ML041620244

(Revised) Minutes of Internal Meeting of Davis-Besse Oversight Panel (Revised Comment)

ML041620244
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	06/01/2004
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June 1, 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: Davis-Besse Oversight Panel FROM: John A. Grobe, Chairman, Davis-Besse Oversight Panel /RA/

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REVISED OCTOBER 28, 2003, MINUTES OF INTERNAL MEETING OF THE DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL (Revised Comment)

The implementation of the IMC 0350 process for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station was announced on April 29, 2002. An internal panel meeting was held on October 28, 2003. Attached for your information are the minutes from the internal meeting of the Davis-Besse Oversight Panel, the approved Engineering and Maintenance Backlog Inspection Plan, and the Open Action Items List.

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MEETING MINUTES: Internal IMC 0350 Oversight Panel Meeting Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station DATE: October 28, 2003 TIME: 12:30 p.m. Central ATTENDEES:

J. Grobe J. Hopkins A. Muniz-Gonzalez C. Lipa J. Stang R. Baker D. Passehl A. Mendiola C. Thomas M. Phillips B. Clayton S. Burgess Agenda Items:

1. Discuss/Approve Todays Agenda The Panel approved the agenda, but modified the order of presentations. THE APPROVED AGENDA REFLECTS THE ORDER LISTED IN THESE MINUTES.

2. Brief Panel on Phase I & II Investigation Reports Status Mr. Clayton briefed the Panel on the status of the Phase I & II investigation results review reports. The Phase I report is complete. The Phase II report is in the final stages of draft, with the Regional Administrator scheduled to be briefed on 11/07/03, and the EDO/ Commissioners scheduled for a brief on 11/14/03. And any further required actions will be addressed through normal enforcement procedures.

3. Discuss Communication Status Mr. Stang led a discussion on the standing rules for addressing communications from outside the agency. Mr. Ruland requested adding the allegation or other regulatory process to the rule list. The response to the 1000s of letters mail merge effort is proceeding as planned. The Comm Team schedule for upcoming meetings was reviewed.

4. Brief Panel on September Security Inspection Results Mr. Creed briefed regional participants on summarized results from the most recent security inspection.

(NEW ITEM) Item 220 - (D. Passehl) Develop inspection plan requirements which include review of post restart security program effectiveness. (10/28)

5. Discuss Proposed Backlog Inspection Plan Mrs. Burgess briefed the Panel on the proposed Engineering and Maintenance Backlog Inspection Plan. A suggestion was presented to coordinate with the person who is doing the Maintenance Rule inspection (Mr. Dunlop), and to review the breaker

coordination issue, i.e. are the breakers not currently replaced being placed in the backlog? A second question raised was how does the inspection plan take into account the licensees self-assessment report? These questions were addressed, and the Panel approved the revised Engineering and Maintenance Backlog Inspection Plan. A COPY OF THE APPROVED INSPECTION PLAN IS ATTACHED TO THESE MINUTES.

6. Discuss New/Potential Licensing Issues Mr. Hopkins led a discussion on licensing issues, stating that there were no new licensing issues to present. The licensee expects to issue the 50.54f response by 11/07/03. The Integrated Readiness to Support Restart Report from the licensee is expected by 11/24/03, and should address the licensees response (due 12/05/03) concerning the HPI pump modifications.

One remaining issue is how the licensee intends to address the relief for the steam generator inspections due in March 2004. Licensee needs to submit basis for relief when questions remain from the previous inspection conducted in March 2002. The Panel discussed whether or not this should be considered a restart issue, and agreed to address this issue during the next weekly licensing call.

7. Discuss Plant Status and Inspector Insights and Emergent Issues List Mr. Thomas briefed the Panel on the plant status and discussed the two systems work critical path items: HPI pump modifications and electrical distribution breaker coordination efforts. The remaining breaker buckets are expected to be onsite by 11/07/03, and the modified HPI pumps will be installed by 11/18/03. Mr. Unikewicz will be onsite to observe acceptance testing of the HPI pumps. The 0350 Panel will brief the Regional Administrator on the current licensees schedule.

