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Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company Public Meeting Presentation with NRC Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station
ML033240081
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Issue date: 11/12/2003
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FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 1

IMC 0350 Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 2

Desired Outcomes

  • Provide an update of our progress toward restart
  • Update key areas for improvement prior to restart

-Calculations

-Corrective Action Program

-Operations Improvement Action Plan Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 3

Meeting Agenda Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC

  • Progress Toward Restart..Lew Myers
  • Calculation Improvements......Jim Powers
  • Corrective Action Program Improvements....Bob Schrauder
  • Final NOP Test Conclusions.....Mark Bezilla
  • Operations Improvement Action Plan... Mike Roder
  • NOP Inspection Results...Craig Hengge
  • Station Key Events...Clark Price

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 4

Progress Toward Restart Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5

  • Completed four NRC Restart Checklist Items

-2.d Extent of Condition of Boric Acid in Systems Outside of Containment

-3.c Quality Audits and Self-Assessment of Programs

-3.i Completeness and Accuracy of Required Records and Submittals to the NRC

-5.a Licensee's Restart Action Plan

  • Completed 22 items; 9 remaining Progress Toward Restart

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 6

  • Actions completed

-Restart Test Plan

-High Pressure Injection Pumps

  1. 2 installed

-Electrical breaker co-ordination modifications underway Progress Toward Restart

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 7

  • Actions completed (continued)

-Employee alignment training

-First all-employee survey on Safety Culture

-Safety Conscious Work Environment survey

-Management walk-down of open work orders

-Restart Overview Panel conditional restart approval

-Emergency Preparedness Progress Toward Restart

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 8

  • Items for next ROP meeting

-Power Ascension Plan

-Electric System Co-ordination Improvement

-Service Water Resolution

-Containment Air Coolers

-High Pressure Injection Pumps

-Containment Readiness

-Procedure Use and Adherence Training

-Operations Improvement Action Plan

-Emergency Preparedness at Restart

-Cycle 14: Operational Improvement Plan (Engineering and Maintenance Backlog, Equipment Reliability, Engineering Calculations)

Progress Toward Restart

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 9

Calculation Improvements Jim Powers Director - Engineering

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 10

  • Calculation Review and Assurance History

-System Health Assurance Plan Review

-Safety Function Validation Project (SFVP)

-Purpose was to provide assurance of the adequacy of the design for plant safety functions

-Review of systems providing significant contribution to core damage frequency (CDF)

-Design basis calculations demonstrated safety functions in a majority of cases

-Calculations improved as required; e.g. ETAP Analysis Calculation Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 11

  • Calculation Process Improvements

-NOP-CC-3002, Calculations issued March, 2003

-Procedure change training provided

-New requirements for Design Interface Evaluation and 50.59

-Detailed Design Verification checklist included

  • Independent assessment by Architect/Engineer (A/E),

October, 2003

-Benchmarked against A/E and large mid-west utility

-Identified areas for improvement

-Process and implementation Calculation Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 12

  • Immediate Improvement Actions

-Design Engineering realignment and reaffirmation meetings

-Procedure types and adherence expectations

-Review of A/E assessment results

-Supervisors

-Engineers

-Collective Significance Condition Report issued

-CATI and A/E issues included

-Each unit reviewed their issues

-Assessed affects on results or conclusions

-Corrective Actions for Case Study and Model Calculations Calculation Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 13

  • Immediate Improvement Actions (continued)

-Engineering Assessment Board Calculation Review

-Detailed review using checklist

-Specific objectives developed

-Calculation quality Performance Indicator

-Requirement to validate older calculations prior to use

-Approved funding for electronic calculation index and ATLAS Electronic Design Basis Information Projects

-Initiated both projects

-Design control improvements Calculation Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 14

  • Calculation Improvement Plan

-Operational Improvement Plan initiation

-Details in Design Basis Assessment Report

-Procedure improvements

-Implementation performance improvement

-Critical (Tier 1) calculation meet high quality standards Calculation Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 15

  • Summary

-System Health Building Block reviews completed

-System Design Bases support restart

-Barriers to ensure calculations quality are in place

-Continued improvements ongoing Calculation Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 16 Corrective Action Program Improvements Bob Schrauder Director - Support Services

