ML032650479
| ML032650479 | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 09/11/2003 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC/RGN-III |
| To: | NRC/RGN-III |
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September 11, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO:
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel FROM:
John A. Grobe, Chairman, Davis-Besse Oversight Panel /RA/
SUBJECT:
MINUTES OF INTERNAL MEETING OF THE DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL The implementation of the IMC 0350 process for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station was announced on April 29, 2002. An internal panel meeting was held on July 29, 2003. Attached for your information are the minutes from the internal meeting of the Davis-Besse Oversight Panel and the Open Action Items List.
Attachments: As stated cc w/att:
H. Nieh, OEDO J. Dyer, RIII J. Caldwell, RIII R. Gardner, DRS B. Clayton, EICS G. Wright, DRP DB0350
MEMORANDUM TO:
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel FROM:
John A. Grobe, Chairman, Davis-Besse Oversight Panel
SUBJECT:
MINUTES OF INTERNAL MEETING OF THE DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL The implementation of the IMC 0350 process for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station was announced on April 29, 2002. An internal panel meeting was held on July 29, 2003. Attached for your information are the minutes from the internal meeting of the Davis-Besse Oversight Panel and the Open Action Items List.
Attachments: As stated cc w/att:
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MEETING MINUTES:
Internal IMC 0350 Oversight Panel Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station DATE:
July 29, 2003 TIME:
1:00 p.m. Central ATTENDEES:
J. Grobe D. Passehl S. Thomas J. Rutkowski C. Lipa J. Hopkins M. Phillips B. Ruland A. Mendiola Agenda Items:
1.
Discuss/Approve Todays Agenda The Panel approved the agenda, but modified the order of presentations. THE APPROVED AGENDA REFLECTS THE ORDER LISTED IN THESE MINUTES.
2.
Discuss Plant Status and Inspector Insights and Emergent Issues List Mr. Rutkowski led a discussion on plant status and inspector insights and emergent issues. The Panel determined that the licensee's letter on the NOP test should be a new emergent issue. Mr. Grobe led a discussion of the high pressure injection (HPI) pump status, topics for upcoming public meetings, status of NRC Office of Investigations (OI) review, status of the preliminary Yellow finding related to the emergency core cooling system (ECCS) sump, status of the corrective action team inspection, status of the decay heat pit, potentially newsworthy licensee event reports (LERs), a reactor coolant pump (RCP) allegation, and the upcoming midcycle review.
3.
Discuss SERPs/Enforcement Ms. Lipa led a discussion significance and enforcement review panel activities, including the strategy for conducting the SERP on the HPI Pump bearing issue. The Panel's goal is to conduct the SERP on August 21, 2003.
4.
Discuss Strategy for Engaging Davis-Besse on Safety Culture Issues Mr. Grobe led a discussion on the strategy for engaging Davis-Besse on safety culture issues. The goals would be to (1) ensure that the licensee resolves issues from G.
Wright's inspection team; (2) that the individual department issues that were colored red and yellow from the latest internal safety culture survey are captured and assessed collectively; and (3) that the licensee think about their restart criteria and decide whether changes are necessary. Messrs. Grobe and Wright plan to visit Davis-Besse on August 1, 2003, to further discuss this issue.
5.
Discuss Section B5 through B8 of Panel Process Plan Mr. Passehl led a discussion of Section B5 through B8 of Panel Process Plan and will incorporate the Panels comments.
6.
Discuss New Allegations M. Phillips led a discussion on one new allegation that was received.
7.
Discuss Allegation RIII-2003-A-0088 M. Phillips informed the panel that NRC was planning an inspection to address this allegation and that there are no concerns with completing the inspection prior to plant restart.
8.
Discuss Any Allegations for Which an Extension Was Requested Mr. Phillips informed that Panel that there were no allegations for which an extension was requested.
9.
Discuss Status of Confirmatory Action Letter - Quarantine Condition Closure Status Ms. Lipa informed the Panel that a revision to the Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) is in progress to address CAL Issue 1, "Quarantine components or other material from the RPV head and CRDM nozzle penetrations that are deemed necessary to fully address the root cause of the occurrence of degradation of the leaking penetrations. Prior to implementation, plans for further inspection and data gathering to support determination of the root cause will be provided to the NRC for review and comment."
10.
Discuss Action Items The Panel reviewed all the open Action Items and had the following comments:
Item 136 (Open) - NRR acceptance of NOP criteria and method Licensees letter providing basis for bottom head nozzles not being cracked was received.
11.
