ML041050604
| ML041050604 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 04/08/2004 |
| From: | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML041050604 (25) | |
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station IMC 0350 Meeting 1 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Desired Outcomes emonstrate that the steps taken to return Davis-Besse to ervice have been safe and conservative rovide a timeline of startup activities since the last public eeting rovide status on the Cycle 14 Operational Improvement lan, post-restart actions, and Confirmatory Order Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC 2 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Back, Better, and Beyond
- Milestones
-March 8 - NRC Restart Authorization
-March 9 - Mode 3
-March 11 - Reactor critical (Mode 2)
-March 14 - Mode 1
-March 16 - Synchronized to Grid
-March 17 - Mode 3
-March 23 - Repaired Feedwater Valve 780
-March 24 - Mode 3
-March 26 - Mode 2 / Mode
-March 27- Final synchronization to grid (end of outage)
-April 4 -100% power 3
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Back, Better, and Beyond eturn to Service
-Plant materiel condition
-Reactor Coolant System leakrate
-RCS activity
-Primary/Secondary Chemistry
-Operations Performance
-Employees 4
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Plant Performance Mark Bezilla Vice President 5
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Week of February 8
- Accomplishments
-Successfully completed control rod insertion time testing (Group 1-7)
-February 12 - Request for Restart
- 1 Startup Transformer -NRC Emergency Plan Inspection
-Plant in Mode 3
- Challenges
-Restoration of Startup Transformer 6
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Week of February 15
- Accomplishments
-#1 Containment Spray Pump maintenance
-Mode 2 Readiness Reviews
-#1 Decay Heat Pump Quarterly Test
-#1 Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW)
Functional Test
-Plant in Mode 3
- Challenges Assembly of Containment -Radiation Monitor RE-4597AA (new Spray Pump boards) 7 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Week of February 22
- Accomplishments
-Purged air and added hydrogen to Main Generator
-AFW #1 Monthly Test
-Received NRC Approval of License Amendment Request for Mid-cycle Steam Generator Inspection
-Emergency Diesel Generator #1 Monthly Test
-Steam and Feedwater Rupture Control System and Reactor Protection System Testing
-Received NRC Draft Order for Conditions of Restart irstEnergys CEO Tony Alexander -Emergency Preparedness Media Tour tours Davis-Besse February 26
- Challenges
-No challenges of note 8
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Week of February 29
- Accomplishments
-Reduction of vibration on CRDM motor generator set
-Mode 2/1 restraints resolved
-Closed containment and conducted personnel airlock leakage surveillance
-Cleaned Circulating Water intake screens Circulating Water intake screens
- Challenges
-Reactor Coolant Pump 1-2 (low motor bearing oil level)
-Circulating Water pump suction screen (repairs) 9 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Week of March 7
- Accomplishments
-March 8 - NRC resolved the issues and removed restrictions for restart
-Final Restart Readiness Review for Mode 2
-March 11 - entered Mode 2 (reactor critical)
-Zero power physics testing (ZPPT)
-Conducted senior leadership team (SLT) review of ZPPT
- Challenges
-Operations concern ~ "estimated critical boron" concentration
-Operating crew reinserted control rods Operators withdraw control rods 10 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Week of March 14
- Accomplishments
-March 14 - Mode 1
-Power increased to ~14%
-Effectiveness assessment and readiness review prior to generator synchronization
-March 16 - Synchronized Feedwater Valve 780 Turbine to Grid (~20% Power)
-March 17 - Completed Overspeed Turbine Trip Testing
- Challenges
-Feedwater Valve 780 (disk/stem separation)
-Return to Mode 4 11 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Week of March 21
- Accomplishments
-Root Cause Team Assessment (Problem-solving and Decision-making) on Feedwater (FW) Valve 780
-March 23 - Repaired FW Valve 780
-Restart Readiness Meeting
-March 26 - entered Mode 1
-March 27 - Turbine synchronized to grid
- Challenges
-Reworked Turbine Bypass Valves Turbine Bypass Valve 12 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Week of March 28
- Accomplishments
-Effectiveness assessment and readiness review prior to 100%
