ML031070055
| ML031070055 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2003 |
| From: | Laura Smith NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Overbeck G Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML031070055 (45) | |
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March 31, 2003 Gregg R. Overbeck, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
MEETING
SUMMARY
FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION END-OF-CYCLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
Dear Mr. Overbeck:
This refers to the end-of-cycle performance assessment meeting conducted at the Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, Arizona, on March 19, 2003. The meeting attendance and copies of the slides presented at the meeting are included as Enclosures 1 and 2, respectively. In addition to the formal presentation, members of the public raised various concerns to the NRC staff. These concerns have been included in the NRC allegation program to ensure that they will be properly addressed.
Sincerely,
/RA/ by Arthur T. Howell, D:DRP Linda Joy Smith, Chief Project Branch D Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-528 50-529 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41 NPF-51 NPF-74
Enclosures:
Arizona Public Service Company 1. Presentation Slides
- 2. Attendance List
Arizona Public Service Company cc w/enclosures:
Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Douglas K. Porter, Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, California 91770 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Craig K. Seaman, Director Regulatory Affairs/Nuclear Assurance Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034 Hector R. Puente Vice President, Power Generation El Paso Electric Company 2702 N. Third Street, Suite 3040 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Terry Bassham, Esq.
General Counsel El Paso Electric Company 123 W. Mills El Paso, Texas 79901 John W. Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, California 90051-0100
Arizona Public Service Company John Taylor Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107-4224 Jarlath Curran Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. DIN San Clemente, California 92672 Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-3326 Mr. Michael Austin, Director Arizona Division of Emergency Management 5636 East McDowell Road Building 101 Phoenix, Arizona 85008-3495 Mr. Jeff Griffin, Regional Director Federal Emergency Management Agency 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, California 94607-4052 The Honorable Ron Drake Mayor of Avondale 525 North Central Avondale, Arizona 85323 The Honorable Dustin Hull Mayor of Buckeye 100 North Apache Road Buckeye, Arizona 85326 The Honorable Robert Robles Mayor of El Mirage P.O. Box 26
Arizona Public Service Company El Mirage, Arizona 85335 The Honorable Elaine Scruggs Mayor of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, Arizona 85301 The Honorable Seth Kanter Vice Mayor of Goodyear 119 North Litchfield Road Goodyear, Arizona 85338 The Honorable J. Woodfin Thomas Mayor of Litchfield 244 West Wigwam Blvd.
Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340 The Honorable John Keegan May of Peoria 8401 West Monroe Street Peoria, Arizona 85345 The Honorable Skip Rimsza Mayor of Phoenix 200 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 The Honorable Joan Shafer Mayor of Surprise 12425 West Bell Road Surprise, Arizona 85374 The Honorable Adolfo Gamez Mayor of Tolleson 9555 West Van Buren Street Tolleson, Arizona 85353 The Honorable Daphne Green Mayor of Youngtown 12030 Clubhouse Square Youngtown, Arizona 85363
Arizona Public Service Company Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (EWM)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
Senior Resident Inspector (NLS)
Branch Chief, DRP/D (LJS)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (JAC)
Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)
RITS Coordinator (NBH)
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/RA/
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END-OF-CYCLE MEETING ATTENDANCE (Enclosure 2)
LICENSEE/FACILITY APS/Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station DATE/TIME March 19, 2003; 7:00 PM (MST)
LOCATION Estrella Mountain Community College NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
ORGANIZATION Aubrey Godwin Arizona Radiation Regulation Agency John Rich Member of public Daniel Marks APS Ruth Ann Aud APS - ES Planner Craig K. Seaman APS - Director NA/RA David Mauldin APS - VP-Engineering and Support Randy Sorensen APS - Chemistry Department Leader John W. Vanpool Member of public Bill Wolfe APS Terry Schoech Member of public John Frunefield Member of public Bruce Nordstrom Member of public Dave Smith APS - Director of Operations Page 1 of 3
END-OF-CYCLE MEETING ATTENDANCE (Enclosure 2)
LICENSEE/FACILITY APS/Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station DATE/TIME March 19, 2003; 7:00 PM (MST)
LOCATION Estrella Mountain Community College NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
ORGANIZATION Chuck Zell APS-PV Work Management DC Gregg Overbeck APS Paul Crabtree El Paso Electric Co.
Darryl Henning West Valley View Newspaper A. K. Krainik APS M.D. Shea APS J.J. Compas Westinghouse Sheri Foote APS Jim Levine APS John Gaffney APS Guillerino L. Cortes P.E. Cortes Engineering Inc.