8. Discuss 1) New Allegations; 2) Determine if Required to Be Resolved Prior to Restart; and 3) Any Requested Extensions Mr. Phillips informed the Panel that there were no new allegations, that one allegation remains open which requires resolution prior to restart, involving the EDG relays. A questionable response from the licensee is being worked by Mr. Lara and Mr. Daley.

There were no allegations for which an extension was requested.

9. Brief Panel on Completeness and Accuracy of Information Inspection Exit Results Mr. Passehl briefed the Panel on the preliminary results from the recently completed Completeness and Accuracy Inspection. Mr. Berson reviewed several procedures at both the site and fleet level concerning completeness and accuracy. No definition of Material was identified. The licensee issued a condition report to change the procedures to include this definition. All personnel have been trained on the existing procedures. The licensee stated that they will revise the training materials once the procedures have been revised, and then perform refresher training for all personnel.

Overall, the completeness and accuracy program is good for going forward, and there are potentially 3 violations. The violation regarding accuracy of the LER will probably be considered for escalated enforcement, and the Panel discussed how this issue might

impact restart. The Panel decided that this issue does not need to be resolved prior to making a restart decision.

10. Discuss Scheduling of Remaining Future Panel Meetings and Agenda Items Mrs. Lipa led a discussion on future Panel meeting agenda item and the need to continue having meetings at least twice a week.

11. Discuss the Punch List Mrs. Lipa discussed the need to define a most reasonable end date for the completion of the list. A date of 12/15/2003 will be earmarked and the leads and milestones will be defined and presented to the Panel next week.

12. Discuss Process Plan Mr. Passehl led a discussion on the status of the Process Plan. Plan will be updated with new available dates and ADAMS accession numbers; no significant changes were noted with the plan structure.

13. Discuss Action Items The Panel reviewed the following open Action Items with comments as noted:

(THE UPDATED OPEN ACTION ITEMS LIST IS ATTACHED TO THESE MINUTES.)

Item 178 (Closed) - Determine the type of backlog assessment that will be performed and by whom. Two attributes need to be considered: (1) the capability of the licensee to manage the backlog in an operating environment; and (2) the impact of the backlog on equipment reliability. (03/04)

Inspection Plan for the backlog assessment was approved at Panel today.

The Panel determined that this item is closed.

Item 209 (Closed) - Add author of Greenpeace 2.206 petition to the standard distribution list on documents for Davis-Besse. Then remove from distribution 90 days after the final NRC reply to the 10 CFR 2.206 petition is signed out. (9/16)

This item will be added to the DRP RIII AITS.

The Panel determined that this item is closed.

Item 210 (Closed) - Contact cognizant personnel in NRC Research regarding the evaluation Research is performing about the combined effects of the deficiencies at Davis-Besse and coordinate a briefing of the Panel. (09/23)

Mr. Grobe briefed the Panel on 10/16/03.

The Panel determined that this item is closed.

Item 211 (Open) - (a) Issue a status report of the NOP test results thus far; (b) Issue a status report after the NOP inspection of record has been completed; (c) Issue a status report after the upper reactor vessel head and lower reactor vessel head tests are completed. The reports are to be forwarded to NRC Division of Engineering personnel.

(09/23)

Mr. Jacobson will be onsite the week of 11/03/03 to observe completion of the upper and lower head inspections. Inspection reports will follow.

Item 215 (Closed) - Contact the Congressional Affairs office to obtain a current listing of Q & As on matters pertaining to restart and coordinate with Mr. Mendiola to provide an updated package to the Panel for review and incorporation into the Comm Plan.

(10/02)

Mr. Mendiola provided received input to the Comm Team restart Q & As database.

The Panel determined that this item is closed.

Item 218 (Closed) - Set up a meeting to discuss the HPI Pump TIA and ensure that the TIA as-written reflects the needs of Region III personnel. (10/09)

Teleconference confirmed that content of TIA satisfactorily addresses concerns.

The Panel determined that this item is closed.

14. Discuss Items for Licensee Weekly Call The following items are proposed for discussion during the licensee weekly call on 10/29/2003:

(Delay Meeting Start Time Until 1:00pm CST.)

Proposed date and site for the November 0350 public meeting; Confirm date for the Restart Overview Panel meeting on 12/05/2003; Immediate Action Maintenance during NOP (NRC request);

EDG operator issues Schedule for issuing AOVs analysis HPI pump modifications and installation timelines; and Breaker Coordination evaluations/timeline.

