ML041310056

Public Meeting Slides, Palisades 2003 End-of-Cycle Assessment

ML041310056
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/06/2004
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Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 3 Lisle, Illinois May 6, 2004

NRC Representatives l Steven Reynolds, Acting Division Director, DRP K (630) 829-9600 l Jay Lennartz, Senior Resident Inspector K (269) 764-8971 l Michelle Garza, Resident Inspector K (269) 764-8971 l Eric Duncan, Branch Chief K (630) 829-9628

Agenda l Review of Reactor Oversight Process l National Summary of Plant Performance l Discussion of Plant Performance Results l Licensee Response and Remarks l NRC Closing Remarks l NRC Available to Address Public Questions

Region III Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Steven Reynolds Cynthia Pederson Acting Director, DRP Director, DRS Patrick Hiland Roy Caniano Acting Deputy Director, DRP Deputy Director, DRS Eric Duncan Regional Specialists Branch Chief Palisades Staff Reactor Engineer Jay Lennartz -SRI Raymond Ng Michelle Garza - RI Robert Ruiz Rosemary Jones - Secretary

NRC Performance Goals l Maintain safety and protect the environment l Enhance public confidence l Improve effectiveness, efficiency, and realism of processes and decision making l 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 l Equipment Alignment ~92 hrs/yr l Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs l Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr l Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr l Rad Release Controls ~100 hrs every 2 yrs l Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr l Corrective Action Program ~250 hrs every 2 yrs l Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only baseline inspections required White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety significance White: Low to moderate safety significance Yellow: Substantial safety significance Red: High safety significance

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

Purpose of Todays Meeting l A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance l NRC will discuss the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter l 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 Total 102*

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National Summary l Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2003) u Green 1825 u White 15 u Yellow 0 u Red 0 l Total Inspection Findings (CY 2003) u Green 748 u White 9 u Yellow 2 u Red 1

Palisades Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2003 l NMC operated Palisades in a manner that preserved public health and safety.

l All cornerstone objectives were met with one White inspection finding.

l A substantive cross-cutting issue in the Problem Identification and Resolution area was closed.

l NRC planned baseline inspections at Palisades for the assessment period and a supplemental inspection to review corrective actions to address the White finding.

Safety Significant Findings or PIs l One White Inspection Finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone. A loss of offsite power and loss of shutdown cooling occurred when workers installing a signpost in the parking lot damaged a cable which contained offsite power protective relaying circuitry.

l All other Inspection Findings and Performance Indicators for the assessment period were Green.

Palisades Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003) l A Special Inspection was conducted to review the circumstances surrounding a March 18 breaker fire in the cable spreading room and a March 25 loss of offsite power and loss of shutdown cooling event. Both events resulted in Alert declarations.

Palisades Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004) l Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection (completed) l White Finding - Supplemental Inspection (completed) l Biennial Safety System Design Inspection (completed) l Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection

Licensee Response and Remarks Daniel J. Malone Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant

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

u (800) 695-7403 u Allegation@nrc.gov l General information or questions u www.nrc.gov u Select What We Do for Public Affairs

Reference Sources l Reactor Oversight Process K http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html l Public Electronic Reading Room K http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html l Public Document Room K 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)