Judith S. Bell S.R.P. consumer William G. Pool Member of public Page 2 of 3
END-OF-CYCLE MEETING ATTENDANCE (Enclosure 2)
LICENSEE/FACILITY APS/Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station DATE/TIME March 19, 2003; 7:00 PM (MST)
LOCATION Estrella Mountain Community College NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
ORGANIZATION Javier Ramos Member of public Terry L. Radtke APS Director of Maintenance Page 3 of 3
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING MEETING Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV Region IV
Annual Licensee Assessment Meeting Annual Licensee Assessment Meeting
- Public forum to discuss licensee performance
- Licensee performance documented in Annual Assessment Letter
- Licensee responds to letter providing information related to improving their performance 2
NRC Meeting Guidelines NRC Meeting Guidelines
- Registration Table Registration Table
- Questions and Answers Questions and Answers
- Feedback Forms Feedback Forms
- Handouts Handouts 3
NRC PERFORMANCE GOALS NRC PERFORMANCE GOALS
- Maintain public safety and Maintain public safety and protect the environment protect the environment Enhance public confidence Enhance public confidence
- Improve:
Improve:
Effectiveness Effectiveness Efficiency Efficiency Realism of processes and decision making Realism of processes and decision making
- Reduce unnecessary regulatory Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden burden 4
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV Region IV 5
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 6
Meeting Agenda Meeting Agenda
- Regulatory Oversight Regulatory Oversight
- Findings and Assessments Findings and Assessments
- Additional Focus Areas Additional Focus Areas
- Questions and Answers Questions and Answers 7
2969 2344 2859 Headquarters - 2969 Regional - 2859 Resident - 2344 Overall NRC Effort Overall NRC Effort Total hours Total hours -- 8,172 8,172 8
Nuclear Reactor Regulation Nuclear Reactor Regulation Reviewed multiple license change Reviewed multiple license change requests requests Reviewed documentation on the Palo Reviewed documentation on the Palo Verde Independent Spent Fuel Storage Verde Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (
Facilities (ISFSFs ISFSFs))
2969 hours0.0344 days <br />0.825 hours <br />0.00491 weeks <br />0.00113 months <br /> expended in the above effort 2969 hours0.0344 days <br />0.825 hours <br />0.00491 weeks <br />0.00113 months <br /> expended in the above effort 9
Resident Inspectors Resident Inspectors Stationed at the plant Stationed at the plant Prompt response capability Prompt response capability 2344 hours0.0271 days <br />0.651 hours <br />0.00388 weeks <br />8.91892e-4 months <br /> of oversight 2344 hours0.0271 days <br />0.651 hours <br />0.00388 weeks <br />8.91892e-4 months <br /> of oversight 10
Regional Inspectors Regional Inspectors Specialized Specialized Inspection teams Inspection teams 2859 hours0.0331 days <br />0.794 hours <br />0.00473 weeks <br />0.00109 months <br /> of oversight 2859 hours0.0331 days <br />0.794 hours <br />0.00473 weeks <br />0.00109 months <br /> of oversight 11
Comprehensive Oversight Comprehensive Oversight Program Program NRCS NRCS Overall Overall Safety Safety Mission Mission PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS A RESULT OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATION Strategic Performance Strategic Performance Areas Areas REACTOR SAFETY RADIATION SAFETY PLANT SECURITY 12
Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance areas Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Significance Threshold Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Results Action Matrix Regulatory Response 13
Key Aspects of the Key Aspects of the Assessment Program Assessment Program
- Objective review of licensee performance Objective review of licensee performance
- Action Matrix identifies agency Action Matrix identifies agency response commensurate with safety response commensurate with safety significance:
significance:
- Increasing safety significance results in:
Increasing safety significance results in:
-- Increase levels of inspection Increase levels of inspection
-- Involvement of higher levels of NRC and Involvement of higher levels of NRC and Licensee Management Licensee Management
-- Increased regulatory action Increased regulatory action 14
Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE YELLOW YELLOW
-- very low very low GREEN GREEN
-- low to moderate low to moderate WHITE WHITE
-- substantial substantial
-- high high RED RED 15
Baseline Inspection Program Baseline Inspection Program
- Inspection reports describe significant Inspection reports describe significant findings and non findings and non--compliance compliance
- Inspection reports are publicly accessible Inspection reports are publicly accessible www.NRC.
www.NRC.gov gov/reading
/reading--rm rm//adams adams.html
.html 16
Performance Indicator Performance Indicator Program Program
- Licensee monitors key safety parameters Licensee monitors key safety parameters
- Data supplied to NRC quarterly Data supplied to NRC quarterly 17
Performance Indicators Performance Indicators Unplanned Scrams per 7000 critical hours Unplanned Scrams per 7000 critical hours 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 2Q/01 2Q/01 3Q/01 3Q/01 4Q/01 4Q/01 00 Thresholds:
Thresholds:
White White >3.0,
>3.0, Yellow >6.0, Yellow >6.0, Red Red >25.0 55
>25.0 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 Indicator value Indicator value 1450.1 1450.1 2136.0 2136.0 2184.0 2184.0 Critical hours Critical hours 11 00 00 Actual scrams Actual scrams 4Q/02 4Q/02 3Q/02 3Q/02 2Q/02 2Q/02 Unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours Unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours
Assessment Results and Performance Assessment Results and Performance Indicators Indicators
- Performance indicator results and other Performance indicator results and other assessment information available on the assessment information available on the NRCs NRCs public web site:
public web site:
www.NRC.