-Nuclear Instruments and Reactor Protection System calibrations
-Maintained plant chemistry within limits (iron and silica)
-INPO Visits
-Site Pre-visit
-Simulator Observation
-AFW Assist Visit eactor Engineers monitor reactivity *Challenges
-Integrated Control System Response
-Nuclear Instrument Gain Adjustments 13 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Week of April 4
- Accomplishments
-Nuclear Instruments and Reactor Protection System calibrations and adjustments
-Maintained plant chemistry within limits (iron and silica)
- Challenges April 4, 2004 -D2 Normal Supply Breaker Davis-Besse at 100% power
(~ 900 MWE) 14 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
ENOC Objectives Safe Plant Operations People Development and Effectiveness
- Plant startup and challenges were handled in a safe, Improved Outage deliberate, and conservative Performance manner Excellent Materiel Condition Fleet Efficiency and Effectiveness 15 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Operational Improvement Plan and Confirmatory Order Clark Price Manager - Business Services 16 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Cycle 14 Operational Improvement Plan
- Continuation of the Management & Human Performance Improvement Plan
- Focuses on our four Safety Barriers
-Individual
-Programs
-Management
-Oversight
- Serves to further strengthen and anchor the lessons learned and the corrective actions taken 17 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Cycle 14 Operational Improvement Plan
- 10 Improvement Initiatives
- 88 Individual Key Actions
- Performance Indicators designed to monitor our performance in the four Safety Barriers 18 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Monthly Management Review Meetings
- Attendees
-Senior Leadership Team
-Site Managers
-Other owners of key actions
- Cycle 14 Operational Improvement Plan
-Key Initiative Action Plans
-Safety Barrier Performance Indicators
- Integrated Restart Report Commitments
-Action Plans
- Safety Culture Monitoring Business Practice 19 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Actions for Continuous Improvement
- Integrated Restart Report dated November 23, 2003
& Supplement to report dated February 6, 2004
-Appendix A Commitments 36
-Closed to date 11
- Cycle 14 Operational Improvement Plan
-Appendix D Commitments 94
-Closed to date 29
- Confirmatory Order
-Commitments 6
-Closed to date 0 20 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Operational Improvement Plan 1st Quarter Accomplishments
- Completed several Operations improvement actions
- Developed Forced Outage Schedule template
- Completed SCWE training to expanded population
- Completed SCWE refresher training for supervisors
- Completed qualification of Apparent Cause Evaluators
- Completed Apparent Cause Training to Managers 21 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Operational Improvement Plan 2nd Quarter Highlights provements to the Management Observation Program enchmark Conduct of Operations provements in Work Management processes evelop plans
-Improve safety margins for the Top 10 Risk Significant Systems
-Reduce and maintain Engineering backlogs
-Reduce Condition Report and Corrective Action backlogs ffectiveness assessment of corrective actions taken in sponse to November 2003 SCWE survey (May) 22 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Confirmatory Order Requirements (March 8, 2004) dependent annual assessments for 5 years ritten plan due to NRC 90 days prior to assessment ssessment report due to NRC within 45 days of completion id-cycle inspection of Reactor Pressure Vessel upper and wer head, penetrations, and Control Rod Drive mechanism anges 23 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Confirmatory Order Action Plan (March 8, 2004) lark Price - Project Manager ed von Ahn, FENOC Vice-President of Oversight -
xecutive Sponsor eveloping a Business Practice to manage the process pproach and Team Composition entative Independent Assessments for 2004
-Operations Performance (August)
-Corrective Action Program Implementation (September)
-Engineering Program Effectiveness (October)
-Organizational Safety Culture, including SCWE (November) 24 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004
Closing Comments FENOC Vision:
People with a strong safety focus elivering top fleet operating performance Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC 25 avis-Besse ar Power Station April 8, 2004