15. Discuss/Update Milestones and Commitments The Panel reviewed and discussed the upcoming Milestones and Commitments.

DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 138 Evaluate the A.Mendiola, 01/31 - Ongoing; 02/21 - New EDO effectiveness of the C. Lipa Comm Plan for Crisis Update, A.

Comm Plan (01/07) Mendiola to review for inclusion; 10/14- Discussed, The new revised Comm. Plan is with the Panel Chairman for review. This item will be closed upon approval of the revised plan.

147 Generate a list of items D. Passehl 01/31 - working; to consider after restart 02/11 - Include dates and deadlines to as well as transition Manual Chapter 0350 restart back to the normal inspections planner; 07/01 -

0350 when terminating Discussed; 7/22 - Dave has list with the 0350 Panel. The Christines comments; 08/05 -

items should include Discussed. Bring back 6 weeks; plans to augment 09/23 - Discussed; 09/30 - The Panel inspection of corrective decision is to separate this into three actions, inservice distinct listings: Inspection Schedule inspection, and safety items for both prior to and following culture monitoring restart; Focus Areas for post restart; (01/09) and 0350 Panel termination criteria.

The Panel will approve listings; 10/14-Discussed, The inspection schedules and focus areas for post restart are incorporated in the punch list. When developed, the listing for 0350 Panel termination criteria will be presented to the Panel for approval.

178 Determine the type of C. Lipa 09/23 - S. Burgess was named to lead backlog assessment this inspection; 09/30 - Discussed, that will be performed reevaluation of resources and decision and by whom. Two on who will lead this inspection will be attributes need to be done on 10/2; 10/14-Discussed, The considered: (1) the backlog assessment will be conducted capability of the by S. Burgess and M. Parker, starting licensee to manage the 11/17/2003. Inspection plan will be backlog in an operating presented to the Panel on 10/21/2003; environment; and 10/28-Discussed, the Panel approved (2) the impact of the the Backlog Inspection Plan today.

backlog on equipment The Panel decided that this item is reliability (03/04) Closed.

DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 193 Consider TIA on an J. Stang A concern was identified for the issue pertaining to shutdown function performance goal of 10 CFR 50 Appendix R maintaining reactor coolant level. An Section III-L, NRC safety evaluation report issued in "Alternative and 1991 apparently allows the licensee to Dedicated Shutdown maintain reactor coolant level above Capability" (05/27) the top of active fuel instead of maintaining level within the range of indication in the pressurizer; 7/1 -

John Hannon to determine if a TIA is necessary or the issue is moot. Sent in draft TIA to HQs J. Stang to review licensing basis first; 09/30 - Discussed, update will be presented on 10/2; 10/14-An update will be presented to the Panel at a future meeting.

197 Develop a J. Stang 6/24 - Lead changed; 08/21 - Lead communication plan changed; 09/30 - Discussed, list of with restart Qs and As. Q & As is being gathered for review (06/17) and forwarding to RA; 10/14-Discussed, J. Shea is compiling the list of Q & As for review by the Panel and results will be forwarded to the RA.

202 Put a discussion of the J. Strasma 10/14-Discussed, Information actions the NRC took in surrounding this issue will be collated reviewing concerns and discussed at a future meeting.

involving the reactor coolant pumps in the August 2003 newsletter (07/15) 208 Evaluate the need to M. Phillips 10/14-Investigation is still ongoing.

call back CI regarding Allegation RIII-2002-A-0177 (D-B) after the OI Investigation is complete (08/21)

DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 209 Add author of A. Saso 10/14-Discussed, All the authors have Greenpeace 2.206 been added to the distribution list; petition to the standard removal date TBD following NRC reply distribution list on being issued; 10/28-Discussed, this documents for Davis- item will be added to the RIII AITS.

Besse. Then remove The Panel decided that this item is from distribution Closed.

90 days after the final NRC reply to the 10 CFR 2.206 Petition is signed out (9/16) 210 Contact cognizant J. Hopkins 10/14-Discussed, Research was personnel in NRC contacted and attended a meeting at Research regarding the HQs on 10/09. The Comm. Team was evaluation Research is contacted for Q & As (GT 596).

performing about the Mr. Grobe will brief the Panel on combined effects of the Thursday, 10/16; 10/28-Discussed, deficiencies at Mr. Grobe briefed the Panel on 10/16.

