ML031530694
| ML031530694 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 04/17/2003 |
| From: | Heacock D Dominion |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML031530694 (12) | |
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RIC 2003 RIC 2003 International Experience International Experience Session T Session T--13 13 David A. Heacock, Site Vice President North Anna Power Station - Dominion Generation April 17, 2003 North Anna Power Station OSART International Experience
2 North Anna Power Station North Anna Power Station OSART OSART International Experience International Experience
3 OSART Program OSART Program Purpose Purpose
To assist Member States in enhancing the To assist Member States in enhancing the operational safety of individual plants operational safety of individual plants
To promote the continuous development of To promote the continuous development of operational safety within all Member States by operational safety within all Member States by the dissemination of information on good the dissemination of information on good practices practices
4 Objectives Objectives
Provide an objective assessment of some key Provide an objective assessment of some key operational safety areas with respect to operational safety areas with respect to proven international performance and proven international performance and practices practices
providing written recommendations where providing written recommendations where performance or practices should be improved performance or practices should be improved
providing written suggestions where providing written suggestions where performance could be enhanced performance could be enhanced
identifying good practices identifying good practices OSART Program OSART Program
5
Create an exchange of information and Create an exchange of information and experience between team and plant experience between team and plant counterparts to:
counterparts to:
provide plant with informal assistance and advice provide plant with informal assistance and advice
broaden team members experience and broaden team members experience and knowledge knowledge
train team members in a review methodology that train team members in a review methodology that will enhance their management skills will enhance their management skills
Disseminate information of OSART missions Disseminate information of OSART missions including good practices to all Member States including good practices to all Member States OSART Program OSART Program
6 OSART Review OSART Review
North Anna Inspection Period was 01/10/00 to North Anna Inspection Period was 01/10/00 to 02/10/00 02/10/00 11 Reviewers, 1 Host Peer, and 3 Observers 11 Reviewers, 1 Host Peer, and 3 Observers
Follow Follow--up Inspection was 04/08/02 to 04/12/02 up Inspection was 04/08/02 to 04/12/02 4 Reviewers 4 Reviewers
7 OSART Review Areas OSART Review Areas
Management Organization & Administration Management Organization & Administration (3 Issues, 2 GPs)
(3 Issues, 2 GPs)
Training & Qualification Training & Qualification (2 Issues, 3 GPs)
(2 Issues, 3 GPs)
Operations Operations (6 Issues, 1 GP)
(6 Issues, 1 GP)
Maintenance Maintenance (3 Issues, 1 GP)
(3 Issues, 1 GP)
8 OSART Review Areas OSART Review Areas
Technical Support Technical Support (4 Issues, 2 GPs)
(4 Issues, 2 GPs)
Radiation Protection Radiation Protection (3 Issues, 1 GP)
(3 Issues, 1 GP)
Chemistry Chemistry (1 Issue, 1 GP)
(1 Issue, 1 GP)
Emergency Planning & Preparedness Emergency Planning & Preparedness (4 Issues, 1 GP)
(4 Issues, 1 GP)
9 OSART Finding OSART Finding Examples Examples
Administrative procedure process is Administrative procedure process is voluminous and complex voluminous and complex
Indications of a lack of attention to detail in Indications of a lack of attention to detail in maintenance and industrial safety maintenance and industrial safety
Aging and obsolescence factors Aging and obsolescence factors
Little resource margin to absorb increased Little resource margin to absorb increased demands demands
10 OSART Finding OSART Finding Example Example
Adoption of individual dose limits as specified in Adoption of individual dose limits as specified in ICRP 60 ICRP 60
Some shortfalls in the Emergency Planning area Some shortfalls in the Emergency Planning area related to off related to off--site emergency planning, TSC site emergency planning, TSC attributes, and field monitoring team training attributes, and field monitoring team training
11 OSART Experience OSART Experience Pros Pros
International perspective International perspective
Differs from INPO E&A Differs from INPO E&A
Bye on INPO E&A Bye on INPO E&A
Focus on Operational Safety Culture Focus on Operational Safety Culture
12 OSART Experience OSART Experience Cons Cons
Management Intrusive Management Intrusive 14 visitors being escorted by Managers for 3 14 visitors being escorted by Managers for 3 weeks weeks
Not performance based Not performance based -- cultural based cultural based
International Standards not documented International Standards not documented
Bye from INPO E&A Bye from INPO E&A -- Increases exposure for Increases exposure for next E&A period next E&A period