Discuss New/Potential Licensing Issues Mr. Hopkins informed that Panel that there were no new licensing issues. Mr. Hopkins mentioned that the licensee may submit a Licensing Amendment Request (LAR) to revise the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR) as a result of modifying auto transfer of 13.8 kV busses to an alignment where both 13.8 kV busses are powered from a single startup transformer.
12.
Discuss Status of Inspection Issues Mr. Grobe led a discussion of the status of inspection issues, including the normal operating pressure (NOP) test License Amendment and acceptance criteria; HPI pump modification Task interface Agreement and inspection approach; Corrective Action Team Inspection status, and an 10 CFR 50 Appendix R exemption issue.
13.
Discuss Items for Licensee Weekly Calls The Panel discussed items for the weekly calls with the licensee.
14.
Discuss/Update Milestones and Commitments The Panel reviewed and discussed upcoming milestones and commitments.
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 24a Discuss making information related to HQ/licensee calls publicly available Panel Discuss by June 30, after safety significance assessment complete; 6/27 - Invite Bateman to panel mtg. To discuss what else is needed to closeout the CAL (i.e. quarantine plan); 7/2 - NRR not yet ready to discuss; 7/16 - See if procedures have changed on CAL closeout - does JD need to send letter?; 7/18 - Discussed
- is there an applicable regional procedure?; 8/6 - Discussed. Need to determine the final approach on the core removed from the head and the final approach on the head before the quarantine can be lifted; 8/22 - Revisit action item after letter sent to licensee confirming plans with old vessel head (head may be onsite longer than originally anticipated); 8/29 - Memo to be sent to Region, with a letter to go out next week; 10/01-Discussed. 1)
Conduct NRC staff survey-due 10/7 2)Memo to NRR - due 10/11 3)
Region to issue letter; 11/07-Letter required from NRR on head quarantine status; 11/19 - Letter in draft; 01/03 - A. Mendiola to look at phone conference writeups on quarantine decision making to determine if they can be released to the public; 01/07 - discussed; 01/21 -
discussed; 01/31-A. Mendiolas action; 02/11 - Completion of Licensee Phase 3 sampling plan required; 02/21
- 17.5 Rem to cut samples, Less samples may be required; 04/03 -
Completion of Phase 3 sampling plan scheduled for late April - discuss again then; 04/08 - Revisit in June 2003; 07/01 - Nozzle specimen removal begins tomorrow; 07/22 - Await verification that all samples are received at Battelle before making public;
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 73 Send feedback form on IMC 0350 procedure to IIPB (8/6)
Lipa/
Mendiola 8/6 - Generate feedback after panel meetings reduced to once per week; 8/29 - Discussed - no change; 10/1 -
Discussed; 11/7 - D Passehl sent email to C Carpenter and D Coe indicating that we would be able to perform a review of the draft IMC 0350 during the first quarter of 2003; 12/3-discussed; 01/03 - 2 parts, short part-C. Lipa with P. Harris, long part-B.
Dean; 01/07 - 2nd larger response will require meeting between all parties; 01/21 - Communications with P.
Harris; 01/31-Meeting with P. Harris on Feb 4; 02/11 - Many concerns identified by the panel for inclusion; 02/21 - July 1 due date for larger input; 07/01 - Request two month extension of due date; 07/22 - Due date extended to September 1.
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 136 NRR acceptance of NOP criteria and method (01/03)
J. Grobe to send an email week of 05/19 with question of whether the licensees method and criteria are adequate to address the TS for zero unidentified reactor coolant leakage from the reactor coolant system. By the end of the week of 05/19 NRR to formulate a proposed position for discussion.
The position by NRR will be discussed by the Panel during the 05/27 0350-Panel meeting.
After discussing on 05/27 the issue is to be presented internally within the NRC for dissenting views (05/27 - Reopen)
W. Ruland/
J. Grobe 01/07 - Item discussed. Meeting summary of November 26, 2002 meeting has notation of NRR staff impressions of test plan. Once drafted, issue will be surveyed to staff to determine if consensus is correct; 01/21 - Meeting summary to discuss Flus System, Test agreement, and future inspections; 1/31 - T. Chan fwd to J. Hopkins; 2/11 - J. Jacobson questions need to be folded in (chem-wipes); 2/21 - Polling of staff discussed; 2/24 - Polling of staff by March 7; 3/25 - Staff to be polled after 4/4/03 meeting in headquarters, and meeting should address whether a rational basis exists that the bottom head is not leaking, and whether a critical flaw size will not appear during the next operating cycle; 04/08 - J.
Hopkins writing mtg summary for 4/4, licensee to address additional questions on 4/9 telephone call; 05/16
- Closed; 05/27 - Reopen; 06/17 -
Meeting held in HQ the week of June
- 9. R. Barrett et. al. discussed that the licensee has no basis that the nozzles are not cracked. May need a TS Amendment. The next step is to engage the licensee; 07/01 - Phone call held 6/30 with licensee. Licensee to provide written response to J.