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 17

  • Apparent Cause Quality

-Corrective Action Review Board (CARB) review

-Enhanced procedural requirements

-Select group of Apparent Cause Evaluators

-Established Qualifications

-Initial training

-Continued training

-Proficiency requirements

-Condition Report Analysts

-Strengthened roles and responsibilities

-Attendance at CARB

-Long-tem responsibility for quality Corrective Action Program Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 18 DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM APPARENT CAUSE EVALUATION QUALITY 0%

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5 10 15 20 25 Items Processed Accept Reject 12 Week Avg Reject 1

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2 12 Week Avg 62%

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Goal 90%

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4/6 4/13 4/20 4/27 5/4 5/11 5/18 5/25 6/1 6/8 6/15 6/22 6/29 7/6 7/13 7/20 7/27 8/3 8/10 8/17 8/24 8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 Good Goal = improving trend towards >90%

Corrective Action Program Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 19

  • Documentation quality

-Requirements added to procedure

-Lessons learned training

-Condition Report Analyst review

-Performance Improvement Unit reviews Corrective Action Program Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 20

  • Management involvement

-Business Practice for implementation expectations

-Reinstated Management Communication and Teamwork Meeting

-Section Manager at CARB for Sections Apparent Causes

-Manager review of all open Condition Reports

-Senior Leadership Team review of Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality (SCAQs)

-Executive leadership review of SCAQs as selected by COO

-Company Nuclear Review Board independent review of selected Apparent Causes Corrective Action Program Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 21

  • Trending

-Quarterly Trend Summary Reports resumed

-System Health Reports resumed

-FENOC Manager of Equipment Reliability

-CREST Statistical Process Control interface created

-Section assessments planned Corrective Action Program Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 22

  • Summary

-FENOC has a good Corrective Action Program

-Implementation of the Corrective Action Program at Davis-Besse is improving

  • Actions Taken to Assure Restart Readiness

-On-going CARB review of Condition Reports with specific criteria

-Increased management involvement in process

-Select qualified Apparent Cause Evaluators

-Provide training and strengthen roles and responsibilities of CR analysts

-CNRB independent review of Apparent Causes Corrective Action Program Improvements

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 23 Mark Bezilla Vice President Normal Operating Pressure Test Conclusions

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 24 Overall NOP Test Conclusions

  • Desired Outcome

-Provide you with our conclusions of the 7 Day RCS Integrity Test (Nuclear Operating Pressure (NOP) Test)

-Conduct walkdowns of systems

-Inspect RCS Leakage

-Validate New RCS Leakage Procedure/ FLÜS Leak Monitoring System

-Correct identified problems

-Goal of achieving Lowest Attainable RCS Leakage

-Completion of Post-Maintenance Test Matrix

-Operational Readiness Assessment

-Organization Structure

-Management Effectiveness

-Operations Effectiveness

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 25 Overall NOP Test Conclusions

  • NOP Test successfully accomplished the stated objectives

-Areas for improvement were identified No leakage on incore nozzles (bottom of reactor vessel)

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 26 Overall NOP Test Conclusions

  • Plant

-Integrity of the Reactor Coolant System was verified

-Sensitivity of the RCS Leakage Monitoring System was confirmed

-Sensitivity of the FLÜS Leak Monitoring System was confirmed No leakage noted on CRDM nozzles

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 27 Overall NOP Test Conclusions

  • People

-Predominately exhibited the characteristic and attitude which established an overriding priority towards nuclear safety activities and ensured that issues received the attention warranted by their significance

-Our assessments were critical of our performance

-Identified our shortfalls and areas for improvement Employee alignment training

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 28 Overall NOP Test Conclusions

  • Processes

-Support safe and reliable plant operation

-Identified areas for improvement

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 29 Overall NOP Test Conclusions

  • Conclusion

-NOP Test was a success

-Areas for improvement identified

-Operations Improvement Action Plan established Overall leak rate of RCS was best in the history of plant

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 30 Operations Improvement Action Plan Mike Roder Manager - Plant Operations

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 31

  • Established team
  • Reviewed Condition Reports
  • Reviewed observation data base
  • Reviewed training records
  • Five Areas of Improvement

- Operations oversight and leadership

- Transition to operational focus

- Implementation of standards and expectations

- Strengthen knowledge and skills

- Improvements in Condition Report investigation Collective Significance Review

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 32

  • Operations Improvement Action Plan

-Collective Significance

-Industry reviews

-Operational Readiness Assessment report

-Nuclear Quality Assurance Assessment

  • Designed to address four key barriers

-Individual Barriers

-Program/Process Barriers

-Management Barriers

-Oversight Barriers Operations Improvement Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 33

