ML040980609

Annual Assessment Meeting, Reactor Oversight Program - CY2003

ML040980609
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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	03/24/2004
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Homestead, Florida March 24, 2004

Purpose of Todays Meeting

! A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance

! NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter

! Licensee will be given the opportunity to respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance

Agenda

! Introduction

! Review of Reactor Oversight Process

! National Summary of Plant Performance

! Discussion of Plant Performance Results

! Licensee Response and Remarks

! NRC Closing Remarks

! Break

! NRC available to address public questions

Region II Organization Director Division of Reactor Safety Harold Christensen Deputy Director Charles Casto Son Ninh Steve Rudisail Project Engineers Kathy Weaver Katherine Green Bates Turkey Point Resident Inspectors Branch Chief Joel Munday Director Division of Reactor Projects Len Wert Deputy Director Victor McCree Regional Administrator Loren Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator Luis Reyes

NRC Performance Goals

! Maintain safety and protect the environment

! Enhance public confidence

! Improve effectiveness, efficiency, and realism of processes and decision making

! Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas

Examples of Baseline Inspections

! Equipment Alignment

~92 hrs/yr

! Triennial Fire Protection

~200 hrs every 3 yrs

! Operator Response

~125 hrs/yr

! Emergency Preparedness

~80 hrs/yr

! Rad Release Controls

~100 hrs every 2 yrs

! Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr

! Corrective Action Program ~200 hrs every 2 yrs

! Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:

Very Low safety issue White:

Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Red:

High safety issue

National Summary

! Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2003)

Green 1825

White 15

Yellow 0

Red 0

! Total Inspection Findings (CY 2003)

Green 748

White 19

Yellow 2

Red 4

Action Matrix Concept Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2003 Licensee Response 75 Regulatory Response 22 Degraded Cornerstone 2

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Unacceptable 0

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process Total Units 102*

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)

! 3654 hours0.0423 days <br />1.015 hours <br />0.00604 weeks <br />0.00139 months <br /> of inspection related activities

! Engineering inspections

! Emergency preparedness inspection

! Licensed operator exam inspection

! Radiation protection inspections

! Reactor pressure vessel head and head penetration nozzles inspections

! Reactor pressure vessel lower head inspection

! Units 3 and 4 refueling outages

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)

! Plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix

! All inspection findings were classified as very low safety significance (Green)

! All PIs were Green

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Summary January 1-December 31, 2003

! Florida Power and Light Company operated Turkey Point Nuclear Plant in a manner that preserved public health and safety

! All cornerstone objectives were met

! NRC plans baseline inspections at Turkey Point Nuclear Plant for the remainder of the assessment period

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)

! Engineering inspections

! Security inspections

! Safety system design and capability inspection

! Reactor pressure vessel head and head penetration nozzles inspection

! Reactor pressure vessel lower head inspection

! Reactor containment sump blockage inspection

! Spent fuel material control and accountability inspection

! Emergency preparedness inspection

! Fire protection inspection

! PI&R inspection

! Radiation protection inspection

! Reactor head replacement inspection

! Unit 3 refueling outage with head replacement

Licensee Response and Remarks Terry Jones Vice President, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company

Contacting the NRC

! Report an emergency

(301) 816-5100 (call collect)

! Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403

Allegation@nrc.gov

! General information or questions

www.nrc.gov

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Reference Sources

! Reactor Oversight Process

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

! Public Electronic Reading Room

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

! Public Document Room

1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)