Davis-Besse and The Panel decided that this item is coordinate a briefing of Closed.

the Panel (09/23) 211 (a) Issue a status report J. Jacobson 10/09-Discussed; Mr. Jacobson of the NOP test results provided the Panel with an update on thus far; (b) Issue a the licensees progress to date. Draft status report after the status reports are pending; 10/14-NOP inspection of Discussed, This issue will be record has been completed by licensee 10/15, and the completed; (c) Issue a results will be presented to the Panel status report after the within the next 2 weeks; 10/28-upper reactor vessel Discussed, Mr. Jacobson will be onsite head and lower reactor the week of 11/03/03 to observe vessel head tests are completion of the upper and lower completed. The reports head inspections; inspection results are to be forwarded to will be briefed at a future Panel NRC Division of meeting.

Engineering personnel (09/23)

DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 212 Determine whether the J. Stang 10/14-Discussed, Set of bullets still Communication Team under development; item will be has received all discussed at next Panel meeting on electronic and written 10/16.

correspondence from external sources. If there is reasonable confidence that the Communication Team has all the correspondence then develop a set of bullets explaining why there is reasonable confidence (09/23) 213 Update the punch list C. Lipa 10/14-Discussed, Milestones are still that will be used to being developed using 12/15/2003 as ensure that NRC a reasonable target date for restart activities necessary for and completed matrix will be restart are presented to the Panel next week.

accomplished with intermediate steps and their due dates (09/25) 214 Discuss with Region III C. Lipa 10/14-Discussed, The preliminary Public Affairs Officers decision is that it is not appropriate to whether to include a respond via the NRC newsletter; final discussion of the disposition is pending.

September 20, 2003, rally sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists in the next monthly NRC newsletter (09/25)

DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 215 Contact the J. Stang 10/14-No update; 10/28-Discussed, Congressional Affairs Mr. Mendiola provided received input office to obtain a to the Comm Team Restart Q & A current listing of Q & database. The Panel decided that this As on matters item is Closed.

pertaining to restart and coordinate with Mr. Mendiola to provide an updated package to the Panel for review and incorporation into the Comm Plan (10/02) 216 Submit a TIA which J. Lara 10/14-The TIA has been submitted to addresses issues and the Branch Chief for review.

questions related to the licensee's 1991 10 CFR Appendix R exemption request regarding Alternative Shutdown (ASD) regulations (10/02) 217 Review and document S. Thomas 10/14-Discussed, This review is the acceptability of the ongoing and will be documented in licensee's withdrawal of Inspection Report 05000346/2003022.

the single safety group of control rods to provide a prompt trip response source of negative reactivity. The review will be documented in a resident inspection report (10/09) 218 Set up a meeting to C. Lipa 10/14-Discussed, This meeting is to discuss the HPI Pump decide on the inspection guide format TIA and ensure that the and will be scheduled next week; TIA as-written reflects 10/28-Discussed, teleconference the needs of Region III confirmed that content of the TAI personnel (10/09) satisfactorily addresses the concerns.

The Panel decided that this item is Closed.

DAVIS-BESSE OVERSIGHT PANEL OPEN ACTION ITEM LIST Item Action Item (Date Assigned to Comments Number generated) 219 Brief Jim Caldwell on S. Thomas how Immediate Action Maintenance issue was resolved. He would like to see the revised procedure (10/21) 220 Develop inspection plan D. Passehl (NEW ITEM) requirements which include review of post restart security program effectiveness (10/28)

INSPECTION PLAN Assessment of Items Left on Backlog Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Inspection Report Number 50-346/2003024 (DRS)

(Do not share this Inspection Plan with the licensee)

Inspection Objectives The objective of this inspection is to conduct an assessment of the deferred/post-restart items to assist panel with evaluation of Restart Checklist Item 5b, "Systems Readiness for Restart, RAM SUP-17 and SUP-53. The results of this inspection will enable the NRC to gain a level of confidence in the licensees ability to safely operate the plant with the deferred/post-restart items.

At the conclusion of this inspection, the team will present its findings to the Davis-Besse Oversight Panel. The NRC will use the findings from this inspection as input for the staffs restart readiness assessment.

