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Meeting Summary for Annual Performance Assessment for River Bend Station
ML031400360
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Site: River Bend Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 04/17/2003
From: Graves D
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To: Hinnenkamp P
Entergy Operations
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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 Gail Good Acting Deputy Director Gail Good Acting Deputy Director Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Projects David Graves Chief, Project Branch B David Graves Chief, Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Division of Reactor Projects Peter Alter Senior Resident Inspector Peter Alter Senior Resident Inspector River Bend Station River Bend Station Michael Miller Resident Inspector Michael Miller Resident Inspector River Bend Station River Bend Station

Meeting Agenda Meeting Agenda

    • Regulatory Oversight Regulatory Oversight
    • Findings and Assessments Findings and Assessments
    • Nuclear Industry Issues Nuclear Industry Issues
    • 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 Assessment program triggers regulatory actions 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 Physical Protection Cornerstones Cornerstones Barrier Integrity Emergency Preparedness Public Occupational

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

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

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/RBS1/rbs1_chart.html ASSESS/RBS1/rbs1_chart.html

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

0 1

0 Critical Hours 2160 2115 2148 2209 Indicator Value 0.9 0

0.8 0.8

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 Focuses on safety--significant significant::

-- Systems Systems

-- Components Components

-- Activities Activities

-- Events Events

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

Inspection Reports Inspection Reports

    • Describe findings and non Describe findings and non--compliance compliance
    • Publicly accessible Publicly accessible www.NRC.gov/reading www.NRC.gov/reading--rm rm//adams adams.html

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Resident Inspectors Resident Inspectors Stationed at the plant Stationed at the plant Prompt response capability Prompt response capability Over 2700 hours0.0313 days <br />0.75 hours <br />0.00446 weeks <br />0.00103 months <br /> of oversight Over 2700 hours0.0313 days <br />0.75 hours <br />0.00446 weeks <br />0.00103 months <br /> of oversight

Regional Inspectors Regional Inspectors Specialized Specialized Inspection teams Inspection teams Over 1800 hours0.0208 days <br />0.5 hours <br />0.00298 weeks <br />6.849e-4 months <br /> of oversight Over 1800 hours0.0208 days <br />0.5 hours <br />0.00298 weeks <br />6.849e-4 months <br /> of oversight

3020 2720 1887 Headquarters - 3020 Regional - 1887 Resident - 2720 Overall NRC Effort Overall NRC Effort Total hours Total hours -- 7627 7627

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 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 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.

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

    • Two special inspections Two special inspections conducted conducted
    • Inspection findings were of low to Inspection findings were of low to moderate and very low safety moderate and very low safety significance significance

White Finding White Finding

    • Failure to meet planning standard Failure to meet planning standard
    • Moderate safety significance Moderate safety significance
    • Supplemental Inspection performed Supplemental Inspection performed

Assessment Results Assessment Results

    • Licensee performance was in Licensee performance was in the Regulatory Response the Regulatory Response Column Column

Assessment Conclusions Assessment Conclusions

    • Public health and safety assured Public health and safety assured
    • Strategic Area objectives fully met Strategic Area objectives fully met

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 Risk--informed Programs 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 (800) 695--7403 or Allegation@nrc.

7403 or Allegation@nrc.gov gov

    • Report an Report an Emergency Emergency: :

(301) 816 (301) 816--5100 (collect) 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 Phone: (817) 860 -- 8128 8128

    • State State Liason Liason Officer Officer

-- William (Bill) Maier William (Bill) Maier

-- Phone: (817) 860 Phone: (817) 860 -- 8267 8267

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