ML041210280

Public Meeting Slides, Quad Cities 2003 End-of-Cycle Assessment

ML041210280
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	04/27/2004
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Quad Cities Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois 04/27/2004

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

! Steve Reynolds, Director of Reactor Projects

- (630) 829-9600

! Mark Ring, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9703

! Karla Stoedter, Senior Resident Inspector

- (309) 654-2227

! Mike Kurth, Resident Inspector

- (309) 654-2227

! Lawrence Rossbach, Project Manager

- (301) 415-2863

! Paul Pelke, Acting Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9667

Region III Organization Regional Specialists Director Division of Reactor Safety Roy Caniano Deputy Director Cindy Pederson Robert Lerch Paul Pelke Project Engineers Karla Stoedter Mike Kurth Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Branch Chief Mark Ring Director Division of Reactor Projects Pat Hiland Deputy Director Steve Reynolds Regional Administrator Geoff Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Jim Caldwell

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

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

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 Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions Licensee

Response

Regulatory

Response

Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.

Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance

Purpose of Todays Meeting

! A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance

! 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

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

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process Total Units 102*

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

Quad Cities Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)

! Licensee Response Column of Action Matrix

! No Supplemental Inspections in 2003

! Special Inspection for Unit 2 PORV Alert

! Special Inspection for Unit 2 steam dryer

Safety Significant Findings or PIs

! No greater than Green findings

! No greater than Green Performance Indicators

! Cross Cutting Human Performance Issue Closed

Quad Cities Major Plant Issues in 2003 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)

! High radiological source term

! Unit 1 - 3 outages, 8 power reductions

! Unit 2 - 1 scram, 3 outages, 7 power reductions

! Unit 2 - stuck open PORV, scram, and Alert

! Extended Power Uprate problems

Unit 2 dryer damage

Unit 1 dryer damage, lost part, electromatic relief valve damage

Quad Cities Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)

! Special Inspection for Unit 2 PORV

! Special Inspection for Unit 2 dryer

! License Renewal Inspections (2)

! Triennial Fire Protection Inspection

! 16 Green findings

Quad Cities Annual Assessment Summary January 1-December 31, 2003

! Exelon operated Quad Cities Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety

! All cornerstone objectives were met with no greater than Green findings identified

! NRC plans baseline inspections at Quad Cities for the remainder of the assessment period

! NRC plans to closely monitor activities and performance associated with Extended Power Uprate and radiological dose reduction

Licensee Response and Remarks Tim Tulon Quad Cities Site Vice President Exelon Generation Company

NRC Response & Remarks Steven Reynolds Director of Reactor Projects NRC Region III

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)