Jacobson; 7/29 - Licensee letter received.
138 Evaluate the effectiveness of the Comm Plan (01/07)
A.
- Mendiola, C. Lipa 01/31 - Ongoing; 02/21 - New EDO Comm Plan for Crisis Update, A.
Mendiola to review for inclusion.
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 147 Generate a list of items to consider after restart as well as transition back to the normal 0350 when terminating the 0350 Panel. The items should include plans to augment inspection of corrective actions, inservice inspection, and safety culture monitoring.
(01/09)
D. Passehl 01/31 - working; 02/11 - Include dates and deadlines to Manual Chapter 0350 restart inspections planner; 07/01 -
Discussed; 7/22 - Dave has list with Christines comments.
178 Determine the type of backlog assessment that will be performed and by whom. Two attributes need to be considered: (1) the capability of the licensee to manage the backlog in an operating environment; and (2) the impact of the backlog on equipment reliability. (03/04)
C. Lipa 186 Add Dennis Kucinich to the standard distribution list on documents for Davis-Besse. Then remove Dennis Kucinich from distribution 90 days after the final NRC reply to his 10 CFR 2.206 Petition is signed out. (04/22)
A. Saso
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 189 Collect Information on the Regulatory Approach to Research the Process to Ensure Proper Regulatory Footprint upon Restart (05/16)
J. Stang 05/27-Discussed; 07/01 - The Millstone Order was reviewed and the approach is not appropriate. Bill also look at the South Texas approach; 07/15 -Discussed, title changed; 7/22 -
Lead changed.
193 Consider TIA on an issue pertaining to 10 CFR 50 Appendix R Section III-L, "Alternative and Dedicated Shutdown Capability." (05/27)
T. Mendiola A concern was identified for the shutdown function performance goal of maintaining reactor coolant level.
An NRC safety evaluation report issued in 1991 apparently allows the licensee to maintain reactor coolant level above the top of active fuel instead of maintaining level within the range of indication in the pressurizer; 7/1 - John Hannon to determine if a TIA is necessary or the issue is moot.
195 Review worker fatigue issues at the site during the current inspection period. (06/17)
S. Thomas 6/24 - J. Grobe took action to contact L. Myers and discuss; 07/22 - Scott to update in early August.
196 Determine whether the shift manager is qualified to fulfill the shift engineer position in an emergency and whether there is an adverse impact on the licensees emergency procedure Implemention. (06/17)
Item re-opened at 7/1 Panel meeting.
S. Thomas 6/24 - Closed; 7/1 - Re-opened - see meeting minutes for additional information.
197 Develop a communication plan with restart Qs and As.
(06/17)
A. Mendiola 6/24 - Lead changed
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 200 Draft a TIA letter to send to B. Ruland regarding whether the proposed modification that the licensee is performing to the high pressure injection pumps is sufficient to address the design deficiency. (06/20)
C. Lipa 6/24 -The Panel assigned D. Hills with action to send an email next week with summary of the concept; 07/01 - On hold pending a licensee decision on whether to pursue this option or replace the pumps; 07/15 - A teleconference was held on July 14, 2003, with the licensee to get an updated status; 07/22 - Item taken off hold - questions to be developed and forwarded to NRR by D. Chyu.
201 Coordinate with L.
Gerke and ask her to call Rep. Kapturs staff regarding the June 13, 2003, letter from Chairman Diaz to Kaptur. The purpose of the call would be to update Rep. Kaptur on the recent issues with the HPI Pumps and provide information on NRC actions to review LER 2003-02.(06/20)
T. Mendiola 6/24 - The Panel determined that when the communication plan is developed for the preliminary significance determination for HPI Pump issue that we consider interfaces with those people who receive the letter; 07/15 - Discussed.
202 Put a discussion of the actions the NRC took in reviewing concerns involving the reactor coolant pumps in the August 2003 newsletter.
(07/15)
J. Strasma
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Number Action Item (Date generated)
Assigned to Comments 203 Put a discussion of the actions the NRC is taking to respond to the emails and letters from concerned citizens regarding Davis-Besse in the August 2003 newsletter. This includes responding to the citizens and Amy Ryder with a letter including a copy of the most recent newsletter.
(07/15)
J. Strasma 204 Send an email to E.
Merschoff and L.
Chandler inquiring how the Panel should handle the correspondence in ADAMS. (07/15)
J. Grobe 7/22 - E-mail sent 7/15, awaiting reply.