ML033350208
| ML033350208 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 11/12/2003 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML033350208 (1) | |
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Public Meeting Between USNRC Oversight Panel and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company November 12, 2003
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 PURPOSES OF THIS MEETING
- Inform the Public of the NRCs Oversight Panel Activities
- Discuss Licensees Progress on Implementing the Return to Service Plan 2
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 AGENDA
- Introduction and Opening Remarks
- Summary of October 7th Public Meetings
- Discussion of Significant NRC Activities Since October 7th Public Meeting
- Corrective Actions Team Inspection (CATI) Results
- Normal Operating Pressure (NOP) Inspection Results
- Completeness & Accuracy of Information Inspection Results
- Licensee Presentation on the Status of Their Return to Service Plan
- Adjourn NRC meeting with FENOC <break>
- Public Comments and Questions of NRC
- Adjourn Meeting 3
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003
SUMMARY
OF OCTOBER 7, 2003 PUBLIC MEETING
- Topics Discussed
- Outage Accomplishments
- NOP Test Challenges (Equipment & Operational)
- Assessment of Organizational Processes
- Oversight Perspective
- Results/Lessons-Learned from NOP Test
- Remaining Actions for Restart
- Transcripts of the October 7, 2003 meetings will be available on our web site.
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Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 SIGNIFICANT NRC ACTIVITIES SINCE OCTOBER 7 PUBLIC MEETING
- Closed Restart Checklist Item 2.d - Extent-of-Condition of Boric Acid in Systems Outside Containment
- Closed Restart Checklist Item 3.c - Quality Audits and Self-Assessments of Programs
- Closed Restart Checklist Item 3.i - Process for Ensuring Completeness and Accuracy of Required Records and Submittals to the NRC
- Closed Restart Checklist Item 5.a - Review of Licensees Restart Action Plan 5
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 SIGNIFICANT NRC ACTIVITIES SINCE OCTOBER 7 PUBLIC MEETING (cont.)
- Issued Final Yellow Finding on Containment Sump Potential Clogging
- Issued Preliminary Greater Than Green Finding on HPI Pump Design Deficiencies
- Normal Operating Pressure Inspection
- Completeness and Accuracy of Information Inspection
- Maintenance Rule Inspections 6
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 CONTINUING NRC ACTIVITIES
- Safety Culture / Safety Conscious Work Environment Inspection
- Resident Inspections 7
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 UPCOMING NRC ACTIVITIES
- Engineering & Maintenance Backlog Inspection
- Restart Readiness Assessment Team Inspection
- Next NRC Public Meeting - December 3rd, 2:00 pm EST, Oak Harbor High School 8
Corrective Action Team Inspection (CATI)
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 BACKGROUND
- Davis-Besse vessel Head Degradation identified in February 2002
- Corrective Action Program (CAP) failures contributed to the Head Degradation
- FENOC initiated actions to improve the corrective action program 10
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 CATI INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
- Reviewed over 400 condition reports
- Reviewed numerous corrective action related documents
- Observed & assessed various management oversight corrective action meetings and conducted interviews
- Reviewed Corrective Action Program implementation audits and assessments 11
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 INSPECTION RESULTS
- CATI identified 28 examples of potential violations of NRC requirements
- Violations appeared to be of very low safety significance
- Concerns were identified in three corrective action implementation areas 12
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 THREE AREAS OF CONCERN
- Effectiveness in the identification and cause evaluation of design and equipment issues
- Effectiveness in the implementation of corrective actions to address engineering issues (adequacy of calculations)
- Effectiveness in the implementation of corrective action elements supporting programs (trending) 13
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 CATI TEAM CONCLUSIONS
- Team concluded that the corrective action process has improved, however, significant staff effort and vigilance is needed
- Significant management oversight is warrented to continue needed improvements
- Effectiveness reviews need to be completed to accurately assess Corrective Action Program long term viability 14
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 NRC CORRECTIVE ACTION TEAM INSPECTION GOALS
- Assess effectiveness of FENOC Corrective Action Program implementation
- Evaluate effectiveness in addressing design and equipment issues
- Assess management involvement in the Corrective Action Process
- Evaluate effectiveness of FENOC Independent Oversight
- Verify that the implementation of the Corrective Action Process can ensure safe and reliable plant condition 15
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 TEAM COMPOSITION
- Nuclear Power expertise and experience
- Multiple Engineering disciplines
- Corrective Action Program Inspection experience 16
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 PUBLIC MEETING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OAK HARBOR, OHIO November 12th, 2003, 7:00 pm EST Purpose of Meeting:
Inform the Public of the NRCs Oversight Panel Activities 17
Davis-Besse Oversight Panel - Public Meeting November 2003 GOALS
- Brief Public With Results of Afternoon Meeting with FENOC
- Receive Comments and Questions From Public To ensure we hear all comments, please limit comments or questions to 5 minutes each. We will follow the format from previous meetings where we start with local members of the public. 18