ML040220282
| ML040220282 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/2004 |
| From: | Myers L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC/RGN-III |
| References | |
| Download: ML040220282 (27) | |
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January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 1
IMC 0350 Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 2
Desired Outcomes
- Demonstrate that Davis-Besse continues to take conservative actions needed to support safe plant restart
- Provide information on changes in leadership and programs that ensure fleet consistency in Conduct of Operations
- Demonstrate the Operations Improvement Action Plan supports meeting Industry Standards
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 3
Meeting Agenda Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC
- Update of Plant Activities...Lew Myers
- Plant Status...Mark Bezilla
- Operations IssuesBarry Allen
- Operations Performance.Kevin Ostrowski
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 4
Update of Plant Activities Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5
- Successful plant heat-up completed January 5
- Plant was stabilized at NOP for ~ 3 days
- Reactor Coolant unidentified leakage at zero GPM
- Three Administrative Control issues were identified
- An emergent AFW issue required plant cool-down
- Successful plant cool-down completed January 9
- COO requested deferral of RRATI Team inspection
- Plant equipment issues being resolved
- Administrative Control issues being resolved
- Preparing for plant heat-up this weekend Davis-Besse is Progressing Toward Restart
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 6
Management Changes
- Effective Saturday, January 10, 2004 new management assignments were made to strengthen leadership team
-Kevin Ostrowski is the new Manager of Plant Operations
-SRO License, Shift Supervisor, Operations Manager and Plant Manager at Beaver Valley
-Director of Nuclear Maintenance and Nuclear Services at Perry
-Regulatory Affairs Manager at Davis-Besse
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 7
Management Changes
-Dave Imlay is the new Shift Superintendent of Plant Operations
-Holds SRO license at Davis-Besse
-Superintendent of Maintenance
-Fifteen years experience at Davis-Besse
-Held various management positions in Operations, Training and Maintenance
-Has experience at other nuclear plants
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 8
Management Changes
-Bill Mugge is the new Manager of Work Management
-Holds SRO license at Davis-Besse
-Seventeen years of experience at Davis-Besse and has held various management positions in Operations, Training and Security
-Served as an industry evaluator at INPO
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 9
Plant Status Mark Bezilla Vice President
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 10
- 1 Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Turbine Casing Leak
- 2 Containment Spray Pump Motor to Pump Coupling
- Body to bonnet seal weld on Reactor Coolant Instrument Root Valve
- Various Turbine Building Doors
- Formed Mode 2/1 Look Ahead Team Recent Items Addressed for Heat-up Reactor Coolant Valve
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 11
- Current plant status
-Mode 4 (~ 250 psig/~ 260 0F)
-Two Reactor Coolant Pumps inservice
-Other two Reactor Coolant Pumps ready for operation
-Steam Generators removing heat
-Secondary plant in service with Condenser vacuum
-Plant safety systems ready to support Mode 3/NOPT
-Presently reinforcing nine Turbine Building doors Davis-Besse Materiel Condition Will Support Safe Restart
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 12
- Conclusion
-The material condition of the plant will support safe restart
-As issues arise, they will be addressed using our Corrective Action Program with a focus on improving the margins of safety Davis-Besse Materiel Condition Will Support Safe Restart
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 13 Operations Issues Barry Allen Plant Manager
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 14
- Detail of Operations work schedule
- One Technical Specification log entry not made
- One Technical Specification Action not taken Administrative Control Issues Identified in Mode 4/3
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 15
- FENOC Root Cause Team formed to evaluate Davis-Besse operational issues against FENOC and industry standards
-Assess the issues
-Determine the causes
-Recommend corrective actions
- Eighteen member team assembled
-Sponsor: Jim Powers, Davis-Besse Engineering Director
-Team Members, included:
-Team Lead: Russ Kearney, Perry Operations Manager
-Pete Sena, Beaver Valley Operations Manager
-George Storolis, Mike Mouser from Beaver Valley Shift Manager
-Ray Hruby, Manager at Beaver Valley
-Thomas Veitch, FENOC Operations Program Manager Plant Manager Actions
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 16
- Inconsistent implementation of the work control and surveillance test programs
- Inconsistent reinforcement of Operating staff roles and responsibilities
- Ineffective correction of some performance deficiencies Root Causes
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 17
- Chartered high-impact team to assess the differences in Conduct of Operations among FENOC plants and industry
- Strengthened Administrative Controls in Operations
- Changes in Operations Leadership
- Implemented Shift Manager Peer Verifiers to provide effectiveness review of Operator Actions
- Assigned managers to monitor specific corrective actions
- Added detailed Operations activities into plant integrated schedule Actions Taken
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 18 Barriers Strengthened to Prevent Events FENOC Vision:
People with a strong safety focus delivering top fleet operating performance Competent Individual Independent Oversight Experienced Management Strong Programs
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 19 Operations Performance Kevin Ostrowski Manager - Plant Operations
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 20
- Assessment of Operations
- Strengthened controls and accountability for strict compliance in the implementation of Conduct of Operations
- Corrective Actions effectiveness assessment during NOP Changes in Operations Leadership and Programs
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 21 Safety-focused plant operation through consistent implementation of a rigorous Conduct of Operations Charter from Management
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 22
- Assessment tools
-Operations Improvement Plan Assessments
-Feedback from management observers
-Face to face communications and observations Assessment of Operations
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 23
- Initial Observations
-Improved performance in most recent heat-up and cool-down
-Improved organizational leadership by Shift Managers
-Noted improvements in shift turnover, pre-job briefs, and log entries
-Shift Managers engaging the organization in plant issues
-Strict adherence to plant procedures
-Operated the plant consistent with training
-A few areas of Conduct of Operations did not meet fleet standards
-Inconsistencies in ownership and accountability Assessment of Operations
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 24
- Reactor Operators co-sign for authorization of maintenance on safety instrumentation
- Peer checks on Technical Specification (TS) actions
- Improved turnover of TS actions
- Improved log entries for TS
- Operations management briefings
- Use of peer reviewers
- Individual accountability handled in accordance with FENOC policies Conduct of Operations Corrective Actions
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 25
- Corrective Actions support heat-up
- Operations performance during NOP assessment period will confirm our effectiveness Effectiveness of Corrective Actions
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 26 Closing Comments Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC
- We continue to implement our Return to Service and Operations Improvement Action Plan
- Plant materiel condition is good
- Improved operator performance was demonstrated during heat-up and cool-down of plant
- Strong actions have been taken to ensure consistent implementation of conduct of operations activities
January 21, 2004 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 27 Closing Comments
- NOP Assessment Criteria
-No inadvertent safety system actuations...
-No significant events...
-No integrated plant operating procedure content errors...
-No unplanned entry into technical specification...
-Consistent implementation of Conduct of Operations...
-Actions taken by management show an improving trend...
-Work implementation schedule adherence at 90% or above...
-Risk profile matches the schedule
- Satisfaction of this criteria will result in FENOC requesting restart