Inspection Dates: Week of November 17, 2003 EXIT: November 21, 2003 - site exit November 25, 2003 - brief panel on results Applicable Inspection Procedures IP 93812, Special Inspection Others as Noted Prepared by:

Michael E. Parker Senior Reactor Analyst Reviewed by:

Christine A. Lipa, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Approved by :

John A. Grobe, Chairman Davis-Besse Oversight Panel

DETAILS I. Inspectors M. Parker, RIII Senior Reactor Analyst (Team Leader)

S. Burgess, RIII Senior Reactor Analyst W. Schmidt, RI Senior Reactor Analyst II Detailed Inspection Schedule Preparation: Week of November 3, 2003 (on-site)

Onsite Inspection: Week of November 17, 2003 Exit Meeting: November 21, 2003 Inspection Report Input Preparation:

Inspection report inputs should be developed during the week following the onsite inspection week. Completed inputs should be provided to the lead inspector by the close of business Friday of the second week following the onsite inspection week.

A draft report will be completed for management review, comment, and concurrence approximately 3 weeks following the last week of onsite inspection.

Licensee Contacts:

Davis-Besse Lead: Clark Price, Manager - Business (419) 321-8585 Regulatory Interface Lead: Bill Marini (419) 321-7523 III. Applicable Inspection Procedures and Other Guidance Inspection Procedure IP 93812, "Special Inspection," will provide overall guidance for this effort. Other inspection procedures listed below will be used for guidance as needed:

IP 37551 Onsite Engineering IP 62700 Maintenance Program Implementation IP 95002 Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area IP 95003 Supplemental Inspection For Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Multiple Degraded Cornerstone, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red Input IV. Inspection Requirements This inspection is scheduled to precede the Davis-Besse reactor restart from an extended outage. The goal is to assess the potential risk impact of Davis Besses

deferred/post-restart items prior to startup. The inspection will focus on the following primary objectives: (1) review the licensees program/process for tracking backlogged open items, (2) review the effectiveness of the program/process in justifying deferral of activities, (3) evaluate the licensees use of PRA insights in deferring items to post-restart status, and (4) evaluate the potential risk implications of deferred items.

Identify any deficiencies or conditions that should be mode restraints based on regulatory requirements. Identify those backlog items, if any, that may warrant further NRC or licensee review prior to restart. Assess the licensees ability to reduce the backlog following restart. Results of this inspection will be factored into MC 0350 Restart Checklist Item 5b, RAM SUP-17 and SUP-53.

Specific inspection requirements will include:

Inspection Plan Details Inspection Issue Procedure Evaluate the licensees program/process for tracking backlogged open IP 62700 items. IP 37551 Review the effectiveness of the program/process in justifying deferral of IP 62700 activities IP 37551 Evaluate the licensees use of PRA insights in deferring items to IP 62700 post-restart status. This includes review of the licensees self-assessment IP 37551 of the backlog.

Evaluate the potential risk implications of deferred items. Select the IP 62700 systems having the greatest backlog importance for further examination of IP 37551 the core damage accident scenarios that could be made more likely due to the deficiencies or conditions represented by the backlogged items.

Restart Action Matrix (RAM) items RAM items applicable to this inspection are SUP17 and SUP-53.

V Issues and Findings The safety significance of inspection findings will be determined through MC 0609, "Significance Determination Process," with additional information from the Risk-Informed inspection notebook for Davis-Besse and the traditional enforcement process.

VI Documentation The results of this inspection will be documented in NRC Inspection Report 03-24. The inspection report documentation will be prepared in accordance with MC 0612, "Power Reactor Inspection Reports." Review Appendix B, "Issue Screening," in MC 0612 to ensure consistency within the Agency for findings. Observations/conclusions should be documented where warranted. The documentation will become part of the basis for updating/closure of Restart Checklist Item 5b.

VII Starfire Information This special inspection is estimated to require approximately 120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> of direct inspection effort. Charge all inspection time to IP 93812 with IPE code of ER.

Preparation and documentation for this inspection will use IPEs, SEP, SED, respectively. The inspection report to be charged is 50-346/2003024. All travel time is to be charged in HRMS to an IPE code of "AT."