ML031130024

Annual Assessment Meeting Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Presentation Slides

ML031130024
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Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	04/16/2003
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Annual Assessment Meeting WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission APRIL 16, 2003

Annual Licensee Assessment Meeting mA public forum for discussion of the licensee' s performance as outlined in the NRC's Annual Assess ment Letter

• Provide licensee with an opportunity to respond to the information in the Assessment Letter

NRC Performance Goals

• Maintain safety and protect the environment

• Enhance public confidence

• Improve effectiven ess, efficiency, and realism of process es and decision making

• Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Strategic Performance Areas Cornerstones

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HUMAN ----------------- SAFETY CONSCIOUS WORK -------------------- PROBLEM -------------------

PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT IDENTIFICATION AND RESULUlTIUN Cross-Cutting Areas

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas II Safety Cornerstones Inspection Results Significance Threshold N%

Acti.Con Matrix 000 I t0:1 e0 l Regulatory Response

Key Aspects of the Assessment Program

• Objective review of licensee performance

• "Action Matrix" identifies agency response commensurate with safety significance

• Increasing safety significance results in:

- Increased levels of inspection

- Involvement of higher levels of NRC and Licensee management

- Increased regulatory action

• Plant specific assessment information on NRC public web site:

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

actionmatrixsummary .html

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT NRC Inspection Activities in 2002

• Baseline inspection

• Security interim compensatory measures

• Unit 2 layup inspection

• Special Inspection for Hydro Unit Fire

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT Performance Summary Preserved public health and safety

• All cornerston e objectives fully met

• All Performance Indicators and Inspection Findings were Green E In Licensee Response Column for all four quarters

• Perform baseline inspection program plus:

- Unit 2 layup inspection

- Reactor head inspection Interim compensatory measures (ICM) nspections

End-of-Year 2002 Performance Summary Performance Indicators Watts Bar Nuclear Plant : Licensee Response Column Performance Indicators

End-of-Year 2002 Performance Summary Inspection Findings Watts Bar Nuclear Plant: Licensee Response Column Most Significant Inspection Findings 4Qr2002 E

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ROP Action Matrix Summary for 2002

• Column 1 - Licensee Response

• Column 2 - Regulatory Response

• Column 3 - Degraded Cornerstone

• Column 4 - Multiple/ Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone

• Column 5 - Unacceptable Performance (Nationwide number does not contain Davis Besse)

Security & Safeguards Update

• Creation of Office of Nuclear Sec urity and Incident Response

• Top-to-Bottom Review of Security Program Initiated I

issuance of Orders/ Interim Compensatory Measu res (ICM)

• Verification of Licensee Actions on ICM

Security & Safeguards Update

• Proposed Revision s to Design Basis Threat

• Pending Orders on Fatigue/Guard Training

• Initiation of Pilot Force-on-Force Exercise Program

Contacts for additional information for:

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

• Regional Public Affairs Officer:

• Name: Kenneth M. Clark

• Phone: 404-562-4416

• State Liaison Officer:

• Name: Robert E. Trojanowski

• Phone: 404-562-4427

• Branch Chief:

• Name: Stephen J. Cahill

• Phone: 404-562-4520

• Senior Resident Inspector:

• Name: Thomas Morrissey

. Phone: 423-365-5487

Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

' (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern:

• (800) 695-7403

• Allegation@ nrc.gov

• General information or questions

• www.nrc.gov

• Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs

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___ lSafety Performance None Branch Chief (BC) or RA (or EDO) Meet with Commission meeting Regulatory Performance Division Director (DD) Meet DD or Regional Administrator Senior Licensee with Senior Licensee Meeting L censee(RA) with Meet Licensee ee Management Management wU Licensee cumulative roof U) cause evaluation with z Licensee root cause Licensee cumulative root consideration of a o Licensee Action Licensee Corrective Action evaluation and corrective cause evaluation with NRC Performance action with NRC Oversight Oversight Improvement Plan with W UlN P yvsight cc mean Risk-informed Baseline Baseline and supplemental Baseline and supplemental supplemental inspection NRC Inspection Inspection Program inspection procedure 95001 inspection procedure 95002 procedure 95003

.-1 CFR 2.204 DFI Order to Modify, Supplemental inspection only Supplemental inspection only -10 CFR 50.54(f) Letter Suspend, or Revoke Regulatory Actions 1 None - CAL/Order Licensed Activities Z BC or DD review/sign RA review/sign o Assessment Letters assessment report (w/ DD review/sign assessment RA review/sign assessment assessment report (w/

ef inspection plan) report (w/ inspection plan) report (w/ inspection plan) inspection plan) l SRI or BC Meet with BC or DID Meet with Licensee RA (or DID) Discuss RA or EDO Discuss z Annual Public Meeting Licensee Performance with Licensee Performance with Senior Licensee Management l l Commission Meeting o Commission Involvement None None None Plant discussed at MRM with Senior Licensee o Management INCREASING SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE Note 1: The regulatory actions for plants inthe 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.