ML041110016

NRC Region I Slides for the Pilgrim Annual Assessment Meeting

ML041110016
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/24/2004
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Pilgrim Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I King of Prussia, PA March 24,2004 Agenda e Introduction e Review of Reactor Oversight Process e National Summary of Plant Performan :e e Discussion of Plant Performance Resu ts e Licensee Response and Remarks e NRC Closing Remarks e Break e NRC available to address public questions

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Purpose of Todays Meeting I

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A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance I

NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance NRC Representatives Cliff Anderson, Branch Chief

- (610) 337-5227 Bill Raymond, Senior Resident Inspector

- (508) 747-0565 Chris Welch, Resident Inspector

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Region I Organization Hubert Miller

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Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety A. Randolph Blough Wayne Lanning

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Vermont Yankee 1 Project Enqineers Pilgrim Resident Inspectors David Pelton Beth Sienel I Donald Florek Amar Patel Resident Inspectors Bill Raymond Chris Welch 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

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_I Examples of Baseline Inspections a

Equipment Alignment -92 hrs/yr 0 Triennial Fire Protection -200 hrs every 3 yrs 0 Operator Response -125 hrs/yr 0 Emergency Preparedness -80 hrs/yr 0 Rad Release Controls -100 hrs every 2 yrs a Worker Radiation Protection -100 hrs/yr a Corrective Action Program -250 hrs every 2 yrs a 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 RegulatoV Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCLicensee 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 MultipleRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total Units 102*

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Performance Indicator Results (at end of C Y 2003) b Green 1825 White 15 b Yellow 0 b Red 0 Total Inspection Findings (CY 2003) b Green 748 b White 19 b Yellow 2 b Red 4

Pilgrim - Performance Indicators www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/ then click Pilgrim hitiating Mitigating Barrier Physical Events Systems lntegrity Radiation Protection Safety Safety Performance Indicators Performance Indicator

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Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs 8

2.7 2.7 217 10 15 20 25 Thresholds: White > 3.0 Yellow r 6.0 Red 125.0

Pilgrim Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31,2003) 6030 hours0.0698 days <br />1.675 hours <br />0.00997 weeks <br />0.00229 months <br /> of inspection related activities 2 resident inspectors assigned to the site 13 regional inspections 4 team inspections Inspection Findings 7 findings of very low safety significance reen en)

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Most Significant Inspection Findings 4QR003 3QR003 2QR003 1QR003 I. .

Pilgrim Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 3 1,2003) e Operated safely 0 Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix for all four quarters of 2003 (cornerstone objectives fully met) e NRC will conduct baseline inspections during the next cycle Pilgrim Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 3 1,2004) e 8 regional inspector visits scheduled e 2 team inspections scheduled

NRC Security Program Update e NRC has issued Orders (February 2002):

b Increased Patrols b Augmented Security Capabilities b Added Barriers and Posts b Enhanced Personnel Screening for Access b Enhanced Security Awareness e Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Formed (April 2002) e Established Threat Advisory and Protective Measure System (August 2002):

NRC Security Program Update (continued) e Access Authorization Order (January 2003) e Training Order (April 2003) e Fatigue Order (April 2003) e Design Basis Threat (April 2003) e Changes to Site Security plans to incorporate the requirements of the orders (April 2004)

Expanded Force-on-Force Exercises(in progress) e New NRC Baseline Inspection Program initiated (February 2004)

Nuclear Industry Deregulation Economic Pressure of Competition 0 Observed improvement - better plant management 0 Potential pitfall - over-emphasis on production NRC activities b Performance Indicators b Corrective Action Program Inspections b Maintenance Inspections b Modification Inspections b Safety Conscious Work Environment Assessment Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process http ://www.nrc .gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSE SS h d e x .html Public Electronic Reading Room http ://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

Contacting the NRC e Report an emergency b (301) 816-5100 (call collect) e Report a safety concern:

b (800) 695-7403 b Allegation@nrc.gov 0 General information or questions www.nrc.gov b Select What We Do for Public Affairs Licensee Response and Remarks --

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