ML041700135
| ML041700135 | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2004 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML041700135 (1) | |
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Prairie Island Annual Assessment Prairie Island Annual Assessment Meeting Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, IL Lisle, IL June 10, 2004 June 10, 2004
Agenda
Introduction
Review of Reactor Oversight Process
National Summary of Plant Performance
Discussion of Plant Performance Results
Licensee Response and Remarks
NRC Closing Remarks
Break
NRC available to address public questions
NRC Representatives NRC Representatives Patrick Hiland, Acting Deputy Division Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9601 Mac Chawla, Project Manager, NRR
- (301) 415-8371 John Adams, Senior Resident Inspector
- (651) 388-8209 Duane Karjala, Resident Inspector
- (651) 388-8209 Kimberly Gruss, Acting Branch Chief
- (630) 829-9605 Jamnes Cameron, Project Engineer
- (630) 829-9833
Region III Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Steven A. Reynolds Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects Patrick Hiland Acting Deputy Director Cynthia D. Pederson Director Division of Reactor Safety Roy Caniano Deputy Director Kimberly Gruss Acting Branch Chief Regional Specialists Prairie Island Resident Inspectors John Adams Duane Karjala Project Engineer Jamnes Cameron
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
~200 hrs every 2 yrs
Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:
Only Baseline Inspection White:
May increase NRC oversight Yellow:
Requires more NRC oversight Red:
Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:
Very Low safety issue White:
Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:
Substantial safety issue Red:
High safety issue
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 licensee A public forum for discussion of the licenseess performance performance
NRC will address the licensee performance issues NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter identified in the annual assessment letter
Licensee will respond to the information in the letter Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance 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*
- Davis-Besse is in 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
Prairie Island Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Licensee Response Column
All Inspection Findings were Green (Very Low Significance)
All Performance Indicators were within the Green band
Prairie Island Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Completed Baseline Inspections - 2342 hours0.0271 days <br />0.651 hours <br />0.00387 weeks <br />8.91131e-4 months <br />
- Routine Integrated Inspections
- Identification and Resolution of Problems Inspection
Unit 2 Refueling outage in August - October 2003
Prairie Island Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
Baseline Inspection
Unit 1 Refueling Outage
Steam Generator Replacement Major Team Inspections
Triennial Fire Protection
Prairie Island Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2003
NMC operated Prairie Island in a manner that preserved public health and safety
All cornerstone objectives were met
In 2004, NRC plans baseline inspections for the remainder of the assessment period and a review of the steam generator replacement
Licensee Response and Remarks Joseph Solymossy Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company
Contacting the NRC
Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect)
- Report a safety concern:
(800) 695-7403, or Allegation@nrc.gov
- General information or questions www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs
Reference Sources
Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html
- Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html
- Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)