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Summary of Annual Performance Assessment Meeting with Union Electric Company Re Safety Performance at Callaway Plant Between 01/01/2002 & 12/31/2002
ML031070127
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Site: Callaway Ameren icon.png
Issue date: 04/09/2003
From: Graves D
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To: Randolph G
Union Electric Co
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April 9, 2003 Garry L. Randolph, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING FOR CALLAWAY PLANT

Dear Mr. Randolph:

This refers to the meeting conducted in Jefferson City, Missouri, on April 1, 2003, to discuss the safety performance at Callaway Plant between January 1 and December 31, 2002.

Topics discussed during the meeting included the Reactor Oversight Process, the safety performance at Callaway Plant, nuclear industry issues, and other topics that may have been of interest to the local area residents. Members of the public present at the meeting were allowed to ask questions and comment on the proceedings.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David N. Graves, Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-483 License: NPF-30

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List
2. Presentation

Union Electric Company cc:

Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.

19041 Raines Drive Derwood, Maryland 20855 John ONeill, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 Mark A. Reidmeyer, Regional Regulatory Affairs Supervisor Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Manager - Electric Department Missouri Public Service Commission 301 W. High P.O. Box 360 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Rick A. Muench, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Dan I. Bolef, President Kay Drey, Representative Board of Directors Coalition for the Environment 6267 Delmar Boulevard University City, Missouri 63130 Manager Quality Assurance AmerenUE P.O. Box 620

Union Electric Company Fulton, Missouri 65251 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Scott Clardy, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0570 Manager Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Technical Services Branch Chief FEMA Region VII 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2670 David E. Shafer Superintendent, Licensing Regulatory Affairs AmerenUE P.O. Box 66149, MC 470 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6149 Mr. Tim Diemler Emergency Preparedness Director Callaway County/Fulton P.O. Box 817 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Mr. Lee Fritz Presiding Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East Fifth Street Fulton, Missouri 65251 Mr. Robert Rankin Eastern District Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East Fifth Street

Union Electric Company Fulton, Missouri 65251 Mr. Rodney Garnett Western District Commissioner Callaway County Courthouse 10 East Fifth Street Fulton, Missouri 65251 The Honorable Robert Craghead Mayor of Fulton Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Mr. William Johnson Fulton City Administrator Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Mr. Steve Myers Chief of Police Fulton City Hall P.O. Box 130 Fulton, Missouri 65251 Mr. Dennis Crane Sheriff, Callaway County P.O. Box 817 Fulton, Missouri 65251 The Honorable Tom Shackelford Mayor of Mokane P.O. Box 41 Mokane, Missouri 65059 Mr. Richard Hudson Emergency Management Director Gasconade County Courthouse P.O. Box 295 Hermann, Missouri 65041 Mr. Ron Jost Presiding Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street

Union Electric Company Hermann, Missouri 65041 Mr. Max Aubuchon Northern District Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 Mr. Jerry Lairmore Southern District Commissioner Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 Mr. Glenn Ebker Sheriff, Gasconade County Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 Ms. Fay Owsley Gasconade County Public Administrator Gasconade County Courthouse 119 East First Street Hermann, Missouri 65041 The Honorable Samuel Birk Mayor of Morrison Route #1 Morrison, Missouri 65061 Mr. Bob Bishop Emergency Management Director Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 Mr. Charles Korman Presiding Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 Mr. Rich Daniels First District Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse

Union Electric Company 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 Mr. John Noltensmeyer Second District Commissioner Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 Mr. Robert Davis Sheriff, Montgomery County Montgomery County Courthouse 211 East Third Montgomery City, Missouri 63361 The Honorable Steve Wehrle Mayor of Rhineland P.O. Box 384 Rhineland, Missouri 65069 Mr. Bradley Strope Emergency Management Director Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 1011 Linn, Missouri 65051 Mr. Russell J. Scheulen Presiding Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 Mr. Jerry G. Wolfe First District Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 Mr. Daryl L. Luecke Second District Commissioner Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 Mr. Carl Fowler Sheriff, Osage County

Union Electric Company Osage County Courthouse P.O. Box 826 Linn, Missouri 65051 The Honorable Vernon McKague Mayor of Chamois Star Route Chamois, Missouri 65024 Mr. Jack Colley, State Coordinator Division of Emergency Managemnt Texas Department of Public Safety Box 4087, 5805 North Lamar Blvd.