www.NRC.gov gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
PALO1/palo1_chart.html PALO1/palo1_chart.html www.NRC.
www.NRC.gov gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
PALO2/palo2_chart.html PALO2/palo2_chart.html www.NRC.
www.NRC.gov gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/
PALO3/palo3_chart.html PALO3/palo3_chart.html 19
Event Follow Event Follow--up and up and Supplemental Inspections Supplemental Inspections
- Review events for significance Review events for significance
- Follow Follow--up significant inspection findings up significant inspection findings
- Determine causes of performance declines Determine causes of performance declines
- Provide for graduated response Provide for graduated response 20
Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process Licensee safety performance is monitored by:
Licensee safety performance is monitored by:
- performance indicators performance indicators
- evaluating inspection findings evaluating inspection findings Safety performance letter written every six Safety performance letter written every six months months Public meetings on annual basis Public meetings on annual basis www.NRC.
www.NRC.gov gov/reading
/reading--rm rm//adams adams.html
.html 21
Plant Safety Plant Safety Performance Summary Performance Summary 22
Inspection Results Inspection Results
- NRC and Licensee identified inspection findings NRC and Licensee identified inspection findings were of very low safety significance were of very low safety significance
- Inspection results within the Licensee Response Inspection results within the Licensee Response Band Band
- No special or supplemental inspections No special or supplemental inspections necessary necessary 23
Performance Indicator Performance Indicator Results Results All performance indicators within the All performance indicators within the Licensee Response Band Licensee Response Band 24
Assessment Conclusion Assessment Conclusion Licensee effectively managed:
Licensee effectively managed:
-- Reactor safety Reactor safety
-- Radiation safety Radiation safety
-- Plant security Plant security Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station operated in a manner that protected operated in a manner that protected the health and safety of the public the health and safety of the public 25
ROP Action Matrix Summary for 2002 ROP Action Matrix Summary for 2002 0
1 2
5 13 Region IV 0
3 7
33 59 Nationwide Unacceptable Performance Multiple/
Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Degraded Cornerstone Regulatory Licensee
Response
26
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 27
Additional Focus Areas Additional Focus Areas
- NRC Responds As NRC Responds As--Needed Needed
- Mandate Licensee Actions Mandate Licensee Actions
- Implement Emergency Response Implement Emergency Response 28
Nuclear Industry Issues Nuclear Industry Issues
- Potential Reactor Vessel Head Degradation Potential Reactor Vessel Head Degradation
- Security at Nuclear Power Plants Security at Nuclear Power Plants 29
Reactor Vessel Head Degradation Reactor Vessel Head Degradation
- Wastage found on Davis Wastage found on Davis--Besse Besse reactor vessel head reactor vessel head
- Inspections required by Bulletins Inspections required by Bulletins
- Lessons Learned Lessons Learned
- Order Issued Order Issued 30
Reactor Vessel Head Degradation Reactor Vessel Head Degradation
- NRC monitored Palo Verde reactor vessel NRC monitored Palo Verde reactor vessel head inspection during Unit 1 and Unit 2 head inspection during Unit 1 and Unit 2 Outages Outages
- Reactor vessel head did not have Reactor vessel head did not have wastage wastage
- Unit 3 reactor vessel head considered Unit 3 reactor vessel head considered low risk and will be inspected in April low risk and will be inspected in April 31
Security at Nuclear Power Plants Security at Nuclear Power Plants
- NRC created Office of Nuclear Security NRC created Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response and Incident Response
-- Provides more efficient counterpart to Office Provides more efficient counterpart to Office of Homeland Security of Homeland Security
- Top Top--to to--bottom review of Security bottom review of Security Program Initiated Program Initiated 32
Security at Nuclear Power Plants Security at Nuclear Power Plants
- Issuance of Orders/Interim Compensatory Measures (ICM)
Security at Nuclear Power Plants Security at Nuclear Power Plants
- Pending Orders on fatigue/guard training
- Initiation of pilot Force-on-Force Exercise
- NRC working with FAA has prohibited planes from circling or loitering above nuclear power plants
- Has expanded involvement with other federal Has expanded involvement with other federal agencies agencies 34
Threat Advisory and Protective Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System Measures System
- communicates threats affecting NRC licensees communicates threats affecting NRC licensees
- corresponds to color corresponds to color--coded Homeland Security coded Homeland Security Presidential Directive Presidential Directive
- Identifies specific actions to be taken by NRC Identifies specific actions to be taken by NRC licensees for each threat level licensees for each threat level 35
Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC
- Report an Report an Emergency Emergency: :
(301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (collect) 5100 (collect)
- Report a Report a Safety Concern Safety Concern::
(800) 695 (800) 695--7403 or Allegation@
7403 or Allegation@nrc nrc..gov gov
- General Information or questions:
General Information or questions:
www.
www.nrc nrc..gov gov Select What we do for Public Affairs Select What we do for Public Affairs