ML040711265
| ML040711265 | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2004 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC/RGN-III |
| To: | NRC/RGN-III |
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March 11, 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Panel FROM: John A. Grobe, Chairman, Davis-Besse Oversight Panel /RA by C. Lipa Acting for/
SUBJECT:
REVISED JUNE 17, 2003 MINUTES OF INTERNAL MEETING OF THE DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL (Revised RAM Closure Attachment)
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 June 17, 2003. Attached for your information are the minutes from the internal meeting of the Davis-Besse Oversight Panel, the Restart Action Matrix (RAM) Items approved for closure, and the Open Action Items List.
Attachment:
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 Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Panel FROM: John A. Grobe, Chairman, Davis-Besse Oversight Panel
SUBJECT:
REVISED JUNE 17, 2003 MINUTES OF INTERNAL MEETING OF THE DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL (Revised RAM Closure Attachment)
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 June 17, 2003. Attached for your information are the minutes from the internal meeting of the Davis-Besse Oversight Panel, the Restart Action Matrix (RAM) Items approved for closure, and the Open Action Items List.
Attachment:
As stated cc w/att: H. Nieh, OEDO J. Dyer, RIII J. Caldwell, RIII R. Gardner, DRS B. Clayton, EICS G. Wright, DRP DB0350 DOCUMENT NAME: C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML040711265.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure "E"= Copy with enclosure"N"= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII NAME RBaker/ske CLipa /RA by C. Lipa Acting for/ JGrobe DATE 03/11/04 03/11/04 03/11/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
MEETING MINUTES: Internal IMC 0350 Oversight Panel Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station DATE: June 17, 2003 TIME: 1:00 p.m. Central ATTENDEES:
J. Grobe H. Nieh D. Passehl C. Lipa D. Hills S. Thomas J. Hopkins Agenda Items:
- 1. Discuss/Approve Restart Checklist Item 1.b, "Organizational, Programmatic and Human Performance Issues" for closure The Panel approved closure of Restart Checklist Item 1.b, "Organizational, Programmatic and Human Performance Issues.
- 2. Discuss/Approve Restart Checklist Item 4.a, "Adequacy of Corrective Action Plan" for closure The Panel approved closure of Restart Checklist Item 4.a, "Adequacy of Corrective Action Plan."
- 3. Discuss Potential Degradation of High Pressure Injection Pumps Due to Debris in Emergency Sump Fluid Post Accident The Panel discussed an upcoming supplement to Licensee Event Report 2003-002 that the licensee is preparing to address potential degradation of high pressure injection pumps due to debris in emergency sump fluid post accident.
NEW ACTION ITEM - D. Passehl took action to add to the Restart Checklist the licensees Technical Specification Amendment Request to relocate the high pressure injection and low pressure injection subsystems flow balance testing requirement in Technical Specification 4.5.2.h to the Updated Safety Analysis Report Technical Requirements Manual.
- 4. Discuss Plant Status and Inspector Insights and Emergent Issues List S. Thomas discussed plant status and inspector insights and emergent issues.
NEW ACTION ITEM - S. Thomas took action to review worker fatigue issues at the site during the current inspection period.
NEW ACTION ITEM - S. Thomas took action to 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.
- 5. Discuss Action Items The Panel discussed the list of action items and their status.
Item 97 - Bulletins 2002-01 and 2002-02 Response and Acceptance Open. NRR indicated that response and acceptance of the bulletins is a compilation effort rather than specific review of licensee responses.
Panel determined that to close out need acknowledgment letter that the bulletin responses have been received. The expected date of the bulletin responses is June 30.
Item 136 - NRR Acceptance of NOP Criteria and Method Open. 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.
Item 156 - Read Generic Safety Issue-191, "Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump Pump Performance Open. K. Coyne requested to review the emergency sump modification against the Bulletin 2003-01.
NEW ACTION ITEM - C. Lipa, J. Strasma, T. Mendiola, and V. Mityling took action to develop a communication plan with restart Qs and As.
Item 187 - Arrange for Fire Protection Inspection to Evaluate the Licensees Safe Shutdown Design Calculations in the Context of Electrical and Thermo-hydraulic Design to Support Closure of Restart Checklist Item 5.b, Systems Readiness for Restart Closed. Inspection is Scheduled for the weeks of July 7 and 14 with B. Daly and a contractor.
Item 190 - Discuss with T. Kozak Removing Davis-Besse from the Operational Management Information Report (OMI)
Open. C. Lipa to discuss with T. Kozak changing the colors of the indicators in the report to gray.
- 6. Discuss Closed Restart Action Matrix (RAM) Items and Closure Forms M. Phillips presented and the Panel discussed a list of RAM items for closure. THE RAM ITEMS APPROVED FOR CLOSURE ARE ATTACHED TO THESE MINUTES.
