ML041050442
| ML041050442 | |
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| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 04/05/2004 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML041050442 (22) | |
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Duane Arnold Annual Assessment Duane Arnold Annual Assessment Meeting Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 3 Palo, Iowa Palo, Iowa April 5, 2004 April 5, 2004
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
NRC Representatives NRC Representatives
Steven Reynolds, Acting Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9600
Patrick Hiland, Acting Deputy Division Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9601
David Beaulieu, Project Manager, NRR
- (301) 415-3243
George Wilson, Senior Resident Inspector
- (319) 851-5111
Stephen Caudill, Resident Inspector
- (319) 851-5111
Geoffrey Wright, Senior Project Engineer
- (630) 829-9602
Bruce Burgess, Branch Chief
- (630) 829-9629
Region 3 Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Steven Reynolds Director Division of Reactor Projects Patrick Hiland Deputy Director Cynthia Pederson Director Division of Reactor Safety Roy Caniano Deputy Director Bruce Burgess Branch Chief Regional Specialists Duane Arnold Resident Inspectors George Wilson Stephen Caudill Project Engineers Geoffrey Wright Mark Franke Daneira Melendez
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 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
~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
Action Matrix Concept Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions
Purpose of Todays Meeting
A public forum for discussion of the licensees A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance performance
NRC will address the licensee performance issues NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter identified in the annual assessment letter
Licensee will respond to the information in the letter Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance maintain or improve their 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
Total 102*
- Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process
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
Duane Arnold Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Licensee Response Column of Action Matrix with all Green PIs and inspection findings
No supplemental or special inspections
Safety Significant Findings or PIs
Duane Arnold Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Baseline Inspection Hours for 2003 was approximately 2054 hours0.0238 days <br />0.571 hours <br />0.0034 weeks <br />7.81547e-4 months <br />
Regional Inspector Inspections
In-service Inspection
Biennial Maintenance Rule Inspection
Biennial Heat Exchanger Inspection
Emergency Preparedness Inspections
Security Inspections
Radiation Protection Inspections
Operator Licensing Inspections
Duane Arnold Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Major Team Inspections
- Triennial Fire Protection
- Biennial Problem Identification & Resolution
- Biennial Plant Modifications
- Dry Cask Storage
Duane Arnold Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Refueling Outage Number 18 (March 23-April 20, 2003)
Five Forced Outages
- Condenser Tube Leak (February 1-14, 2003)
- Condenser Tube Leak (November 2-6, 2003)
- High Reactor Conductivity (November 7-8, 2003)
- High Condenser Air In-Leakage (November 18-25, 2003)
- Condenser Weld Repair (November 25-December 5, 2003)
Duane Arnold Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
- There were a total of 22 Green inspection findings during this assessment period.
- Four Green findings associated with Initiating Events
- Fifteen Green findings associated with Mitigating Systems
- One Green finding associated with Barrier Integrity
- Two Green findings associated with Public Radiation Safety
Duane Arnold Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2003
NMC operated Duane Arnold Energy Center in a manner that preserved public health and safety
All cornerstone objectives were met
NRC plans baseline inspections at Duane Arnold Energy Center for the remainder of the assessment period
Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Mark Peifer Site Vice President Nuclear Management 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 Select What We Do for Public Affairs
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)