  • Individual Barrier Improvements

-Strengthen crew manning

-Assessed understanding of expectations

-Evaluated standards and expectations for improvements

-Reinforcing procedure adherence expectations

-Targeting training on integrated operations procedures Operations Improvement Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 34

  • Program and Procedure Barrier Improvements

-Strengthen procedures

-Benchmarked against industry leaders

-Incorporated lessons learned

-Validated on simulator

-Focusing on consistent performance

-Improved pre-job briefs

-Used Systematic Approach to Training to improve knowledge and skills Operations Improvement Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 35

  • Management Barrier Improvements

-Reinforced adherence to on-shift roles

-Reduced Operations work hours

-Train Site Managers to achieve more critical observations

  • Oversight Barrier Improvements

-Operational Oversight Managers Operations Improvement Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 36

  • Effectiveness Measures

-Successful requalification of Operators

-Consistent demonstration of proficiency with plant startup, power Operations, abnormal operating and alarm conditions during training

-Operational Oversight Managers qualitative assessment Operations Improvement Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 37

  • Summary

-Upon completion of the Operational Improvement Action Plan, we will be ready for restart Operations Improvement Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 38 NOP Inspection Results Craig Hengge Engineer - Plant Engineering

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 39

  • Reactor Vessel Inspections Completed

-Incore Nozzle Inspection

-CRDM Flange Inspection

-Bare Head Inspection Vessel Inspections

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 40

  • Incore Nozzle Inspection

-May 2003 post-cleaning baseline inspection

-October 2003 post-NOP test inspection

- No indication of leakage

- No visible residue at any nozzle penetration

- No detectable changes between inspections Vessel Inspections

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 41

  • CRDM Flange Inspection Results

-CCW drips found on stator cooling connection

-Boron found on nameplates and vent ports

-No CRDM flange leakage identified Vessel Inspections

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 42

  • Bare Head Inspection Results

-Small particles stuck in nozzle annulus

-Rust trail traced to CCW drips

-White streaks on two nozzles from CCW leak

-No indications of RCS leakage Vessel Inspections

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 43 Bare Head Inspection

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 44 Bare Head Inspection

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 45 Non-Sensitive Tubing Sensor Element FLÜS Leak Monitoring System

  • FLÜS Leak Monitoring System

-First Installation in United States

-State-of-the-Art System

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 46 Station Key Events Clark Price Owner - Restart Action Plan

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 47 Nov 13/14

- Mode 4/3 Restart Readiness Review Meetings

- Safety Culture Assessment Nov 18

- Mode 4/3 Restart Readiness Review Meeting

- Systems Readiness Assessment Nov 20

- Company Nuclear Review Board

- Assessment of Restart Readiness Nov 24

- Submittal of the Integrated Restart Report to NRC Station Key Events

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 48 Dec 1 - Transition to On-Line Work Control Schedule Dec 1-5 - Industry Review Team

- Restart Readiness Assessment Dec 1/4 - Mode 4/3 Restart Readiness Review Meetings

- Organizational Readiness

- Operations Improvement Action Plan Effectiveness w/ Feedback from the On-shift Oversight

- Readiness for Restart Overview Panel Action Items Dec 3 - December 0350 Public Meeting Station Key Events

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 49 Dec 5 - Restart Overview Panel

- Final Restart Readiness Assessment Dec 8 - NRC Restart Assessment Team arrives for on-shift inspection of Mode Ascension Dec 9 - Enter Mode 4 Dec 10 - Enter Mode 3 Dec 11

- Achieve Full Reactor Coolant System Pressure and Temperature Station Key Events

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 50 Dec 11/12 - Mode 2 Restart Readiness Review Meetings

- Organizational Readiness

- Operations Improvement Action Plan Effectiveness w/ Feedback from the On-shift Oversight

- On-Line Work Control Effectiveness

- Procedure Use & Adherence Effectiveness

- Corrective Action Program Effectiveness

- Final Plant Systems Readiness Station Key Events

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 51

- Public Meeting for Request for Restart

- Enter Mode 2 (Restart)

- Enter Mode 1

- 65% Hold for Effectiveness Review

- 100% Power

- Post Restart Integrated Test Plan Critique Station Key Events

November 12, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 52 Closing Comments Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC