ML041340045

Public Meeting Summary, Point Beach 2003 End-of-Cycle Assessment

ML041340045
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Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	05/05/2004
From:	Louden P NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB7
To:	Vanmiddlesworth G Nuclear Management Co
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May 5, 2004 Mr. Gary D. Van Middlesworth Site Vice-President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516

SUMMARY

OF THE POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING ON APRIL 21, 2004

Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:

On April 21, 2004, a public meeting was held between the Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) and the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to discuss the 2003 End-of-Cycle plant performance assessment for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. A summary of that assessment was previously provided to NMC in a letter dated March 4, 2004. In the first quarter of 2003, Point Beach Nuclear Plant entered the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column (Column IV) of the Action Matrix of NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program, as a result of a high safety significance (Red) inspection finding involving the potential for a common mode failure of the auxiliary feedwater system (AFW) following a loss of the instrument air system. A second Red inspection finding (Yellow for Unit 1 and Red for Unit 2) was subsequently identified which involved the potential common mode failure of the AFW pumps due to plugging of the recirculation line pressure reduction orifices.

The NRC also discussed the Confirmatory Action Letter, dated April 21, 2004, that documents NMCs plant performance improvement commitments made to the NRC in a letter dated March 22, 2004. These commitments address the AFW findings and other plant performance issues. The NRC inspection activities that will review completion of the commitments were also briefly discussed.

Nuclear Management Company representatives provided a brief overview presentation of improvement plans, specifically discussing three focus areas from the NRCs March 4, 2004, assessment summary letter that have been included in NMCs March 22, 2004, commitment letter: emergency preparedness, human performance, and corrective action program.

Mr. James Caldwell, the NRC Region III Regional Administrator acknowledged NMCs presentation and emphasized that successful implementation of the improvement plans was dependent on the active participation of both NMC senior management and Point Beach plant staff.

G. Van Middlesworth The meeting attendance list is enclosed. The slides presented by the NRC and the licensee are available in ADAMS (accession numbers ML041260294 and ML041260219).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rule of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRCs 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).

If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact me at (630) 829-9627.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick L. Louden, Chief Branch 7 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

List of Principal Attendees See Attached Distribution

G. Van Middlesworth The meeting attendance list is enclosed. The slides presented by the NRC and the licensee are available in ADAMS (accession numbers ML041260294 and ML041260219).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rule of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRCs 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).

If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact me at (630) 829-9627.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick L. Louden, Chief Branch 7 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27

Enclosure:

List of Principal Attendees See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML041340045.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME MKunowski:co PLouden DATE 05/05 /04 05/05/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY G. Van Middlesworth cc w/encl: R. Kuester, President and Chief Executive Officer, We Generation J. Cowan, Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer D. Cooper, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. McCarthy, Site Director of Operations D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager Plant Manager Regulatory Affairs Manager Training Manager Site Assessment Manager Site Engineering Director Emergency Planning Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks Chairperson Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin State Liaison Officer

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Enclosure PUBLIC MEETING PRINCIPAL ATTENDEES April 21, 2004 Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

John Paul Cowan Chief Nuclear Officer, NMC Douglas Cooper Senior Vice-President, NMC Gary Van Middlesworth Point Beach Site Vice-President James McCarthy Point Beach Site Director James Connolly Point Beach Regulatory Affairs Manager Edward Weinkam Director of Regulatory Services, NMC NRC James Caldwell Regional Administrator, Region III Steve Reynolds Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), Region III Patrick Louden Chief, Branch 7, DRP, Region III R. Michael Morris Acting Senior Resident Inspector, Point Beach Harold Chernoff Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation John Jacobson Senior Reactor Engineer, Region III Ryan Alexander Radiation Specialist, Region III Mike Kunowski Project Engineer, Region III Kimberly Gruss Acting Chief, Branch 5, DRP, Region III