ML041100584

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting with NRC Re Reactor Oversight Process - Cy 2003

ML041100584
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/20/2004
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II April 20, 2004

Purpose of Todays Meeting

! A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance

! NRC will address the licensee performance discussed in the annual assessment letter

! Licensee can 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 Browns Ferry Unit 2 and 3 Performance Results

! Licensee Response and Remarks

! NRC Closing Remarks

! Break

! NRC available to address public questions

Region II Organization Luis Reyes Regional Administrator Loren Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator Victor McCree Charles Casto Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Len Wert Harold Christensen Deputy Director Deputy Director Stephen Cahill Branch Chief Browns Ferry Project Engineers Resident Inspectors Scott Shaeffer Bobby Holbrook Robert Carrion William Bearden

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 Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection 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 ~250 hrs every 2 yrs

! Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Performance Threshold 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

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 9

< Yellow 2

< Red 1

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

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 Units 102*

• Davis-Besse is under a special restart oversight process

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 2003 Inspection Activities Approximately 5000 hours0.0579 days <br />1.389 hours <br />0.00827 weeks <br />0.0019 months <br /> of inspection related activities on Units 2 and 3 includes resident inspectors plus:

! Engineering modification and design inspection

! Emergency preparedness exercise inspection

! Security inspections

! Radiation protection inspections

! Problem Identification and Resolution Program

! Refueling outage inspections

! Fire protection program inspection

! Operator requalification inspection

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Assessment Results January 1- December 31, 2003

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

! All Unit 2 and 3 PIs were Green

! All cornerstone objectives were met

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Summary January 1- December 31, 2003

! TVA operated Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 2 and 3 in a manner that preserved public health and safety

! Plant performance of Units 2 and 3 was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 2004 Inspection Activities

! NRC plans normal baseline inspections at Browns Ferry Units 2 and 3 for the remainder of the assessment period Additional planned inspections (outside ROP):

! Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) construction and testing inspections

! License Renewal Inspections

! Spent Fuel Material control and accountability inspections

! Unit 1 Recovery Project Inspections

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Process - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II April 20, 2004

Licensee Response and Remarks Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant TVA

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)