ML041310056
| ML041310056 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 05/06/2004 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML041310056 (19) | |
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Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Palisades Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 3 Lisle, Illinois Lisle, Illinois May 6, 2004 May 6, 2004
NRC Representatives NRC Representatives
Steven Reynolds, Acting Division Director, DRP
(630) 829-9600
Jay Lennartz, Senior Resident Inspector
(269) 764-8971
Michelle Garza, Resident Inspector
(269) 764-8971
Eric Duncan, Branch Chief
(630) 829-9628
Agenda
Review of Reactor Oversight Process
National Summary of Plant Performance
Discussion of Plant Performance Results
Licensee Response and Remarks
NRC Closing Remarks
NRC Available to Address Public Questions
Region III Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Steven Reynolds Acting Director, DRP Patrick Hiland Acting Deputy Director, DRP Cynthia Pederson Director, DRS Roy Caniano Deputy Director, DRS Eric Duncan Branch Chief Regional Specialists Palisades Staff Jay Lennartz -SRI Michelle Garza - RI Rosemary Jones - Secretary Reactor Engineer Raymond Ng Robert Ruiz
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 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
~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 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
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions
Purpose of Todays Meeting
A public forum for discussion of the licensees A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance performance
NRC will discuss the licensee performance NRC will discuss the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter issues identified in the annual assessment letter
Licensee will respond to the information in the Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their programs to maintain or improve their performance 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*
- Davis-Besse is in the IMC 0350 process
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
Palisades Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2003
NMC operated Palisades in a manner that preserved public health and safety.
All cornerstone objectives were met with one White inspection finding.
A substantive cross-cutting issue in the Problem Identification and Resolution area was closed.
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
One White Inspection Finding in the Initiating Events One White Inspection Finding in the Initiating Events Cornerstone. A loss of offsite power and loss of Cornerstone. A loss of offsite power and loss of shutdown cooling occurred when workers installing a shutdown cooling occurred when workers installing a signpost in the parking lot damaged a cable which signpost in the parking lot damaged a cable which contained offsite power protective relaying circuitry.
contained offsite power protective relaying circuitry.
All other Inspection Findings and Performance All other Inspection Findings and Performance Indicators for the assessment period were Green.
Indicators for the assessment period were Green.
Palisades Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
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)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection (completed)
White Finding - Supplemental Inspection (completed)
Biennial Safety System Design Inspection (completed)
Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection
Licensee Response and Remarks Daniel J. Malone Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant
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