ML041310222

Summary of Public Meeting with Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company to Discuss Nrc'S Assessment of Perry'S Performance for Period of 01/01/2003 Through 12/31/2003

ML041310222
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	05/07/2004
From:	Ring M NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB1
To:	Kanda W FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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May 7, 2004 Mr. William R. Kanda Vice President - Nuclear, Perry FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 97, A210 10 Center Road Perry, OH 44081

SUMMARY

OF THE PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING ON APRIL 20, 2004

Dear Mr. Kanda:

On April 20, 2004, a public meeting was held at the Quail Hollow Resort in Painesville, Ohio, between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRCs assessment of Perry's performance for the period of January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2003.

Overall, as discussed in the Perry Annual Assessment letter dated March 4, 2004 (ADAMS accession number ML040641205), Perry operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on two White findings in the mitigating systems cornerstone. The White findings were associated with the failure of the high pressure core spray system pump to start on October 23, 2002, and the failure of the division 1 emergency service water pump during a routine run on September 1, 2003. During the meeting, a third White finding in the mitigating systems cornerstone associated with the air binding of the division 1 waterleg pump on August 14, 2003, was also discussed. Although the issue was not finalized prior to the issuance of the Annual Assessment letter, the finding was entered into the action matrix in the fourth quarter of 2003 and was discussed to present a complete and accurate representation of plant performance for 2003. Also discussed was a White finding in the emergency preparedness cornerstone and a White performance indicator in the occupational radiation exposure cornerstone. The emergency preparedness issue involved the failure to make a timely alert declaration on April 24, 2003, after a fuel pin was damaged during inspection activities in the fuel handling building. The White performance indicator was due to three performance deficiencies which occurred during the second quarter 2003 refueling outage. Although the individual events were determined to be of very low safety significance, collectively the green/white threshold was crossed.

Following the presentation of our assessment, you and members of your staff discussed efforts taken or planned to improve plant performance. Prior to the conclusion of the meeting, our staff responded to several questions from members of the public.

W. Kanda The meeting attendance list is enclosed. The slides presented by the NRC are available in ADAMS (accession number ML041280061). The slides presented by FirstEnergy are available in ADAMS (accession number ML041260257). Please contact me if there are any questions you have about this meeting at (630) 829-9703.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-440 License No. NPF-58

Enclosure:

Attendance List cc: G. Leidich, President - FENOC L. Myers, Chief Operating Officer, FENOC J. Hagan, Senior Vice President Engineering and Services, FENOC W. OMalley, Director, Maintenance Department V. Higaki, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Messina, Director, Nuclear Services Department T. Lentz, Director, Nuclear Engineering Department T. Rausch, Plant Manager, Nuclear Power Plant Department M. OReilly, Attorney, First Energy Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Ohio State Liaison Officer R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health

W. Kanda The meeting attendance list is enclosed. The slides presented by the NRC are available in ADAMS (accession number ML041280061). The slides presented by FirstEnergy are available in ADAMS (accession number ML041260257). Please contact me if there are any questions you have about this meeting at (630) 829-9703.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark Ring, Chief Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-440 License No. NPF-58

Enclosure:

Attendance List cc: G. Leidich, President - FENOC L. Myers, Chief Operating Officer, FENOC J. Hagan, Senior Vice President Engineering and Services, FENOC W. OMalley, Director, Maintenance Department V. Higaki, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Messina, Director, Nuclear Services Department T. Lentz, Director, Nuclear Engineering Department T. Rausch, Plant Manager, Nuclear Power Plant Department M. OReilly, Attorney, First Energy Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Ohio State Liaison Officer R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health DOC UMEN T NAM E: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\Mtg Notices 2004\ML041310222.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure "E"= Copy with enclosure"N"= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME PPelke/co MRing DATE 05/07/04 05/07/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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Attendance List Perry Plant Performance Assessment Meeting April 20, 2004 Name Organization Barry Blair FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)

Henry Hegrat FENOC Tim Rausch FENOC Gary Leidich FENOC Suzanne Russell P. Kenneth Russell FENOC Adi Donato Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Mary OReilly FENOC J. J. Hagan FENOC George Brewer FENOC Susan Hiatt Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy, Inc. (OCRE)

Michael Blair New s-Herald Dale Miller FENOC Connie Kline Ohio Care - Citizens Against a Radioactive Environment Dan Gallo FENOC Ale xander Velyko vic George A. Zo kle Capri Cafaro for Congress Paul Bordley FENOC Bill Kanda FENOC Jeff Mc Guire FENOC Lew M yers FENOC Peter Robe rts FENOC Frank Ross FENOC George D uja novic FENOC Neal Bonner FENOC Rodney Nespeca Capri Cafaro for Congress Capri S. Cafa ro Dem ocratic Nominee for Congress - 14th Dis trict - O hio David Truman New s-Herald Diane Flowe rs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Liliana Ramadan NRC Jam es Ca ldw ell NRC Mark Ring NRC Ray Pow ell NRC Jan Strasma NRC Jeffrey Lausberg FENOC Joe Mosbrook FENOC Vernon K. Higaki FENOC David A. Bowen FENOC Pat Duszynski FENOC Tony Duszynski FENOC Robert Coad FENOC Dan Gallagher FENOC Ed Root FENOC Adam Turinsky Sargent & Lundy Name Organization

Ronald Rosel FENOC Mike McFarland FENOC M. Schimm el FENOC D on T im m s FENOC To m Len tz FENOC John Messina FENOC John La ituri Fred von Ahn FENOC Peter Author FENOC Brenda Alvord FENOC Bill OMalley FENOC Ke nny Fe rrell FENOC Russ Kearney FENOC An dy Kolarcik FENOC Darlene Kearney public