- 7. Discuss New/Potential Licensing Issues J. Hopkins discussed the status of licensing issues.
- 8. Discuss Items for Licensee Weekly Calls The Panel discussed several items for the licensee weekly calls.
- 9. Discuss/Update Milestones and Commitments The Panel reviewed and discussed upcoming milestones and commitments.
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 24a Discuss making Panel Discuss by June 30, after safety information related to significance assessment complete; HQ/licensee calls publicly 6/27 - Invite Bateman to panel mtg.
available 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
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 54a Review TSP amendment D. Pickett 7/9 - Discussed. Will wait for and advise the panel on response from licensee; 7/16 -
the need for a TIA on Discussed - added action item 54b; Davis-Besse (7/2) 8/6 - Sent to the licensee on 7/22 and a response is due by 8/22; 8/22 - Discussed - need to check if response has been received; 8/27
- Received response - DRS is reviewing - will fax to NRR for 54b; 8/29 - Discussed, DRS report of response to be issued to panel prior to item 54b; 10/1-Discussed.
DRS coordinating with NRR 11/07-Discussed - On hold for draft with specific information; 12/10 - B.
Dean believed B. Bateman thought a calculation for sufficient volume of TSP was completed to technical specification value. However questions whether the calculation was to technical specification or actual TSP level remain; 01/03 -
Item under NRR review.
Calculation completion expected on Jan 17. Allegation issue in RIII domain; 01/07 - Allegation Item #3 under NRR Review for Resolution; 01/21 - Item #3 is under Region III control for final letter, holding for NRR input; 02/11 - Writeup for NRR input provided 4 answers, going back to reviewer to ensure specific tasking is clear to answer allegation concerns. Action item 54c created; 02/21 - Allegation at 242 day mark. Effective expression of due date required; 04/03 -
Messrs. Beckner, Grobe, Ruland,
& Mendiola to discuss; 04/08 - J.
Hopkins to set up call for 4/11/03
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 73 Send feedback form on Lipa 8/6 - Generate feedback after IMC 0350 procedure to Mendiola panel meetings reduced to once IIPB (8/6) 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.
97 Bulletins 2002-01 and NRR 11/07 - Discussed, further 2002-02 response and research and discussion required; acceptance (9/5) 01/07 - RAI response expected Mid February; 01/31- On track; 02/11 - New Orders will supercede BL2002-01 and BL2002-02 responses with the exception of the BL2002-01 Boric Acid Corrosion program information request; 02/21 - Licensee RAI response delayed. Both Order and BL2002-01 Boric Acid Corrosion program responses to be tracked as RAM items; 04/08 - Discussed, leave open pending NRR review; 05/27 - Discussed - close out need acknowledgment letter that the bulletin responses have been received; 06/17 - Need acknowledgment letter that the bulletin responses have been received. Expected date is June 30th.
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 126 Review Davis- Strasma Besse/Vessel Head 02/11 - Checked, but revisiting Degradation web site item; 02/21 - Web site being content for ease of use by reassessed.
the public. (11/07) 136 NRR acceptance of NOP W. Dean/J. 01/07 - Item discussed. Meeting criteria and method Grobe summary of November 26, 2002 (01/03) meeting has notation of NRR staff J. Grobe to send an email impressions of test plan. Once week of 05/19 with drafted, issue will be surveyed to question of whether the staff to determine if consensus is licensees method and correct; 01/21 - Meeting summary criteria are adequate to to discuss Flus System, Test address the TS for zero agreement, and future inspections; unidentified reactor 1/31 - T. Chan fwd to J. Hopkins; coolant leakage from the 2/11 - J. Jacobson questions need reactor coolant system. to be folded in (chem-wipes); 2/21 By the end of the week of - Polling of staff discussed; 2/24 -
05/19 NRR to formulate a Polling of staff by March 7; 3/25 -
proposed position for Staff to be polled after 4/4/03 discussion. The position meeting in headquarters, and by NRR will be discussed meeting should address whether a by the Panel during the rational basis exists that the 05/27 0350-Panel bottom head is not leaking, and meeting. After discussing whether a critical flaw size will not on 05/27 the issue is to be appear during the next operating presented internally within cycle; 04/08 - J. Hopkins writing the NRC for dissenting mtg summary for 4/4, licensee to views address additional questions on (05/27 - Reopen) 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.
138 Evaluate the effectiveness A. Mendiola, 01/31 - Ongoing; 02/21 - New EDO of the Comm Plan (01/07) C. Lipa Comm Plan for Crisis Update, A.
Mendiola to review for inclusion.