Austin, Texas 78773-0220 Mr. Roger Mulder State Energy Conversation Office P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78774 Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 W. 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3189

Union Electric Company Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (EWM)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (MSP)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAK1)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

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4/9/03 4/9/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MEETING MEETING Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV Region IV

NRC Meeting Purpose NRC Meeting Purpose

  • Meeting with Licensee and Public Meeting with Licensee and Public
    • Inform Public of Plant Performance Inform Public of Plant Performance

NRC Meeting Guidelines NRC Meeting Guidelines

  • Registration Table Registration Table
    • Handouts Handouts
    • Feedback Forms Feedback Forms
    • Questions and Answers Questions and Answers

NRC PERFORMANCE GOALS NRC PERFORMANCE GOALS

    • Maintain public safety and protect the Maintain public safety and protect the environment 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 burden Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

NRC Personnel NRC Personnel Ellis Ellis Merschoff Merschoff Regional Administrator, RIV Regional Administrator, RIV David Graves David Graves Chief, Project Branch B Chief, Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Projects Michael Peck Senior Resident Inspector Michael Peck Senior Resident Inspector Callaway Plant Callaway Plant

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

NRC Oversight Activities NRC Oversight Activities

    • Provide assurance plants are:

Provide assurance plants are:

--Operating safely Operating safely

--Complying with regulations Complying with regulations

    • Based on a logical and sound framework Based on a logical and sound framework
    • Inspections focused on key safety areas Inspections focused on key safety areas
    • Objective indicators of performance Objective indicators of performance
    • Assessment program triggers regulatory actions Assessment program triggers regulatory actions

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 Initiating Events Mitigation Systems Barrier Integrity Emergency Preparedness Public Occupational Physical Protection Cornerstones Cornerstones

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

Reactor Oversight Process Reactor Oversight Process YELLOW YELLOW GREEN GREEN WHITE WHITE RED RED SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE

- Very low

- Very low

- Low to moderate

- Low to moderate

- Substantial

- Substantial

- High

- High

Performance Indicator Performance Indicator Program Program

    • Licensee monitors key safety Licensee monitors key safety parameters parameters
    • Data supplied to NRC quarterly Data supplied to NRC quarterly
    • Reviewed by Inspectors Reviewed by Inspectors

Performance Indicators Performance Indicators

    • Performance indicator results and Performance indicator results and other assessment information other assessment information available on the available on the NRCs NRCs public web site:

public web site:

www.NRC.

www.NRC.gov gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/

/NRR/OVERSIGHT/

ASSESS/CALL/call_chart.html ASSESS/CALL/call_chart.html

Performance Indicators Performance Indicators 1Q/02 2Q/02 3Q/02 4Q/02 Unplanned Scrams 0

0 0

1 Critical Hours 1840 2183 2208 1323 Indicator Value 0

0 0

0.9

Baseline Inspection Program Baseline Inspection Program

    • Gathers objective evidence of plant safety Gathers objective evidence of plant safety
    • Conducted at all plants Conducted at all plants
    • Focuses on safety-significant Focuses on safety-significant::

-- Systems Systems

-- Components Components

-- Activities Activities

-- Events Events

Event Follow-up and Event Follow-up and Supplemental Inspections Supplemental Inspections

    • Review events for significance Review events for significance
    • Follow-up significant inspection findings Follow-up significant inspection findings
    • Determine causes of performance declines Determine causes of performance declines
    • Provide for graduated response Provide for graduated response

Inspection Reports Inspection Reports

    • Describe findings and non-compliances Describe findings and non-compliances
    • Publicly accessible Publicly accessible www.NRC.

www.NRC.gov gov/reading-

/reading-rm rm//adams adams.html

.html

Resident Inspectors Resident Inspectors Stationed at the plant Stationed at the plant Prompt response capability Prompt response capability Over 2600 hours0.0301 days <br />0.722 hours <br />0.0043 weeks <br />9.893e-4 months <br /> of oversight Over 2600 hours0.0301 days <br />0.722 hours <br />0.0043 weeks <br />9.893e-4 months <br /> of oversight

Regional Inspectors Regional Inspectors Specialized Specialized Inspection teams Inspection teams Over 2400 hours0.0278 days <br />0.667 hours <br />0.00397 weeks <br />9.132e-4 months <br /> of oversight Over 2400 hours0.0278 days <br />0.667 hours <br />0.00397 weeks <br />9.132e-4 months <br /> of oversight

1316 2649 2418 Headquarters - 1315 Regional - 2418 Resident - 2649 Overall NRC Effort Overall NRC Effort Total hours - 6383 Total hours - 6383

Key Aspects of the Key Aspects of the Assessment Program Assessment Program

    • Objective review of licensee performance Objective review of licensee performance
    • Action Matrix to determine agency Action Matrix to determine agency response in three areas:

response in three areas:

-- Inspection Inspection

-- Management Involvement Management Involvement

-- Regulatory Actions Regulatory Actions

    • Plant specific assessment letters Plant specific assessment letters
    • Information on NRC public web site Information on NRC public web site

ACTION MATRIX ACTION MATRIX INCREASING SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE Licensee

Response

Column Note 1: The regulatory actions for plants in the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone column are not mandatory agency actions. However, the regional office should consider each of these regulatory actions when significant new information regarding licensee performance becomes available.

