severity III Violation - January 13, 2003

• No Civil Penalty

• Certificate of Compliance requires Helium gas

• Dry Cask filled with mixture of Helium gas and Argon gas

• Discovered by PPL

• Corrective Actions

• Actions to prevent recurrence completed Susquehanna Assessment Results Summary (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2002)

• Operated Safely

• Met all Cornerstone objectives

• Currently in "Licensee Response" column of Action Matrix

• Graded in the "Regulatory Response" column of the Action Matrix for first three quarters of 2002

• NRC will conduct Baseline Inspections in 2003

NRC Security Program Update

• NRC has issued Orders (February 2002):

• Increased Patrols Augmented Security Capabilities

• Added Barriers and Posts Enhanced Personnel Screening for Access Enhanced Security Awareness

• Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Formed (April 2002)

• Threat Advisory and Protective Measure System (August 2002):

• NRC established a five level threat advisory and protective measure system based on Homeland Security Advisory System NRC Security Program Update (continued)

• Access Authorization Order (January 7, 2003)

• Force-on-Force Exercises (February 2003)

• Training Order (TBD)

• Fatigue Order (TBD)

• Design Basis Threat (TBD)

Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process

• http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room

• http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room

• 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

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NRC Annual Assessment Meeting March 31, 2003 1

PPL Susquehanna Team tOne tN

• Jim Miller President-PPL Generation

• Bryce Shriver Senior VP and Chief Nuclear Officer

• Rich Anderson Vice President - Nuclear Operations

• George Jones Vice President - Special Projects

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• Bob Saccone General Manager - Nuclear Engineering

• Al Wrape General Manager - Nuclear Assurance

• Terry Harpster General Manager - Plant Support 2

Strategic Objectives One

• Exemplary Safety Performance

• Operational Excellence

• Excellent Financial Performance

• Exceptional Teamwork and Commitment 3

Continuous Improvement be n C° -.

provemenut i1 nitiatives 4

Operational Focus . a w 6

- Conduct of Operations . Y -11 o

- Corrective Action SI

- Work Management I 4'

- Work Standards I A

- Training

- Equipment Reliability 2003 Improvement Initiatives

- Unit 2-11 Rio

- Human Performance

- Radiation Protection

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- Work Management

- Regulatory Performance  :' &i-

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wi'~One O Emergency Preparedness

• We are assuring on-shift staffing meets Plan requirements, resolving the 'White' finding

• Timely activation of the Emergency Operations Facility is consistently achieved, resolving a longstanding issue

• Drills and actual events demonstrate solid performance, with strong off-site agency support

• Additional actions are, being taken to achieve excellent performance

• Lessons are being extended to other regulatory programs 6

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• -Od Dry Fuel Storage

• Use of wrong inert gas was a significant human performance error

• Self-identified and reported

• No health or safety impacts

• Effective corrective actions restored canister to its design configuration

• Review identified human performance lessons that are being applied station-wide 7

-0Human Performance

• An adverse human performance trend was identified with procedure adherence and use self-assessment broadened our understanding of the issue scope

• We recognize the need to accelerate improvement eflorts

• Actions in-progress address all aspects of this issue:

programmatic improvements

- supervisory oversight individual worker focus

• Our indicators are showing some improvement in Operations performance 8

0 One Security Changes recognize the new threat environment:

Physical barriers & detection Security staffing and training

> Access authorization

> Interface with government agencies NRC and industry are working together on upgraded requirements, integratingEmergency & Security response 9

One /Industry Lessons Excellent Nuclear Performance Requires:

• Leadership & worker commitment to safety

• IntegratiQln of safety into processes & programs

• Strong interface with the NRC, Industry &

Public

• Rigorous oversight and independent assessment 10

One,.. Station PerformanceIndex Ve; One,Ca Index Parameters

• Safety System Performance

• Fuel Reliability

• Industrial Safety

• Radiation Exposure

• Unplanned Shutdowns

• Chemistry Performance "IC ON 0 0- 0 ON~ of*

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• Station Availability 11

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