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 145 Prepare a special D. Passehl 02/21 - date to be determined; inspection plan for the 05/27 - DIscussed.
restart readiness team inspection. (01/09) 147 Generate a list of items to D. Passehl 01/31 - working; consider after restart as 02/11 - Include dates and well as transition back to deadlines to Manual Chapter 0350 the normal 0350 when restart inspections planner terminating the 0350 Panel. The items should include plans to augment inspection of corrective actions, inservice inspection, and safety culture monitoring.
(01/09) 156 Read Generic Safety J. Hopkins 01/21 - Determine status of GSI-Issue-191, "Assessment of 191; 02/21 - Check GL98-04 Debris Accumulation on response on coatings. Draft GL PWR Sump Pump and Draft Reg Guide needs review Performance" (01/09) for DB relevance; 02/24 - Request Response Review and Program Implementation to GL98-04; 03/04
- activity to be reassigned to Reactor Engineer who will close sump LER; 04/08, D. Hills to discuss with K. Coyne and A.
Dunlop work assignments; 06/17 -
K. Coyne requested to review the emergency sump modification against the Bulletin 2003-01.
174 Review 2/4 transcript for R. Lickus Mr. Witts recommendations (2/18)
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 178 Determine the type of C. Lipa 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) 186 Add Dennis Kucinich to A. Saso 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) 187 Arrange for Fire Protection R.Gardner 06/17 -Closed. Inspection is Inspection to evaluate the Scheduled for the weeks of July 7 licensees safe shutdown and 14 with B. Daly and a design calculations in the contractor.
context of electrical and thermo-hydraulic design to support closure of Restart Checklist Item 5.b, "Systems Readiness for Restart." (04/29)
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 188 Arrange for Radiation K.Riemer Protection Inspection to evaluate stability in Radiation Protection organization effectiveness.
An inspection plan is to be drafted and presented to the Panel for approval, including applicable Restart Action Matrix items, for an inspection to be conducted in the July 2003 time frame. (04/29) 189 Investigate how the NRC B.Ruland 05/27-Discussed handled communication of potential inspection issues and findings during in-progress inspection work at Millstone in regards to their organization and human performance problems. (05/16) 190 Discuss with T. Kozak C.Lipa 05/27-Discussed; 06/17 - C. Lipa removing Davis-Besse to discuss with T. Kozak changing from the Operational the colors of the indicators in the Management Information report to gray.
Report (OMI). (05/16) 191 Prepare Questions and C.Lipa/
Answers (Qs and As) A.Mendiola once the GT 221 letter to Rep. Kucinich is issued to ensure consistent communications regarding how the NRC articulates issues to the public. (05/16) 192 Draft an update to the D. Passehl March 31, 2003, inspection schedule letter.
(05/16)
DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 193 Consider TIA on an issue T. Mendiola A concern was identified for the pertaining to 10 CFR 50 shutdown function performance Appendix R Section III-L, goal of maintaining reactor coolant "Alternative and Dedicated level. An NRC safety evaluation Shutdown Capability." report issued in 1991 apparently (05/27) 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.
194 Add to the Restart D. Passehl Checklist the licensees Technical Specification Amendment Request to relocate the high pressure injection and low pressure injection subsystems flow balance testing requirement in Technical Specification 4.5.2.h to the Updated Safety Analysis Report Technical Requirements Manual.
(06/17) 195 Review worker fatigue S. Thomas issues at the site during the current inspection period. (06/17) 196 Determine whether the S. Thomas 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) 197 Develop a communication C. Lipa, plan with restart Qs and J. Strasma, As. (06/17) T. Mendiola, V. Mityling
RAM Item No. - C-25 Closed: Y Description of Issue - AOVs not properly sized to open against design pressure in the event of an accident. Some will need modifications/resetting.
Description of Resolution - This item is being closed because it is a duplicate of Item LER-10.
Specific closure for the issue is documented in the closure for RAM Item LER-10.
RAM Item No. - C-27 Closed: Y Description of Issue - HPI Pump hydrostatic bearing cooling/lube may be blocked if water source is via piggyback from the sump due to differences in sump strainer size and internal cooling tubing.
Description of Resolution - This item is being closed because it is a duplicate of Item LER-11.
Specific closure for the issue is documented in the closure for RAM Item LER-11.
RAM Item No. - SUP-63 Closed: Y Description of Issue - Complete 95002 Inspection in the Radiation Protection strategic arena.
Description of Resolution - Inspection Report 50-346/03-08, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station NRC Supplemental Inspection and Radiation Protection Program Effectiveness Review, was issued on May 30, 2003, and completes the action on this item.
Reference Material - Inspection Report 50-346/03-08 (ADAMS Accession No. ml031500693).