Degraded Cornerstone Column Regulatory Response Column COMMUNICATION

RESPONSE

RESULTS Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column Unacceptable Performance Column All Assessment Inputs (Performance Indicators (PIs) and Inspection Findings Green; Cornerstone Objectives fully met Regulatory Performance Meeting Licensee Action NRC Inspection Regulatory Actions1 Assessment Letters Annual Public Meeting Commission Involvement None Licensee Corrective Action Risk-Informed Baseline Inspection Program None BC or DD review/sign Assessment report (w/ inspection plan)

SRI or BC meet with Licensee None One or Two White Inputs (in different cornerstones) in a Strategic Performance Area; Cornerstone Objectives fully met Branch Chief (BC) or Division Director (DD) meet with Licensee Licensee root cause Evaluation and corrective Action with NRC oversight Baseline and supplemental inspection procedure 95001 Supplemental inspection only DD review/sign assess-ment report (w/ inspection plan)

BC or DD meet with Licensee None One Degraded Cornerstone (2 White inputs or 1 Yellow Input) or any 3 White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area; Cornerstone Objectives met with moderated degradation in safety performance DD or Regional Administrator (RA) meet with Licensee Licensee cumulative root cause evaluation with NRC oversight Baseline and supplemental inspection procedure 95002 Supplemental inspection only RA reviews/sign assess-ment report (w/ inspection plan)

RA (or designee) discuss performance with Licensee None Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or 1 Red Input; Cornerstone Objectives met with longstanding issues or Significant degradation in Safety performance RA (or EDO) meet with Senior Licensee Management Licensee Performance Improvement Plan with NRC oversight Baseline and supplemental inspection procedure 95003

-10 CFR 2.204 DFI

-10 CFR 50.54(f) Letter

-CAL/Order RA review/sign assessment report (w inspection plan)

EDO discuss performance with Senior Licensee Management Plant discussed at AARM Overall Unacceptable Performance; plants not permitted to operate within this band, Unacceptable Margin to Safety Commission meeting With Senior Licensee Management Order to modify, Suspend, or revoke licensed activities Commission Meeting with Senior Licensee Management

ROP Action Matrix ROP Action Matrix Summary for 2002 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

Does not include Davis Besse

Plant Performance Plant Performance Summary Summary

Performance Indicator Performance Indicator Results Results

    • All performance indicators within the All performance indicators within the Licensee Response Band Licensee Response Band

Inspection Results Inspection Results

    • Problem Identification and Resolution Problem Identification and Resolution substantive cross-cutting issue substantive cross-cutting issue

White Finding White Finding

    • Failed to promptly identify and Failed to promptly identify and correct a significant condition correct a significant condition adverse to quality adverse to quality
    • Moderate safety significance Moderate safety significance

Cross-cutting Issue Cross-cutting Issue

    • NRC identified adverse trend NRC identified adverse trend

- Problem Identification and

- Problem Identification and Resolution Resolution

Problem Identification Problem Identification and Resolution and Resolution

    • Several issues contributed to Several issues contributed to the White finding and multiple the White finding and multiple Green findings Green findings

Assessment Results Assessment Results

    • Began assessment period in Began assessment period in Degraded Cornerstone Column Degraded Cornerstone Column
    • Ended assessment period in Ended assessment period in Regulatory Response Column Regulatory Response Column
    • Substantive cross-cutting issue in Substantive cross-cutting issue in PI&R - Additional PI&R inspection PI&R - Additional PI&R inspection

Assessment Conclusions Assessment Conclusions

    • Public health and safety assured Public health and safety assured
    • Strategic Area objectives met with Strategic Area objectives met with moderate degradation in safety moderate degradation in safety performance performance
    • Performance issues warrant Performance issues warrant additional inspection additional inspection

LICENSEE RESPONSE LICENSEE RESPONSE

Nuclear Industry Issues Nuclear Industry Issues

    • Reactor Vessel Head Degradation Reactor Vessel Head Degradation
    • Power Plant Security Power Plant Security

Reactor Vessel Head Degradation Reactor Vessel Head Degradation

    • Head inspection order issued Head inspection order issued
    • Inspections conducted Inspections conducted

Power Plant Security Power Plant Security

    • Expanded involvement with other Expanded involvement with other agencies agencies
    • Threat advisory and protective Threat advisory and protective measures system measures system
    • Two orders issued Two orders issued

LICENSEE RESPONSE LICENSEE RESPONSE

Summary Summary

    • Risk-informed Programs Risk-informed Programs
    • Flexible/Predictable Response Flexible/Predictable Response
    • Public Safety Assured Public Safety Assured

Contacting the NRC Contacting the NRC

    • Report a Report a Safety Concern Safety Concern::

(800) 695-7403 or Allegation@

(800) 695-7403 or Allegation@nrc nrc..gov gov

    • Report an Report an Emergency Emergency::

(301) 816-5100 (collect)

(301) 816-5100 (collect)

    • 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

Contacts for Additional Information Contacts for Additional Information

  • Regional Public Affairs Officer Regional Public Affairs Officer

- Victor

- Victor Dricks Dricks

- Phone: (817) 860 - 8128

- Phone: (817) 860 - 8128

    • State State Liason Liason Officer Officer

- William (Bill) Maier

- William (Bill) Maier

- Phone: (817) 860 - 8267

- Phone: (817) 860 - 8267

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