ML041040680

Meeting Presentation for Edwin I. Hatch Annual Assessment Meeting, Reactor Oversight Program - Cy 2003

ML041040680
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Issue date:	04/06/2004
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Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Vidalia, GA April 6, 2004

Purpose of Todays Meeting

! A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance

! NRC will address any 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 Curt Rapp James Baptist Project Engineers Douglas Simpkins - SRI James Hickey - RI Hatch Resident Inspectors Branch Chief Brian Bonser Director Division of Reactor Projects Len Wert Deputy Director Victor McCree Regional Administrator Loren Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator Luis Reyes

NRC Performance Goals

! NRC PRIMARY GOAL - 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

Performance Thresholds NRC Inspection Efforts Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight Safety Significance 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 (at the end of 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 - Shutdown Operating Reactor with Performance Problems Total Units 102*

Hatch 2003 Inspection Activities

! 4018 hours0.0465 days <br />1.116 hours <br />0.00664 weeks <br />0.00153 months <br /> of inspection related activities

Fire Protection Inspection

Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection

Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Security Inspections

Radiation Protection Inspections

Engineering Inspections

Hatch 2003 Assessment Results

! 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 Performance Indicators were Green

Hatch Annual Assessment Summary

! Southern Nuclear Operating Company operated the Hatch Nuclear Plant in a manner that preserved public health and safety

! All cornerstone objectives were met.

! NRC plans baseline inspections at Hatch for the 2004 assessment period

Hatch 2004 Inspection Activities

! Spent Fuel Material Control and Accounting

! Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

! Emergency Preparedness

! Radiation Protection Inspections

! Engineering Inspections

! Licensed Operator Requalification

! Unit 1 Refueling Outage

Licensee Response and Remarks Ray Baker Licensing Manager, Hatch Project Southern Nuclear Operating 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)