ML041060004

Presentation of NRC CY2003 Annual Assessment Meeting for H.B. Robinson

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Issue date:	03/30/2004
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NRC CY2003 Annual Assessment Meeting H.B. ROBINSON Hartsville, South Carolina March 30, 2004 Enclosure 2

A public forum for discussion of H.B. Robinson performance NRC will address H.B. Robinson performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter H.B. Robinson management 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 H.B. Robinson Plant Performance Results H.B. Robinson management Response and Remarks NRC Closing Remarks Break NRC available to address public questions

Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Loren Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator Victor McCree Charles Casto Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Leonard Wert Harold Christensen Deputy Director Deputy Director Paul Fredrickson Regional Specialists Branch Chief H.B. Robinson Project Engineer Resident Inspectors George MacDonald Bob Hagar David Jones

NRC Performance Goals PRIMARY GOAL MAINTAIN SAFETY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT OTHER GOALS Enhance public confidence Improve effectiveness, efficiency, and realism of processes and decision making Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

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

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 ~240 hrs every 2 yrs Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Performance Thresholds Safety Significance Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue NRC Inspection Efforts Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Increased NRC oversight Red: Increased NRC oversight and other NRC actions

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone ncreasing Safety Significance ncreasing NRC Inspection Efforts ncreasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement ncreasing Regulatory Actions

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2003 icensee Response 75 egulatory Response 22 egraded Cornerstone 2 ultiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 nacceptable 0 Total 102*

Davis-Besse under a special restart inspection process

3200 hours0.037 days <br />0.889 hours <br />0.00529 weeks <br />0.00122 months <br /> of inspection related activities Resident inspector daily inspections Plant license renewal inspections Safety system design inspection Emergency preparedness inspection Reactor operator requal program inspection Radiation protection inspections Security inspections Spent fuel storage operations inspection

H.B. Robinson CY2003 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 are Green

Annual Assessment Summary Progress Energy operated H.B. Robinson in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met NRC plans baseline inspections at H.B. Robinson for the remainder of CY 2004

• Resident inspector daily inspections

• Security inspection

• Spent fuel storage construction and operations inspections

• Radiation protection inspections

• Reactor vessel upper and lower head inspection

• Maintenance inspections

• Reactor containment sump blockage inspection

• Fire protection inspection

• Reactor operator initial exam

• Problem Identification and Resolution inspection

• Emergency preparedness inspections

NRC CY2003 Annual Assessment Meeting H.B. Robinson Hartsville, South Carolina March 30, 2004

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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)